Dr. Ajinkya Vivekrao Deshmukh

Profile

• I am double board certified, long term fellowship trained passionate ophthalmologist practicing pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric and adult strabismus (simple and complex strabismus), pediatric cataract surgery, adult cataract surgery including premium IOL (multifocal IOL, toric IOL) and FLACS. I am also actively involved in community ophthalmology, teleophthalmology, clinical research, innovation and social media awareness.
   

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / WORK EXPERIENCE

• The Eye Foundation, Bellandur, Bengaluru
  Consultant ophthalmologist, Cataract, Strabismus, Paediatric and Neuro Ophthalmology
• Prabha eye clinic and research centre Bengaluru
  Consultant ophthalmologist, Cataract, Strabismus, Paediatric and Neuro Ophthalmology
• L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, GMRV campus, Visakhapatnam 
  Consultant ophthalmologist, Strabismus, Paediatric and Neuro Ophthalmology
• L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, KAR campus, Hyderabad
  Fellowship in Strabismus, Paediatric and Neuro Ophthalmology
• Aravind Eye Hospital,
  Fellowship in Phacoemulsification
• Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• Diplomate of National Board (DNB Ophthalmology)
  Government Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra
• Maharashtra university of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, Maharashtra
  Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.): Grade 1 (61.50%)
• Internship (Government Medical College, Aurangabad). (MUHS)
  SB High-school and College of Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
  Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
• HSC (Class 12): Grade I with distinction (87.50%)
• SSC (Class 10): Grade I with distinction (90.53%)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

• International Ophthalmic Hero of India award in 2021 by AIOS
• FAICO (Neuro-ophthalmology) award by AIOS in 2023
• FAICO (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Squint) award by AIOS in 2024
• FICO cleared levels one and two
• Young Researcher award for PG thesis competition in AIOS 2020
• Best physical poster presentation award at AIOC 2026
• Best oral presentation- second prize at INOS 2022, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Best oral presentation at INOS 2025, Jaipur
• Travel grant for MEOM 2025
• Winner in All India Neuro-ophthalmological Quiz by INOS 2023
• Winner- 3rd prize- Neuro Lens neuro-imaging competition during Neuroimaging workshop by LVPEI Aug 2023
• Winner- 3rd Prize- Surfing the anterior segment- AIOC 2023
• Best podium presentation - first prize at INOS, IIIT Hyderabad, December 2023
• Best case presentation - third prize at INOS, IIIT Hyderabad, December 2023
• Best oral presentation- second prize at INOS 2022, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Winner in All India Neuro-ophthalmological Quiz by INOS 2023
• Best paper presentation- second prize- WSPOS Connect II 2021
• Platinum Award for best published paper in IJO 2019
• Travel grant for AIOC 2021
• Best e-poster award for poster presentation in GSI 2017
• Best fellow: Department of Pediatric ophthalmology department, LVPEI Dec 2019

PUBLICATIONS

• Sheth J, Lalwani S, Deshmukh A, Kekunnaya R. Surgical outcomes of patients with acute acquired comitant non-accommodative esotropia (AACE) with and without pre-operative prism adaptation test (PAT). Strabismus. 2026 Mar 4:1-6.
• Deshmukh AV, Sachdeva V, Kekunnaya R. "Peek-a-boo" Sign in Pediatric Cataract Surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2022 Sep Oct;59(5):e54
• Kekunnaya, R., Deshmukh, A.V. & Kulkarni, S. Newer insights into the clinical profile of posterior lenticonus in children and its surgical, visual, refractive outcomes. Eye (2021).
• Deshmukh AV, Badakere A, Sheth J, Bhate M, Kulkarni S, Kekunnaya R. Pivoting to teleconsultation for paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus: Our experience during COVID-19 times. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jul;68(7):1387-1391. 
• Deshmukh AV, Gandhi UV, Mohamed A, Badakere A, Kekunnaya R. Interobserver Variability for Measurement of Grating Acuity in Preverbal and Nonverbal Children Using Lea Grating Paddles. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020 Sep 1;57(5):305-308.
• Bhate M, Deshmukh AV, Badakere A, Kekunnaya R, Bothra N. Clinical profile and Surgical Outcomes of Strabismus following Orbital Fractures – Data from a tertiary care eye hospital in South India. JPOS, 2022 May-Jun;59(3):172-179.
• Deshmukh AV, Murthy GJ, Reddy A, Murthy PR, Kattige J, Murthy VR. Older Drivers and Glaucoma in India: Driving Habits and Crash Risks. J Glaucoma. 2019 Oct;28(10):896-900.
• Murthy GJ, Deshmukh AV, Mallidi AR, Murthy PR, Kattige JS, Murthy VR. Renewal of driving license in India and glaucoma: A study of prevalent practice and its lacunae. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:240-6.
• Kekunnya R, Deshmukh AV, Sachadeva V, Sheth J. Virtual bedside clinic in pediatric ophthalmology and Strabismus: An innovation in teaching. Indian Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug; 70(8): 3129–3133.
• Deshmukh AV. Far-seeing the control of near-sightedness- lifestyle modifications and other anti-myopic measures- commentary. HJO. Vol.XIV (No.3):88-89. Deshmukh AV, Geethanjali CJ, Rao D. Therapeutic dilemma in a case of optic neuritis with hypersensitivity reaction while administering intravenous methylprednisolone. Eye Connect. Accepted for publication
• Smitha KS, Deshmukh AV, Manjandavida FP, Babu K. Pediatric viral orbital cellulites secondary to H1N1 infection: A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67(7):1234-1235.
• Murthy VR, Matada R, Deshmukh AV, Samak L, Kulkarni VV. An interesting case of factitious pseudomembranous conjunctivitis. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019 Oct;67(10):1693-1694.
• Deshmukh AV, Alma Nashra, Matada R, Murthy R Vinay, Sharma S. When the ‘laser’ gets on your ;nerves’, quite literally! A case of iatrogenic Adie tonic pupil. IJO case reports. Under review
• Deshmukh AV, Babu K, Idrees J. Adie’s Tonic Pupil Secondary to Orbital Granuloma in Systemic Sarcoidosis: A Rare Neuro- Ophthalmic Manifestation. Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology. Under review
   

