Meet Dr. Krishi Venkata Peddada

Dr. Krishi Peddada is a board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery. He provides full-scope medical and surgical retina care, from urgent retinal detachment repairs to ongoing management of diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. Dr. Peddada earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering and his MD at Saint Louis University, where his senior project led to a U.S. patent for a foreign-body location and retrieval device. He completed ophthalmology residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore followed by a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. In addition to clinical care, he has contributed to peer-reviewed publications and participated in trials such as OAKS and DERBY that helped usher the first FDA-approved therapy for geographic atrophy. He practices at Clemson Eye locations in Simpsonville and Greenville and is building clinical trial offerings to bring emerging retina treatments closer to patients.