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Cataract patients now have the option to have their vision corrected to allow them to see at both near and far distances after cataract surgery! These lens implants provide significantly reduced dependence on glasses for all tasks of daily living, providing a range of focus that laser vision correction cannot achieve. Individuals with visual impairment suffering from cataracts previously had only a mono-focal lens implant option after surgery.

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DuPage ophthalmology is a comprehensive eye care practice consisted of TOP medical professionals, and its mission is to provide excellent patient care in ophthalmology. Please feel free to visit our page on services, designed specifically to address any eye care problem that you may have. If you are seeking LASIK eye surgery, advanced cataract surgery, aesthetic eye surgery, or general eye care in the Chicago suburbs, please do not hesitate to contact our practice. Our doctors are ready to help you solve your visual problems.

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Balaji K. Gupta, MD

Dr. Gupta

Dr. Balaji Gupta grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. “By second grade, I was already aiming to be a surgeon,” said Dr. Gupta. Attending the accelerated combined medical program at Northwestern University allowed him to achieve his dream. As a medical student, he fell in love with ophthalmology. “I was always a photographer, having my own darkroom as a child, and becoming an eye doctor was a natural fit,” said Dr. Gupta.
 
After earning his medical degree and completing his residency in Ophthalmic Surgery at the University of Illinois, Dr. Gupta proudly served as a Major in the United States Air Force performing surgery on pilots, retirees, and dependents. Afterwards, he took advanced training in pediatric eye surgery and eye muscle surgery with some of the world’s most respected pediatric eye surgeons.
 
This led to an assistant professorship at the Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Gupta said, “Teaching residents while examining complex patients referred by other ophthalmologists was rewarding.” For many years, he was also clinical faculty at the University of Chicago and at Loyola University. He left full time academics to start a medical practice that would eventually lead to DuPage Ophthalmology.
 
“I have a duty to provide the best possible care I can give to all my patients,” said Dr. Gupta. “The highest compliment is to have physicians and patients refer friends and family to me.” He has broad experience in treating a variety of eye diseases.
 
Dr. Gupta is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a board member of the Illinois Ophthalmology Association, and board member at the Elmhurst Outpatient Surgicenter. His honors include National Merit Scholar, AOA medical school academic society, Senior Resident of the Year for ophthalmology, and the Golden Apple Award for best teacher.
 
Doctor Gupta concludes, “I love what I do and I believe in old-fashioned medicine where the doctor takes care of his patients. We live in an incredible era where our ability to restore vision is unparalleled.”
 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University
  • Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Internship, Michael Reese Medical Center
  • Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye Center
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

Certification and Licensure

  • American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Illinois Medical License

Military Service

  • Major, United States Air Force
  • Honorable discharge

Academic Appointment

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Chicago

Hospital Affiliations

  • Elmhurst Outpatient Surgical Center
  • Midwest Center for Day Surgery
  • Hinsdale Surgical Center
  • Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
  • Good Samaritan Hospital

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
  • llinois Association of Ophthalmology

Awards

  • Gold Apple Award for excellence in resident teaching, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye Center
  • Senior Resident Clinician of the Year, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye Center
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society - Graduated with Distinction, Northwestern University Medical School
  • Honors Program in Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School
  • National Merit Scholar

Major Publications

  • Gupta BK. Monofixation Syndrome. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated February 17, 2010. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1199953-overview
  • Gupta B, Paliga J, Laderman D, Szlyk J. The Effect of occlusive patching on visually-directed Tasks. J AAPOS 2005;9:485-492
  • Kim YM, Gupta BK. 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate adhesive for conjunctival wound closure in rabbits. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2003;40:152-155
  • Gupta BK, Edward D, Duffy MT. 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and muscle attachment to porous anophthalmic orbital implants. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2001; 17:264-269
  • Carrasquillo AM, Gupta BK, Wilensky JT. Recurrent hyphema in an aphakic child: Swan syndrome. J AAPOS 2001; 5:55-57
  • Gupta B, Agarwala A, Moy JJ, Edward DP. The effects of subconjunctival Verapamil on filtering blebs in rabbits. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1996; 27:378-383

Specialties

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Strabismus surgery
  • Blepharoplasty
  • Oculoplastics
  • Botox injections and dermal fillers
  • Cataract surgery
  • Presbyopia correction
  • Glaucoma surgery
  • Eye laser surgery