Profile
- Consultant in Cataract & General Ophthalmology at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Papers & Posters Presented:
- Paper - Smartphone-aided cobalt blue photography (DIY) (AIOC 2021)
- Paper - Proptosis: The Battle of the Bulge (Clinical Profile) (KOSCON 2017)
- Paper - A Study of the various factors affecting placement of rigid single-piece PCIOL in manual SICS (KOSCON 2017)
- Poster - Sixth Nerve Palsy with Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion Following Head Trauma: Cause or Association? (KOSCON 2017)
CME, Courses, and Workshops Attended:
- All India Ophthalmology Conference 2021
- South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology Conference 2021
- National Biomedical Research Competition 2021
- BLS Certification from Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 2020
- Workshop on "Basics of Research Methodology" at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
- "Keratoplasty CME" at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
- "Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology CME" at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
- "Practices in Ophthalmological Operational Theatres CME" at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
- "Karnataka Ophthalmic Society CME" at Lalit Ashok, Bangalore
- "AIOS PG Refresher Course in Ophthalmology" at Nethradhama Super Speciality Eye Hospital, Bangalore
- Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference 2017
- Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference 2017
Research:
- I have a keen interest in research, particularly in smartphone-aided research, screening, diagnosis, and management of ophthalmological diseases.
MD Thesis Topic:
- “Predictive value of modified Van Herick grading for angle closure in patients with a shallow anterior chamber”
Ongoing Research:
- “Slitlamp imaging vs anterior segment imaging with intraocular lens (ASPI) for diagnosis of Pxf”
- “Rigid contact lens fit and complications assessment using DIY smartphone-aided blue light device”
Publications:
- Smartphone-aided cobalt blue anterior segment with intraocular lens photography. Indian J Ophthalmol 2022;71:290-3.
- Digital eye strain among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary eye care hospital of South India: A questionnaire-based study. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019;5(2):208-21.
