Dr. Lakhani received her Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University in Montreal and her Doctor of Optometry degree at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in 2011. During her training, Dr. Lakhani completed an internship in cornea and specialty contact lenses, treating and fitting patients with various corneal diseases in the Washington D.C area. She then completed a glaucoma and ocular disease internship at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. During her time in Baltimore, she attended regular lectures (grand rounds) at the Wilmer eye institute at Johns Hopkins University.