Dr. Preetam M. Samant

• Experience of 100 cases of Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Under Topical Anaesthesia, Paper Presentation at Eye Advances 1996.
• Combined Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Glaucoma Conference, Mumbai, 1999.
• Combined Vitrectomy with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Vitreoretinal Society of India (VRS) Annual Conference, Goa, 2001.
• Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Asteroid Hyalosis, Paper Presentation at Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) Annual Conference, Trichy, 2002.
• Poster titled “Role of Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil in the Treatment of complicated Retinal Detachment following Acute Retinal Necrosis” at the International Conference of SERI-ARVO held in Singapore, 2003.
• Experience of 100 cases of Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Under Topical Anaesthesia, Paper Presentation at Eye Advances 1996.
• Combined Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Glaucoma Conference, Mumbai, 1999.
• Combined Vitrectomy with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Vitreoretinal Society of India (VRS) Annual Conference, Goa, 2001.
• Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Asteroid Hyalosis, Paper Presentation at Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) Annual Conference, Trichy, 2002.
• Poster titled “Role of Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil in the Treatment of complicated Retinal Detachment following Acute Retinal Necrosis” at the International Conference of SERI-ARVO held in Singapore, 2003.
• Paper titled “4-point Scleral Fixated Intraocular Lens” at the Annual Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society (MOS) Conference at Shirdi in December 2004. The paper was awarded the Pandit Award for the best scientific paper
• Presentations at Annual Bombay Ophthalmic Association (BOA) Conference – Focus 2005 held in December 2005 at Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai:
  1. Video presentation on Intraocular Foreign Body-Challenging cases
  2. Took part in Instruction Courses on:
     1. Post-operative Endophthalmitis
     2. Diabetic Macular Edema
  3. Scientific Free Paper Presentations:
     1. As first author: Laser drainage of SRF for Scleral Buckling surgery
     2. As second author:
        1. ROP Screening and Management
        2. CSR following systemic steroids in a case of Optic Disc Pit- A Case report
• Video on Ideal Bimanual Vitrectomy Technique for Advanced PDR at the International Vitreoretinal Meet on Diabetic Retinal Diseases conducted by Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya in Guwahati, Assam ,2006
• Presented the following Videos at the the 65th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society, February 2007, in Hyderabad:
  1. Ideal Bimanual Vitrectomy Technique for Advanced PDR
  2. b.Surgical Removal of Intraocular Foreign Body from within the Optic Nerve head – This video won the Best Video Award in the Thematic Film Category
• Presented the following at Eyeinfo 2008, The 66th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society, February 2008,Bangalore:
  1. Poster: Iodine-125 Plaque Brachytherapy for Choroidal Metastasis – Our Initial Experience
  2. Free Paper: 23 Gauge Sutureless Lens Sparing Vitrectomy For Stage 4 Retinopathy of Prematurity
  3. Video Presentation: Dual Use Triamcinolone In Macular Hole Surgery
• Conducted The Retina Quiz for Postgraduates at the BOA Retina CME ,June, 2008, Mumbai.
• Organizing Secretary ,The 16th Annual Conference of BOA-Eye Trek Focus 2008 ,Mumbai
• Spontaneous recovery of vision following accidental intraocular injection of depomedrol - Unusual Case Report - Biswas J, Samant PM, Bassi S, Gopal L, Ocular Inflammation To-day (Newsletter from The international Ocular Inflammation Society), January 2000, Vol.1, No.1, 10.
  Computer Vision Syndrome. – Menon S., Samant P., Kadekar A. Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Vol. 1 Issue No. 3 page 31
  4 Point Trans-scleral Fixation of IOL (SFIOL) – Samant P. Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Vol. 1 Issue No. 1 page 47
  Glaucoma: Questions most frequently asked in clinical practice. – Samant P., Morekar S., Nayak B.K. Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Vol. 2 page 12
  Prophylaxis of Retinal Detachment – Samant P., Kadekar A. Noida Journal Of Ophthalmology, Oct-Nov. 2005, Vol.2 No. 4 page 19
  Photodynamic Therapy with Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide – A New Horizon in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Kadekar A., Samant P. Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Vol. 2 page 77
  Triamcinolone Assisted Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling in Macular Hole Surgery – Samant. P et al. Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Vol. 3 Issue 2 page 47

Chapters in Books Published

• Author of Textbook titled “Ophthalmology Theory And Practical” (D.K. Series).
• Co-Author of an Atlas on Fundus Fluorescein Angiography , Jaypee Brothers for Sankara Nethralaya(Chennai).
• Contributed a Chapter titled “Pediatric Visual Electrophysiology Tests” in the book “Surgical and Medical Management of Pediatric Ophthalmology” by Dr. Ashok Garg et al.

