Speciality:
"Dr. Somnath Chakraborty did his MBBS and MS in Ophthalmology at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. He has performed nearly 3000 retina surgeries and administered over 5000 intravitreal injections. Dr. Somnath has a special interest in the surgical retina, ROP, and teaching. He has four International and one National publication. He has made Surgical presentations at ASRS, San Diego, ASRS Vienna, and EuRetina London. Dr. Somnath Chakraborty is associated with the Retina Institute of Bengal. The Retina Institute of Bengal is a dedicated super-speciality eye care institute in North Bengal. They aim to become a Center of excellence in Ophthalmology and be a ONE-STOP solution for all eye problems faced by people in and around North Bengal. They have all advanced and modern equipment, Modular OT, Anterior Segment OCT, Intra-vitreal Injections, and Spectral OCT.
2026 Update: Dr. Somnath Chakraborty has over 10 years of experience in Vitreo-Retina. His Long-term fellowship in Vitreo-retina from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai (2005-2007). After finishing his fellowship, he joined the Retina clinic of Aravind, Madurai, as an Associate Professor (2007). He won the Satya Hazra Best Paper in Community Ophthalmology in 2021 for the pioneering work on ROP screening in Government-run SNCUs of Alipurduar district. He has conducted multiple training workshops on Diabetic Retinopathy management, vitreoretina surgical techniques, Anti-VGF injections, and ROP screening and treatment for ophthalmologists, pediatricians, post-graduate students at the level of SAARC, AIOC, OSWB, and North Bengal."
