Dr. Adrian Sandeep Braganza completed his basic medical education & postgraduation from St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore. He cleared the International Council of Ophthalmology examination, Edinburough.1998 and Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations in ophthalmology in 2001. He worked previously in Consultant Emmaus Hospital & CBM Eye Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore. His main interests include Cataract, Refractive Surgery, ocular trauma & Community Ophthalmology. He is a Life member of All India Ophthalmic Society and Karnataka Ophthalmological Society. He is currently a consultant in cataract and refractive lens surgery at Narayana Nethralaya-2, Narayana Health City, Bangalore.

Dr. Ajoy Vincent received his basic medical education from Govt. medical college, Trichur & post graduation from St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore in 2006. He is an active member of International Society for clinical Electrophysiology of Vision since 2006. He has completed fellowship exam of International Council of Ophthalmology in 2008. His field of interest is general ophthalmology and ocular electrophysiology. He has handful of national & international presentations and few publications in peer reviewed journals to his credit.

Dr. Anand Vinekar is an alumni of St. John's Medical college, where he completed his MBBS with a university record of 17 gold medals. He completed his post-graduation & Retina training at the Postgraduate Institute (Chandigarh), where he received the Kataria Gold medal from the Prime Minister. He has completed his international fellowship in pediatric retina at a premier center in Michigan, USA. He has also completed the fellowship exam of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK. He has several national & international presentations to his credit including several publications and book chapters in his specialty. He has received the All -India Young Researcher award in 2005. He is an Adult and Pediatric Vitreo-Retinal surgeon, and has a special interest in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and other pediatric retinal diseases.

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Dr Bhujang Shetty K is an alumnus of Bangalore medical college where he did his MBBS in 1978. He did his ophthalmology residency in Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, Bangalore medical college in 1982. He started his ophthalmology practice in a small clinic in the eighties. He had a great vision to grow, foresight to anticipate future needs and enthusiasm to develop. The hospital was shifted to the current building in October 1993. Once only an eye clinic became a multi specialty eye hospital and started growing year by year. To meet the growing demand for quality eye care, modern sophisticated equipments were acquired. He has actively encouraged devolopment of various subspecialities in Narayana nethralaya and has been responsible for transformation of Narayana nethralaya as the largest superspeciality eye hospital in karnataka. He is an accomplished cataract and phacoemulsification surgeon. He is the chairman of Narayana Nethralaya.

Dr. Dipali Prabhu completed her M.B.B.S and M.S. Ophthalmology from Goa Medical College, Goa. She did a fellowship in phacoemulsification and comprehensive ophthalmology from Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Centre. She subsequently worked in Bombay City Eye Institute as an anterior segment and general ophthalmology consultant. At present she is a consultant in general ophthalmology at Narayana Nethralaya. She is also actively involved in training of doctors and post graduate students in  phacoemulsification.

Dr. Gagan Dudeja, obtained his medical degree from Pt BDS Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak He did his residency at the Department of Ophthalmology, G R Medical College, Gwalior. He has undergone long term fellowship in Orbit, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology at the Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai and Sir Ratan Tata fellowship in phacoemulsification at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. He is currently a consultant in Orbit Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology Services at Narayana Nethralaya-2, Narayana Health City, and Bangalore. Dr Gagan’s interest includes Ocular aesthetic, Oculoplasty, Ocular Oncology and orbital diseases and treatment.

Dr. Hadi M. Khazaei, did his MBBS from Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore in 1998 and then went on to do his MS in Ophthalmology at PGI, Chandigarh in 2002. He did a fellowship in Orbit, Oculoplasty & Oncology at the Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.Subsequently he was the Medical consultant & Assistant professor in ophthalmology orbit - Oculoplasty department. Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. He has a special interest in ocular oncology and pathology and is a PhD scholar in Ophthalmology M.G.R University, Chennai. He is working on the in vitro chemo sensitivity of Retinoblastoma cells to oncotherapeutic agents. He is a highly skilled surgeon specializing in oculoplasty and orbital surgery. He is now the head of the Department and Medical Consultant Orbit, Oculoplasty & Oncology. He also heads the Ocular Pathology, Molecular Genetics, Ocular Aesthetics department and Prosthesis labs at Narayana Nethralaya.

