Dr. Prasoon Pradeep

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Consultant Vitreo Retina at The Eye Foundation, Malappuram, Kerala.  

Experience: 

• Internship (Aug 2016 to Sept 2019) at Government Medical College Hospital, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala. 
• Ophthalmic Junior Resident (July 2018 to July 2021) at Dr. R.P. Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi. 
• Fellow -Vitreoretinal Services (Jan 2022 to Jan 2024) at Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. 

Procedure Skills: 

• Competent in performing 23G, 25G and 27 G vitrectomy for various conditions including 
• Rhegmatogenous Retinal detachment, tractional and combined retinal detachments. 
• Macular pathologies including macular holes, epiretinal proliferations, vitreomacular traction etc. 
• Diabetic vitrectomies. 
• Vitreous hemorrhage secondary to various pathologies. 
• Lensectomy for posteriorly dislocated lens, IOL explantation for posteriorly dislocated IOL.
• Scleral Buckling surgeries and pneumatic retinopexy for Rhegmatogenous RD. 
• Competent in retinal lasers including Pan-Retinal photocoagulation, focal laser and Barrage lasers using both LIO or slit lamp delivery system for diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusions, vasculitis and retinal breaks. 
• Adept at administering Intravitreal, posterior sub-tenon and peribulbar injections for diabetic macular edema, CNVM, Vein occlusions. 
• Phacoemulsification with foldable and non-foldable IOL, extracapsular cataract extraction, Lens aspiration. 
• Corneal / Scleral perforation repair, Fibrin glue and cyanoacrylate glue application, Lid laceration repair in trauma. 
• Can perform other surgeries including Pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft, Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty, Evisceration, Tarsorraphy, Corneal Collagen Crosslinking 
• YAG capsulotomy and YAG peripheral iridotomy 
• Observed and assisted various surgical procedures including Optical penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty, Refractive corneal and intraocular surgeries, Trabeculectomy, Squint surgeries, Various oculoplasty procedures. 
• Adept at performing and interpreting various investigative modalities in retina including OCT, OCTA, FFA, FAF, B -Scan 

Community Ophthalmology: 

• Attended regular OPDs at Primary Health Centres run by the Department of Community Ophthalmology, Dr. R.P. Centre, AIIMS. 
• Participated in cataract screening reach-in camps organized by the Department of Community Ophthalmology, Dr. R.P. Centre, AIIMS. 
• Participant in examination and treatment on patients with retinal diseases at reach-in camps at Sankara eye hospital Guntur. 

Thesis: 

• "Femtosecond laser assisted intrastromal lenticule implantation and collagen crosslinking in advanced progressive keratoconus – A pilot prospective interventional study" under chief guidance of Prof. Rajesh Sinha, Professor, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.  

Publications: 

• Surve A, Pradeep P, Kumar V. Macular Hole-Associated Retinal Detachment in Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 Mar;5(3):278. doi: 10.1016/ j.oret.2020.12.001. PMID: 33678430. 

Academic:

• MBBS (2017) at Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala. 
• MD Ophthalmology (2021) at Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. 
• DNB Ophthalmology (2021) at National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi. 
• Fellowship in Vitreo Retinal Surgey (2024) at Sankara Academy of Vision, Bangalore, Karnataka. 

Life memberships: 

• AIOS - All India Ophthalmological Society.