User talk:Dr.Swagata Sarkar

Dr Sarkar has worked and trained in many reputed Premier Eye care Institutes and Multispeciality Hospitals across the country like the prestigious Sankara Nethralaya (Chennai); LVPEI (Hyderabad), Retina Foundation (Ahmedabad), Bombay Hospital (Mumbai) and Hinduja Healthcare (Mumbai) before joining SevenHills Hospital (Mumbai).

He has vast experience in various Ophthalmic Medical and Surgical interventions for the management of Retinal Detachments, Diabetic Retinopathy, Ocular Inflammatory and Autoimmune disorders (Uveitis), Trauma with retained IOFB, Macular holes, Macular oedema and its related diagnostic and therapeutic procedures like Ultrasonography, UBM, Fundus Fluorescein Angiography as well as Intra-ocular Injection of Anti-VEGF for the management of Diabetic Macular Oedema.Besides routine Scleral Buckling & Vitreo-retinal procedures he is also experienced in the management of Complex Surgeries like :

• Cataract Surgery Complications • Scleral-fixated Intraocular lenses for the management of Dropped IOL's [Intra-Ocular Lenses] using Lasso technique [No need for new IOL] • Complex Diabetic Retinopathy with Combined RD • Macular Hole Surgery

Apart from his interests in Vitreo-retina he has also performed high volumes of Cataract surgeries using Phaco-emulsification with No injection anaesthesia and High Risk Corneal Transplants using Triple Agent Immuno-supression .Dr Sarkar has also presented papers on Triple Agent Immunosupression for the management of Autoimmune Eye Disorders. He also has in depth knowledge of Glaucoma and its medical management.

Dr Sarkar gained immense experience in the diagnosis and management of variety of retinal diseases seen in premature babies such as Retinopathy of prematurity ,Coats Disease as well as  paediatric Eye Cancers like Retinoblastomas during his fellowships under the aegis of world renowned ophthalmologists like Dr. Lingam Gopal [Retina] and Jyotirmay Biswas [Uvea and Ocular Pathology].Dr Sarkar has also been a part of the “National Orientation Module for Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired” organized by National Institute for the Visually Handicapped ( NIVH ) in collaboration with Vision Rehabilitation Centre,  L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.

Besides his clinical interests Dr Sarkar is also actively involved in various clinical research activities and has been part of numerous clinical research programmes.

He is also the proud recipient of the “Best Paper Award” at 140th Research Meeting of MRC Bombay.