Dr. Sathiyan Karunanithi Specialist - Ophthalmologist

Biography

Dr. Sathiyan is a Vitreoretinal and Cataract Surgeon with nearly 16 years of experience. He is a pioneer in treating diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration associated with aging. He has extensive experience with Anti Veg F intravitreal injections in treating various retinal conditions. He manages all complex surgical retinal conditions, including advanced traction retinal detachments (RD’s). He pioneered and mastered suture-free buckling and vitrectomy procedures – microincision vitrectomy procedures (MIVS). He has extensive experience with macular holes and related surgeries. He has mastered the art of performing cataract and vitrectomy surgeries in conjunction with other procedures for various conditions. He has performed over 25000 advanced microincision cataract surgeries using refractive IOLs such as Toric, Multifocal Toric, Glued IOL, SFIOL, and Cionni rings. He possesses extensive experience with multimodality retinal imaging, laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and the management of retinopathy of prematurity. Dr. Sathiyan has worked as a Consultant Retina & Cataract Surgeon for several prestigious hospitals in India and the United Arab Emirates. He worked as a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer for one of India’s largest chain of eye hospitals. He pioneered the establishment of Vitreoretina specialties in various parts of south India. In 2012, he relocated to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he worked as a Retina and Cataract Surgeon at the NMC Eye Care Center of Excellence for Ophthalmology. He is a Member of the All-India Ophthalmological Society, the Indian Vitreo Retina Society, the European Retina Society, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, the Independent Ethics Committee in Mumbai, India, and the Advisory Board Committee for Allergan Surgical. He has published on pseudophakic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment on a global scale. His areas of expertise include,

• PRP pattern laser for diabetic retinopathy
• Focal laser for macular edema
• Advanced PASCAL laser system with endpoint management
• Fundus photography
• Ultrasound B-Scan
• Zeiss IOL master
• Visual field
• Slit-lamp pictures
• Intravitreal Injections (daycare Admission)
• Intravenous fluorescein angiogram
• Chalazion excision
• Foreign body removal
• Therapeutic contact lens
• Suture removal
• Punctal plug insertion/application
• OCT Macula/Disc/Cornea
• Pachymetry
• Corneal Topography
• Cyst removal
• Topical sutureless cataract surgery
• Vitrectomy for retinal detachment
• Retinopexy for retinal defects
• Advanced stellaris elite B and L combined phacovitrectomy machine