Profile
Consultant Cataract and General Ophthalmology at The Eye Foundation, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu.
Community Ophthalmology:
- Attended regular OPD’s at Guru Nanak Eye Centre (GNEC), Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
- Participated in Eye donation awareness activities organized at GNEC, MAMC.
- Actively involved in Hospital Cornea retrieval program, Eye Bank, GNEC, MAMC.
- Actively involved in school health camp activities, Central Railway Hospital, Maligaon, Guwahati.
Other Courses Attended:
- Research Methodology Workshop, MAMC
- Biomedical Waste Management, MAMC
- Certified in Basic Life Support Skills (BLS), KMC
- Certified in Basic Clinical Skills (BCLS), MAMC
- Rational drug use in Ophthalmology, MAMC
- Wet lab skills workshop, MAMC
Publications:
- Raina UK, Pavitra B, Bhattacharya §, Ravinesh K, Goel R. Topical cyclosporine A and interferon alpha-2b as adjuvants to surgery to decrease pterygium recurrence. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2023 Feb 21;16(1):30-34.
- Raina UK, Bhattacharya S, Gupta SK, Saini V, Pavitra B, Ravinesh K, daCruz R. Prevalence of Amblyogenic Risk Factors in Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in a Developing Country. International Journal of Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2021, pp.176-180.
- Raina UK, Ravinesh K, Bhattacharya S, Pavitra B, Thakar M. Comparison of topical steroids versus adjunctive intracameral triamcinolone versus posterior subtenon triamcinolone in pediatric cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan;71(1):119-123.
Thesis:
- Comparative evaluation of Cyclosporine A and Interferon alpha 2B as an adjunct to Limbal conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery, under chief guidance of Prof. Usha Kaul Raina, MAMC, New Delhi (Retd.)
Recognition:
- Paper Abstract 30067471 Comparative Evaluation of Cyclosporine A and Interferon alpha 2B as an adjunct to Limbal conjunctival autograft in pterigium surgery:
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO 2021).
- Paper Abstract “Comparison of topical steroids and adjunctive intracameral tricot and single posterior subtenon tricot in Paediatric Cataract Surgery (AAO 2021).
Membership and Association:
- Life time member of “All India Ophthalmological Society” (AIOS ID: B24217)
- Life time member of “Delhi Ophthalmological Society “(DOS ID: PD-2065)
Experience:
- Assistant Divisional Medical Officer (Feb 2023 to March 2024) at Indian Railway Health Services Central Railway Hospital, Maligaon, Guwahati.
Academic:
- MBBS (Feb 2017) at Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- MS Ophthalmology (2022) at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
- DNB Ophthalmology (2023) at National Board of Examination (NBE).
- FICO (2022) at International Council of Ophthalmology.