DR PREMNANDHINI SATGUNAM
Associate Research Optometrist, LVPEI
Dr. Premnandhini has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the field of vision rehabilitation at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School. Her current research interest at LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is in the area of pediatric vision rehabilitation, visual development in children with vision impairment and binocular vision.
Contact: premnandhini@lvpei.org
DR SHRIKANTH BHARADWAJ
Associate Director of Optometry, LVPEI
Dr. Bharadwaj is a vision scientist at LV Prasad Eye Institute. His current research focuses on how infants, children and adults use their focusing and eye-alignment responses to achieve a clear and single vision and why some individuals develop abnormalities like eye-turn and lazy eye, while other age-matched controls do not.
Contact: bharadwaj@lvpei.org
DR Pravin Krishna Vaddavalli
Director, Tej Kohli Cornea Institute, Head, Refractive Surgery, Cataract and Contact Lens Services, Consultant, Cornea & Anterior Segment Service, LVPEI
Dr Vaddavalli is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgeons, the Cornea Society and the All India Ophthalmology Society and is founder, executive committee member of the Cornea Society of India. He has devised innovative modifications in lamellar keratoplasty and is involved in research projects in the field of keratoconus, lamellar keratoplasty and refractive surgery.
Contact: pravin@lvpei.org
DR JAGADESH REDDY
Head of Cataract & Refractive Service, LVPEI
In addition to heading the cataract and refractive services at LVPEI, Dr. Reddy is an Adjunct Asst. Prof. of Ophthalmology at School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. He is also the member of the Cornea Society, which includes only top 150 corneal surgeons from across the world. His research interests lie in the areas of Laser Keratorefractive Surgery (LASIK,SMILE, PRK), Phakic IOLs (ICL), Laser Keratoplasty (PK, FALK, DALK), Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK, DSAEK, DMEK), Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS) and Premium IOLs (Toric, Multifocal, Extended Depth of Focus)
Contact: jagadeshreddy@lvpei.org
Dr Tarjani Vivek Dave
Consultant, Oculoplasty, Ocular Oncology, Orbit, Facial Aesthetics
Dr. Tarjani completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit, Ocular Oncology and Facial Aesthetics from L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. She has worked as Consultant, Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology Services in Netra Mandir Eye Hospital, Borivali, Visiting Oculoplasty consultant at Shri Ramlal Lokhandwala NetraMandir, Ankleshwar and Visiting Oculoplasty consultant at Jeevandeep Multispecialty Hospital, Vapi, Gujarat. She has to her credit numerous publications, oral and paper presentations, poster and video presentations. She has written book chapters and has won numerous awards and honours including “Best Outgoing Junior Resident Award” for the year 2009. She is also actively involved in teaching and research activities.
Contact: tarjani@lvpei.org
DR JAY CHHABLANI
Consultant, Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo Retinal Diseases, LVPEI
Dr. Chhablani completed his clinical vitreo-retina fellowship from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. Before joining LVPEI, he was an International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) fellow at Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Switzerland, and later was associated as a Clinical Instructor with the Jacobs Retina Center at Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, USA. He is on the editorial board of many high impact opthalmology journals. His areas of interest are macular disorders and recent imaging techniques.
Contact: jaychhablani@lvpei.org