Dr. Niranjana Balasubramaniam

Profile

Education

• 2017 – 2020: MD Ophthalmology
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
• 2015 – 2016: Internship
  • Coimbatore Medical College Hospital
• 2010 – 2015: M.B.B.S.
  • Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital
  • Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu, India

Work Experience

• Feb 2026 – Present: Consultant – Glaucoma, Cataract & Neuro-Ophthalmology
  • The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore
• Oct 2023 – Nov 2024: Consultant, Glaucoma Services
  • Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai
• Apr 2023 – Aug 2023: Fellow, Neuro-Ophthalmology
  • Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai
• 2021 – 2023: Fellow, Glaucoma Surgery (2 Years)
  • 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

Dissertation 

Title:  The pattern of visual impairment in the spectrum of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Guides:   

• Dr Swati Phuljhele Aalok, Dr Pradeep Sharma, Dr Rohit Saxena (Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Delhi)
• Dr Sheffali Gulati (Dept. of Pediatric Neurology, AIIMS, Delhi)
•  Dr Atin Kumar & Dr Sanjay Sharma (Dept. of Radiology, AIIMS, Delhi)

Honours And 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

Conference And Cme Participation:

• Presented a surgical video on managing post-traumatic hypotony in the competitive video session of IIRSI, Delhi, 2019.
• Presented my thesis in the AIOC-ARC PG thesis competition held at AIOC in June 2021
• Participated as a delegate in the virtual Indian Paediatric Glaucoma Society conference held in March 2022
• Participated as a faculty at the South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology conference held in November 2022 and presented a paper on uveitic glaucoma and a video on improving  adherence to follow-up in pediatric glaucomas
• Participated as a delegate and made a physical poster presentation on the outcomes of diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in refractory angle closure glaucomas in AIOC held at Kochi in May 2023

Speaker:

• Participated as a speaker in the AIOS ARC PG update program held in Coimbatore on 30th September 2022 and delivered a talk on the art of gonioscopy
• Delivered a talk on the role of the fixed drug combination in the management of glaucoma in the Chennai Glaucoma forum on the 22nd of October, 2023
• Delivered a talk on the visual field progression analysis in CME conducted on the basics of perimetry in Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, in March 2024
• Participated as a speaker and wet lab instructor on Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation in AT TENSION 2024, a  CME on the Glaucoma surgery updates at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, April 2024.

Publications

1. Retained intraocular copper foreign body presenting as subretinal abscess
   • Kumar V, Surve A, Balasubramaniam N, Azad S, Venkatesh P.
   • Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Oct;54(5):e254–e258.
2. Commentary: Saying hi to HIE: Ocular signs, visual, and general developmental outcome in Indian children with radiologically proven periventricular leukomalacia
   • Phuljhele S, Balasubramaniam N, Sharma P, Saxena R, Kumar A, Gulati S.
   • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Feb;70(2):624–625.
3. Commentary: Surgical outcomes in uveitic glaucoma and steroid-induced glaucoma in children: Between the two evils
   • Pillai MR, Balasubramaniam N.
   • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Dec;70(12):4225–4227.
4. Evaluation of the Agreement and Reliability of Transpalpebral Tonometers Compared with Goldmann Applanation Tonometer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol
   • Jerrome S, Joseph S, Balasubramaniam N, Vidya S, Kumaragurupari T, Balagiri S, et al.
   • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 May;71(5):2225–2229.
5. Glaucoma in Uveitic Eyes: Long-Term Clinical Course and Management Measures (Corresponding Author)
   • Pillai MR, Balasubramaniam N, Wala N, Mathews AM, Tejeswi B, Krishna H, et al.
   • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023;1–7.
6. The Outcomes of Diode Laser Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Refractory Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma in a South Indian Population
   • Raja V, Balasubramaniam N, Sundar B, Nagdev N.
   • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar;72(3):397–401.
7. Agreement and Reliability of Transpalpebral Tonometers with Goldmann Applanation Tonometer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
   • Jerrome S, Joseph S, Balasubramaniam N, Arkaprava M, Lakshmanan P, Balagiri S, Kumaragurupari T, Vidya S, Senthilkumar VA, Krishnadas SR.
   • Ophthalmology Glaucoma. 2025 May–Jun;8(3):242–256.
8. The Pattern of Visual Impairment in the Spectrum of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
   • Phuljhele S, Balasubramaniam N, Saluja G, Saxena R, Sharma P, Kumar P, Kusiyait S, Gulati S.
   • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025 May;73(5):679–682.
9. Risk Factors for Glaucoma in Nanophthalmos: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
   • Rajendrababu S, Berendschot TTJM, Senthilkumar VA, Balasubramaniam N, Rao M, Maghalakshmi U, et al.
   • BMC Ophthalmology. 2025 Nov;25(1):617.
10. Understanding Papilledema: Insights into Its Clinical Presentation Across Diverse Etiologies

Balasubramaniam, Niranjana; Narayanamoorthy, Jayasri; Palanichamy, Nikila1; Shanmugam, Mahesh K; Akkayasamy, Kowsalya; Sundar, Balagiri2. Understanding papilledema: Insights into its clinical presentation across diverse etiologies. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 73(12):p 1849-1850, December 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2_25

Chapter Contributions:

1. Postsurgical Glaucoma. 

Childhood Glaucoma: A Case Based Color and Video Atlas, Springer Nature; 2023. p. 191–201.

Balasubramaniam N, Mahalingam K, Gupta S. 

2. Visual field progression analysis with Octopus perimetry.

 Practical Perimetry 2nd edition, Jaypee Medical Publishers: 2024. P. 86-90.

 Mohana Sinnasamy, Murali Ariga, Jayasudha Roopesh, Niranjana Balasubramaniam

3. Imaging in Glaucoma

HV Nema’s Diagnostic Procedures in Ophthalmology, 5th edition, Jaypee Medical Publishers, April 2025, Chapter 14

R Krishnadas, Niranjana Balasubramaniam

Reviewer

2025: peer review service with the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, and has reviewed more than 10 manuscripts. 

Editorial Contribution:

• Contributed as an editorial assistant in the Diagnosis and management of primary open-angle glaucoma by Dr Tanuj Dada (AIOS CME series 2022)

Academic Interest

• Glaucoma
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Cataract