Dr. Karpagam D

About

After MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai completed MS Ophthalmology from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai followed by a Fellowship in Uveitis from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.

With 9 years of experience as a Cataract surgeon adept in topical Phacoemulsification and Manual phacoemulsification with Premium IOLS. Also with a special inclination towards Intraocular inflammation and Uveitis, skilled in managing and treating patients with systemic steroids and immunosuppressive agents

Currently as the Dean of Dr Agarwals Institute of Optometry involved in redefining education ensuring it to be about a holistic exposure to all facets of life rather than a cracking of tests.The global need for eye care is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades posing a considerable challenge to health systems.Understanding that the Optometrists play a paramount role in primary eye care and vision care rehabilitative services my role is to churn out the best possible candidates from the Institute. The Chair of the Education Committee which strives to impart cutting edge technology in all subspecialties to ophthalmologists across the globe through our online platforms Facebook, Youtube and Instagram.

I would like to describe myself as a pleasant, enthusiastic and a creative person with great communication skills and have been actively participating as a faculty in post graduate training programmes and have attended various state, national and international conferences.

Achievements

• Minimally Invasive Micro Sclerostomy: New Glaucoma Treatment - ASCRS 2016
• New Mobile Autoperimeter Using Virtual Reality - ASCRS 2017
• Purkinje Images & OSSN - ASCRS 2018, ESCRS 2019
• Couching - ASCRS 2019, ESCRS 2019
• Chord MU - ASCRS 2020, ESCRS 2020