Research forms bedrock of progress. Medicine in general has advanced only because tremendous research work done by dedicated clinicians/scientists over the centuries. The recent pandemic & subsequent vaccines development is a testament of that.

Ophthalmology is a dynamic evolving specialty with lots of research work in various subspecialty.

In this episode me and my cohost Dr Priti Kamdar talk to 3 very eminent clinician-scientists from India on there views about where does research in ophthalmology stand in India and what more can be done to take it further.

We have Dr Barun Nayak, who is immediate past President of AIOS. An accomplished glaucoma & cataract surgeon practicing in Mumbai at P D Hinduja Hospital as HOD for last 4 decades, he also served as Editor, IJO for 6 years. So in essence he has a birds eye view of research in our speciality over last many decades. He did hid PG training at AIIMS, New Delhi and a Glaucoma Fellowship in Perth, Australia.

We also have Dr Lingam Gopal. An accomplished vitreo retinal surgeon, who built his carrier at Sankara Netralaya, Chennai. He then shifted base to Singapore at the National University Hospital, Singapore, where he did some fundamental research in vitreoretina. He now serves both institutes as a clinician-scientists. He also did Master in Public Health from London School of Tropical Medicine.

The third guest is Dr Namrata Sharma. She is a professor at AIIMS, New Delhi. She specializes in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. As a full time academic she has mentored scores of PG students at arguably one of the best medical institutes in our country. She also serves as General secretary of AIOS and Regional Secretary and Research Committee member, APAO. She has 2 patents to her name.

All 3 guests have worked on many research projects and published extensively.

My cohost Dr Priti Kamdar is a renowned glaucoma specialist from Mumbai, who trained at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.