Dr. Pallak Kusumgar Shah

• Have been practising ophthalmology since 10 years.
• Have worked as fellow for 2.5 years at Narayana Netralaya Bangalore and have worked as consultant at Govt. Medical College and then at Indira Gandhi Medical College Nagpur.
• Have managed several patients with varied eye problems like red eyes, infection, trauma, congenital diseases, glaucoma, retina problems, refractive error and others in OPD.
• Have operated over 200 refractive surgery cases of all variety including LASIK, PRK, ICL.
• Have operated over 100 cases of keratoconus for corneal crosslinking, Have operated over 500 cataract cases which includes small incision cataract surgery, microincision phacoemulsification with all types of lenses monofocal, multifocal and toric lenses.
• Have managed several complications during cataract surgery while training the postgraduates at various institutes.
• Have performed amniotic membrane transplants for ocular surface diseases.
• Have performed over 50 cases of corneal transplants which include full thickness and lamellar transplants.
• Have performed several cases of pterygium removal with conjunctival autograft and other minor procedures like chalazion removal.

Publications

• Allergen-specific exposure associated with high immunoglobulin E and eye rubbing predisposes to progression of keratoconus. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 65(5):399 · May 2017.
• Repeatability of a Commercially Available Adaptive Optics Visual Simulator and Aberrometer in Normal and Keratoconic Eyes. Journal of refractive surgery 33(11) · July 2017.
• Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis of the eyelid in a 7 month old child. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2015;52:e14-16.
• Adult onset asthma and periocular xanthogranuloma: A rare case report. Canadian journalof ophthalmology, 51(6) August 2016.
• Efficacy of cost-effective, portable nonmydriatic fundus camera,manufactured in India, to detect retinal pathology in comparison with regular mydriatic fundus camera. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 2015; Vol 4
• Author of book chapter “Corneal ectatic disorders” in “Peyman’s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology”