Dr. Varada Gokhale

    
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Dr. Varada Gokhale
MBBS, DNB(Ophthalmology), FMRF
 
Designation: Consultant Pediatric ophthalmology and Strabismus, Neuro-ophthalmology, Phaco- refractive surgeon
 
Specialization: Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, Neuro-ophthalmology, Premium cataract Surgery and Femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), Pediatric cataract, Pediatric glaucoma, Pediatric cornea, Pediatric retina, ROP, General eye check up
 
Dr. Varada Gokhale completed her under-graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. She completed her post graduation in Ophthalmology followed by fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus from Sankara Nethralaya Chennai. She did her Phaco fellowship at Sankara Eye Hospital, Chennai. She was a Consultant Pediatric ophthalmology and Neuro-ophthalmology at renowned L V Prasand Eye Institute, Vishakhapatnam for two years. Her areas of interest are pediatric cataract, pediatric syndromes, strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology. Her research works have been presented at Young Researchers Award session as well as at various national and international colloquiums and have also been published in reputed journal
  

Degree/ Certificate

Board/University

Fellow of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus 

Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai

Phacoemulsification fellowship

Sankara Eye Hospital, Chennai

Diplomate of the National Board (Ophthalmology) 

National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

(Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai)

The clinical Science Examination in ophthalmology

International Council of Ophthalmology

Optics and Refraction  Assessment  in Ophthalmology

International Council of Ophthalmology

Basic Sciences  Assessment  in Ophthalmology

International Council of Ophthalmology

M.B.B.S 

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik

(Jawaharlal Nehru  Medical College, Wardha)

 
HONOURS & AWARDS
• First prize in ophthalmic photography OSN Feb 2020
• First Prize in Case presentation- Presented at case of globe fixation- OSN March 2020
• Certificate of Merit for the Thesis presentation at Young Researchers Award Session Agra 2014.
• 26th Merit in secondary school certificate examination.
• Selected in top 100 post graduates in Allergan Quiz “Erudio” held at Chennai 2011.
• Selected in top 100 post graduates in Allergan Quiz “Erudio” held at Delhi 2013.
• Completed training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Certified as a Good Clinical Practitioner
 
Publications
1. Published a paper, Title: Incidence, Risk factors, and Outcomes of Retinal Detachment after Pediatric cataract Surgery
Journal: Ophthalmology. 2018 Jan;125(1):36-42.
(Authors: Dr. S. Agarkar, Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. R. Raman, Dr. M. Bhende, G. Swaminathan , M. Jain)
 
2. Published images in clinical medicine, titled ‘Persistent Pupillary Membrane’.
Journal: N Engl J Med 2017; 376:561 February 9, 2017
(Authors: Varada Gokhale, Sumita Agarkar)
 
3. Published a case report on ‘Detection of an emerging pathogen Escherichia fergusonii by PCR based DNA sequencing in a case of delayed onset chronic endophthalmitis post cataract surgery’ in Journal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol 40:(2);327-330 Feb 2014
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. L. Therese, Dr. R. Bagyalakshmi, Dr. J. Biswas)
 
4. Published a case report titled ‘Accommodative spasm’ in ‘Insight’ Scientific journal of Medical & vision research foundations Vol 29: (1); 5-6 Feb 2011
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Meenakshi)
 
5. Published an article on ‘Duane retraction syndrome’.
Journal: Chakshu 2017-2018
(Author: Varada Gokhale)
 
6. Published an article on ‘Visual fields for localizing lesion’.
Journal: Chakshu 2018-2019; 62-67
(Author: Varada Gokhale)
 
7. Contributed in JAM (just a minute) pearls which are published for the global forum to share the clinical experience.
 
8. Written many articles for Madhav Netralaya quarterly journal and annual journal
 
  • Netranjali March- June 2020 Vol 2, Issue 2 & 3-Covid 19 and Madhav Netralaya
  • Netranjali March- June 2020 Vol 2, Issue 2 & 3- Beauty has no age!
  • Netranjali Jan 2020, Vol 2, Issue 1- The lazy genius
  • Netranjali Sept 2019, Vol 1, Issue 4- Two- month-old baby undergoes cataract surgery at Madhav Netralaya.
  • Netrasanjeevani Aug 2019: Pediatric ophthalmology department at Madhav Netralaya
  • Netranjali June 2019, Vol 1, Issue 3- Bal-shalyakriya Mission camp at Madhav Netralaya
  • Netranjali April 2019, Vol 1, Issue 2- Squint correction at Madhav Netralaya
 
Presentations
A. International Conferences:
1. Co-author in paper presentation titled ‘Retinal detachment in children after Cataract surgery’ at the 3rd World congress of Pediatric ophthalmology and Strabismus. Barcelona, Spain, September, 2015.
(Authors: Dr. S. Agarkar, Dr. V. Gokhale)
 
2. Poster presentations Title : Comparison of under correction of intra ocular lens power calculation in children and its effect on various intraocular lens power calculation formulae, World congress of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus conference, Hyderabad, Dec 2017
(Authors: Dr. Virender Sachdeva, Dr.Varada Gokhale)
 
