Kavita Dhamdhere

Kavita has over 15 years of clinical development experience in ophthalmology and vision care spanning across dry eye disease, refractive and cataract surgery equipment, contact lenses, intraocular lens, and glaucoma. Prior to Tarsus, Kavita was Head of Clinical Development at Sight Sciences where she oversaw clinical, medical, and innovation initiatives for the dry eye and surgical glaucoma platforms. During her successful tenure at Sight Sciences, she led a high-performing clinical team and developed the clinical strategy, a robust evidence package, and indication expansions. Prior to Sight Sciences, Kavita worked at Allergan as a clinical scientist, prior to which she worked at Abbott Medical Optics and J&J.

Kavita earned her MD in India and practiced as a comprehensive ophthalmologist before completing her PhD from UC Berkeley. Her academic research was focused on dry eye and blepharitis during residency and on discovery of novel disease markers of diabetic retinopathy during her PhD. She has participated as a principal investigator or co-investigator in many clinical trials and conducted many laboratory investigations in both academic and private practice settings. She also serves as a reviewer for numerous journals focusing on ophthalmology, current eye research, and managed care. She continues to serve as a surgeon through mission work across India in underprivileged and tribal areas.