Conferences and Seminars

• IOFB Challenging Cases during the 60th Annual Conference of The Delhi Ophthalmologic Society, 2009.
• IOFB Challenging Cases at Asia ARVO 2009, the International Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,Hyderabad.
• “Etiopathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurtiy” at the ROP Workshop conducted by BOA and Bachooali Eye Hospital,Mumbai ,2009.
• Talk on “Retinopathy of Prematurity – All we need to know” at the First Annual Congress of Kolkata Academy of Ophthalmology.
• Performed Live Retina Surgery at the Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society Live Retina Surgery workshop, Mumbai, 2008.

• IOFB Challenging Cases during the 60th Annual Conference of The Delhi Ophthalmologic Society, 2009.
• IOFB Challenging Cases at Asia ARVO 2009, the International Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,Hyderabad.
• “Etiopathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurtiy” at the ROP Workshop conducted by BOA and Bachooali Eye Hospital,Mumbai ,2009.
• Talk on “Retinopathy of Prematurity – All we need to know” at the First Annual Congress of Kolkata Academy of Ophthalmology.
• Performed Live Retina Surgery at the Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society Live Retina Surgery workshop, Mumbai, 2008.
• Faculty and gave a talk on “Role of FFA in Dry AMD” South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology and 3rd Indian AMD Congress held from ,New Delhi.
• Faculty and gave a talk on “Caution with Anti-VEGFs” in the BOA Retina CME in Mumbai.
• Faculty at CME on “Ocular Trauma” organized by Shri Ganapati Nethralaya, Jalna in Collaboration with ORBIS and under the aegis of MOS on 13th January 2008 – Gave a talk on “Managing IOFBs”
• “Newer Treatments in ARMD” during Posterior Segment Workshop ,Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya (SNC) Uttar Pradesh ,2007.
• “Avastin: Role in Today’s World” at the Retina CME organized by Bombay Ophthalmic Association at Tata Memorial Hospital on 22nd July 2007.
• At the Annual Conference of Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society, Kolhapur ,2006:
  1. Was part of the Instruction Course on Diabetic Retinopathy
  2. Gave a talk on Comparing 20g/23g/25g Vitrectomy techniques
  3. Presented 3 videos on various vitreoretinal surgeries
• Angio-occlusion: A refreshing look at the Mechanism Of Action of Verteporfin in PDT at The National AMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration) Congress ,Mumbai, 2006.
• Role of Triamcinolone in vitreous surgery,Macular hole surgery – Dual Use IVTA,Bimanual Vitrectomy Technique For Advanced PDR - 4 Less 1 Technique, Eye Advance 2006 Conference .
• “Diabetes and the Eye” during the Seminar on Diabetes for IMA State Branch CGP Subfaculty, P.D. Hinduja Hospital, 2006.
• Performed Live Surgery and lecture on “Diabetic Retinopathy” during Posterior Segment Workshop , Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya ,Uttar Pradesh ,2006.
• Screening and Lasers in Retinopathy of Prematurity at the Retina CME ,Ganapati Nethralaya ,Aurangabad ,2006
• Recent Advances in Vitrectomy Techniques at the Retina Symposium conducted by Bombay Ophthalmic Association, 2006.
• Retinoblastoma at the CME Course on Pediatric Ophthalmology organized by Bombay Ophthalmic Association,2006
• Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors (VEGF) in Diabetic Retinopathy at the International Vitreoretinal Meet on Diabetic Retinal Diseases ,Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya in Guwahati, Assam ,2006
• Lecture on “Transpupillary Thermotherapy in ARMD” at Annual Bombay Ophthalmic Association (BOA) Conference – Focus 2005, December 2005, Mumbai.