Vipin Buckshey | |
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| Born | (1955-06-03)3 June 1955 (age 70) Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Optometrist |
| Known for | Optometry |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Vipin Buckshey is an Indianoptometrist[1] and the official optometrist to thePresident of India.[2] Born on 3 June 1955 inGwalior, in the Indian state ofmadhya Pradesh, he did his schooling at the Frank Anthony Public School after which secured a degree in optometry from theAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[2] He started his career at Lawrence and Mayo,[3] Delhi and a ophthalmic executive where he is reported to have established acontact lens division.[2] Buckshey, who is known to have served five formerPresidents of India[citation needed] and theDalai Lama,[4] is a former president of the Indian Contact Lens Society and the Indian Optometric Association[2] and is credited with performing over 15,000 surgeries.[citation needed] He was honored by theGovernment of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian awardPadma Shri.[5] In October 2025, during President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s state visit to India marking 70 years of Mongolia–India relations,Buckshey received Mongolia’s Friendship Medal for his contributions to bilateral .
