Soniya Srivastava
Faculty Optometrist
House No. 2120, Kinari Bazar Chandni Chowk
New Delhi - 110006
Mobile: 981-***-**** Email: ********@**********.***
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of Birth: 16th Feb 1975
Languages: English and Hindi
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To provide quality care to the patients and to upgrade optometry profession
in India by putting my best efforts.
PRESENT STATUS:
Working as 'Faculty - Optometrist' with special interest in low vision and
Instrumentation with 'Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital' since October 1999
till date.
Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), 75 years old Eye and ENT hospital
in New Delhi. The hospital has all modern ophthalmic equipments sourced
from around the world. SCEH is having separate specialty clinics, Vision
Enhancement Center, Pediatric Department, Vision Therapy Clinic, Contact
Lens Clinic, Cornea, Glaucoma & Retina clinics.
Vision Enhancement Center - Functioning as a " Incharge Of Vision
Enhancement Center", had Started the Vision Enhancement Center in 2001 and
since then working with visualy impaired vision individuals. It is a fully
equipped low vision clinic with all types of Optical, Non Optical and
Electronic Devices.
1 MY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Low Vision Specialist
Vision enhancement center- the clinic runs full week and lot of
individulas after the identifying their needs and specific goals, servives
and trainings provided .
(b) As A Clinical Incharge of Training Programme
Fellowship in optometry- At SCEH we are having two years / fifteen months
Fellowship Program for Optometrists who have done Diploma or Degree in
Optometry, As a Faculty Optometrist, I am teaching low vision,
Instrumentation optics & refraction to the students.
. All India Contact Lens Educators Programme: Short term contact lens
teaching session to the opticians /optometrists and presented various
lectures and demonstration.
.Low Vision / Low vision Awareness: Programme for general practitioners and
volunteers working for National for blind people (NAB) & other NGOs India.
2 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Exams Year University / %Age Subjects
passed Board
10th 1989 UP Board 65% Hindi, Eng.,
Maths, Science,
Soc. Sci, Biology
12th 1991 U P Board 59% Hindi, Eng.,
Physics, Biology
& Chemistry
B Sc. 1994 Agra University 75% Zoology, Botany,
(UP) Chemistry
Diploma in 1995 UP State Medical 70% Anatomy & Physio.
Refraction Faculty, Lucknow Of eye,
&Optometry Physical & Physio
optics
1st year
Diploma in 1996 UP State Medical 77% Ophthalmology,
Faculty, Lucknow Ophthalmic
Refraction Dispensing
&Optometry
2nd year
PERSUING 'BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OPTOMETRY (LATERAL)' FROM VINAYAKA
MISSIONS UNIVERSITY,SALEM, CHENNAI FOR 2009-11.
1 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2 years Fellowship in Optometry (Oct.97- Sep 1999) from L V Prasad Eye
Institute, Hyderabad and Received the 'Best Fellow Award ' in the Year of
1999.
2 JOB PROFILE
History Taking
Objective and Subjective Refraction
Handling of all types of optical lenses at optical shop
Contact Lens fitting, verification, Dispensing, Aftercare, Complication
Management
Anterior & Posterior segment evaluation
Orthoptic Evaluation
Low Vision Assessment and management
Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy / Photography
Applanation Tonometry & Gonioscopy
A-Scan Biometry(Contact & Immersion ), Pachymetry & B-Scan
Fields assessment with Humphrey Field Analyzer
OCT
CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
Participated in 'Indian Contact Lens Education Programme (ICLEP)' at L.V.
Prasad Eye Institute Hyderabad.
Attended "Clinical Contact Lens Practice (CCLP)" Gandhi Eye Hospital
Aligarh, U.P.
Participated at the 'Workshop on Low Vision Aids' organized by Elite school
of optometry and shankar Nethralaya Chennai on 17th Feb 2001
Attended 7 days session exclusively on 'Low vision/low vision aids
/management/Rehabilitation by Dr. Jannet Silver' from Moorefield 's
Hospital London in April 2001 at Dr. Shroff's Charity eye Hospital New
Delhi, India
Attended 4 days session exclusively on Low vision/low vision aids
/management/Rehabilitation by Dr Daniel C. Schainholz, Lighthouse Low-
Vision California In 2003.
Workshop with Ms.Polly Pinto' (Pediatric Optometrist and low vision
specialist from Moorefield, UK) on low vision management 20th Jan to
24tHJan 2003.
Attended International conference "VISION PNORAMA" March-April 2003
organized by World Council of Optometry and Indian Optometric Association.
Active participation in 'Special Olympics' held at Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, Delhi from 23rd February 2004 to 27th February 2004.
Attended a 'Workshop for Professionals from South Asian Countries' working
in the area of Low Vision from 4th to 7th Oct 06 in Delhi.
Attended a one-day Workshop on Pediatric Low vision Rehabilitation with Dr
Lea Hyeraian and Dr Nuthali on 30th Dec 2006 at SCEH.
Attended CME on " Diabetic Retinopathy" in May 08 organized by Dr.Manisha
Agarwal.
Attended conference of IOA (Indian Optometric Association) in Nov 2008 at
Amritsar.
CME COORDINATED:
Arranged various Optometric Conferences in SCEH from 2005 to 2007 and
coordinated " LOW VISION WORKSHOPS "
Arranged a CME on "GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSTICS" on 13th April 2008.
1 PRESENTATION:
Co-author of a paper on' Causes of visual disability in children and adults
and their preference to Low Vision Devices',Presented on 33rd IOA
Conference held in GOA
Presentation on "SLIT LAMP BIOMICROSCOPY & DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY " in
'Special Olympics' held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 23rd
February 2004 to 27th February 2004.
Presentation on "LOW VISION MANAGEMENT IN GERIATRIC GROUP "& "ANATOMY AND
MECHANISM OF EYE " in a Workshop for Professionals from South Asian
Countries working in the area of Low Vision from 4th to 7th Oct 06
Presentation on"THERAUPTIC APPLICATION OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES" in CME on
Ophthalmic Dispensing in Dec 2006.
Presentation on"ASSESMENT OF LOW VISION INDIVIDUAL" in CME on Low Vision in
March 2005.
Presentation on"OPTOMETRIC MANAGEMENT OF LOW VISION INDIVIDUAL" in CME on
Low Vision in March 2006.
Presentation on "PAEDIATRIC LOW VISION MANAGEMENT" in internal CME at SCEH.
Presentation on " LOW VISION MANAGEMENT OF ARMD" patient in ARMD Workshop
held at SCEH in may 09 .
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT:
Running Short Term Training Programme for Low Vision and Rehabilitation of
the duration one month for Optometrists and Ophthalmologist.
Working with the Quality Assurance team from Aug 2008 onwards and
represent the optometrist group. To revise / making new protocols for
various optometry Procedures and process, introduce validation system.
Working for the developing the Refraction protocol and assuring Quality of
Refraction and prescription of glasses.
Associated in five year Strategic planning in Optometry.
Associated in all Diagnostic Procedure in Ophthalmology.
(Soniya Srivastava)
REFRENCES:
Dr.Suma Ganesh
Dr.Umang Mathur
Consultant
Medical Director
3 Pediatric Ophthalmology
Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital
Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital
Daryaganj, New Delhi
Daryaganj, New Delhi.