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Major Continuing Medical Education Programmes Organised at Aravind
PHACO EXCEL 2006 - Learning and Mastering Manual SICS, PHACO and Microphaco
Aravind-Puducherry, January 27-29, 2006

at the wet lab session
PHACO Excel – 2006 comprised of several engrossing sessions encompassing lectures and live surgical demonstrations by accomplished surgeons, both by Aravind doctors and renowned guest faculty. In addition to these, there were wet lab sessions, where the participants had hands-on experience of the surgeries. A total of 174 candidates participated in this programme.
The guest faculty were Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Tilganga Eye Centre, Dr. Kevin from UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Abhay R. Vasavada, from Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Dr. Steve Miller, USA, Dr. Mohan V, Bangalore.


Cornea, Refractive Surgery & Ocular Surface Disorders
Aravind-Madurai, October 14-15, 2006

Dr.Rajesh Fogla, Dr.M.Srinivasan, Dr.Virender S. Sangwan, and Dr. G. Natchiar
The symposium was held to meet the training needs of Ophthalmology residents, General Ophthalmology practitioners and those interested in the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Subspeciality. A total of 70 delegates from different parts of Southern India participated. Dr.Virender S. Sangwan from L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, and Dr. Rajesh Fogla from Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad were the Guest faculty.


Update in Neuro Ophthalmology
Aravind-Puducherry, December 9 -10, 2006

Dr.Sharon Tow through teleconferencing from Singapore National Eye Centre
This Update was held to meet the needs of Ophthalmology residents, ophthalmology practitioners, neurologists and neurosurgeons. A total of 86 delegates participated in this conference. The guest faculty were Dr.Sharon Tow through videoconferencing from Singapore National Eye Centre, Dr. V. Jayakumar,
JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai, and
Dr. Santhosh Joseph, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai.


CME on Ocular Microbiology
Aravind-Madurai, August 5, 2006

Dr. Philip Thomas, Dr.M.Srinivasan, Dr.H.N.Madhavan, Dr.P.Namperumalsamy and Dr.Savitri Sharma
This CME was jointly organised by the Department of Microbiology, Madurai Medical College and Aravind Eye Hospital to create awareness among microbiologists and ophthalmologists about the common organisms causing eye infections.
Dr. H.N. Madhavan from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Dr. Savitri Sharma from Bhubaneswar Eye Institute, and Dr. Philip Thomas from Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy were the Guest faculty.


International Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy and Age Related Macular Degeneration
Aravind-Madurai, January 5-7, 2007

Dr.P.Namperumalsamy delivering the inaugural address
Aravind – TIFAC-CORE (Technology Information, Forecasting Assessment Council – Centre of Relevance and Excellence) in Diabetic Retinopathy conducted the third International Symposium on “Diabetic Retinopathy and Age Related Macular Degeneration” from January 5-6, 2007. The objective of the symposium was to share views on current developments and future trends in the field of Diabetic Retinopathy and ARMD. Around 150 people including ophthalmologists, postgraduates, consultants, diabetologists, postgraduates in genetic studies from various hospitals and institutions from all over India participated in the symposium.
The international faculty were from the leading institutions in the US like Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore. Some of the interesting clinical and genetic lectures were telecast through video-conference from Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA.


Sixth All India Uveitis Conference
LAICO, December 2-3, 2006

Dr.Narsing A.Rao delivering the keynote address
The conference provided concrete solutions and ready references for busy practitioners and postgraduates to manage patients with blinding ocular inflammatory diseases. A total of 160 delegates from various parts of India participated in the conference. There were 7 international speakers from 6 different countries and 26 speakers from all over India. Dr. Narsing.A.Rao was the Chief guest of the programme.


Major Conferences Attended Elsewhere
Sixth National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycology (SIHAM)
Hyderabad, January 19-22, 2006

Dr. M. Jayahar Bharathi with Professor D W Denning at SIHAM
DR. M. JAYAHAR BHARATHI
- Spectrum of fungal keratitis in South India
- The role of corneal scraping smears (10% KOH wet mount preparation and Gram-stained smear) in the diagnosis of fungal keratitis
- “Procedures and Techniques in Mycology”,
- “Antifungal Chemotherapy from the Laboratory to the Bedside”

DR. LALITHA
- Antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi to newer azoles and Natamycin.


