Ocular Trauma in Armed Conflicts

Col (Dr) Shrikant Waikar is presently Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Institute of Naval Medicine, INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai, India, and is a Senior Adviser to 16 armed forces hospitals across India. He graduated from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, India, in 1989. After graduation, he actively participated as a medical officer with the fighting forces in various counter-terror operations. He has seen active armed operations at close quarters and managed multiple forms of trauma for three years before specializing in the field of ophthalmology from AFMC Pune (MS) followed by a Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and fellowship from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (FMRF). He is also a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS). He has served as an ophthalmologist and anterior segment microsurgeon in various armed forces hospitals in India. He has vast experience in managing all forms of ocular trauma, both militaryand civil. He has been taking lectures on ocular trauma in various forums and organized a national level CME at Lucknow, India, for armed forces and civil ophthalmologists. He has several publications and has delivered numerous national and international conference presentations.