Dr. M. S. Ravindra is one of the most respected and renowned doctors in the field of Opthalmology with near four decades of experience. He is the Chairman and Medical Director of Karthik Netralaya, Bangalore, India. He completed his post graduation in MD (Opthalmology) in 1978 in All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Awards and Recognitions:

• ‘Dr. Subbarao Endowment Prize’ M.E.S.College 
• ‘2002 Man of the year' American Biographical Institute
• ‘Dr. Rustum Ranji Oration award’ Andhra Pradesh State Ophthalmological Conference for 2006
• ‘Distinguished International Service Award' 28th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, 2013 
• 'Netra Vaidya Ratna' Dr. Sri Sri Sri Shivakumar Mahaswamigalu, Sri Siddaganga Kshetra, Tumkur, 1999 
• 'IIRS Gold medal award' Intra ocular Implant & Refractive society, Mumbai, 2004. 
• ‘Prof. T. Gopinath Menon Gold Medal Oration award' Cochin Ophthalmic Club, 2004
• 'Dr.M.M.Joshi Oration Award' 9th Annual Conference Deccan Ophthalmic Association, Goa, 2011 
• ‘Karnataka Shreshta Manava RathnaShree award’ Sri Shantha Veera Swamijji 2011
• Kempegowda award Bangalore city Mahanagara Palike 2012
• 'Dr.Vinod Arora Oration Award' Annual conference of Uttarakhand State Ophthalmological society, 2012
• ‘Dr.P.N.Srinivasa Rao Memorial Oration Award' 31st Annual Karnataka Ophthalmic Conference, Bijapur, 2012
• 'Miss Smitha Albal Oration Award' ‘Sholapur Ophthalmic Society’ 2014
• 'Trinity Vaidya Ratna Award' The Trinity Hospital of Heart Foundation, 2014

Current Positions:

• Managing Trustee ,Netrajyothi Foundation (Registered Charitable Trust)
• Principal, Netrajyothi College of Health Sciences
• Founder Director & Ex Chairman, Jyothi LASIK Vision Centre
• President (2014-16), Bangalore Ophthalmic Society

Fellowships:

• Retina & Vitreous, Sankara Netralaya, 1980
• Contact Lens Foundation 1980
• Cornea & External Eye diseases, University of Rochester, USA, 1986
• Federation of Ophthalmic Research & Education Centers 1989

Positions Held:

• Honorary Medical Director (former), Bangalore West Lions Eye Hospital and Cornea Grafting Center, 1984-98
• President (Former), Karnataka Ophthalmic Society 
• Chairman, AIOS Presidential Green committee, 2014-15
• Chairman, AIOS Presidential Trade Relations committee, 2012-14, 2015-16
• Founder Secretary, Eye bank association of India
• Organising Secretary, KOS–“ORBIS International” Plane Eye Hospital program 1996.