National Workshop on Diabetic Retinopathy
Chaitanyapur, January 31–February 1, 2006
DR. P. NAMPERUMALSAMY
- Setting up of DR services


World Ophthalmology Conference
Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16-26, 2006

Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, Dr. Usha and Dr.Rathinam at the World Ophthalmology Conference in Sao Paulo
DR. P. VIJAYALAKSHMI
Participated as a chair person for the course Update on Congenital Cataract
- Update on Congenital Cataract – A roadmap for curing paediatric cataract blindness in the developing and developed world
- How to Conduct training Programme in Surgical Management of Paediatric cataract
- Training in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in India
She also participated in the Tenth International Strabismological Association meeting and Latin American Council of Strabismus

DR. RATHINAM
- Leptospirosis & Ocular complications
- Trematode Uveitis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

DR. USHA KIM
- Cost effective surgical technology and systems for high quality, large volume cataract surgery
- Role of Mid Level Ophthalmic Paramedical staff (MLOPS) in Developing countries
- Spectrum of Orbital Disorders in South India - Aravind Experience
- NPOs in the Development of Appropriate Technology in Eye Care - Aravind experience

DR SIDHARTHAN, DR. R. REVATHI, DR. CARLOS ARCE
POSTER PRESENTATION
Posterior corneal surface changes after uncomplicated myopic LASIK using ORBSCAN II Videokeratography.


Second Congress of Fuzhou Academy of Ophthalmology
Fuzhou, China

Dr. Manohar Babu at the Second Congress of Fuzhou Academy of Ophthalmology
DR. MANOHAR BABU
- Aravind Eye Care System
- High volume cataract surgery
- Community outreach


WDF- Diabetes Summit 2006
Hanoi, Vietnam, February 21– 23, 2006

Dr. P. Namperumalsamy at the WDF-Diabetes Summit 2006
Dr. P. Namperumalsamy was invited to the Conference to speak and poster was also displayed on
- Aravind-WDF Diabetic Retinopathy Project Management.


The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASOA 2006 Symposium & Congress
San Francisco, USA, March 17-22, 2006
DR. ARAVIND SRINIVASAN
- Transition to Phaco – A structured training program to make the transition safe
- Comparing bimanual phaco and Micro coaxial Phaco with OZIL


Investigators Meeting on Intravitreal Fluocinaone acetonide for Refractory Diabetic Macular edema (Phase III Human Trials)
Malaysia, April 14-16, 2006
Aravind Eye Care system involved in FAME study from India. Dr. V. Narendran,
Dr. Rodney Morris, Dr. R.D. Ravindran,
Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Sandeep &
Dr. Satheesh attended the meeting.
Dr. Narendran and Dr. Rodney Morris paid a visit to Alexandra Hospital, Singapore and met Dr. Prof. Au Eong Kah Guan.


Allergan Uveitis Investigators Meet
France, April 22-23, 2006

Dr. S.R. Rathinam, Dr. K. Chandramohan and Dr. Manohar Babu at the Allergan Uveitis investigators meet in Paris, France
Dr. S.R. Rathinam, Dr. K. Chandramohan and Dr. Manohar Babu attended the meeting.


Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2006 Annual Meeting – Building International Collaborations
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1-4, 2006
DR. N. VENKATESH PRAJNA
- Resources and Research Interest of the Indian Research Centres
Poster Presentation
- Safety and Efficacy of Gatifloxacin 0.3% as compared with Ciprofloxacin 0.3% for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Corneal Ulcers
- Effect of Gatifloxacin 0.3% and Ciprofloxacin 0.3% on Acute Bacterial Corneal Ulcer Isolates

DR. PARAG K. SHAH
- Aggressive Diagnosis and Management of Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity


Colombo Ophthalmological Society
Colombo, May 19-21, 2006
DR. P. SATHYAN
- Recent advances in medical management
- Newer visual fields
- Target IOP


Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting
Singapore, June 10-14, 2006
DR. N. V. PRAJNA was invited to speak on
- “Host responses to fungal Keratitis”

DR. ARAVIND SRINIVASAN
- Challenging Cataract surgeries using Ozil technology



Immunization Unit of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Washington, July 10-11, 2006

Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi with the immunization unit of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) conference in Washington
“Ad-hoc meeting of experts to establish best practices in congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) surveillance”.

