Dr. Nikita Gupta is a highly accomplished Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon with advanced ICO Fellowships in Retina and Uvea. She has independently performed over 1000 vitrectomies and holds top national ranks, including securing 1st rank in the MCh Vitreo-Retinal Surgery entrance at PGI and ranking 2nd in MD Ophthalmology at AIIMS. Her work spans complex retinal detachment, macular surgeries, diabetic eye disease, and trauma-related retinal conditions. She is deeply active in academic research, with multiple scientific publications and a book chapter in a leading Springer textbook.
Educational Qualifications:
- Fellowship (Uvea) – International Council of Ophthalmology, All India Ophthalmological Society (2024)
- Fellowship (Retina) – International Council of Ophthalmology, All India Ophthalmological Society (2024)
- Junior Resident – Dr R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi (2016 - 2019)
- MCh (Vitreoretinal Surgery) – PGI, Chandigarh (2022)
- MD (Ophthalmology) – Dr R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Delhi (2019)
- MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (2014)
Professional Experience:
- Dr Nikita Gupta is currently working at Max Healthcare.
- Associate Consultant – Centre for Sight Hospitals, Delhi (Oct 2022 - Sep 2025)
Awards:
- Performed over 1000 vitrectomies independently
- Secured 2nd rank in MD Ophthalmology at RP Centre, AIIMS (2016 - 2019)
- Ranked 1st in MCh Vitreo-Retinal Surgery entrance examination at PGI (2019)
- Topper of MCh examinations at PGI and topper in MCh Vitreo-Retina (2019 - 2022)
Research Papers & Publications:
- Nikita Gupta, Atul Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Arun Kapil, “Vitreoretinopathy in a patient with Stickler syndrome. Veil-like vitreous condensations are apparent posteriorly along with patches of perivascular lattice.” Ophthalmology Retina
- Ashish Markan, Nikita Gupta, Basavarj Tigari, Ramandeep Singh, “Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (I-OCT) assisted passage of the encircling element during retinal detachment surgery”, GMS Ophthalmology Cases
- Commentary: Visual electrophysiology and laboratory-specific normative values – How important are they? Simar Rajan Singh, Nikita Gupta, Mohit Dogra
- Nikita Gupta, Aditi Mehta, Mohit Dogra, Simar Rajan Singh, “Choroidal neovascularisation following inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for idiopathic macular hole: A case for modified flaps”, BMJ Case Reports
- Book Chapter on “Dexamethasone implant in Diabetic Macular Edema” (Atul Arora, Nikita Gupta, Vishali Gupta) in Springer’s book on Diabetic Macular Edema edited by: Sandeep Saxena, Gemmy Cheung, Timothy Y. Y. Lai, Srinivas R. Sadda.