Dr. Naveen Kumar Naik

Dr Naveen Kumar Naik is a vitreo retina specialist in Bengaluru with 23 years of experience, currently practising as Consultant in Vitreo Retina Services at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

He completed advanced vitreo retina fellowship training at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, and has performed over 450 scleral fixated intraocular lens procedures, with expertise spanning medical retina, complex vitreo retinal surgery, uveitis care, and retinopathy of prematurity management.

He consults in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Area of Expertise

Medical Retina

Dr Naveen Naik manages patients with retinal vascular and degenerative disorders using evidence based medical retina protocols:

• Diabetic retinopathy management
• Age related macular degeneration
• Retinal vein occlusion treatment
• Macular edema management
• Intravitreal injection therapy

Surgical Retina and Vitreo Retinal Surgery

Dr Naik performs advanced vitreo retinal surgeries for complex retinal conditions and ocular trauma:

• Retinal detachment surgery
• Vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage
• Intraocular foreign body removal
• Ocular injury management
• Complex diabetic eye surgery

Scleral Fixated Intraocular Lens Surgery

Dr Naveen Kumar has special expertise in scleral fixated intraocular lens implantation with extensive surgical experience:

• SFIOL implantation
• Secondary IOL fixation
• Aphakia management
• IOL repositioning surgery
• Complicated cataract case management

Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation

Dr Naik manages patients with anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveitis in coordination with pulmonologists and rheumatologists for systemic disease evaluation:

• Anterior uveitis management
• Intermediate uveitis treatment
• Posterior uveitis care
• Systemic inflammatory disease related uveitis
• Long term immunomodulatory therapy planning

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Dr Naveen Kumar Naik evaluates and treats premature infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity with structured neonatal retinal care:

• ROP screening in NICU
• Laser treatment for ROP
• Surgical ROP management
• Neonatal retinal examination
• Long term ROP follow up

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, M S Ramaiah Medical College, 2003
• DOMS, Mysore Medical College
• DNB Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, 2010
• FEVR Vitreo Retina Fellowship, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, 2012
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 67548, 2004

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Authored chapters in “Principles and Practices in Vitreo Retinal Surgeries” by Aravind Hospital, Jaypee Publishers
• Published papers in national and international peer reviewed journals
• Invited guest speaker at state, national, and international conferences

Professional Memberships

• All India Ophthalmology Society
• Vitreo Retina Society of India
• Karnataka Ophthalmology Society
• Bangalore Ophthalmology Society

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

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