DR.P.VIJAYALAKSHMI
- Prospective population-based (active) surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome in South India


XI Congress & XXXII National meet of Indonesia Ophthalmologists Association
North Sumatra, August 2-5, 2006
DR. SHIVAKUMAR CHANDRASHEKARAN
- Small Incision Cataract Surgery and also performed SICS for live demonstration during the conference.


LVPEI Eye Bank
Hyderabad, August 7-21, 2006
Dr. M. Srinivasan visited LVPEI as external evaluator of the ORBIS-ESI-LVPEI International training and resource centre for eye banking and cornea fellowship project.


International Retina Congress – Scientific Programme
Bangalore, August 11 - 13, 2006
DR. R. KIM
- Session on Advances in Diagnostics “Multifocal ERG”
- Session on Diabetic retinopathy “Diabetic retinopathy Epidemiology in India and screening strategies”
- Session on Pneumatic Retinopexy “Update on PVR”

DR. SANGHAMITRA KANUNGO
Session on Debate by Fellows
- Eales’ disease – Tuberculosis to be blamed


World ROP Meet
Srilanka, September 14-16, 2006
DR. NARENDRAN
- Lens Sparing Vitrectomy in ROP
- Vasculogeneis and risk factors
- Comparison of threshold ROP in Southern India and Southern California

DR. PARAG K. SHAH
- Presumptive oxygen induced toxicity presenting as unusual form of zone I aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity in bigger preterm infants.


VIII Ophthalmological Congress of SAARC Countries & XV Annual session of the College of Ophthalmologists
Sri Lanka, September 19-24, 2006
The Programme was on “Critical Review of the present scenario of community eye health in SAARC countries”.

DR. P. NAMPERUMALSAMY,
Chairman, Aravind Eye Care System gave a keynote address
- Diabetic Retinopathy – An impending epidemic blindness in India

DR. S. ARAVIND
- Influence of fluidics while optimizing the energy delivery modalities

DR. HARIPRIYA ARAVIND
- New Surgical Horizons, Micro-Coaxial and Torsional Phaco

DR. KALPANA NARENDRAN
- IOL Monofocal Advances: Aspheric Optic IOL Technologies

DR. VASUMATHY VEDANTHAM was invited as a faculty
- New researches and studies in ROP

DR. NARENDRAN
- Vasculogeneis and risk factors


International Low Vision Workshop
Shroff Eye Hospital, New Delhi, October 4 – 7, 2006
Dr. K. Ilango was invited as a guest faculty.
DR. K. ILANGO
- The Overview of Low Vision in South Asian countries
- Challenges and models in Low Vision
- Low Vision optical and non optical aids
- Principles in Low Vision management
- Assessment of a person with Low Vision.


Hospital Based Programme
People Eye Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China, October 6-12, 2006

Dr. Narendran and Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi with Peking University Eye Centre staff in Beijing
DR. P. VIJAYALAKSHMI
- Dissociated Vertical Deviation
- Paralytic Strabismus                            
- Promotion of Paediatric Eye care         
- Amblyopia Diagnosis and Management

DR. NARENDRAN
- Effective Screening - When and how to perform
- Management of ROP.


XVII th Annual Conference of the Oculoplastics Association of India
Lucknow, October 28-29, 2006
DR. USHA KIM
- Eye Lid: Managing Congenital ptosis
- Orbital implantation technique
- Socket and Anesthetics: Indices in clinical assessment of anophthalmos. She also conducted a Quiz Programme.


ISB - Health Care Summit 2006
Hyderabad, November 4, 2006

Dr. P. Namperumalsamy at the in ISB-Health care summit 2006 in Hyderabad
Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman of Aravind Eye Care System attended the meeting as a keynote speaker on “Innovations in rural health care delivery models in India”.


American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Joint Meeting
Las Vegas, November 11 - 14, 2006

Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, Dr. R. Venkatesh and Dr.Thiruvengada Krishnan at the AAO Meet at Las Vegas
DR.R.RAMAKRISHNAN AND DR.R.VENKATESH CONDUCTED TWO INSTRUCTION COURSES
- Instruction course on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)
- Instruction course on Manual (SICS) Combined with Trabeculectomy.
Both the courses were well attended by more than 50 delegates. In addition to Dr.R.Ramakrishnan and Dr.Venkatesh, Dr.Alan Robin from Baltimore, USA and Dr.Martin Spencer from Vancouver, Canada also spoke in the courses.
Dr. Thiruvengada Krishnan was the speaker at the Instruction course on Manual SICS – Aravind Technique and on Wound construction of Manual SICS conducted by Dr. R. Venkatesh. In addition, he also did the scientific poster presentation on Secondary Pseudomonas infection following contamination of Antifungal Agents.


