Dr. Pranessh Ravi

Profile

• Consultant - Cornea, Cataract and General Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery / Lasik at The Eye Foundation, Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
• Inclined towards teaching and academic activities from my post-graduation.
• Initiated podcast named "Snippets" and was an active member of the academic committee at Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital.

Experience

• Consultant Cornea and Phaco - Refractive Surgeon (Feb 2021 to Aug 2021) at Agarwal Eye Hospital, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Workshops attended

• Micro-teaching workshop attended on Mar 2016, AIMS, Bellur, Karnataka.
• Research protocol and methodology on Sep 2016, AIMS, Bellur, Karnataka.
• Skill transfer course on "Phacoemulsification, Intravitreal Injections and Vitrectomy" on Nov 2017
• Surgical skill transfer - Lamellar Keratoplasties - Jan 2019, under guidance of Dr. Bhaskar Srinivasan, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Surgical skill transfer - DMEK/DSAEK/DSEK Workshop, Dec 2019 - under guidance of Dr. Niveditha Narayanan, SankaraNethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• KERACON 2020 - External photography contest, "Hot air balloon - a case of Keratoglobus".
• AIOS 2021 - Photography competition, under creative eye category - Fern me up - Tear ferning test performed on a dry eye patient.

Conferences and CME attended

• CME on OCULOPLASTY held at AIMS, Bellur, Karnataka on Dec 2015
• CME on STRABISMUS held at AIMS, Bellur, Karnataka on Dec 2016
• KOSCON 2016
• CME on "PHACO EXCEL" held at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry on Dec 2016
• KOSCON 2017
• KERACON 2019.
• CME on Advances in Cataract Surgical Techniques and Postoperative Care - certified online CME by AMA on June 2019.
• CME on Ocular Surface Diseases, Disorders, and Dysfunctions: Volume 5, Number 1 certified online CME by AMA on June 2019.
• CORNEA CONNECT at Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Sept 2019.
• KERACON 2020
• AIOS 2021
• DOSCON 2021

Presentations at various conferences

• KOSCON 2016 - Bilateral periorbital subcutaneous emphysema and subconjunctival emphysema following multiple rib fracture: a rare case report (Poster).
• KOSCON 2017 - Effect of glucosamine on intraocular pressure in patients in osteoarthritis (Paper).
• KOSCON 2017 - Relevance of +90D for diagnosing diabetic macular edema in comparison to spectral OCT (Poster).
• KERACON 2019 - Visual outcomes of limbal dermoid: A retrospective analysis (Poster).

Academic

• Observership in Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases (2020) at Darshan Eye Care, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• DNB Ophthalmology (2019) at National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
• Fellowship in Cornea and Phaco-Refractive Surgery (2018 to 2020) at Sankara Nethralaya Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• MS Ophthalmology (2015 to 2018) at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur, Karnataka.
• MBBS (2008 to 2014) at PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Professional Memberships

• All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS)
• Cornea society of India (CSI)
• Karnataka Ophthalmic Society (KOS)
• Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, India (MNAMS)