Research Activities

1. Corneal topographic changes following pterygium surgery with autograft
2. Effect of Lasik Surgery on Intraocular pressure
3. Effect on RNFL and Macular thickness recordings from OCT following corneal curvature change due to LASIK
4. Prognostic clinical and microbiological factors in fungal keratitis
5. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of Genteal Gel in the treatment of Indian patients with dry eye
6. Evaluation of efficacy of gamma irradiated amniotic membrane in ocular surface disorders
7. Powerloom injuries – An analysis
8. DALK in the management of acute Mooren’s ulcer
9. Traumatic Lenticular Abscess – Clinicopathological analysis
10. Incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia in ruptured globe
11. Evaluation of efficacy of cryotherapy in Nocardia scleritis with clinicopathalogical correlation
12. Efficacy of Bowman’s membrane cautery in Bullous keratopathy.
13. Study for estimation of cytokine activity in case of fungal keratitis.
14. Study looking at characterization of stem cells in cadaveric limbal tissue
15. Principal investigator in a randomized control trial comparing the safety and efficacy of gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin in the treatment of bacterial keratitis.
16. Epidemiological study of eye injury in Indian children
17. SCUT study - Efficacy of steroids in the treatment of bacterial keratitis
18. Study on the prevention of corneal ulcer in the community - Vadipatti Taluk

Studies Completed

1. Microbial keratitis is south India influence of risk factors, climate and geographical location.
2. A Study of the spectrum of Acanthamoeba keratitis a three-year study at tertiary eye care referral Center in South India.
3. Contact lens – induced microbial keratitis: A three years study.
4. Trends in the Etiology and epidemiology of microbial keratitis in South India. A three year study at a tertiary Eye Care referral centre.
5. A 21-day Pilot, multicenter, investigator-masked, randomized, parallel comparison of the safety & efficacy of Gatifloxacin 0.3% ophthalmic solution compared with Ciprofloxacin 0.3% Ophthalmic solution in patients with acute bacterial corneal ulcers.
6. An analysis of clinical presentation, risk factors, diagnosis, management and outcome of fungal keratitis in tertiary eye care center in South Tamil Nadu.