Regional Workshop on Diabetic Retinopathy
Cairo, Egypt, November 20-22, 2006

Dr. R. Kim at the Regional Workshop on Diabetic Retinopathy in Cairo
Dr. R. Kim participated as WHO temporary Adviser and gave the presentations on
- Early detection and efficient screening of diabetic retinopathy
- Technology issues in screening.


Orbit and Oculoplasty
Al Noor Magrabi Eye Hospital, November 20, 2006
DR. USHA KIM
- Spectrum of orbital diseases in South India
- Surgical management of ptosis.

DR. MURALIDHAR
- Evaluation of Paralytic Strabismus
- Management of Paralytic strabismus


Gujarat State Ophthalmology Conference
Ahmedabad, December 1, 2006
DR. HARIPRIYA ARAVIND
- SICS in Challenging Situations
- Clinical Significance of SICS
- PCO: Aetiopathogenesis, Clinical Relevance and Evaluation
- Phacoemulsification in Subluxated Cataracts.

DR. P. VIJAYALAKSHMI
- Cataracts in children: Evaluation and management
- Visually impaired child. What next?


Cataract Symposium Meeting
China, December 15-17, 2006
Dr. S. Aravind attended the High Volume, High Quality and Low Cost Cataract symposium. The meeting was attended by 70 delegates from different parts of China. Apart from lectures he performed live surgeries and participated in the wet lab sessions.


International Health Care Leadership Summit
Madras Medical Mission-Chennai, January 12-13, 2007
DR. P. NAMPERUMALSAMY
- Ethos and success of Aravind Eye Care system


Articles Published in Peer Reviewed Journals
American Journal of Ophthalmology
VOL: 142 (5) 2006 NOV. P.880-883 Type: Report
VEDANTHAM, VASUMATHY VATS, MUKESH MOHAN; KAKADE, SATHYA J; RAMASAMY, KIM
- Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis with Unusual Findings

VOL: 141(3), P. 498-507
SIVAKUMAR R. RATHINAM, NARSING A. RAO
- Sympathetic Ophthalmia Following Postoperative Bacterial Endophthalmitis:
A Clinicopathologic Study


Archives of Ophthalmology
VOL: 124 (2) 2006 FEB. P.284 Type: Photo Essay
THAKKER, MANOJ M; USHA, KIM R
- Orbital Foreign Body and Ruptured Globe from Needlefish Impalement

VOL: 124 (2) 2006 FEB. P.287-288 Type: Letter
VEDANTHAM, VASUMATHY
- Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Macular Hole Due to Argon Laser Burn

DR. P. SATHYAN
- Dislocation of CTR and IOL in the bag


Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
VOL: 8 (3) 2006 P.102-104 Type: Reprint
JETHANI, JITENDRA DAGAR, ABHISHEK, VIJAYALAKSHMI PERUMALSAMY; KARTHIK PRAKASH
- Vertical Misalignment and Its Comparison with Head Tilt in Patients with Peripheral Lateral Rectus Palsy

VOL: 8 No: 6 DEC, 2006 232-235.
RAHI MEHATA, GEORGE PUTHURAN, RAMASAMI KRISHNADAS, RAJENDRA MAHALAKSHMI
- Efficacy of Transscleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation for refractory Glaucomas in a South Indian Population


Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences
VOL.20, Supplement 2006, 15-28.
SUGANTHALAKSHMI BALASUBBU, ANAND RAJENDRAN, KIM RAMASAMY, PERUMALSAMY NAMPERUMALSAMY AND PERIASAMY SUNDARESAN
- Emerging Patterns of Possible Potential Candidate Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy - A Review


British Journal of Ophthalmology
VOL 90 April 2006: Pg 411-416
Y D SAPKOTA, G P POKHAREL, P K NIRMALAN, S DULAL, I M MAHARJAN, AND K PRAKASH
- Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Gandaki Zone, Nepal

