19/02/2026
Today reminded me why I chose this profession.
A 22-year-old boy came to me for a retina opinion. He had lost his left eye in childhood due to trauma. Now, after another injury with a wooden stick, his only seeing eye had vision of counting fingers. On examination, he had an inferior retinal detachment with a large break.
I advised scleral buckle surgery. But he belonged to a poor family and could not afford the procedure.
As a newly joined retina surgeon in a corporate multi-speciality hospital, it was not an easy decision. Yet in front of me was a one-eyed young boy at risk of total blindness. I simply could not let that happen.
We went ahead with a 2-hour scleral buckle surgery.
Today, 15 days later the retina is attached and his vision has improved to 6/60.
The satisfaction I felt is beyond words.
At LV Prasad Eye Institute, I was not only trained in surgical skills, I was taught compassion. My mentor, Padmaja Kumari Rani, didn’t just teach me how to operate; she taught me how to care.
This is what I can give back to society.
Grateful. Always.
Dr Dibya Prabha
Vitreo-Retina Surgeon
Neurovision
