Dr. Nischal is one of the pioneers of pediatric corneal transplants. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric cataract, cornea, and glaucoma, craniosynostosis, syndromes and ocular genetics.
He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Pediatric Glaucoma and Cataract Family Association (PGCFA). He is the founder and co-director of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Since 1991, he has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
- Birmingham and Midlands Eye Hospital, Oxford Eye Hospital, UK, Ophthalmology Residency
- King’s College Hospital Medical School of the University of London, MD
Education & Training
Assessing Educational Impact of Worldwide Webinar on Management of Myopia Progression in Children. Gagrani M, Heston J, Godts D, Granet D, Bremond-Gignac D, Kekunnaya R, Hertle RW, Leo SW, Nischal KK. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Dec 12;21(12):1661. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21121661.
Real-world use of integrated intraoperative OCT in pediatric cataract. Kaur S, Sukhija J, Nischal KK. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Dec 27. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1478_24.
Government instituted public health policy for myopia control in schools-the overlooked variable in myopia prevention interventions? Nischal KK. Eye (Lond). 2025 Jan;39(1):1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03406-5. Epub 2024 Oct 21.
Recurrent retinal detachment in Stickler Syndrome. Chen TH, Fooladi MI, Alabek M, Scanga HL, Tripi KS, Nischal KK, Martel JN. Eye (Lond). 2025 Jan;39(1):170-174. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03402-9. Epub 2024 Oct 18.
Harnessing Generalizable Real-World Ophthalmic Big Data: Descriptive Analysis of the Bodhya Eye Consortium Model for Collaborative Research. Sood I, Sabherwal S, Mathur U, Jain E, Bhadauria M, Agrawal D, Khurana A, Mittal V, Mahindrakar A, Govindahari V, Kulkarni S, Nischal KK. Online J Public Health Inform. 2024 Sep 30;16:e53370. doi: 10.2196/53370.
Dr. Nischal's research focus is on evidence-based protocol led clinical care with clinical outcome measures to drive clinical care. His main areas of clinical research are anterior segment developmental anomalies affecting the cornea, lens, and trabecular meshwork. He has published widely on the topics of pediatric cataract, glaucoma, and cornea as well as craniofacial anomalies.