VOL: 90 (7) 2006 JUL. P.847-851
GRITZ, D C SRINIVASAN, M; SMITH, S D; KIM, U; LIETMAN, T M; WILKINS, J H; PRIYADHARSHINI, B; JOHN, R K; ARAVIND, S; PRAJNA, N V; THULASIRAJ, R DURAISAMI; WHITCHER, J P
- The Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataract Study: effects of Antioxidant supplements on cataract progression in South India

VOL: 90 (8) 2006 AUG. P.968-970
MAUNG, N THANT, C C; SRINIVASAN, M; UPADHYAY, M P; PRIYADARSINI, B; MAHALAKSHMI, R; WHITCHER, J P
- Corneal Ulceration in South East Asia II:
a strategy for the Prevention of fungal keratitis at the village level in Burma

VOL: 90 (9) 2006 SEP. P.1125-1127
MYINT, K SAHAY, R; MON, S; SARAVANAN, V R; NARENDRAN; DHILLON, B
- Worm in the Eye: the rationale for treatment of DUSN in South India

VOL: 90 (10) 2006 OCT.   P.1271-1276
BHARATHI, M J RAMAKRISHNAN, R; MEENAKSHI, R; MITTAL, S; SHIVAKUMAR, C; SRINIVASAN, M
- Microbiological Diagnosis of Infective Keratitis: Comparative evaluation of direct microscopy and culture results.

VOL: 90 (12) 2006 DEC. P.1472-1475
SRINIVASAN, M UPADHYAY, M P; PRIYADARSINI, B; MAHALAKSHMI, R; WHITCHER, J P
- Corneal Ulceration in South-East Asia III: prevention of fungal keratitis at the village level in south India using topical Antibiotics

VOL: 90, 2006. Pg. 276-278
GETSHEN K, SRINIVASAN M, UPADHYAY M P, PRIYADARSINI B, MAHALAKSHMI R, AND WHITCHER J P
- Corneal ulceration in South East Asia. I: A model for the prevention of bacterial ulcers at the village level in rural Bhutan

VOL: 91 (3) 2007 MAR. P.279-281
VENKATESH, RENGARAJ TAN, COLIN S H; THIRUMALAI KUMAR, THANGAVEL; RAVINDRAN, RAVILLA D
- Safety and Efficacy of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery for Phacolytic Glaucoma



CATARACT REFRACT SURG TODAY
VOL: 6 (3) 2006 MAR. P.45-47 Type: Reprint
RAVINDRAN, R D; THULASIRAJ, R D
- Aravind Eye Care System: developing sustainable eye care


Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
VOL: 32 (6) 2006 JUN. P.914-917
HARIPRIYA, ARAVIND; ARAVIND, SRINIVASAN; VADI, KAVITHA; NATCHIAR GOVINDAPPA
- Bimanual microphaco for posterior polar cataracts

VOL: 32 (9) 2006 SEP. P.1584-1585
SATHYAN, PARTHASARATHI; MYINT, KYAW; SIGH, G; SATHYAN, PADMA
- Late green discoloration of Allergan SI-40NB silicone intraocular lens

VOL: 32 (11) 2006 NOV. P.1898-1899 Type: Letter
SARAVANAN, VEERAPPAN RATHINASABAPATHY; SINGH, GURDEEP; NARENDRAN, VENKATAPATHY; SATHYAN, PARTHASARATHY
- Managing the IOL-CTR-CB Complex


Community Eye Health
VOL: 19 (57) 2006 MAR. P.13 Type: Reprint
NAMPERUMALSAMY, P
- An Inexpensive Tool for Routine Fundus Examination at Primary Eye Care Centres


Cornea
VOL 3, no1, Jan-Feb2006, pg1-6
STEFANO BARABINO, ANITA RAGHAVAN, JAY LOEFFLER, AND REZA DANA
- Mini-Review Radiotherapy –induced Ocular Surface Disease

VOL: 25 (2) 2006 FEB. P.238-239
LALITHA, PRAJNA; SRINIVASAN, MUTHAIAH AND PRAJNA, VENKATESH
- Rhodococcus Ruber as a Cause of Keratitis

VOL 24(1): 2006 December issue, pg 61
REVATHI RAJARAMAN, MS, DO; SACHIN MATHEW GEORGE, DIP NB, FRCS; ANITA RAGHAVAN, DO, FRCS
- Ocular Indigo Dye Injury

VOL: 26, Issue 3 Apr. 2007 255-259
PRAJNA LALITHA, MD; MAMTA TIWARI, MD; NAMPERUMALSAMY VENKATESH PRAJNA, DNB, FRCOOPHTH; CHRISTOPHER GILPIN, PHD; KARTHIK PRAKASH, MSC; MUTHAIAH SRINIVASAN, MD
- Nocardia Keratitis: Species, Drug Sensitivities, and Clinical Correlation.



