Prof. Vishali Gupta

Professor,Retina, Vitreous And Uvea, Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and research, Chandigarh, India

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Prof. Vishali Gupta is an accomplished vitreo-retina and uvea expert of international repute working at PGIMER Chandigarh-India. She has keen interest in the inflammation and infections of eye and has a lot of original work on intraocular tuberculosis. She is a sought-after speaker and has delivered more than 900 invited lectures and conducted several instruction courses at various international and national meetings. She has 296 publications in peer-reviewed pubmed indexed journals; has edited six books and contributed 72 book chapters in textbooks. She is secretary of international uveitis study group, and member of American Academy of Ophthalmology, Club Jules Gonin and The Macula Society. She is currently the president of Uveitis Society of India. She has received several named awards and also holds a US patent for multiplex PCR.

  1. Articles 23 Mar 2023 9 min read

    Ten Tenets Every Ophthalmologist should know about Collaborative Ocular TB Study (COTS)

    “Ocular tuberculosis, a disease that we fear, Stealthily attacks the eyes, year after year. In the dark and quiet, it spreads its deadly grime, Causing pain and inflammation, and a loss of sight sometimes. Choroidal TB is the commonest sight, With serpiginous-like choroiditis, it takes its flight. Retinal vasculitis too, causes so much pain, Ocular tuberculosis, an insidious foe, it will remain. But hope remains, with the Collaborative Ocular TB Study, Bringing us ten tenets, so clear and so sturdy. To help diagnose and treat, with accuracy and care, And fight against this disease, with the best of our repair. So let's raise awareness, and educate all we can, For ocular TB, we must take a stand. With early diagnosis and prompt treatment in mind, We'll fight this disease, and leave it far behind” *Poem generated by AI # 1: Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS): What does it represent? The conundrum faced by uveitis specialists is the challenge of establishing a clear and irrefu

    Prof. Vishali Gupta · Dr. Rupesh Agrawal
  2. Interesting Reads 15 Feb 2022 10 min read

    Top 10 Tips for Young Researchers

    1. Ask a question: One of the many things that I learnt from my mentor Prof Amod Gupta is to learn the art of asking a question. Though our society is changing with times and encouraging the students to ask questions, I still see hesitation amongst our residents to ask a question about any subject being discussed or question the way of management; even though they may not agree. As a result, many of the research ideas that could have been generated by an honest question, remain unanswered. Each research proposal starts with a question and if every young student is inquisitive to ask questions; try to find answer if they exist and finally try to solve issues that do not have any answers yet, we will be able to solve many mysteries that will help in better management of our patient. It may sometimes take a lifetime to answer a very simple question but believe me that’s totally worth it. I remember when I was a junior resident and there was this beautiful study by Dr. Biswas published in

    Prof. Vishali Gupta
  3. Articles 1 Apr 2021 12 min read

    Ocular Tuberculosis

    Ocular involvement in TB has been recognized for a long time and was first described in 17111. The spectrum of tuberculosis (TB)-related uveitis is wide. Its diagnosis still remains a challenge due to the lack of uniformity in the diagnostic criteria along with difficulties encountered in confirming the diagnosis by the laboratory methods available. It is a major concern in countries endemic for TB, and intraocular TB is being increasingly reported from various regions2-4. The true prevalence of intraocular TB is not known in India. While it has been reported to be 0.39% in South India, it is much higher (9.86%) in North India1,5. Varying rates of its prevalence have been reported from the world over (0.5% in the U.S.A., 6.31% in Italy, 6.9% in Japan, and 10.5% in Saudi Arabia). The largest series of patients with presumed intraocular TB and their outcome has been recently reported from our center6. Pathogenesis Uveitis due to latent TB has been reported since long. However, their exac

    Dr. Reema Bansal · Prof. Vishali Gupta · +1 other