Biography
Dr Pavan Kumar Verkicharla is a Consultant Optometrist, Scientist and Head of Infor Myopia Centre at LVPEI, researching both basic and translational aspects of myopia.
He received his bachelor’s degree in optometry from the Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, LVPEI and a PhD from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in the field of myopia and optics.
He returned to India after gaining post-doctoral research experience at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) to establish India’s first exclusive myopia research lab.
Dr Pavan has numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals in the field of myopia and has multiple international collaborations. He is a committee member and ambassador for the International Myopia Institute and serves as a reviewer for various optometry and ophthalmology-related scientific journals.
He is a recipient of the prestigious “Bernard Gilmartin Award” from college of optometrists, UK and the “INSPIRE Faculty Award” from the DST-Government of India. He holds grants from both private organizations and the government of India for researching various aspects of myopia through a holistic approach.
He continues his passion in myopia research and invests more time understanding pathophysiology of myopia and developing a cost-effective anti-myopia strategy that can be used worldwide.