Eye
VOL: 20 (2) 2006 FEB. P.269-271
VEDANTHAM, V
- “Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in a Case of Chronic Welder’s Maculopathy”

VOL: 20 2006 APR. P.1-2 Type: E-Pub
SHUKLA, D NARESH, K B; RAJENDRAN, A; KIM, R
- “Macular Hole Secondary to X-Linked Retinoschisis”

VOL: 20 (5) 2006 MAY P.612-613 Type: Case Report
MYINT, K SAHAY, R; MON, S; SARAVANAN, V R; NARENDRAN, V; DHILLON, B
- “The Indian Case of Live Worm in Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis”

VOL: 20 (8) 2006 AUG. P.961-963
VEDANTHAM, V
- “Smouldering ROP”

VOL: 20 (11) 2006 NOV. P.1273-1278
VEDANTHAM, V; LALITHA, P; VELPANDIAN, T; GHOSE, S; MAHALAKSHMI, R; RAMASAMY, K
- “Vitreous and Aqueous Penetration of Orally Administered Moxifloxacin in Humans”

VOL: 20 (11) 2006 NOV. P.1330-1332 Type: Case Report
SHUKLA, D; RAO, N V AND KIM, R
- “Massive Haemorrhagic Retinal Detachment after Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Choroidal Neovascularisation”


Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
VOL: 54 (1); January-March 2006.
Pg 5-10
VEDANTHAM VASUMATHY, NIRMALAN PRAVEEN K, RAMASAMY KIM, PRAKASH KARTHIK, NAMPERUMALSAMY PERUMALSAMY
- Clinico-microbiological profile and visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis at a tertiary eye care center in South India

pg 11-16
RAMAKRISHNAN R, MITTAL SAURABH, AMBATKAR SONAL, KADER MOHIDEEN A
- Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurements in normal Indian population by optical coherence tomography

Pg 23-27
KABRA AMIT, LALITHA PRAJNA, MAHADEVAN KANNAN, PRAJNA NAMPERUMALSAMY VENKATESH, SRINIVASAN MUTHAIAH
- Herpes simplex keratitis and visual impairment: A case series

Pg 35-38
SHAH PARAG K, NARENDRAN V, SARAVANAN VR, RAGHURAM A, CHATTOPADHYAY ABHIJIT, KASHYAP MAITHREYI
- Screening for retinopathy of prematurity-a comparison between binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy and RetCam120

Pg. 45-46
VIJAYALAKSHMI P, SHETTY SHASHIKANT, JETHANI JITENDRA, UMA DEVI TB
- Bilateral spontaneous hyphaema in juvenile xanthogranuloma

Pg 49-52
VEDANTHAM VASUMATHY, RAMASAMY KIM
- Atypical manifestations of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy

Pg. 64
VEDANTHAM VASUMATHY, BALASUBRAMANIAM KOSHAL RAM
- Bilateral vitreous hemorrhage in an elderly male

VOL:l 54 (2) 2006 JUN.
P.120-122 Type: Report
SHUKLA, DHANANJAY; KIM, RAMASAMY
- “Giant Nodular Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma”

P.123-125 Type: Report
VIJAYALAKSHMI, P; JETHANI, JITENDRA AND KIM, USHA
- “Congenital Unilateral Ocular Fibrosis Syndrome Secondary to Benign Congenital Tumor”

P.129-131 Type: Report
MANIKANDAN P, BHASKAR M, MANOHAR BABU B, RAGHURAM A, NARENDRAN V.
- Outbreak of Ocular Toxoplamosis in Coimbatore, India.

