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Dr. Raksha Rao
MBBS, MS, FCFS (Fellowship Centre for Sight), FWEH (Fellowship Will's Eye Hospital), FICO
Assistant Professor - Ophthalmology
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
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After completing MBBS from Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital, I gave my NEET entrance exam to secure an all-India rank of 194 among 1.5 lakh students appearing for the exam. This allowed me to opt for a free PG-training seat in the prestigious B.Y.L Nair Hospital and Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai. After completing 3 year PG course wherein a focused and precise training was given in pan-ophthalmology, I worked as a consultant in Municipal Eye Hospital in Mumbai to complete a year of bond. This was followed by a 1-year fellowship in Oculoplasty and Ocular oncology in Centre for Sight in Hyderabad under the aegis of Dr. Santosh Honavar and a 1-year fellowship in Ocular Oncology and research in Will's Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. Following this, I worked as a consultant in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum for a year before shifting to Narayana Nethralaya in Bangalore. Here I worked for the next 7 years before joining St. John's Medical College Hospital in September 2025. During 12 years of my surgical services, I have done various complicated surgeries including cataract, orbital cases, eyelid and ocular malignancies.
Qualification/ Education
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) Father Muller Medical College and Hospital, Mangalore
MS (Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology)Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
FICO Fellow, International Council of Ophthalmology, USA
FCFS Fellow, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad
FWEH Fellow, Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
Experience
I worked as a consultant in Municipal Eye Hospital in Mumbai to complete a year of bond. This was followed by a 1-year fellowship in Oculoplasty and Ocular oncology in Centre for Sight in Hyderabad under the aegis of Dr. Santosh Honavar and a 1-year fellowship in Ocular Oncology and research in Will's Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. Following this, I worked as a consultant in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum for a year before shifting to Narayana Nethralaya in Bangalore. Here I worked for the next 7 years before joining St. John's Medical College Hospital in September 2025.
Areas of interest
Cataract, Thyroid eye disease, Retinoblastoma, Orbital tumors, Ptosis, Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), Blepharoplasty, Eyelid and conjunctival tumors.
Field of Expertise
Cataract
Oculoplasty
Ocular Oncology
Fellowship & Membership
FICO Fellow, International Council of Ophthalmology, USA
FCFS Fellow, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad
FWEH Fellow, Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Research Coordinator in Department of Ophthalmology
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Member, AIOS (All India Ophthalmological Society)
Member, OPAI (Oculoplasty Association of India)
Member, KOS (Karnataka Ophthalmic Society)
Member, KSOS (Kerala State Ophthalmic Society)
Member, BOA (Bombay Ophthalmic Society)
Member, ISOO (International Society of Ocular Oncology)
Awards and Recognitions
- AIOS and IJO Platinum Award for the best voted article in IJO 2021 at AIOS 2022, Mumbai.
- AIOS and IJO Commendation Certificate for an IJO publication as one of the 25 most cited articles of IJO in 2021-2022 at AIOS 2022, Mumbai.
- APAO Achievement award for scientific contribution at APAO 2021 (virtual).
- APOS Pradeep Swarup award for best scientific paper in external diseases at AIOS 2020, Gurugram.
- Best Paper award in Ocular Pathology/Oncology at AIOS 2019, Indore.
- OPAI Gold Medal for first place in quiz at OPAI 2018, Jaipur.
- International Ophthalmic Hero award at AIOS 2017, Jaipur.
- Best Poster award in Ocular Pathology for physical poster at AIOS 2017, Jaipur.
- Best Paper award for scientific paper at Ocular Oncology MasterClass 2017 with Dr. Carol Shields, Hyderabad.
- Eye Cancer Foundation Travel Grant for ISOO (International Society of Ocular Oncology) 2017, Sydney, Australia.
- Yasuo Tano award for scientific contribution at APAO 2016, Taipei, Taiwan.
- C. S. Reshmi award for the best scientific video show at AIOS 2016, Kolkata.
- Sujata Savithri award for the best scientific paper in oculoplasty at AIOS 2016, Kolkata.
- Eye Cancer Foundation Travel Grant for ISOO 2015, Paris, France.
- Special Prize for free paper at the Post Graduate Rounds Competition at Eye-PEP 2011, LVPEI, Hyderabad
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No project details available.
Malignant transformation of multifocal tapioca iris nevus in a child
Maxwell R Harley 1, Raksha Rao 1, Sara E Lally 1, Carol L Shields 2 Intravitreal topotecan in the management of refractory and recurrent vitreous seeds in retinoblastoma
Raksha Rao 1, Santosh G Honavar 1, Vishal Sharma 1, Vijay Anand P Reddy 1 Unilateral isolated superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis
Raksha Rao 1,✉, Yasmin Ali 1, Chinmay P Nagesh 2, Unnikrishnan Nair 1 Eye salvage in diffuse anterior retinoblastoma using systemic chemotherapy with periocular and intravitreal topotecan
Raksha Rao 1, Santosh G Honavar 2, Kaustubh Mulay 3, Vijay Anand P Reddy 1 Multifocal Choroidal Melanoma in a patient with Germline BRCA-Associated Protein 1 Mutation. Retin Cases
Raksha Rao, Renelle Pointdujour-Lim, Arupa Ganguly, Carol L Shields Optical Coherence Tomography of Small Retinoblastoma
Welch, R. Joel MD; Rao, Raksha MD; Gordon, Phillip S. BA; Say, Emil Anthony T. MD; Shields, Carol L. MD Comparison of posterior lamellar resection versus lumpectomy for initial management of localized tarsal conjunctival sebaceous carcinoma in 54 cases
Sara E Lally, Raksha Rao, Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields Periocular topotecan for vitreous seeds in retinoblastoma
Purnima R Sthapit, Raksha Rao, Santosh G Honavar Preservation of retinoblastoma group E eyes with neovascular glaucoma using intravenous chemotherapy: risk factors and outcomes
Raksha Rao, Santosh G Honavar, Vijayanand Palkonda Reddy Primary orbital low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma - A case report
Rao R, Honavar SG , Mulay K, Reddy VAP Persistent fetal vasculature feeding a retinoblastoma
Thirumalesh M B, Raksha Rao, Gagan Dudeja External dacryocystorhinostomy conventional surgery versus Pawar implant A comparative study
Mishra, Deepak, Bhushan, Prashant, Sinha, Bibhuti P, Bhaskar, Gyan, Rao Raksha Primary lacrimal gland teratoma in an adult: A clinicopathologic and radiological correlation
Raksha Rao, Santosh G Honavar, Kaustubh Mulay No Others Contributions details available.