OUR TEAM

Dr. MEGHANA.NEERALAGI
M.B.B.S

Profile Information

Educational Qualification

  • Class X: Lions English Medium School - HUBLI, Karnataka Education Board, Year of Completion: 2006
  • Class XII: Chetan Pre-University College - HUBLI, Karnataka Education Board, Year of Completion: 2008

Professional Qualification

  • M.B.B.S from SDM Medical College, Dharwad (2012)
  • DOMS from Mysore Medical College and Research Sciences (2017)
  • DNB Training at Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal, Chennai (2018–2020)
  • Fellowship in Vitreoretina at M M Joshi Eye Hospital, Hubli (2021–2023)
  • Online Short Term Research Fellowship at Dr Sengupta’s Research Academy
  • Currently working for Centre for Sight – I Max Group of Hospitals – Sikar – Rajasthan since 17/11/2023

Professional Year-wise Details

  • 1st Year (2009): RGUHS,
    Subjects: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry,
  • 2nd Year (2010): RGUHS,
    Subjects: Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine,
  • 3rd Year (2011): RGUHS,
    Subjects: Community Medicine, ENT, Ophthalmology,
  • 4th Year (2012): RGUHS,
    Subjects: Medicine & Paediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology,

Surgeries Performed

  • Cataract Surgeries: 400
  • Retina Surgeries: 400+ (as Consultant: 80+ surgeries)

Participation and Research Work

  • Paper and poster presentation at All India Conference, Jaipur 2016
  • Paper presentation at State Conference, Udupi 2016
  • Original Research Article: Assessment of Clinical Outcome Following Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty (16-08-2021)
  • Original Research Article: Clinical Profile and Visual Outcome of Optic Neuritis (25-10-2021)
  • Comparative Study: Topical Voriconazole 1% vs 5% Natamycin in Fungal Corneal Ulcer (April 2022)
  • Correlation Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (14-07-2022)
  • Outcomes of ILM Peeling in PDR Eyes Undergoing Vitrectomy
  • Presumed Post-COVID Spontaneous Intraocular Haemorrhage
  • Micromorphometric Prognostic Factors on OCT in Epidemic Retinitis – Best Paper, Uvea Category, Karnataka State Conference (Dec 2022)
  • Analysing Outcomes of Autologous Neurosensory Graft in Refractory Macular Hole (Yet to be published)
  • Poster Presentation at AIOC 2023 and KOSCON 2022: Rare Case of Foster Kennedy Syndrome
  • Won twice for Monthly Image Contest in VRSI
  • Case Presentation at Retina Meet at Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru (2022)
  • Best Paper Award in Surgical Retina, KOSCON 2023
  • Physical Poster: Autologous Neurosensory Graft in Refractory Macular Hole Cases, AIOC 2024 (Presenting Author)
  • Co-Author: Poster on Tubercular Posterior Uveitis, AIOC 2024
  • Co-Author: Poster "The Ivory Pieces of a Jigsaw Puzzle", AIOC 2024
  • Certificate of Merit: Imaging Contest for World Sight Day by AIOS (2023)

Work Experience

  • Worked in a private hospital, Hubli – 6 months
  • Completed Internship Training – March 2013
  • Currently working as Consultant at Centre for Sight Group of Hospitals – Sikar, Rajasthan since 17/11/2023

Teaching Experience

  • UG Classes and Seminar Presentations while working as Junior Resident
  • Seminars for Optometrists

Conferences Attended

  • Basic Sciences in Ophthalmology CME, 2016, Mysore Medical College
  • A Glimpse on Neuroophthalmology CME, 2017, Mysore Medical College
  • Eye Banking and Keratoplasty CME, 2016, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Khul Ja Sim Sim Cornea and Phaco Update, M.M. Joshi Eye Hospital, Hubli
  • Medicine CME, MMCRI, Mysore
  • Combat Eye Infections, JSS Institute, Mysore (2016, 2017)
  • PG Teaching Programmes at St. Johns Medical College and BMC, Bangalore
  • Mysore Ophthalmic Society – Monthly Sessions
  • KOSCON State Conference, Udupi 2016
  • Facts on Phaco, Vellore 2017
  • AIOS 2019
  • Reticon 2019
  • IIRSI 2019
  • Kalpavriksha 2019
  • Corneal Pearls, Trichy 2019
  • Workshop on Diagnostic Procedures, Narayana Nethralaya 2019
  • Kalinga Sankara, Odisha 2019
  • Interesting Cases in Oculoplasty, Rajan Eye Care 2019
  • Phacoshaala, Eye Foundation, Coimbatore 2019
  • Interesting Cases in Glaucoma, Sankara Eye Hospital 2019
  • GOH Update, Chennai
  • Workshop on Good Clinical Practice, 2020
  • Kalinga Sankara, Odisha 2020
  • AIOC 2021
  • KOSCON 2022
  • AIOC 2023
  • KOSCON 2023
  • AIOC 2024

DNB Thesis Topic

  • Effects of Pterygium Excision and Conjunctival Autograft with Fibrin Tissue Glue on Vision Refraction and Corneal Topography

Subjects of Interest

  • Uvea
  • Vitreoretina
  • Onco VR