P.133-137
VEDANTHAM, VASUMATHY; KIM, RAMASAMY
- “Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide for Diabetic Macular Edema: principles and practice”

VOL: 54 (3) 2006 SEP. P.204-206
SHUKLA, DHANANJAY ARORA, AMIT; HADI, KHAZAEI; KUMAR, MAHESH; BADDELA, SATISH; KIM, RAMASAMY
- “Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion secondary to Systemic non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”

VOL: 54 (4) 2006 DEC. P.275-276 Type: Report
DESHPANDE, NITIN; SHETTY, SHASHIKANT AND KRISHNADAS, S R
- “Pupillary-Iris-Lens Membrane with Goniodysgenesis: a case report”

VOL: 55 (1) 2007; 139-41
JETHANI JITENDRA, PARIJA SUCHETA, SHETTY SHASHIKANT, VIJAYALAKSHMI P
- Atypical association of Duane retraction syndrome and Bardet Biedl syndrome

VOL: 55 (2) 2007; 142-3
Original Investigation
JETHANI JITENDRA, MISHRA ANURAG, SHETTY SHASHIKANT, VIJAYALAKSHMI P
- Weill-Marchesani syndrome associated with retinitis pigmentosa

VOL: 55 (1) 2007; 148-9
VEDANTHAM VASUMATHY, RAMASAMY KIM
- Pigmented epiretinal membranes caused by RPE migration: OCT-based observational case reports

VOL: 55 (2) 2007; 55: 150-1
VEDANTHAM VASUMATHY, JETHANI JITENDRA, AGARWAL ANIL, VIJAYALAKSHMI PERUMALSAMY
- Retinitis pigmentosa associated with blepharophimosis. Blue dot cataract and primary inferior oblique over action: A new syndrome complex?

VOL: 55 (2) 2007 MAR. P.113-116
VASUMATHY, VEDANTHAM; JITHENDRA, JETHANI AND PERUMALSAMY, VIJAYALAKSHMI
- “Electroretinographic assessment and diagnostic reappraisal of Children with visual dysfunction: a prospective study”

P.139-141
JITENDRA, JETHANI SUCHETA, PARIJA S; SHASHIKANT, SHETTY; VIJAYALAKSHMI, P
- “Atypical association of Duane retraction syndrome and Bardet Biedl Syndrome”

P.142-143
JITENDRA, JETHANI ANURAG, MISHRA; SHASHIKANT, SHETTY S; VIJAYALAKSHMI, P
- “Weill-Marchesani syndrome associated with retinitis pigmentosa”

P.148-149
VASUMATHY, VEDANTHAM
- “Pigmented epiretinal membranes caused by RPE migration: OCT-based Observational case reports”

P.150-151
VASUMATHY, VEDANTHAM V JITENDRA, JETHANI; ANIL, AGARWAL; PERUMALSAMY, VIJAYALAKSHMI
- “Retinitis pigmentosa associated with blepharophimosis, blue dot Cataract and primary inferior oblique overaction: A new syndrome Complex?”


Indian Journal of Medical Research
VOL:124, November 2006, pp 553-558
THANAPAL AMALA RAJASUNDARI, KEERTHY CHANDRASEKAR, PERUMALSAMY VIJAYALAKSHMI* & VEERAPPAN MUTHUKKARUPPAN
- Immune status of health care personnel & post vaccination analysis of immunity against rubella in an eye hospital


Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
VOL: 35: No. 3: 2006 March, p185-189.
GURDEEP SINGH, MANIKANDAN P, BHASKAR M, REVATHI R, KALPANA NARENDRAN, AVNEESH KOUR, NARENDRAN V.
- Multivariate analysis of Childhood Microbial Keratitis in South India.


Molecular Vision
VOL: 12 2006; 190-5
RAMACHANDRAN RAMYA DEVI, PERUMALSAMY VIJAYALAKSHMI
- Novel mutations in GJA8 associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract and microcornea

236-4
JEYABALAN NALLATHAMBI, GURUSWAMY NEETHIRAJAN, SHETTY SHASHIKANT, PERUMALSAMY VIJAYALAKSHMI, PERIASAMY SUNDARESAN
- PAX6 missense mutations associated in patients with optic nerve malformation

336-341
SUGANTHALAKSHMI, B; SUNDARESAN, P; NAMPERUMALSAMY, P; ANAND, R; RAMASAMY KIM, MAHALAKSHMI,R; KARTHIK PRAKASH, S
- Association of VEGF and eNOS gene polymorphisms in type 2 diabetic retinopathy

1086-1092
JEYABALAN NALLATHAMBI, DHANANJAY SHUKLA, ANAND RAJENDRAN, PERUMALSAMY NAMPERUMALSAMY, RAMAKRISHNAN MUTHULAKSHMI, PERIASAMY SUNDARESAN.
- Identification of novel FZD4 mutations in Indian patients with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.

