DR ASHVIN AGARWAL

WORK TITLE Executive Director Chief Clinical Officer & Chairman of Clinical Board @ Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE POSITIONS EyeConnect International – Co founder ISRS Webinar Task Force Chair 222, TTK Road, Alwarpet, ISRS Refractive committee member – 600018, AAO ONE Network Member

PROFILE +91 94450 21736 After completing his med school and post-graduation in

, Ashvin gave his International Council of

[email protected] Ophthalmology - ICO Part 1. He then worked with in Bascom Palmer Institute, Miami, Florida & Price Vision Group, Indianapolis. Trained

in Refractive and Corneal . Headed back to Dr Agarwal eye hospital Chennai, India. Worked in cataract division and had been www.drashvinagarwal.com working ever Since then he has been practicing at Dr. Agarwal’s Eye

Hospital till date and is the Managing Director of Orbit Healthcare

Pvt Ltd. Dr. Ashvin has performed over 15000 surgeries so far. He EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS specializes in a niche segment of complex Cataract care M.B.,B.S. - (April 2007) management, Corneal refractive surgeries and anterior segment R.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore repair procedures.

M.S. Ophthalmology - (Apr 2010) He is the Chief clinical officer of Dr. Agarwal’s eye hospitals group Rajah Muthiah Medical College, which have over 95 locations globally, he takes strategic & Raja Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram administrative decisions towards sustenance and clinical quality across the group.

ORGANIZING EVENTS

World Webinar on Cataract and Refractive – Co Founder IIRSI – Organizer since 2011 Rising Stars in Ophthalmology – Co Founder

HOBBIES RETICON - Programme director since 2014 Reading, Swimming, Squash, Dr. Agarwal’s Grand Rounds – Organizer, Monthly Since 2018 Cricket, Tennis & Watching Movies. Kalpavriksha – India’s first ever Post Graduate crash course, Organizer since 2007

CONFERENCES AS COURSE DIRECTOR, MODERATOR,

SPEAKER, INSTRUCTOR & FACULTY

1. American Academy of Ophthalmology, USA since 2012 2. American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, USA Since MARITAL STATUS 2013 Married to Ms. Farah Agarwal 3. European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Since 2017 with one Son (12 years) and 4. All India Ophthalmology Conference, India Since 2016 one Daughter (9 years) 5. American European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgeons, Since 2016 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 6. Hawaiian Eye, USA 2018 1.Glued IOL 7. OSN New York, USA 2019 & 2020 2. IOL Scaffold 8. Red Sea Conference, Saudi Arabia 2019 3. Pre Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty 9. Emirates Society of Ophthalmology, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2020 4. STAB Incision Surgery 10. Al Wattany Ophthalmology Summit, ARVO, Cairo Egypt 2018 5. ECAL - Extrusion Cannula Assisted 11. The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ophthalmic Levitation, for the dropped IOL Surgery 2019 6. Assisted Phaco-emulsification, 12. Intraocular Implant Refractive Society, India Since 2010 for lenticular coloboma 13. Reticon Chennai, India Since 2011 7. SFT – Single-pass Four-throw pupilloplasty 8. PPP – Pin-hole Pupiloplasty “Apart from repeated events mentioned 9. Principal investigator in Gemini Capsule study above Dr Ashvin has attended 50 + physical for Omega meetings and 50+ webinars” 10. Doing studies with Carl Zeiss 11. Doing studies with Hanita “He is also principal investigator of numerous other companies”

Awards

1. Awarded the Visionary Award in the AECOS, Deer Valley, United states. 2. Awarded for The Invention - ECAL (Extrusion Cannula Assisted Levitation) For The Dropped IOL at The American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS) Conference in Deer Valley, Utah, USA on 31st July 2015. 3. Won the second prize for Cataract & Refractive Surgery for the film ‘ECAL’ at XIV International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery held between the 1st & 4th of June 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

NOTABLE ACTIVITIES BOOK AUTHOURED

 Performed numerous live surgeries Mastering Iris Repair: A Video Textbook of Iris  Hosted multiple film festival award Repair and Pupilloplasty Techniques shows (English Edition) by Ashvin Agarwal and  He is also organizing clinical studies Book Print length: 374 pages across the world. Bausch & Lomb, Publisher: SLACK Incorporated (September 15, 2020) Carl Zeiss, Hanita, Novartis are Omega, few to name.

