Dr. Teena Mendonca

Dr Teena Mendonca is a consultant ophthalmologist and paediatric eye specialist in Mangaluru with 16 years of experience in paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus surgery, and neuro-ophthalmology, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.

She holds a Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Neuro-Ophthalmology from L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, with additional fellowship training in phacoemulsification, and serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.

She consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, and Konkani.

Area of Expertise

Paediatric Ophthalmology

Dr Teena Mendonca evaluates and manages children with a broad range of eye conditions from birth through adolescence with specialised paediatric surgical and medical expertise:

• Paediatric cataract surgery including lens aspiration with primary posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy
• Secondary intraocular lens placement in children
• Paediatric ophthalmic disorder diagnosis and management
• Retinopathy of prematurity screening and management
• Paediatric vision assessment and amblyopia therapy

Strabismus Surgery and Eye Alignment

Patients with squint, ocular misalignment, and nystagmus are evaluated and surgically corrected with a range of extraocular muscle procedures for both children and adults:

• Adult and paediatric strabismus surgery
• Extraocular muscle surgery for nystagmus
• Extraocular muscle loop myopexy
• Periosteal fixation of the lateral rectus
• Pattern strabismus and torsional strabismus surgical management

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Dr Mendonca assesses and manages patients with visual disturbances arising from neurological and systemic conditions affecting the optic nerve and visual pathway:

• Optic neuropathy evaluation and management
• Linezolid-induced toxic optic neuropathy diagnosis
• Paradoxical optochiasmic tuberculoma management
• Visual field defect assessment in neurological conditions
• Neuro-ophthalmic emergency evaluation

Oculoplasty and Lacrimal Disorders

Patients with eyelid malpositions, lacrimal drainage disorders, and ocular surface tumours are managed with appropriate surgical and reconstructive approaches:

• Ptosis correction and eyelid malposition surgery
• Adult and paediatric lacrimal surgery
• Nasolacrimal duct obstruction assessment and dacryocystorhinostomy
• Ocular surface tumour treatment
• Eyelid and periorbital reconstruction

Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification

Dr Teena performs adult cataract surgery with advanced phacoemulsification and manual small incision techniques:

• Phacoemulsification cataract surgery
• Manual small incision cataract surgery
• Intraocular lens implantation
• Pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft
• Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy

Botulinum Toxin and Non-Surgical Eye Treatments

Selected patients with eye alignment disorders and eyelid conditions are managed with Botulinum toxin as an effective non-surgical intervention:

• Botulinum toxin injection for strabismus
• Botulinum toxin for eyelid spasm and dystonias
• Non-surgical management of ocular motility disorders
• Retinal photocoagulation for retinal conditions
• Laser treatment planning and delivery

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (2010)
• MS Ophthalmology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore (2013)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Neuro-Ophthalmology (FLVPEI), L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad (2015)
• Fellowship in Phacoemulsification, MM Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli
• Fellowship in Phacoemulsification, PVRI, Hyderabad

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru

Previous Associations

• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Young Researcher Award, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Best Free Paper Award, KOSCON State Conference, 2018

Research and Publications

Dr Teena Mendonca has published in indexed national and international ophthalmology journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Ophthalmology:

• Clinicodemographic Profile of Visual Disability Among Applicants for Disability Certification in South India, Clinical Ophthalmology
• Association of Serum Lipid Profile and Other Systemic Risk Factors with Retinal Hard Exudates in Diabetic Retinopathy, International Ophthalmology, 2024
• Purtscher-Like Retinopathy: Uncommon Ocular Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2023
• Retinal Haemorrhages in Leukaemia, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2022
• Paradoxical Growth of Presumed Optochiasmic Tuberculomas Following Medical Therapy, JAMA Ophthalmology, 2013
• Pattern Strabismus and Torsion Need Special Surgical Attention, Eye, 2015

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