VOL: 13 2007 MAR. P.487-492
HEWITT, ALEX W SAMPLES, JOHN R; ALLINGHAM, R RAND; JARVELA, IRMA; KITSOS, GEORGE; KRISHNADAS, SUBBAIAH R; RICHARDS, JULIA E; LICHTER, PAUL R; PETERSEN, MICHAEL B; SUNDARESAN, PERIASAMY; WIGGS, JANEY L; MACKEY, DAVID A; WIRTZ, MARY K
- “Investigation of Founder Effects for the Thr377Met Myocilin Mutation in Glaucoma Families from Differing Ethnic Backgrounds”


Journal of American Medical Association
VOL: 295 (10) 2006 MAR P.1142-1146
CHIDAMBARAM, JAYA D; ALEMAYEHU, WONDU; MELESE, MULUKEN; LAKEW, TAKELE; YI, ELIZABETH; HOUSE, JENAFIR; CEVALLOS, VICKY; ZHOU, ZHAOXIA; MAXEY, KATHRYN; LEE, DAVID C; SHAPIRO, BRETT L; SRINIVASAN, MUTHIAH; PORCO, TRAVIS; WHITCHER, JOHN P; GAYNOR, BRUCE D; LIETMAN, THOMAS M
- Effect of a Single Mass Antibiotic Distribution on the Prevalence of Infectious Trachoma


Community Eye Health Journal
VOL: 19 (58) 2006 JUNE P. 29-30
THULASIRAJ, R D; SUNDARAM, MEENAKSHI R
- Optical services through outreach in South India: a case study from Aravind Eye Hospitals


BMC Ophthalmology
June 2006, 6:28
GURUSWAMY NEETHIRAJAN, JAYABALAN NALLATHAMBI, SUBBAIAH RAMASAMY KRISHNADAS, PERUMALSAMY VIJAYALAKSHMI, SHETTY SHASHIKANTH, JON MARTIN COLLINSON AND PERIASAMY SUNDARESAN
- Identification of novel mutant PAX6 alleles in Indian cases of familial aniridia


J AAPOS
VOL: 10 (5) 2006 OCT. P.469-472
USHA, KIM SMITH, SANKARANARAYANAN; SHAH, NAGENDRA; LALITHA, PRAJNA; KELKAR, RAHUL
- “Spectrum and the Susceptibilities of Microbial Isolates in Cases of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction”


Ophthalmology
April 2006; VOL:113(4): 526-530
PRAJNA LALITHA, NAMPERUMALSAMY VENKATESH PRAJNA, AMIT KABRA, KANNAN MAHADEVAN, MUTHAIAH SRINIVASAN
- Risk Factors for Treatment Outcome in Fungal Keratitis


Ophthalmic Epidemiology
2006 Apr; 13(2):97-107.
GRITZ DC, SRINIVASAN M, SMITH SD, KIM U, LIETMAN TM, WILKINS JH, PRIYADHARSHINI B, ARAVIND S, PRAJNA NV, SMOLIN G, THULASIRAJ RD, SELVARAJ S, WHITCHER JP.
- Antioxidants in prevention of cataracts in South India: methodology and baseline data*.


Journal of Clinical Virology
VOL: 37 (2006) 265-268
P.VIJAYALAKSHMI, V.R.MUTHUKKARUPPAN, A.RAJASUNDARI, G.KORUKLUOGLU, W.NIGATU, L.A.WARRENER, D.SAMUEL, D.W.G.BROWN
- Evaluation of a commercial rubella IgM assay for use on oral fluid samples for diagnosis and surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome and postnatal rubella


Human Genetics
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION
18 December 2006
RAMYA DEVI RAMACHANDRAN. VIJAYALAKSHMI PERUMALSAMY. J.FIELDING HEJTMANCIK
- Autosomal recessive juvenile onset cataract associated with mutation in BFSP1


J POSTGRAD MED
VOL: 53 (1) 2007 JAN. P.46-47
RATHINAM, S; PRAJNA, L
- “Hypopyon in Leprosy Uveitis”


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