List of Publications

1. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Modified Technique for Combining DMEK With Glued Intrascleral Haptic Fixation of a Posterior Chamber IOL as a Single-Stage Procedure Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB; Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRC Ophth; Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD; Ashvin Agarwal, MS; Athiya Agarwal, MD, DO; Kaladevi Satish, MS Journal of Refractive Surgery July 2014 - Volume 30 • Issue 7: 492-496

2. CONTACT LENS-ASSISTED COLLAGEN CROSS-LINING (CACXL) A New Technique for Cross-Linking Thin Corneas Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB; Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD; Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRC Opth; Sushanth Basu, DO; Pratheek Sinha, B Optom; Ashvin Agarwal, MS. Journal of Refractive Surgery June 2014 - Volume 30 · Issue 6: 366-372

3. COMPLICATIONS CONSULT Extrusion cannula used for levitation of dropped IOL Surgeons explain a technique that allows safe, easy access to a dropped IOL with minimal surgical interventions. Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRC Ophth; Ashvin Agarwal, MS; Priya Narang, MS Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, November 10, 2013

4. DISLOCATED IOL LEVITATION WITH A SLEEVELESS EXTRUSION CANNULA An effective technique for a dropped IOL of any type. By Priya Narang, MS; Ashvin Agarwal, MS; and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRC Ophth CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE SEPTEMBER 2014: 38-40

5. Glued Intra-ocular lens scaffolding to create an artificial posterior capsule for nucleus removal in eyes with posterior capsule tear and insufficient iris and sulcus support Amar Agarwal, FRCS email, Soosan Jacob, FRCS, Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Smita Narasimhan, MB BS, Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD, Athiya Agarwal, MD Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 326– 333, March 2013

6. Handshake technique for glued Intrascleral haptic fixation of a posterior chamber Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthemail, Soosan Jacob, MS, DNB, FRCS, Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD, Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Smita Narasimhan, MBBS, Athiya Agarwal, MD, DO Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 317– 322, March 2013

7. Endoilluminator–assisted transcorneal illumination for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: Enhanced intra-operative visualization of the graft in corneal decompensation secondary to pseudophakic bullous keratopathy - Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOemail, Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Smita Narasimhan, MB BS, FERC, Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD, Soundari Sivagnanam, MS Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Volume 40, Issue 8, Pages 1332– 1336, August 2014

8. Clinical science: Clinical outcomes of sleeveless Phacotip assisted levitation of dropped nucleus Amar Agarwal, Priya Narang, Dhivya A Kumar, Ashvin Agarwal. Br J Ophthalmol 2014;98:10 1429-1434: February 2014

9. Innovations: Pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK) Amar Agarwal, Harminder S Dua, Priya Narang, Dhivya A Kumar, Ashvin Agarwal, Soosan Jacob, Athiya Agarwal, Ankur Gupta Br J Ophthalmol 2014;98:9 1181-1185: March 2014

10. Clinical science: Sleeveless-extrusion cannula for levitation of dislocated intraocular lens Ashvin Agarwal, Priya Narang, Amar Agarwal, Dhivya A Kumar Br J Ophthalmol 2014;98:7 910-914: February 2014

11. Clinical Outcomes of Intra-ocular Lens Scaffold Surgery: A One-Year Study Priya Narang, Amar Agarwal, Dhivya A. Kumar, Soosan Jacob, Ashvin Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal Ophthalmology, Vol. 120, Issue 12, p2442–2448

12. Glued capsular hook: technique for -assisted sutureless transscleral fixation of the capsular bag in subluxated and intraocular lenses. Jacob S, Agarwal A, Agarwal A, Agarwal Ashvin, Narasimhan S, Ashok Kumar D. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014 Dec;40(12):1958-65.

13. Glued Intra-scleral Fixation of Intraocular Lens With Pupilloplasty and Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty: A Triple Procedure. Narang P, Agarwal A, Dua HS, Kumar DA, Jacob S, Agarwal Ashvin. Cornea. 2015 Dec;34(12):1627-31

14. Conjoined intra-ocular lenses: An unusual IOL-related complication. Ashok Kumar D, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Oct 9

15. Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty With Infant Donor Corneas: A Prospective Analysis. Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A, Narang P, Kumar DA, Jacob S. Cornea. 2015 Aug;34(8):859-65.

16. Clinical outcomes of the glued intraocular lens scaffold. Narang P, Agarwal A, Kumar DA, Agarwal Ashvin. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Sep;41(9):1867-74.

17. Stab Incision Glaucoma Surgery: A Modified Guarded Filtration Procedure for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. Jacob S, Figus M, Ashok Kumar D, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A, Areeckal Incy S. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:2837562.

18. Trocar anterior chamber maintainer: Improvised infusion technique. Agarwal Ashvin, Narang P, Kumar DA, Agarwal A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2016 Feb;42(2):185-9.

