Dr. Amit H Palkar

Vitreoretina Consultant and Uveitis, Retina Speciality Hospital, Indore.

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Dr. Amit H Palkar is Vitreoretina Consultant and Uveitis Specialist at Retina Speciality Hospital, Indore. He completed MS Ophthalmology from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai & joined as Assistant Professor in the same institute in 2015. He pursued Medical Retina & Uvea fellowship, followed by a Vitreoretina fellowship from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 2019. He has 10 indexed & non-indexed, papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His special interests include, posterior uveitis, surgery for diabetic retinopathy and combined anterior and posterior segment surgeries. He is an avid graphic designer and runs an infographic portal- Oculographia that facilitates learning ophthalmology infographically.

  1. Articles 1 Apr 2021 20 min read

    Uveitic Macular Edema

    Introduction: Macular edema is defined as swelling of the layers of neurosensory retina within the macula. Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a subtype of macular edema characterized by extracellular accumulation of fluid within the outer plexiform layer of the retina in the form of intraretinal cyst. It is known as one of the complications, that develops consequent to a final common pathway in diverse diseases affecting the blood-retinal barrier. CME is a major cause of visual loss in uveitis. The overall reported prevalence of visual impairment associated with uveitic CME is 33–42 % and is influenced by the age, location, severity, and duration of retinal edema. [1,2] In young age, the retinal tissue shows resistance to development of CME, but advanced age is independently associated with early development of CME, regardless of the duration of uveitis. In contrast, the most frequent causes of visual loss in pediatric uveitis are retinal scars and glaucoma. [3] Panuveitis and intermediate

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