Dr. Rohit C Khanna is the Network Director for the Public Health Unit of L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) – The Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care.

Dr. Rohit C Khanna is the Network Director for the Public Health Unit of L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) – The Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at school of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, USA, and Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is also Regional Chair, South-East Asia, IAPB and an active participant in various working groups of the IAPB and World Health Organization (WHO).

He has led multiple studies, including the cohort of Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study (APEDS) – a milestone study. He has to his credit over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including in journals such as Lancet Global Health as well as all other major ophthalmology journals. He is on the editorial boards of several journals and has been awarded several prestigious research grants for his work focusing on studying the outcomes of different interventions as well as on geriatric and child eye health.

His research has been supported by the Wellcome Trust DBT-India Alliance, Wellcome Trust UK, USAID and several NGOs like Lions International, CBM etc. A recipient of the IAPB Eye Health Leader Award and Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology's Blindness Prevention Award, Dr Khanna has vast experience in leading capacity building initiatives and working as consultant for both national and global organizations, including IAPB and WHO.