About
What kind of eye specialist are you?
I’m a vitreo-retina specialist
Where did you study?
I did my MBBS from Guwahati Medical College and MS ophthalmology from SN Medical college Agra. I did fellowship in Vitreo-retina from the prestigious in Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai.
What are your areas of interest Cataract and cornea?
My area of focus is ARMD, Diabetic retinopathy and Uveal Diseases.
Other Academic Achievements?
I regularly take part in conferences and have a published in many international and national journals.
Link to research papers:
Shroff D, Narula R, Atri N, Chakravarti A, Gandhi A, Sapra N, Bhatia G, Pawar SR, Narain S. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis following intensive corticosteroid therapy in severe COVID-19 disease. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jul;69(7):1909-1914. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_592_21. PMID: 34146056; PMCID: PMC8374784.
Verma L, Chakravarti A, Gupta A, Prakash S. One day wonder: fast resolution of macular edema following intravitreal ranibizumab in retinal venous occlusions. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;61(9):528-30. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.119458. PMID: 24104718; PMCID: PMC3831775.
Sunita M, Desai S, Vinay P, Moolani S, Rai N, Deepen S, Ashwini R, Manish S, Hemangi G, Abdal O, Kulkarni P, Chakravarti A, Uthra S, Raman R, Radhika S, Natarajan S, Kumaramanickavel G, McCarty C. Aditya Jyot-Diabetic Retinopathy in Urban Mumbai Slums Study (AJ-DRUMSS): study design and methodology - report 1. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;21(1):51-60. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2013.867509. PMID: 24467563.
Desai SR, Dayem OA, Chakravarti A, Natarajan S. Modified transscleral external drainage of subretinal fluid in high bullous exudative retinal detachment due to Coats' disease. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2018 May-Aug;11(2):181-183. doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_158_2012. PMID: 29930459; PMCID: PMC5991058.
Verma L, Chakravarti A. Prevention and management of postoperative endophthalmitis: A case-based approach. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec;65(12):1396-1402. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1058_17. PMID: 29208820; PMCID: PMC5742968.
Verma L, Chakravarti A, Gupta A, Tewari HK, Folk JC. Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Retina. 2014 Sep;34(9):1911-3. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000055. PMID: 24553408.
What inspired you to do ophthalmology?
Well, taking up Ophthalmology was fate but Vitreo-Retina was my passion so I decided to specialise in it.
What do you do when you’re not at work?
I love listening to Music - especially Alternative Rock and Techno
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