Dr. Sugandha Goel

Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road. Nungambakkam, Chennai 600006, TN, India.

3 articles

Dr Sugandha Goel completed her MBBS from Manipal university, Karnataka; DNB from ICARE Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute, Noida and fellowship in international council of ophthalmology (FICO, UK). She has recently completed her vitreoretinal fellowship (FMRF) from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. She is well trained in performing cataract surgeries and all aspects of surgical and medical retina. She has presented various papers and posters in state and national conferences. She has 26 PubMed indexed publications in peer reviewed national and international journals and 3 publications in state journals.

  1. Articles 1 Apr 2021 22 min read

    Bacterial Endophthalmitis - Where We Stand ?

    Endophthalmitis is a potentially devastating condition of intraocular procedures. It is an inflammation of internal coats of the eye along with inflammation of intraocular cavities i.e. aqueous and vitreous humour that occur as a result of intraocular colonization of microorganisms. It is one of the most feared complications of cataract extraction and other intraocular surgeries. Rarely, infectious endophthalmitis is the presenting feature of an underlying systemic infection. The incidence of endophthalmitis has sharply declined within two to three decades because of variations in surgical technique, scrupulous asepsis, and use of preoperative and post-operative broad-spectrum antibiotics. Classification Of Endophthalmitis: General categories include postoperative endophthalmitis (acute, delayed-onset, conjunctival filtering–bleb associated, glaucoma drainage devices associated), posttraumatic endophthalmitis (blunt or penetrating ocular trauma, foreign bodies), endophthalmitis associa

    Dr. Sugandha Goel · Dr. Ekta Rishi
  2. Articles 1 Apr 2021 20 min read

    Fungal Endophthalmitis and it's Management

    Endophthalmitis is a potentially devastating ocular disease that may lead to permanent loss of vision. It is caused by bacteria in the majority of the cases. However, fungal endophthalmitis though rare has a poor prognosis and usually diagnosed late. The incidence of fungal endophthalmitis has increased in recent years, particularly in developing countries. 1-3 Unlike bacterial infections, we do not have much choice of medications in fungal infections. The fungus is slow-growing and we have limited choice of antifungals which act slowly. These are usually diagnosed late as patients are less symptomatic but have more signs. Moreover, fungal culture takes longer time and identification requires more expertise. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques can even detect dead remnants. Patients are usually treated as bacterial infections and would have received steroids before they are diagnosed to have fungal endophthalmitis. The prognosis of fungal endophthalmitis depends on the magnitude

    Dr. Sugandha Goel · Dr. Ekta Rishi
  3. Articles 1 Apr 2021 30 min read

    Clinical Applications of Multicolor Imaging

    Multicolor imaging (MCI) is a non-invasive retinal imaging modality available in the Spectralis platform (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). It simultaneously acquires three reflectance images of the retina using three individual lasers of different wavelengths: blue (488 nm), green (515 nm), and infrared (820 nm). These penetrate the tissue to different depths, simultaneously capturing and depicting information originating from different retinal structures. The infrared reflectance (IR) image visualizes structures at the level of the outer retina and choroid. The green reflectance (GR) image allows imaging of retinal blood vessels, hemorrhages, and exudates. The blue reflectance (BR) particularly provides details of the inner retina and the vitreoretinal interface such as epiretinal membranes, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning, and macular pigment changes. The information from these three images is integrated to form a composite multicolor image.1 Color fundus photo

    Dr. Sugandha Goel · Dr. Rupak Roy