He received his BSc in Optometry at Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry, and a Fellowship in Clinical Optometry at the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, India. Baskar subsequent went on to complete his Ph.D. with Prof Neville McBrien’s lab at the University of Melbourne, Australia. In 2012, Baskar joined the Myopia Research Lab at the University of Houston to take up post-doctoral research training to define the optical performance properties of the vision-dependent mechanisms that regulate ocular growth in rhesus monkeys. His current research interest is to develop effective optical and pharmacological treatment strategies to reduce or inhibit myopia progression in children.