Dr. Rolika Bansal

Clinical Fellow, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and Ocular Oncology, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad, India

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Dr. Rolika Bansal is currently pursuing her clinical fellowship in Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology under the preceptorship of Dr. Santosh Honavar at Centre for Sight, Hyderabad, India. She graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and completed her clinical elective in Hematology and Oncology and CTVS at Childrens Hospital of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She had the opportunity of learning mycology from the excellent team of educators at the Department of Microbiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh following which she completed her post-graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KAHER, Belgaum, Karnataka. She has participated in nearly 30 research projects since her under-graduation days and has presented a number of papers in international, national and state conferences.

  1. Articles 7 Jun 2021 5 min read

    Pearls in the Diagnosis and Management of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral-Mucormycosis

    “The more you know about the past, the better you are prepared for the future.” – Theodore Roosevelt 1. Elicit adequate history Considering the lethal and angio-invasive nature of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral-Mucormycosis (ROCM) supplemented in this COVID-19 era, it is mandatory to understand the causative factors of the disease. Diabetes mellitus, oral and systemic corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs like tocilizumab, remdesivir, hospital admission, supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, primary or secondary immunodeficiency, hematological malignancies, stem cell transplantation, solid organ malignancies and solid organ transplantation, iron overload etc have been considered the important predisposing factors. The history acts like the guiding lantern onto the path towards appropriate management. “Ignoring the signs is a good way to end up in the wrong destination” 2. Identify the Red Flag signs In-depth knowledge about the red flag signs enables the clinicians to recognize the w

    Dr. Rolika Bansal · Dr. Santosh G Honavar, MD, FACS