Academics and Leadership, Dr Ameya Ingawale

Dr Ameya Ingawale has published papers in peer reviewed journals and has presented papers, videos and instruction courses in various national and international conferences. He has held leadership positions in Sankara Eye Care Institutions, and taken initiatives above and beyond his clinical and surgical duties. It is his initiative, pro activeness and drive that made him shine in their ranks at a young age, and gain invaluable experience and confidence.

Journal Publications

1) Ingawale, A., Reddy, J., Siddharthan, K., Shah, N. and Khan, S. (2017). A virtual model to assess maximum treatable area in LASIK and feasibility of a temporal hinge. International Ophthalmology.

2) Bhandari V, Reddy JK, Relekar K, Ingawale A, Shah N. Non-invasive assessment of tear film stability with a novel corneal topographer in Indian subjects. Int Ophthalmol. 2016 Dec;36(6):781-790. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

3) Bhandari V, Ingawale A, Reddy JK. Case of isolated bilateral coloboma of the lens. J Clin Ophthalmol Res 2014;2:150-2.

4) Subramaniam R, Ingawale A. History of Keratometer. Journal of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association. 2013; 53: 14-16.

Live surgeries and surgical training initiatives

1) Performed a live cataract with IOL implantation surgery in CATALIVE 2017, Coimbatore.

2) Trainer in corneal surgeries in Surgical Skills Transfer course conducted in AIOC 2018 and DOSCON 2018.

Conference Presentations

1) Temporal LASIK – Virtual Modelling and Practice – C.P. Gupta award presentation, Erovision Tamil Nadu State conference, Aug 2017

2) The Ring of (keratometric) Power – First prize in Just a Minute competition, Erovision Tamil Nadu State conference, Aug 2017

3) Temporal Hinge LASIK – e-Poster selected for AIOC 2018

4) Double bubble – one donor, two recipients. Video selected for C.S. Reshmi Award, AIOC 2018.

5) The Ring of Power (the making) – full length video First Prize in KERACON 2017.

6) Visco-hol cheers! – Runner up prize in JAM category KERACON 2017

7) Cone-centered PTK with CXL Vs CXL alone in keratoconus. Paper presented in KERACON 2017

8) Inverse Keratoconus, A Late Finding in Keratoconus Patients After DALK. Paper presented in 32nd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress.

9) Novel Optic Design for Multifocal IOL: Initial Results. Paper presented in 32nd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress.

Book chapter

Co-authored chapter - Reddy J. K. Wavefront-Guided Ablations: What we need to know. In Ramamurthy, Biswas P. eds. In AIOS Ready Reckoner in Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd; 2017. P. 286 – 291.

Innovation

1) Designed and developed low-cost in-house ‘intraoperative keratoscopy’ illuminated ring device with mentor – Dr J.K. Reddy used for real-time intraoperative titration of suture tightness during keratoplasty

2) Developed a method for virtual modelling of LASIK hinge and flap for preoperative assessment of feasibility of various hinge locations and flap diametersInvolved in design and trial of multifocal IOLs under the aegis of Dr J. K. Reddy

3) Developed a calculator for calculation of power for custom made toric IOLs

DNB training, Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore

Mentor, surgical trainer, 2016-2018.

Managed DNB academics, research work and established DNB surgical training protocol

Phacoemulsification training program, Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore

Instructor, 2016-2017

Taught phacoemulsification surgery to beginners, from ‘stop and chop’ to management of difficult scenarios such as miotic pupils, subluxated lenses etc.

Quality control

Member of quality control team in Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore.

Leadership position in Sankara Eye Hospital, Kanpur

Registrar, 2015-2016

Helped establish a new hospital for Sankara Eye Care Institutions, India in Kanpur.

Assisted in setting up the OT, implementing proper sterilisation protocols, OPD and IPD protocols, NABH accreditation procedure, recruitment of new staff, inventory management, budgeting, organisation of outreach camps etc.

Code Blue Emergency Protocol

Team lead, 2011-2014, 2015-2016

Established code blue protocol in Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore which enabled critical patients prompt access to resuscitation and basic life support while in transit to facilities with advanced life support systems.

Established a system for training and mock drills for the planning and execution of the code blue emergency protocol by paramedical staff.