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Faculty & Staff
Dr. Nivedhitha Nikhil
MBBS,MS, Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Assistant Professor - Ophthalmology
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
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Dr Nivedhitha Nikhil is working as Assistant Professor in the department of Ophthalmology. She is a trained pediatric ophthalmologist and squint specialist. She is currently pursuing PhD under ICMR- Young Medical Faculty in the area of Cerebral Visual Impairment(CVI). Her areas of interest are- pediatric and adult cataract , pediatric and adult squint. CVI, low vision, amblyopia, vision therapy. Surgical expertise includes phacoemulsification in adults, pediatric cataract surgeries and squint surgeries. She also runs the Ophthalmology and vision therapy unit at Unit of Hope, St Johns Medical College .
Qualification/ Education
MBBS- Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore (2005-2011)
MS in Ophthalmology- Kempegowda Institute of Medical sciences, Bangalore (2012-2015)
Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore (2016-2018)
Currently pursing PhD under ICMR- AcSIR Young Medical Faculty : Physician -Scientist Cohort 2025
Experience
Worked as Senior Resident in Department of Ophthalmology from 2019-2023
Currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Ophthalmology and Consultant at Unit Of Hope -Multidisciplinary centre for children with special needs, St Johns Medical College.
Areas of interest
Amblyopia, pediatric and adult cataract, pediatric and adult squint, low vision rehabilitation, Cerebral visual impairment(CVI), vision therapy
Field of Expertise
Pediatric Ophthalmology, Pediatric and adult squint, CVI
Fellowship & Membership
Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore (2016-2018)
Membership- AIl India Ophthalmology Society, Bangalore Ophthalmic Society, Karnataka Ophthalmic Society,
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Nil
Other formal training/certification
Trained in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine at St John Research Institute, 2023.
Trained in Basic course in Medical Education (BCME)- 2024
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Department NMC coordinator
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Membership- AIl India Ophthalmology Society, Bangalore Ophthalmic Society, Karnataka Ophthalmic Society,
Awards and Recognitions
Awarded PhD - Young Medical Faculty grant under Indian Council of Medical research( ICMR) in 2025
Awarded Best Research paper under young medical faculty at Research day 2025, St Johns Research Institute
Awarded best poster presentation at International CVI conference 2024, LVPEI, Hyderabad
No groups and associations specified.
No project details available.
Diagnosing pediatric cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Chandran, Vidhya; Nikhil, Niveditha Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia after Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in a Case of Vernal Keratoconjuctivitis
Murthy, Sowmya Raveendra; Nikhil, Niveditha; Gupta, Khushboo Superior Segmental Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Presenting With Exotropia and Nystagmus – Case Report
Murthy, Sowmya Raveendra; Gupta, Khushboo1; Nikhil, Nivedhitha1 Visual Outcome of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy in Patients Treated with Intravenous Methypredisolone
Sundeep1 , H Niveditha2 , Nivedhitha Nikhil3 , B V Vinutha4 Ocular Manifestations of Hyperhomocysteinemia and their Response to Therapeutic Modalities
H N Sowbhagya1 , Minal Kothari2 , L Kiran Kumar3 , Nivedhitha Nikhil2 Importance of serological workup in cataract cases of out-reach programmes
H. N. Sowbhagya, Kiran Kumar L, Nivedhitha Nikhil, Kirthi Raj, Liji P, Pooja Patil, Aisha Rafi , Sushruth. A. Ocular Morbidities Associated With Hyperhomocystenemia.
Sowbhagya H.N, Sri Siddhartha, Kiran Kumar L, Minal Kothari, Nivedhitha Nikhil No Others Contributions details available.