Dr. Sharmili Sekar Lalgudi

Consultant Cataract & Glaucoma at The Eye Foundation, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

Publications:

• An experimental study to test the efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in reducing corneal scarring in an ex-vivo organ culture model. Eye Res. 2020 Jan; 190:107891. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.107891. Rose JS, Lalgudi S, Joshua A, Paul J, Thambaiah A, Wankhar S, Chacko G, Kuriakose T, Korah S.
• A validated audio-visual educational module on examination skills in ophthalmology for undergraduate medical students in the COVID -19 season – An observational longitudinal study. Indian J Ophthalmology. 2021 Feb; 69(2): 400-405.doi:10.4103 / ijo. IJO_2054_20. PMID:33380618; Rose JS, Lalgudi S, Joshua RA, Paul J, Susanne MA, Phillips AC, Jeyaraj C,  Abraham G, Joshua R, Vinay S, Paul P, Amritanand A, Nadaraj A.
• Impact of a cross-cultural, inter-professional, ocular disease themed international elective for Australian optometry students -  A pilot study. Current medical Issues- Volume 19, Issue 4, Oct-Dec 2021 P.Pratibha Roy, Kiran Devamani, Aarwin Joshua, Giftus Joshua, R Asha Slecer, V S Shincy Susan, Sharmili Lalgudi, Jeyanth Suresh Rose

Paper Presentations:

• Prevalence of Ocular Surface Disease (OSD) in glaucoma patients on long term topical medications - The Grand Eye Quest Chennai 2013, Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association.

Poster Presentation: 

• Analytical study of the surgical outcome of trabeculectomy with and without collagen implant – The All India Ophthalmological Conference 2014, Agra. 
• Microbiological profile for infective keratitis in a tertiary eye care centre in South India – VEL’EYE’ 64^th  Annual conference of the Tamil Nadu ophthalmic Ophthalmic association 2016. 
• Quantifying posterior corneal contour of corneal scar in surgical repair of corneal tear by AS-OCT  - Salem Eyecon 2019- 67th Annual conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association.

Thesis:

• Prognostic factors for visual outcome in open globe injuries – An observational study in a tertiary eye care centre.