Dr. Santosh Gopi Krishna Gadde

Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore

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Dr. Santosh Gopi Krishna Gadde is a Vitreoretinal surgeon at Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. He completed his basic medical education from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, DNB and University recognized Vitreoretinal Fellowship from Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. He has a keen interest in Clinical trials, Imaging and Biomarker based research activities. He has papers published in peer reviewed journals in these fields. He is also a recipient of the prestigious PAHWA award at VRSI conference in 2015 and REMA MOHAN award for Medical Retina best paper at AIOS 2017

  1. Articles 12 Apr 2021 28 min read

    Choroidal Neovascular Membrane: Made Easy For Postgraduates

    Introduction Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) or choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) is a growth of new choroidal vessels into the subretinal space through breaks in the Bruch's membrane. Ophthalmoscopically the CNVM appears as a greenish-grey lesion, often with a detachment of the sensory retina, subretinal blood, and exudates. Choroidal neovascularization can be multifactorial with the commonest being due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), called the wet or exudative AMD. The other causes of include high myopia, angioid streaks, presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, choroidal rupture post-trauma, osteoma, macular telangiectasia, inflammatory and idiopathic. Since the most common cause of CNVM remains age-related, this writeup will focus on the same. Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the western world over the age of 65 years. With a worldwide UN estimate of about 20-25million, 8 million individuals are in the USA alone.1 The numb

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