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Dr. Himanshu P Matalia completed his basic medical education & postgraduation from M.P.Shah Medical College, Jamnagar. He did the Cornea & Anterior segment fellowship from L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, where he joined as a consultant and also as Research Associate in the reputed limbal stem cell research project. He did the ICO fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute, USA. His expertises include culturing and transplantation of limbal stem cells as well as amniotic membrane transplantation, ocular surface reconstruction, corneal diseases, corneal transplantation including lamellar corneal surgeries, cataract surgeries and corneal refractive surgeries. Presently he is the consultant in Cornea, Ocular surface and Refractive Surgery and also heads the Stem Cell Research Group at Narayana Nethralaya-2, Narayana Health City, Bangalore.

Dr. Jyoti Matalia completed her basic medical education from B.Y.L.Nair Hospital Mumbai and postgraduate training from Mumbai University. She underwent fellowship training in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismology & Neuro-ophthalmology at L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad and was adjudged as the "Best Ophthalmology fellow", where she joined as a consultant. She did the ICO fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute, USA. She has published in national and international journals, presented at conferences in India and abroad and made several national and international award winning teaching videos. Her expertises include congenital & developmental cataract surgeries, Strabismology and neuro-ophthalmology, congenital glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity and visual rehabilitation of children. Presently she is the consultant in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismology & Neuro-ophthalmology at Narayana Nethralaya-2, Narayana Health City, Bangalore.

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Dr. Mahesh Chandargi completed his MBBS from JN Medical College, Belgaum. He did postgraduation from M&J Western India Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Ahmedabad. Later he completed fellowship in Vitreo-retina at Aravind Eye Hoapital, Madurai. He has presented papers at All India Ophthalmic Conferences; was awarded Dr.G.R Bodiwala medal for highest marks in MS exams. He was also actively involved in studies at Aravind Eye Hospital. He is a member of Karnataka Ophthalmological Society, All India Ophthalmological Society, Vitreo-retina society of India. His main areas of interest include Diabetic Retinopathy; Age Related Macular Degeneration and Surgeries for Retinal Detachment. He is currently a consultant in Vitreo-retina department at Narayana Nethralaya-1, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore.

Dr. Mathew Kurian completed his basic medical education at Christian Medical College, Vellore, M.S. in Ophthalmology from St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, the Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations and the Ratan Tata fellowship in phacoemulsification at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. He is a high volume Phaco-surgeon with special expertise in refractive lens surgeries including phakic, toric and multifocal implant surgeries. He heads the phacoemulsification fellowship at Narayana Nethralaya and oversees the resident surgical training. He is interested in research and has successfully completed the course on "Principles and Practice of Epidemiology" conducted by the WHO collaborating centre for Community Based Health Professions Education at CMC, Vellore. He is the Medical Superintendent of the institute and a member of the Institute Ethical Review Board (IERB), steering committee for Medical informatics & EMR, All India Ophthalmologic Society and Indian Advisory Council on Curriculum for Emerging Phacoemulsification Training.

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Dr. Naresh Kumar Yadav completed his basic medical education from SRTR Medical College, Ambajogai Maharashtra & postgraduation from Government Medical College, Aurangabad in 1996, followed by a fellowship in Vitreoretinal diseases at Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai in 1998. He is an FRCS (Glasgow). He did an Observership in Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam. The Netherlands, and University Hospital, Essen. Germany in 2003. His main interests include vitreoretinal surgery He is Member of Vitreo Retinal Society of India. Trauma Society of India, All India Ophthalmological Society, Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society. Indian Medical Association. He currently heads the vitreoretinal services at Narayana Nethralaya-1, Rajajinagar, Bangalore.

Dr. Padmamalini M completed her basic medical education from Stanley Medical College, Chennai & postgraduation from Chennai Medical College, Chennai in 1998 and Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Centre, Bangalore. Her field of interest includes Uveitis, Ocular Immunology, ocular complications of HIV-AIDS, complicated cataract surgery. She is a member of All India Ophthalmological Society, Uveitis Society of India, Karnataka Ophthalmological Society, and Tamil Nadu Ophthalmological Society. She has presented many papers and posters at national and international conferences. He has had two publications in peer reviewed journals. Her paper on ocular complications associated with chikungunya infection is the first reported series of its kind in the world. This won her the Dr. Narsing A Rao Best Paper award at USI annual conference in 2006.