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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

 
  • Designation: Associate Professor & Unit In-charge, Corneal Transplantation & Eye Bank Co-ordinator
  • Qualification: MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology), DNB (Ophthalmology)
  • PhD Scholar (Under DHR- ICMR funded Young Medical Faculty PhD program 2024-25)
  • Fellowship in Cornea and Ocular Surface (LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad) 2014
  • Email:purvashanarang@aiimsnagpur.edu.in 
        Areas of expertise
  • Corneal Transplantations (Endothelial Keratoplasty, Deep anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty), Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation, Ocular surface reconstruction (Keratoprosthesis, Lid Margin- Mucous Membrane Grafting, Amniotic Membrane Grafting, minor salivary gland transplantation etc.)
  • Stem cell culture
  • 3-D Bioprinting
  • Ocular Genetics
  • Ocular Microbiology

 
 Training

  • DHR-ICMR sponsored Training Course on "Human Disease Models: Approaches, Advances and Applications 2024" at ICMR-NIRRCH, Mumbai
  • Leadership Development Program 2023-24 under ARC-AIOS, IIM Ahmedabad & Pegasus Academy, Bengaluru.
  • Cornea & Eye Bank Training- Dr. Sushila Nayar Eye Bank, MGIMS, Sewagram, Wardha
  • Phacoemulsification Fellowship- Lotus Eye Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai & KB Haji Bachooali Eye Hospital, Dadar, Mumbai.

Publications

  • Narang P, Mohamed A, Mittal V, Sangwan VS. Cataract surgery in chronic Stevens– Johnson syndrome: aspects and outcomes.Br J Ophthalmol 2016;100:1542- 1546. DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015- 308041.
  • Narang P, Donthineni, PR, D’Souza S, Basu S. Evaporative dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction: Preferred practice pattern guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. Ind J Ophthalmol;2023;71(4):1348-1356. DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2841_22.
  • Sullivan DA, da Costa AX, Del Duca E,Doll T, Grupcheva CN, Lazreg S, Liu, SH, McGee SR, Murthy R, Narang P, Ng A, Nistico S, O'Dell L, Roos J, Shen J, Markoulli M. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface.Ocul Surf. 2023 Apr 1329:77-130.
  • Narang P, Mittal V, Menon V, Bhaduri A, Chaudhuri BR, Honavar SG. Primary limbal stem cell transplantation in the surgical management of extensive ocular surface squamous neoplasia involving the limbus. Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:1569-73.
  • Mittal V, Jain R, Mittal R, Narang P et al. Successful management of severe unilateral chemical burns in children using simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET). Br J Ophthalmol 2016;100(8): 1102-1108.

Miscellaneous and Awards:

Awards

  • Inspiration in Field of Cornea’ Award by Women’s Ophthalmological Society (WOS) in 2022
  • Special Appreciation Award for Paper Session by Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) Nagpur 2025
  • First Prize in KERACON 2017- National Photography Contest- Slit Lamp Photography
  • First Prize in KERACON 2017- National Photography Contest- Eye as an Art
  • First Prize in KERACON 2016- National Photography Contest- Slit Lamp Photography
  • First Prize in Photography Contest of Ophthalmological Society of Nagpur (OSN) August 2024 (non-academic)

Miscellaneous

  • Invited Guest Faculty/ Course Instructor at European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), All India Ophthalmologists’ Conference (AIOC), Cornea Society of India annual Conference- KERACON, MOSCON (Maharashtra), DOSCON (Delhi), TOSCON (Telangana), Haryana Ophthalmological Society.
  • Lead Organizer of Hands-on workshops in National conferences like ‘Keracon’ and ‘AIOC’
  • Associate Editor for: Journal of Cornea and Ocular Surface (The official journal of ‘Cornea Society of India’)
  • Reviewer for: Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 2. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 3. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 4. Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 5. Translational Vision Science & Technology (ARVO Journal), 6. Journal of Cornea and Ocular Surface, 7. Clinical Ophthalmology, 8. PLOS ONE Open Access Journal, 9. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 10. Cureus Journal of Medical Science
  • Life Member of: Cornea Society of India (CSI), All India Ophthalmologists’ Society (AIOS), Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society (MOS), Women’s Ophthalmological Society (WOS), Bombay Ophthalmologists’ Association (BOA), Haryana Ophthalmological Society (HOS), North Zone Ophthalmological Society (NZOS), Vidarbha Ophthalmological Society (VOS), Ophthalmological Society of Nagpur (OSN), Ambala Ophthalmological Society (AOS), Indian Medical Association (IMA), Medico-Legal Action Group (MLAG)