Profile
Senior Consultant – Cataract, Cornea, Refractive Services & Medical Retina, Chennai,Tamilnadu
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Senior Consultant, Cataract ,Cornea,Refractive services and Medical Retina at The Eye Foundation,Trichy(October 2022 to May 2025)
- Consultant at Vasan Eye care,Trichy(April 2022 to September 2022)
- Medical Consultant, Cataract, Cornea & Refractive services (March 2021 to January 2022) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.
- Medical Consultant, Comprehensive Ophthalmology,Cornea and Cataract Services (January 2020 to February 2021) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni.
- Medical Consultant, Cataract,Cornea & Refractive services(June 2020 to Dec 2020) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:
- Presented in “ 2 minute surgical pearls session-Phacorefractive Decoded 2024”-Pupil management in Complicated cataract
- Member of Expert Panel-Phacorefractive Decoded 2024-Management strategies in Keratoconus
- Presented in “Complications of Refractive surgery session-Phacorefractive Decoded 2023”-DLK vs CTK
- Member of Expert panel-Phacorefractive Decoded 2023-Phakic Intraocular lens
- Published ”Comparative study on costs incurred for treatment of patients with Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis-A retrospective analysis” in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Presented in "CME Programme in Infectious Keratitis – An Update" (Topic: Pythium Keratitis) on November 3, 2019.
- Presented an e-poster entitled “A case report of ophthalmoplegic migraine” in the COA best poster award session of 63rd annual conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic association, Vaigeye 2015
- Presented an e-poster entitled “A clinical study of 20 cases of Moorens ulcer and its response to treatment” in the COA best poster award session of 63 rd annual conference of Tamilnadu Ophthalmic association, Vaigeye 2015.
- Presented in clinical meet on Paediatric Ophthalmology case presentation on 25th October 2014 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai
- Presented a scientific paper in e-journal, Dr MGR Medical university on “A case report of post traumatic carotid cavernous fistula with abducent nerve palsy ’’
- Member of editorial board in Index journal, Resident Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 8, Year 2013.
- Presented an e-poster titled “Clinical profile of patients with Ethambutol toxicity- A case series” at Synapse (neuro-ophthalmology conference) at Sankara Nethralaya Chennai 2019.
- Participated in CME programme on Neurophthalmology on 24 th September 2011 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in the 12 th clinical meet on Paediatric Ophthalmology case presentation held on 21st Feb 2015 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in the 7 th clinical meet on Paediatric Ophthalmology case presentation held on 16 th February 2013 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in educational activity titled CME in Cornea at RIOGOH on 14-10-2012.
- Participated in the scientific program at the 60 th diamond jubilee annual conference of the Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association August 10 th to 12 th, Trichy.
- Participated in the Ninth post graduate Update programme held from 10th to 16th December 2012 at RIOGOH, Egmore.
- Participated in educational activity titled “Surgical management of Glaucoma” at RIOGOH, Egmore on 9-6-2012
- Participated in educational activity titled “CME on Neurophthalmology 2014” on 20- 9-2014 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in educational activity titled “POTPOURRI ON POSTERIOR UVEITIS”-CME ON UVEA on 18th October 2014 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in educational activity titled “CME ON CHILDHOOD GLAUCOMAS” at RIOGOH, Egmore on 15-11-2014.
- Participated in educational activity titled “CME ON CHILDHOOD GLAUCOMAS” at RIOGOH, Egmore on 15-11-2014.
- Participated in educational activity titled “Prof.Dr.V.M. Loganathan Endowment- CME ON OCULAR FUNDI 2015” at RIOGOH, Egmore on 22nd August 2015.
- Participated in educational activity titled “CME ON ORBIT-A PANDORA’S BOX” at RIOGOH, Egmore on 30th May 2015.
- Participated in the 63rd Annual Conference of Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association from July 24 th to 26th, 2015(Vaigeye 2015) at Madurai.
- Participated in the Twelfth Post Graduate Update program in Ophthalmology held from 4th January 2016 to 10th January 2016 at RIOGOH, Egmore, Chennai.
- Participated in the 14th Clinical meet on Paediatric Ophthalmology case presentation held on 29-8-2015 at RIOGOH,Egmore, Chennai
- Participated in “CME in Infectious Keratitis” at Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem in August 2017.
- Participated in KERACON 2019 at Kumarkom, Kerala
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- MBBS(2000 to 2006) at Govt Stanley Medical College,Chennai,Tamilnadu
- Diploma in Ophthalmology(2011 to 2013) at Regional Institute of ophthalmology (RIOGOH),Madras Medical College,Chennai,Tamilnadu
- MS Ophthalmology(2014 to 2016) at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIOGOH) Madras Medical college,Chennai,Tamilnadu
- Fellowship in General Ophthalmology at Aravind Eye Hospital ,Theni(December,2016 to December 2017)
- Long term Fellowship in Cornea,Refractive and Microsurgery at Aravind Eye Hospital,Madurai(January 2017 to April 2019)
TRAINING SESSIONS AND CAMPS
- Past Medical officer in CEWA outreach camps at Aravind Eye Hospital,Theni
- Past Medical officer in Clinical/Medical Audit team in Cornea Clinic,Aravind Eye Hospital,Madurai
- Past Medical officer in NABH/HIC committee in Aravind Eye hospital,Madurai and Theni
- Trainer in SICS and Phacoemulsification for PGs, Fellows and Junior consultants
- Trainer in Corneal/Refractive surgeries for Fellows,Junior consultants
- Has conducted numerous training sessions for PGs, Fellows, and MLOPS.
- Has presented and participated in various Cornea Forums, Aravind Eye Hospital.
