Dr Madhushmita Narang - Retina Specialist in Jalandhar
Retinal problems don’t announce themselves. There’s no sudden pain, no obvious sign that something is going wrong at the back of your eye. Most people notice a shadow. A little distortion. Something that feels slightly off but easy to ignore — until it isn’t.
By the time most patients reach a retina specialist, they’ve already waited longer than they should have.
Dr Madhushmita Narang sees those patients every day at Narang Netralaya Eye Hospital in Jalandhar. She’s a vitreoretinal surgeon — fellowship trained at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad — and she has performed over 1,000 retinal procedures since completing her training. In Punjab, that combination is genuinely rare.
Why Retina
It wasn’t the plan from the beginning.
During her MS at Dayanand Medical College in Ludhiana, she rotated through every subspeciality the way every postgraduate does. Cornea. Glaucoma. Paediatric eye care. Cataract surgery. Each one had its own appeal.
Then came retina.
What struck her wasn’t the complexity of the surgery — though that came later. It was the patients. People who had been managing diabetes for fifteen years and had no idea their retina was quietly deteriorating. Elderly patients whose central vision had been slipping for months before anyone looked properly at the back of their eyes. Young patients with detachments who came in thinking they just needed a new glasses prescription.
These were people who could have been helped much earlier. In many cases, the damage could have been slowed or stopped entirely — if someone had caught it in time.
That’s what pulled her toward retina. Not the surgery itself, but everything that happens before it — the diagnosis, the explanation, the moment a patient finally understands what is going on inside their own eye.
She ranked first in Punjab in her MS examination. Then went to Hyderabad.
LV Prasad Eye Institute
LVPEI is not just a well-known hospital. It is one of the few places in the world where retina surgeons specifically go to train — not because it has a good reputation, but because the caseload there is unlike anywhere else. Complex detachments. Advanced diabetic eye disease. Cases referred from across the country after being missed or mismanaged elsewhere.
Three years of surgical and clinical training there. Over 1,000 retinal procedures since. That’s what she brought back to Jalandhar.
What Vitreoretinal Means For You
Most people hear the word vitreoretinal for the first time when it’s already about their own eye.
The retina sits at the very back of your eye. Thin — almost impossibly so — and responsible for converting everything you see into signals your brain can read. The vitreous is the clear gel sitting in front of it. When either of these develops a problem — a tear, a detachment, bleeding from diabetes, swelling, age-related degeneration — it needs a surgeon who is trained specifically for this.
Not a general ophthalmologist who occasionally handles retinal cases. Someone whose entire fellowship was built around this one part of the eye.
How She Works With Patients
A lot of patients who come in for retinal consultations are frightened. They’ve been referred by another doctor, often without a full explanation. They’ve looked up their symptoms online at midnight. They sit down, not really knowing what is happening inside their eye or what the next few weeks will look like.
Dr Madhushmita doesn’t move past that quickly.
She explains the condition properly — what caused it, how it behaves, what treatment involves, and what to realistically expect. Not a two-minute summary before writing a prescription. A real conversation. Patients leave the room actually understanding their situation.
That sounds like it should be standard. In practice, it isn’t always.
Her commitment to every patient is straightforward — “Deliver the highest standard of retinal care with compassion, clarity, and modern technology.”
Conditions She Treats
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common conditions she sees — and one of the most preventable causes of serious vision loss in India. If managed early, the progression can be slowed significantly. Ignored, it can lead to permanent damage.
Retinal detachment is different. It moves fast. Sudden flashing lights, a dark curtain across part of your vision, a dramatic increase in floaters — these are not things to wait on. They need to be seen the same day if possible.
She also treats:
* Macular degeneration — age-related changes to central vision that affect reading, faces, and fine detail.
* Retinal tears and holes — often found during routine checks, treatable before they become serious.
* Vitreous haemorrhage — bleeding inside the eye, commonly linked to diabetes or injury
* Uveitis and other inflammatory retinal conditions
* Retinal complications following other eye surgeries
If you have diabetes and haven’t had a retinal check in the last year, that alone is reason to book an appointment. Not because something is definitely wrong. Because finding something early is always better than treating it late.
At Narang Netralaya Eye Hospital
The hospital is at #267, Mota Singh Nagar, near the Bus Stand in Jalandhar. Easy to reach from across the city and from nearby towns.
Dr Madhushmita works alongside Dr Nitish Narang, cataract surgery and retinal care under the same roof, with proper coordination when a patient needs both. That kind of setup is hard to find in a single, focused clinic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Who is the best retina specialist in Jalandhar?
Retina problems are serious. You cannot afford to go to just anyone. Dr Madhushmita Narang topped her entire MS batch in Punjab — gold medal. Then she went to LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad for her retina fellowship. LVPEI is not just a good hospital — it is one of the top eye hospitals in all of Asia. She brought that training back to Jalandhar.
Q2: What eye problems does she treat?
Retina is her world. Specifically:
Retinal detachment surgery — including cases that other doctors find complicated.
Diabetic retinopathy — she screens it, does laser, gives injections, and operates if needed.
Macular hole surgery — very specialised procedure.
Eye injections — for retinal vein blockages, CNVM, macular swelling.
ROP screening — for premature newborns whose retinas need checking.
Ocular trauma — eye injuries that need urgent retina care.
If your problem is retina-related in any way — she is the right person.
Q3: What are her qualifications?
MBBS from RGUHS Bangalore. Then MS in Ophthalmology from DMC Ludhiana — where she came first in all of Punjab. Then Fellowship in Vitreoretina Surgery from LV Prasad Eye Institute. Three strong qualifications, each building on the last.
Q4: What exactly is diabetic retinopathy?
When someone has diabetes for many years, the blood sugar slowly damages tiny vessels inside the eye — specifically inside the retina. The scary part is that vision seems fine until a lot of damage has already happened. By the time blurring starts, things are already serious. Dr Madhushmita checks for this early — before symptoms appear. Laser treatment, injections, surgery if the situation demands it — all available right here in Jalandhar. No need to go to Chandigarh or Delhi for this.
Q5: Is she really the best retina doctor in Jalandhar?
We think so — but more importantly, her patients think so. A gold medal in MS. Fellowship from LVPEI. Complex surgeries done successfully on patients who came after being told elsewhere that nothing could be done. That track record is real. If you have a retina problem in Punjab — at least come for one consultation. You will know within five minutes that you are in the right place.
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