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Dr Niranjana Balasubramaniam

Ophthalmology, Glaucoma


Profile


  • MBBS, MD Ophthalmology (AIIMS, New Delhi), FAEH (Glaucoma), FAEH (Neuroophthalmology), FRCS (Glasgow, UK), FICO, FAICO (Glaucoma)

 

Education
 

  • MD Ophthalmology , Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • Internship, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital
  • M.B.B.S., Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu.

 

Work Experience
 

  • Consultant Glaucoma, Cataract & Neuroophthalmology, The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore
  • Consultant in Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Madurai
  • Fellow in Neuro-ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Madurai
  • Fellow in Neuro-ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Madurai
     

Surgical Experience
 

  • Performed over 1500 Small Incision Cataract Surgeries, 300 phacoemulsification surgeries, 200 trabeculectomy surgeries, 15 non-penetrating deep sclerectomy, AADI and AGV implantation surgeries
  • Performed over 2000 laser iridotomies and suture lysis

 

Awards
 

  • Distinctions in Anatomy, ENT, Community Medicine, Paediatrics and General Surgery in my undergraduate exams. 
  • Awarded first prize for the free paper presentation at the 2nd Annual Conference, INOS, held on November 30– December 1, 2019, at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
  • Co-author of the Best Video Film titled “This too shall pass” on childhood glaucomas in the World Glaucoma Conference, Rome, July 2023 
  • Participated as a faculty in the neuro-ophthalmology update conducted by Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmology Society at Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirupati, July 2023 and was awarded first prize in the neuro update Quiz
  • Lifetime member of:
    •  All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
    •  Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS)
    •  Glaucoma Society of India (GSI)
    •  Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
  • Completed FICO in 2022
  • Completed FAICO (Glaucoma) in 2023
  • Awarded FRCS (Ophth) Glasgow, UK in Feb 2025