Dr. Ponugoti is a board-certified ophthalmologist who graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, She completed her internship at MacNeal Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois and her Ophthalmology residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago (Eye and Ear Infirmary/Lions Eye Institute/Westside VA Hospital). Dr. Ponugoti has been providing surgical services in Indiana for two decades. Dr. Ponugoti has extensive experience with cataract surgery, multifocal intraocular implants, toric intraocular implants and RELACS (Refractive Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery), and MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery) along with other laser procedures.