Cataract, Glaucoma, Ophthalmology (Eye), Refractive Surgery / Lasik
Profile
Consultant Cataract and Glaucoma at The Eye Foundation, Kochi, Kerala.
Professional experience:
Consultant in Glaucoma and Cataract (March 2020 – April 2022) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.
Completed the Alcon Advanced Phaco Development Program (2021) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.
Consultant in Glaucoma and Cataract (Aug 2019 to Feb 2020) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
Teaching Experience:
Regularly involved in taking lectures for undergraduates, postgraduates, colleagues and mentored surgical trainees.
Surgical Experience:-
Refractive Surgeries
FEMTOLASIK
PRK
TOPOGUIDED PRK WITH CXL
ICRS – INTACS
ICRS WITH C3R
CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING
CONTOURA VISION
PHAKIC IOL (ICL/Toric ICL, IPCL/Toric IPCL)
Cataract Surgeries
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery with Foldable IOL implantation
Micro Incision Cataract Surgery (MICS) with Foldable IOL Implantation
Phacoemulsification with Foldable IOL implantation
Small Incision Sutureless Cataract Surgery (SICS) with IOL implantation
Premium IOLs &Toric Premium IOL Implantation
Multifocal IOLs and Toric Multifocal IOL Implantation
Glaucoma Surgeries
Trabeculectomy with MMC with Releasable Sutures
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery with Trabeculectomy with MMC with Foldable IOL Implantation with Releasable Sutures
MICS with Trabeculectomy with foldable IOL with Releasable Sutures
Phaco with Trabeculectomy with MMC with Foldable IOL with Releasable Sutures
Miscellaneous Surgeries
Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft using Tisseel
Chalazion Incision & Curettage
Laser Procedures
YAG Laser- Peripheral Iridotomy
YAG Laser- Capsulotomy
Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
Conference and Talks:
Paper presentation - Reliability and usability of I Care Home (TA022) SelfTonometer in comparison to Goldmann Applanation Tonometer in Glaucoma patients - GSI conference 2021
Video presentation – Artificial Intelligence in Glaucoma - GSI conference 2021
Paper presentation – Prevalence of refractive errors in school children of 7-15 years in the field practice area of a Medical College – DRISHTI 2016(43rd Annual Conference of Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons
Poster Presentation – WEMINO(Wall eyed mono ocular internuclear ophthalmoplegia) a case report – DOSCON 2016
Quiz winner – 1st prize in KOSCON 2016 (Karnataka State Conference)
Publications:
Journal of Glaucoma - Letter to the Editor: Glaucoma Surgery During the COVID – 19 Pandemic in Italy: How Novel Coronavirus Has Changed the Surgical Management of Glaucoma Patients
American Academy of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmic pearls - Management of Bitot’s spots
Academic:
Fellowship in Glaucoma and Cataract (July 2017 to July 2019) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
MS in Ophthalmology (2017) at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Mangalore, Karnataka.
MBBS (2012) at A J Institute of Medical Sciences (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), Mangalore, Karnataka.
