Cornea, Cataract, Refractive Surgery / Lasik, Ophthalmology (Eye)
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Consultant Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Services at The Eye Foundation, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.
Professional Experience:
∙Senior Resident (2021 to 2024) at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Science,
AIIMS, New Delhi.
Professional Skills:
CATARACT SURGERY: Phacoemulsification and Femto second laser assisted cataract
surgery under topical anaesthesia, all sorts of complicated Cataract cases, Paediatric
and Subluxated Cataracts with CTR, Cionni and segment fixation, scleral fixated
IOL(SFIOL), IOL exchange, Extra capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) under peribulbar
or sub tenon anaesthesia.
CORNEA: Medical and surgical management of corneal infections, inflammatory
conditions, corneal transplants- Optical penetrating keratoplasty, Descemet's
stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(Manual and big bubble), Superficial anterior lamellar keratoplasty (SALK),
Automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty (ALTK), Temporary Keratoprosthesis
with optical penetrating keratoplasty. All types of Collagen cross linking procedures.
Fibrin glue and cyano acrylate glue application and tenons patch graft for small to
medium corneal perorations, corneal tattooing and EDTA chelation.
∙REFRACTIVE SURGERIES: All refractive procedures including Photorefractive
keratectomy (PRK), Laser tn situ keratomileusis (LASIK) including Contura, Small
incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), Phakic intraocular lens, Intrastromal lenticule
implantation with CXL, CXL plus procedures.
OCULAR SURFACE: Amniotic membrane grafts. simple and cultivated limbal stem cell
transplants, mucous membrane transplant, minor salivary gland transplant,
pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft, management of ocular surface
squamous neoplasia, symblepharon excision with AMT.
OCULAR TRAUMA: Foreign body removal, conjunctival laceration repair, corneal and
scleral perforation repair, evisceration with implant, lid laceration repair with
canalicular injury repair using mini monoka stent, Enucleation and evisceration,
dacryocystorhinostomy
EYELID PROCEDURES: Tarsal fracture, curettage for chalazion, Botox, epilation for
trichiasis, tarsorrhaphy (temporary and permanent).
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES: Applanation tonometry gonioscopy, direct and indirect
ophthalmoscopy slit lamp evaluation, visual field testing, sringing probing, A and B
scan ultrasonography, ASOCT, macular OCT, UBM, manual and optical biometry and
corneal topography, laser interferometry.
Awards:
Gold medalist in Pathology MBBS (2012).
First prize in external photography contest in ISCKRS (2023).
Consolation prize in TN-YOSI free paper presentation (2023).
Other Accolades:
Member of editorial board of Kera Sight magazine of ISCKRS.
Contributed chapters to Ophthalmology Clinicals for PG & Secondary Intraocular Lens
(AIOS).
Publications in various indexed national and international peer reviewed journals.
Academic:
FAICO (Refractive) – 2024.
DNB, National Board of Examinations for Medical Science – 2022.
Doctor of Medicine Ophthalmology (2018 to 2021) at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for
Ophthalmic Science, AIIMS, New Delhi.
MBBS (2010 to 2016) at Govt. Medical College, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.