19. Vitrectomy-assisted phacoemulsification for lenticular coloboma. Agarwal Ashvin, Narang P, Agarwal A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 Feb;43(2):156-161.

20. Current and effective advantages of femto phacoemulsification. Agarwal Ashvin, Jacob S. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan;28(1):49-57.

21. June consultation #7. Kumar DA, Agarwal Ashvin. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 Jun;43(6):858.

22. Young donor-graft assisted endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK/DMEK) with epithelial debridement for chronic pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. Agarwal A, Narang P, Kumar DA, Agarwal Ashvin. Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Oct;52(5):519-526.

23. Twenty-five-gauge trocar anterior chamber maintainer: New device for infusion. Narang P, Agarwal A, Kumar DA, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Jul;44(7):797-801.

24. Twofold technique of nonappositional repair with single-pass four-throw pupilloplasty for iridodialysis. Narang P, Agarwal A, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Oct 3. pii: S0886-3350(18)30708-9

25. Two fold technique of nonappositional repair with single-pass four- throw pupilloplasty for iridodialysis. Narang P, Agarwal A, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Dec;44(12):1413-1420

26. Pinhole pupilloplasty: Small-aperture optics for higher-order corneal aberrations. Narang P, Agarwal A, Ashok Kumar D, Agarwal Ashvin. Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 Feb 12.

27. Native means of graft stabilization: Host descemetic scaffolding and wound scaffolding to decrease the risk for graft detachment in DMEK and PDEK. Jacob S, Agarwal A, Agarwal Ashvin, Agarwal A, Narasimhan S, Kumar A. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 Jun 4

28. Couching in Africa: Technique and Management of Comorbidities with Cataract Removal, Glued IOL and Vitrectomy. Bavariya S, Agarwal A, Narang P, Agarwal A, Agarwal A J Refract Surg. 2019 Sep 1;35(9):611-612. doi: 10.3928/1081597X- 20190822-01.

…Various Blogs and Articles for CRST and OSN (Ocular Surgery News).

List of Book Chapters Written By Dr. Ashvin Agarwal

1. Book Title: Endothelial keratoplasty: mastering DSEK, DMEK, and PDEK Chapter- 15 Endothelial keratoplasty including Pre-Descemet endothelial keratoplasty with glued intraocular lens Ashvin Agarwal, Priya Narang , Amar Agarwal

2. Book Title: Video atlas of anterior segment repair and reconstruction. Chapter – Purkinje images for tracking pseudophacodonesis Dhivya Ashok Kumar, Athiya Agarwal, Ashvin Agarwal, Ashar Agarwal, Amar Agarwal

3. Book Title: Mastering Corneal Surgery: Recent Advances and Current Techniques Chapter 10- Pre-Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty Ashvin Agarwal, MS; Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD; Priya Narang, MS; Harminder S. Dua, MS, FRCOphth, FRCS, FEBO, PhD; and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth

4. Book Title: Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Practical Guide to Prevention and Management Chapter 13 - Glued Intraocular Lens: Glued Intrascleral Haptic Fixation of a Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Ashvin Agarwal, MS and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth

5. Book Title: Video Textbook of Glued IOLs Chapter-2 Glued IOL Surgery for Subluxated IOLs and Other Challenging Cases Ashvin Agarwal, MS and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth

6. Book Title: Glued IOL: glued intrascleral haptic fixation of PC IOL Chapter 7 – Surgical Technique of Glued IOL Ashvin Agarwal, MS and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth

7. Book Title: Pre-Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty (PDEK) Chapter 5 – Pre-Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty: principles and types of big bubbles Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Priya Narang, Dhivya Ashok, Amar Agarwal

8. Book Title: Advanced IOL Fixation Techniques: Strategies for compromised or missing capsular support Chapter 44 – Complications of Glued IOL Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Priya Narang, MS.

9. Book Title: More Phaco Nightmares Chapter 19 – Malpositioned Intraocular Lens Ashvin Agarwal, MS and Amar Agarwal, MS

10. Book Title: More Phaco Nightmares Chapter 31 – Vitrectomy- Assisted Phacoemulsification Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Priya Narang, MS, Amar Agarwal, MS

11. Book Title: Essentials of OCT in Ocular Disease Chapter 13 - Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography evaluation of predesemet endothelial keratoplasty graft Ashvin Agarwal, MS, Dhivya Ashok Kumar, Amar Agarwal, MS,

12. Book Title: Mastering Corneal Surgery: recent advances and current techniques Chapter 10 - Pre-Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty by Ashvin Agarwal, Priya Narang, Harminder S Dua, and Amar Agarwal

13.Book Title: 4th edition of Steinert’s Chapter 19 - “Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation” By Ashvin Agarwal