Dr. Aditya Verma

Senior consultant, Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal services, Chennai

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Dr Verma is a senior consultant in the department of vitreoretina in Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. During his term, he has also been to Sitapur Eye Hospital, UP where he pioneered and headed the department of vitreoretina for over a year. After having been trained as a research and clinical fellow in Sankara Nethralaya from 2006-2009, he also went to Doheny Eye Institute, California for advanced ocular imaging training in 2017-2018. His interests include medical retina, surgical retina including simple and complex retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy management, retinopathy of prematurity, among others. He has nearly 50 publications in national and international journals. He has been actively involved in training of fellows and post-graduate students since 2009.

  1. Articles 22 Jun 2021 10 min read

    Making Sclerotomy Ports during a Vitreoretinal Surgery: Tips, Tricks and Concerns

    The advancement of vitreous surgery from the 20-gauge (20G) era to the present day Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy (TVS) has favorably transformed patient outcomes in the surgical management of retinal diseases. The 20G system (O’Malley and Heintz, 1974) has been the gold standard technique in modern vitreous surgery for nearly three decades, beginning from the earliest 17G vitrectomy as introduced by Machemer in 1971. The 20G systems were associated with sutured port closure, longer and irregular wound healing, higher vitreous turbulence, greater incidence of port-related complications like retinal breaks, and a longer surgical time. On the other hand, the trochar and cannula based micro incision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) are associated with early post-operative recovery, better and uniform wound healing, lesser port related complications, lesser vitreous turbulence and increased patient comfort with earlier visual recovery. As with any surgical procedure, the decision and pla

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