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Clinical trial on comparison of 0.01% atropine eye drops to that of Myocare glasses and to analyse the efficacy of combination of pharmacological and optic therapy : Principal investigator
• Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography characteristics in optic neuritis and its association with visual outcomes: co-investigator and thesis guide
• Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) related optic neuritis: Pediatric Vs Adult population: Principal investigator
   

PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES

International conferences / forums

• Asia Pacific Glaucoma Congress (APGC), Busan, Korea - April 2018 - Physical poster
• International Ocular Oncology webinar - Aug 2020 - X files presentation
• World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus World Wide Connect (WSPOS) - Nov 2020 - Paper presentation
• World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus World Wide Connect (WSPOS) - Nov 2020 - Video presentation
• WSPOS WWC II - Sep 2021 - Paper presentation
• Asia Pacific Association of Ophthalmology 2023 - Poster presentation
• Asia Pacific Association of Ophthalmology 2023 - Video presentation
• World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WCPOS V), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2024 - Video presentation 
• World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WCPOS V), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2024 - Poster podium presentation
• Asia Pacific Association of Ophthalmology (APAO) 2025, New Delhi, April 2025 - Paper presentation
• Asia Pacific Association of Ophthalmology (APAO) 2025, New Delhi, April 2025 - Physical poster presentation
• Middle east Ophthalmic Meeting (MEOM) Dubai 2025- Poster presentation 1
• Middle east Ophthalmic Meeting (MEOM) Dubai 2025- Poster presentation 2
• Middle east Ophthalmic Meeting (MEOM) Dubai 2025- Video presentation
• Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), August 2025, Ahmedabad : Free paper presentation 1
• Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), August 2025, Ahmedabad : Free paper presentation 2

National and state conferences

• All India Ophthalmology Congress (AIOC), Jaipur : March 2026: Physical poster
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (AIOC), Jaipur : March 2026: Invited speaker YOSI fellowship trailblazer
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (AIOC), Jaipur : March 2026: Invited speaker YOSI maximising residency
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (AIOC), Jaipur : March 2026: Invited speaker FAICO crack the code
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (AIOC), Jaipur : March 2026: Chairperson Eye Battle (debate)
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), Sept 2025, Jaipur : Paper presentation
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), Sept 2025, Jaipur : Poster Podium presentation
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), Sept 2025, Jaipur : Case
  presentation
• AIOS-ARC PG teaching program, Minto Hospital, Bengaluru : Invited speaker
• EyeFi, Cataract CME, Bengaluru : July 2025 : Invited speaker
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2024), Udupi, April 2024 : Free paper presentation 1 
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2024), Udupi, April 2024 : Free paper presentation 2
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2024), Udupi, April 2024 : Video presentation
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2024), Udupi, April 2024 : Invited speaker
• Bangalore Ophthalmic Society (BOS), July 2024 : Invited speaker
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (81st AIOC), Kochi - May 2023: Invited speaker
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2023) : Free paper 1
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference (KOSCON 2023) : Free paper 2
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), IIIT Hyderabad, December 2023 : Paper presentation
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), IIIT Hyderabad, December 2023 : Poster podium presentation
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), AIIMS Delhi, December 2022 : Paper presentation
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), AIIMS Delhi, December 2022 : Poster podium presentation 
• Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), AIIMS Delhi, December 2022 : Physical poster presentation
• Syncrony 2022 Midterm SSI SPOSI conference- Nagpur- June 2022: Invited speaker
• POSN 2022 – Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata – Aug 2022 : Case presentation
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (Virtual), June 2021 : Free paper
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (Virtual), June 2021 : Poster presentation
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (Virtual), June 2021 : Video presentation
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (78th AIOC), Gurgaon - Feb 2020 : Young researcher award competition
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (78th AIOC), Gurgaon - Feb 2020 : Invited speaker
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (78th AIOC), Gurgaon - Feb 2020 : Physical poster
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (77th AIOC), Indore - Feb 2019 : Paper presentation
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (77th AIOC), Indore - Feb 2019 : Poster presentation
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (77th AIOC), Indore - Feb 2019 : YORCC (Young ophthalmologist retina case presentation competition)
• All India Ophthalmology Congress (77th AIOC), Indore - Feb 2019 : YO oculoplasty and ocular oncology case presentation competition
• Eye On The Future (EOTF), Hyderabad- Jan 2020 : Case presentation
• Eye On The Future (EOTF), Hyderabad - Jan 2021 : Case presentation
• Glaukopedia, Glaucoma Society of India (27th GSI), Jaipur : E-poster
• Annual conference of Karnataka ophthalmic society (36th KOSCON) - Nov 2017 : Poster presentation
• Annual conference of Karnataka ophthalmic society (36th KOSCON) - Nov 2017 : Lecture presentation in ‘Teachers Of Tomorrow’ session
• Annual conference of Karnataka ophthalmic society (36th KOSCON) - Nov 2017 : Video presentation
• AIOS YOSI - Jan 2021 : Fellowship round table moderation
• i-Focus PG teaching program - Jan 2018 : Case presentation competition
• i-Focus PG teaching program - Jan 2018 : Lecture presentation competition
• Retina Meet Bangalore - 2017 : Case presentation
• POSN 2021 : Case presentation