3. Poster presentation Title: Tolosa Hunt Syndrome -A diagnosis of exclusion. at an Intercontinental Perspective of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus AAPOS – SPOSI Joint Meeting, Jaipur, India, December 2-4, 2016
(Authors: Dr Varada Gokhale, Dr Vignesha Shenoy Belle)
 
4. Poster presentations Title: Outcomes of amblyopia in accommodative esotropia in south Indian population. at an Intercontinental Perspective of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus AAPOS – SPOSI Joint Meeting, Jaipur, India, December 2-4, 2016
(Authors: Varada Gokhale, Virender Sachdeva, Gautam Yadav, Sai Siva Krishna Murthy, Jayalakshmi Trilinga, Ramesh Kekunnaya)
 
B. National Conferences:
5. Case presentation: Globe fixation in Nagpur Ophthalmology Society webinar 29th March 2020.
 
6. Instruction course: Neuro-ophthalmology : Talked on ‘Localising lesion with perimetry’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
7. Instruction course: Aphakia management- simplified : Talked on ‘Contact lens for Aphakia: pediatric context’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
8. Paper presentation: Prevalence of low vision and vision related problems in school children in central India’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
9. Video presentation: Indications and challenges to do ocular examination under general anesthesia (EUA) in children; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
10. Case presentation: ‘Secondary glaucoma in children’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
11. Case presentation: Ocular Myasthenia; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
12. Moderator for neuro-ophthalmology session in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
13. Participated in debate on ROP Screening by Pediatric Ophthalmologist organized by ophthalmology Society of Nagpur June 2019
 
14. Talk on ‘Pupil’ and Organizing secretary for CME organized by Madhav Netralaya, Nagpur Feb 2019
 
15. Invited speaker at Vidarbha Ophthalmology society, Ophthocon at Wardha Sawangi Meghe, Oct 2018
Talked on: Congenital Nasolacrimal duct obstruction’
 
16. Invited speaker at neuroophthalmology CME ‘Seminar on NAION’ at Nagpur, Jan 2018
Talked on: ‘Visual field assessment in optic nerve diseases’ and ‘Ongoing research in NAION’
 
17. Invited speaker at Vidarbha ophthalmic association conference – held at Amravati, October 2017
Talk on – White eye reflex
 
18. Invited speaker at ‘CME programme – strabismus simplified’-held at LVPEI Vijaywada, March 2017
Talked on : Duane’s retraction syndrome
 
19. Invited speaker at ‘impulse’- Pediatric neuro-ophthalmology conference held at LVPEI Hyderabad, October 20
Talked on : Pupillary disorders in children
 
20. Invited speaker at ‘Looking beyond the Eye’ conference held at LVPEI Visakhapatnam July 2016
Talked on: Nutritional optic neuropathy and Alport syndrome.
 
21. Presented a poster titled, ‘Playing with prisms- Get it perfect with eye movement recording system (ReadAlyzer)’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Kolkata, February, 2016.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, R Jameel, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
22. Presented a poster titled Prevalence of glaucoma & IOP spike after secondary intraocular lens implantation in children; at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Kolkata, February, 2016.
(Authors: Varada Gokhale, Sumita Agarkar)
 
23. Presented a poster titled ‘Safety & predictability of primary intraocular lens implantation in children below 2 years of age’ at the All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Delhi, February, 2015.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. K. Kalaivani)
 
24. Presented a poster titled ‘Retinal detachment in children after Cataract surgery’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Delhi, February, 2015.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
25. Participated in case presentation competition- Topic ‘Accommodative Spasm’ held at Ophthalfusion at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore. November, 2014.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
26. Presented the thesis paper titled ‘Short-term and mid-term intraocular pressure changes after phacoemulsification: Non glaucoma patients versus glaucoma suspects and glaucoma patients’ at the Young Researcher’s Award Session AIOS Agra -2014
 
27. Presented a poster titled ‘Refractive changes associated with band buckle division in children with retinal detachment’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Meenakshi)
 
28. Presented research paper titled ‘Prevalence of glaucoma in patients referred for cataract surgery from rural screening camps’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy, Dr. S. Thirumalai, Dr. R. George)
 
29. Presented research paper titled ‘Prevalence of vision threatening retina conditions in patients referred for cataract surgery’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. K. Shah, Dr. R. George.)
 
30. Participated as a coauthor in a poster presentation titled ‘Familial bilateral PHPV with multiple ocular anomalies- A variant of Wagner’s Syndrome?’ in (59th TNOA) Tamilnadu ophthalmic association conference held in August, 2011.
(Authors: Dr. R. Srikanth, Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. Mohammed Arif, Dr. S. Meenakshi)
 
31. Participated in grand round competition held at EYE-PEP 2011 at LVPEI Hyderabad, on topic ‘Approach to a case of bilateral exudative retinal detachment’.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. L. Vijaya, Dr. M. Bhende)
 
