ABOUT DOCTOR

Dr. Kshitiz Kumar is a Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon and is the Founder and Director of Ikshana Eye Care. He is also associated as Vitreo-Retinal Consultant at Netralayam Superspeciality Eye care Centre-Mukundapur, Netralayam VIP Road (Earlier BB Eye Foundation VIP), Trenetralaya CIT Road, Amulya Jyoti Eye Foundation, Global Eye Hospital & Dr. Nihar Munshi Eye Foundation Kolkata. He worked as Senior VR Surgeon in Disha Eye Hospital, Kolkata from 2018 till April 2022.

He worked as Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon for 6 years with Dr.Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai& Kolkata (2013 – 2018). During the tenure he was a visiting Retinal surgeon to various international centres in Africa (Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda & Zambia). He also helped in establishing Retina services in a Centre of Excellence, Phnom Penh in Kingdom of Cambodia between 2014-2015.

He did his MBBS from prestigious Calcutta Medical College in 2005, post – graduation in Ophthalmology from University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi in 2009. He worked as Senior resident in Retina unit at UCMS & GTBH, New Delhi (2009-2010). He completed long – term research – cum – clinical fellowship in Surgical Vitreo-Retinal disorders from prestigious LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 2011 & 2012. He acquired his FRCS (Glasgow) degree in 2014, FAICO (Retina) degree in 2011. He completed the Medical Retina training module sponsored by European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology from Singapore in 2017.

He is a clinician – cum – surgeon – cum academician par excellence having performed over 5000 vitreo – retinal retinal surgeries (Retinal Detachment surgery, Diabetic Vitrectomy, Macular Hole surgery, Scleral Buckling, Combined Phaco–vitrectomy, Glued IOL & Scleral Fixated IOL) and Phacoemulsification over 12 years. His area of special interest is Macular Surgeries.

To his credit, he has pioneered modified surgical techniques for closing:

– Lamellar Macular Holes and has published the first original study & paper form India : Modified surgical technique for lamellar macular holes with lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP).Kumar K, Sinha TK, Bhattacharya D. Int Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun; 41(6):2197-2204.

– Rare Double Optic – Disc Pits and has published original Surgical Technique from India: Unilateral double optic nerve head pits with foveo-schisis detachment treated by modified internal limiting membrane peeling technique. Kumar K, Bhattacharya D. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar; 70(3):1054-1057.

– Besides he is an avid researcher with over 23 publications in peer – reviewed indexed national & international journals on various medical & surgical topics in Retina. He is a regular reviewer for many journals like Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Retina, Cureus, MEAJO.  Read More in Publications.

He is a decorated surgeon having won numerous medals &awards for his free paper, poster presentation & Quiz:  Read More in Awards Section.

Eastern India Zonal Ophthalmological Congress, EIZOC – E/WB/0838 Publications.

He is member of many societies:

Vitreo – Retina Society of India,
VRSI – K 631 All India Ophthalmological Society,
AIOS – K 13309 Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal,
OSWB – K 1157 European Society of Retina Specialists,
EURETINA – 6775