Dr. Praveena Guddeti

Profile

My clinical focus sits at the overlap of glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology—two areas involving the optic nerve that are often managed by different specialists. I completed my postgraduate ophthalmology training at Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur, where I gained significant exposure to cataract surgery, followed by a fellowship in phacoemulsification at the same institution. I then trained in glaucoma at Narayana Nethralaya and in neuro-ophthalmology at Aravind Eye Hospital, and further strengthened my neuro-ophthalmology training through a subspecialty observership at the Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, awarded on an International Ophthalmology Fellowship Foundation (IOFF) grant. Day to day, I manage glaucoma both medically and surgically, evaluate optic nerve disorders and neurological causes of vision loss, and perform cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and small-incision technique. I consult in English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, and keep an active interest in clinical research.

Educational Qualifications / Work Experience

• The Eye Foundation, Bellandur, Bengaluru — Consultant, Cataract, Glaucoma & Neuro-Ophthalmology
• iDrishti Eye Hospital, Hassan — Consultant, Cataract, Glaucoma & Neuro-Ophthalmology (Jul 2025 – Jan 2026)
• Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru — Consultant, Comprehensive OPD, Glaucoma & Neuro-Ophthalmology (Oct 2024 – Apr 2025)
• Vasan Eye Hospital, Bommanahalli — Consultant, Glaucoma, Neuro-Ophthalmology & Cataract (Aug 2023 – Sep 2024)
• Devi Eye Hospital, Bengaluru — Consultant, General Ophthalmology & Glaucoma (Feb 2020 – Jan 2022)
• Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, USA — Neuro-Ophthalmology Observership, IOFF Subspecialty Fellowship (Mar 2026 – May 2026)
• Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai — Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology (2023)
• Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur — Short-Term Fellowship in Phacoemulsification (2023)
• Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru — Fellowship in Glaucoma (2018)
• Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur — DNB Ophthalmology (2014 – 2017)
• • Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, RGUHS — MBBS (2006–2012); Gold Medalist in General Medicine, Ophthalmology & Pathology

Achievements and Awards

• Recipient, International Ophthalmology Fellowship Foundation (IOFF) Subspecialty Fellowship Grant — 3-month Neuro-Ophthalmology observership at Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, 2026
• • Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, RGUHS — MBBS (2006–2012); Gold Medalist in General Medicine, Ophthalmology & Pathology
• Best Trainee, MBBS Internship — Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College
• Winner, Competitive Video (Posterior dislocation of IOL – lift it and fix it) — APOS, 2016
• 1st Runner-up, PG Free Paper (Variability of AXL, LT and ACD in cataractous eyes) — APOS, 2016
• Winner, Ophthalmology Quiz — Guntur Zonal CME, 2017

Publications

• Guddeti P, et al. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Necrosis Associated with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-Induced Pancreatitis and Microangiopathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2026. (Under review)
• Guddeti P, Kumar M, Narayanamoorthy JK, Akkayasamy K, Kasilingam K, Venkatesh P, Balakrishnan G. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Positive Atypical Optic Neuritis Presenting as Subhyaloid Hemorrhage in a Young Boy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024.
• Pradhan ZS, Deshmukh S, Dixit S, Guddeti P, Devi S, Webers CAB, Rao HL. A comparison of the corneal biomechanics in pseudoexfoliation syndrome, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, and healthy controls using Corvis Scheimpflug technology. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020.
• Guddeti P, Medikonda M, Mashru N. Cogan-Reese Syndrome: A Variant of Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome. Delhi J Ophthalmol. 2018.

Presentations & Conferences

• MOG-positive optic neuritis presenting as subhyaloid hemorrhage in a young boy (Poster) — Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Conference, 2023
• Case scenarios on neovascular glaucoma — COVER CME, Narayana Nethralaya, 2018
• Prophylactic intracameral moxifloxacin in reducing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery (Paper) — APOS, Vijayawada, 2017
• Bleb modulation: releasable and reducible (Video) — APOS, Vijayawada, 2017
• Awareness of glaucoma in a rural population (Paper) — APOS, Vijayawada, 2017
• Cataract complications analysis across 28,490 eyes (Co-author) — APOS, Vijayawada, 2017
• Variability of axial length, lens thickness and anterior chamber depth in cataractous eyes (Paper) — APOS, Visakhapatnam, 2016
• 23-gauge vs 25-gauge silicone oil removal: a randomized controlled trial (Paper) — APOS, Visakhapatnam, 2016
• Posterior dislocation of intraocular lens – lift it and fix it (Video) — APOS, Visakhapatnam, 2016