Dr. Neha Nargis

Profile

Consultant Cataract and Glaucoma Services at The Eye Foundation, Bangalore.

Professional Experience:

• Junior Resident: Non-Invasive Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi.
• Junior Consultant in COVID ward and ICU at Vydehi Multispecialty Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Consultant at Vasan Eye Care Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Areas of Special Interest:

• Newer surgical techniques especially Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries, Glaucoma valves, secondary glaucomas, childhood glaucoma and diagnostic modalities of glaucoma. She believes that explaining the patient about their condition enhances their quality of life and aids in the development of a better treatment plan which involves the patient and the physician working together.

Workshops and conferences attended: 

Regular participation in the scientific deliberations at the State and National level Medical Conferences, Specialty Conferences, Continuing Medical Education programs and Workshops.

• Attended “Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference & 37th Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference” at Mangalore on 7th-9th Dec 2018.
• Attended workshop on 3rd Eye Update for Postgraduates in Ophthalmology at Sankara Hospital, Bangalore on 22nd- 24th March 2019.
• Attended “Vitreo Retina Update” at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore on 27th-28th April 2019.
• Attended Hands-on of “Phaco Refractive Decoded” at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore on 8th-9th June 2019.
• Attended “Retina Pearls” at Bangalore Medical College hosted by Retina Institute of Karnataka on 14th July 2019.
• Attended the Hands-on Diagnostic Workshop on Refractive Surgery, Cataract, Paediatric ophthalmology, Oculoplasty and Neuro ophthalmology and Retina at Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore on 11th August 2019.
• Attended “Pratyaksham 2019 – Oculoplasty and Aesthetics in Periocular surgeries” at Nethradhama, Bangalore on August 18, 2019.
• Attended the “AIOS ARC PG Teaching programme 2019” at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli on 23rd-25th August 2019
• Attended “The National PG teaching Programme EyePep 2019” at L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad on 22nd-28th September 2019.
• Attended “AIOS-ARC battling Retinal disorders, Comprehensive Ophthalmologist” at Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore on 20th Oct 2019.
• Attended the “38th Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference” at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Convention Centre, Belgaum on 8th-10th November 2019.
• Attended “National Postgraduate Education Programme in Ophthalmology – iFocus” at Centre for Sight, New Delhi on 19th-26th Jan 2020.
• Attended the “PG Teaching programme Eye to Eye 2020” at M.M. Joshi Eye Hospital, Hubli on 26th Feb-1st March 2020.
• Attended the “37th World Ophthalmology Congress” from 26th-29th June 2020.
• Attended the “42nd Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference” at Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore on 27th - 29th October 2023.
• Attended CME - “Fortify Medical and Upskill Surgical Management of Glaucoma on 26th November, 2023 at Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology (VIIO), Bangalore.

Posters & Presentations:

• Best Poster: Won 2nd Prize for best poster on “A case of severe allergic contact dermatitis caused by topical antiglaucoma medications,” at The All India Pharmacovigilance Conference on Jan 2019.
• Paper presented on “An unusual case of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Kartagener’s Syndrome” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Presented a talk on “Ocular Manifestations of Hansen’s disease” in the CME at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore in Jan 2019.
• Poster Presented on “A case of Steroid induced glaucoma secondary to the usage of Prednisolone in a case of recurrent uveitis” at All India Pharmacovigilance Conference on Jan 2019.
• Poster presented on “A rare case of Choroidal metastasis with Cholangiocarcinoma” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on “A case of large subretinal hemorrhage secondary to Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on “A case of lateral canthal tendon laxity causing pseudoproptosis corrected by lateral tarsal strip procedure” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on “An incidental finding of Congenital Simple Hamartoma of Retinal pigment epithelium” in All India Ophthalmological Conference 2020.
• Poster presented on “Extraocular subconjunctival cysticercosis” in AIOC 2020.
• Poster Presented on “A case of chorioretinal coloboma with foveal involvement of left eye” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on 'Adverse reaction following intravitreal Ranibizumab' at the All India Pharmacovigilance Conference in Jan 2019.
• Poster presented on “A Case of Orbital abscess in Beta Thalassemia with Sickle cell trait” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on “Ocular manifestations of Sturge-Weber syndrome in an infant” at 38th KOSCON on 8th - 10th Nov 2019.
• Poster presented on 'A rare case of glaucoma in a young male with Hallermann-Streiff-François syndrome' at the 42nd KOSCON from 27th to 29th October 2023.

Research Work and Publications:

• Conducted a library dissertation on 'Correlation of Central Corneal Thickness to the Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and HbA1c Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus' at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, from Jan 2018 to June 2019. 
• An evaluation of visual outcome of corneal injuries in a tertiary care hospital – International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, IJCEO September 2019.
• An observational Study of Nasolacrimal Duct Probing in Catarrhal stage of chronic dacrocystitis in Indian population - International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty, IJOOO September 2020.
• Nargis N, Channabasappa S, Balakrishna N. A study to correlate the central corneal thickness to the severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and HbA1c Levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021; 5: 029-038.
• Nargis N, Subramaniam K. Glaucoma in a young male with Hallerman Streiff syndrome: A rare case report (under process for publication).