Sapna Tibrewal MD I Drishti Kidz & Family Eye Care, El Paso

Dr. Tibrewal specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of eye diseases. Her clinical and research interest includes treatment of eye diseases in children, surgical treatment of misalignment of the eyes(strabismus) in adults, and management of corneal diseases in children and adults. She obtained her medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in India. Following her medical school, she underwent an Ophthalmology residency and fellowship training in cornea and anterior chamber surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the most prestigious and competitive ophthalmology residency and fellowship program in India. She did a postdoctoral research fellowship in cornea neurobiology- Dry Eye Disease at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago. She completed her fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Oregon Health Science University (Casey Eye Institute). She gained further experience in the field of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at the Children's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During her second fellowship, she gained extensive experience in the surgical management of pediatric eye diseases involving anterior chamber and mastered surgical treatment of pediatric cataract under the expert guidance of world-renowned pediatric eye surgeon Dr. Ken Nischal.

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She has authored multiple research papers, book chapters, and has presented her research in multiple national and international meetings. She has been a reviewer for prestigious ophthalmology journals including Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (IOVS), Ophthalmology, and Cornea. She was awarded a research grant by the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness for her research work in the field of dry eye disease. When Dr. Tibrewal is not with her patients, she loves spending time with her family and being an experimental chef.