32. Case presentation: Globe fixation in Nagpur Ophthalmology Society webinar 29th March 2020.
 
33. Instruction course: Neuro-ophthalmology : Talked on ‘Localising lesion with perimetry’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
34. Instruction course: Aphakia management- simplified : Talked on ‘Contact lens for Aphakia: pediatric context’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
35. Paper presentation: Prevalence of low vision and vision related problems in school children in central India’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
36. Video presentation: Indications and challenges to do ocular examination under general anesthesia (EUA) in children; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
37. Case presentation: ‘Secondary glaucoma in children’; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
38. Case presentation: Ocular Myasthenia; in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
39. Moderator for neuro-ophthalmology session in Maharashtra ophthalmology society conference, Nagpur, Oct 2019
 
40. Participated in debate on ROP Screening by Pediatric Ophthalmologist organized by ophthalmology Society of Nagpur June 2019
 
41. Talk on ‘Pupil’ and Organizing secretary for CME organized by Madhav Netralaya, Nagpur Feb 2019
 
42. Invited speaker at Vidarbha Ophthalmology society, Ophthocon at Wardha Sawangi Meghe, Oct 2018
Talked on: Congenital Nasolacrimal duct obstruction’
 
43. Invited speaker at neuroophthalmology CME ‘Seminar on NAION’ at Nagpur, Jan 2018
Talked on: ‘Visual field assessment in optic nerve diseases’ and ‘Ongoing research in NAION’
 
44. Invited speaker at Vidarbha ophthalmic association conference – held at Amravati, October 2017
Talk on – White eye reflex
 
45. Invited speaker at ‘CME programme – strabismus simplified’-held at LVPEI Vijaywada, March 2017
Talked on : Duane’s retraction syndrome
 
46. Invited speaker at ‘impulse’- Pediatric neuro-ophthalmology conference held at LVPEI Hyderabad, October 20
Talked on : Pupillary disorders in children
 
47. Invited speaker at ‘Looking beyond the Eye’ conference held at LVPEI Visakhapatnam July 2016
Talked on: Nutritional optic neuropathy and Alport syndrome.
 
48. Presented a poster titled, ‘Playing with prisms- Get it perfect with eye movement recording system (ReadAlyzer)’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Kolkata, February, 2016.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, R Jameel, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
49. Presented a poster titled Prevalence of glaucoma & IOP spike after secondary intraocular lens implantation in children; at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Kolkata, February, 2016.
(Authors: Varada Gokhale, Sumita Agarkar)
 
50. Presented a poster titled ‘Safety & predictability of primary intraocular lens implantation in children below 2 years of age’ at the All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Delhi, February, 2015.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. K. Kalaivani)
 
51. Presented a poster titled ‘Retinal detachment in children after Cataract surgery’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in Delhi, February, 2015.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
52. Participated in case presentation competition- Topic ‘Accommodative Spasm’ held at Ophthalfusion at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore. November, 2014.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Agarkar)
 
53. Presented the thesis paper titled ‘Short-term and mid-term intraocular pressure changes after phacoemulsification: Non glaucoma patients versus glaucoma suspects and glaucoma patients’ at the Young Researcher’s Award Session AIOS Agra -2014
 
54. Presented a poster titled ‘Refractive changes associated with band buckle division in children with retinal detachment’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Meenakshi)
 
55. Presented research paper titled ‘Prevalence of glaucoma in patients referred for cataract surgery from rural screening camps’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy, Dr. S. Thirumalai, Dr. R. George)
 
56. Presented research paper titled ‘Prevalence of vision threatening retina conditions in patients referred for cataract surgery’ at All India Ophthalmological Society Conference held in February, 2012.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. K. Shah, Dr. R. George.)
 
57. Participated as a coauthor in a poster presentation titled ‘Familial bilateral PHPV with multiple ocular anomalies- A variant of Wagner’s Syndrome?’ in (59th TNOA) Tamilnadu ophthalmic association conference held in August, 2011.
(Authors: Dr. R. Srikanth, Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. Mohammed Arif, Dr. S. Meenakshi)
 
58. Participated in grand round competition held at EYE-PEP 2011 at LVPEI Hyderabad, on topic ‘Approach to a case of bilateral exudative retinal detachment’.
(Authors: Dr. V. Gokhale, Dr. L. Vijaya, Dr. M. Bhende)
 
Project Guide
 
1. Clinical profile of pediatric patients presenting to the low vision clinic at tertiary eye care centre. May 2017
Principle investigator : Ms. Anjali Rawat (Bsc Optometry )
Project guide: Dr. Varada Vinay Gokhale
 
2. The course of amblyopia treated with patching in children: Experience of amblyopia treatment study. March 2016
Principle investigator : Vartika Bhatt (Bsc Optometry )
Project guide: Dr. Varada Vinay Gokhale
 
3. “Amblyopia in Accommodative Esotropia: Incidence, Characteristics, and outcomes in south Indian Population”. May 2016
 
Principle investigator : Mr. Sai Siva Krishna Murthy (Bsc Optometry)
 
Project guide : Dr. Virender Sachdeva
 
Co-guide :Dr.Varada Vinay Gokhale
 
Research Interests
 
Ophthalmic evaluation and visual rehabilitation in children with various syndromes and multiple disabilities
Nystagmus and its management
 
Congenital cataract and it’s management
 
Neuro-ophthalmic conditions- NAION and optic neuritis, Papilloedema