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1. Contact information

Name of the Institute: Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology 
Name of the Department/Centre: Retina - Vitreous Services 
Name of the faculty member: Dr. R. Kim   
Current Designation: Chief Consultant & Professor of Ophthalmology
Address: 1, Anna Nagar 
City:
Madurai 
Pin/zip:
625020 
Country: India 
Phone No.: 91-452-4356100  E Mail: kim@aravind.org  
Fax No: 91-452-2530984  Website: www.aravind.org 

2. Qualifications (only graduate/ post-graduate degrees/diplomas/certificates)

Qualification Year Acquired Major Subject University/Board
MBBS 1988   Nagarjuna University, Vijayawada
DO 1991 Ophthalmology Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University
DNB 1994 Ophthalmology National Board of Examinations
Fellowship 1995 Retina - Vitreous Aravind Eye Hospital

3. Specialization

3.1 Main subject area
1 Retina - Vitreous

3.2 Special interests
1Diabetic Retinopathy
2 Telemedicine in Ophthalmology

4. Experience

Designation Institution Area In Years
From To
Consultant Aravind Eye Hospoital Retina & Vitreous Services 1994 1997

5. List of Publications / Books / Manuals, if any

S.No. Title Name of the Journal / Publisher Year of Publication
Text Book
1 Chapter on :"Fluorescein Angiography" - Diagnostic Procedures in Ophthalmology JAYPEE Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Limited 2002
2 Chapter on : Diabetic Retinopathy In API Text Book of Medicine 2003
3 Text Book on “Retinal Vascular Disorders” Academa Publishers 2005
Publications
1 Argon Laser Photocoagulation in Glaucomas with Exfoliation Syndrome Journal of TNOA 1992
2 Ocular Cysticercosis Journal of TNOA 1995
3 Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) - Characteristics and differential diagnosis Journal of TNOA 1997
4 Argon Laser treatment for premacular hemorrhage. Retina 1998
5 The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study II. Clinical outcome American Journal of Ophthalmology 1998
6 Case Report - Radiation Retinopathy. Journal of TNOA 1998
7 Congenital retinal arterial loops and spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 1999
8 Intravitreal injection of fluorescein for clear vitreous vitrectomy Journal of TNOA 1999
9 Purtscher's Retinopathy - A Case Report Journal of TNOA 1999
10 Dense premacular hemorrhage from a retinal macroaneurysm treated by Argon Laser Retina 2001
11 Intraocular Cysticercosis and it's Management Journal of TNOA 2002
12 Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR): clinical profile and management Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2003
13 Developing a screening programme to detect sight-threatening Diabetic Retinopathy in South India Diabetes Care 2003
14 Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Journal Indian Medical Association 2003
15 Atypical Manifestations of Diabetic Retinopathy Current opinion in ophthalmology 2003
16 Prevalence of Vitreoretinal Disorders in a Rural Population of Southern India: the Aravind comprehensive eye study Archive Ophthalmology 2004
17 Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Subfoveal Neovascularization Secondary to Group 2A Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Telangiectasis American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2004
18 Posterior Scleritis causing Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion Retina 2004
19 Macular Ischaemia as a Marker for Nephropathy in Diabetic Retinopathy Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2004
20 A Pilot Study on Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy among Non-Medical Persons in South India: the challenge for eye care programmes in the region Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2004
21 Visual Experience during Phacoemulsification under Topical versus Retrobulbar Anesthesia: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial American Journal of Ophthalmology 2004
22 Anatomical and Visual Outcome of Paediatric Retinal Detachments following Primary Buckle Surgery Journal of TNOA 2004
23 Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy Journal of Eye 2005
24 Optical Coherence Tomography in Best's Disease: an observational -case report American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
25 Persistent Depot of Triamcinolone Acetonide after a Single Intravitreal Injection Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
26 Hemiretinal Vein Occlusion Associated with Pseudotumour Orbit: an observational case report Journal of Eye 2005
27 Nocardia Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery: clinicomicrobiological study American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2005
28 Optical Coherence Tomography in Presumed Congenital Simple Hamartoma of Retinal Pigment Epithelium American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2005
29 Spontaneous Improvement of Serous Maculopathy Associated with Congenital Optic Disc Pit: an OCT study Journal Of Eye 2005
30 Double Prepapillary Arterial Loops Associated with Superior Branch Macular Artery Occlusion Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
31 Premacular Haemorrhage Associated with Arteriovenous Communications of the Retina Induced by a Valsalva-Like Mechanism: an observational case report Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
32 Hypotensive Retinopathy in Takayasu's Arteritis Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers Imaging 2005
33 Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Valsalva Retinopathy American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
34 Treatment of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy with Transpupillary Thermotherapy: an interventional case report Journal of Eye 2005
35 Postcataract Endophthalmitis in South India: incidence and outcome Ophthalmology 2005
36 Massive Haemorrhagic Retinal Detachment after Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Choroidal Neovascularization Journal of Eye 2005
37 Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Choroidal Osteoma Journal of Eye 2005
38 Vitreous and Aqueous Penetration of Orally Administered Moxifloxacin in Humans Journal of Eye 2005
39 Emerging Patterns of Possible Potential Candidate Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy - A Review Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences 2006
40 Clinico-Microbiological Profile and Visual Outcomes of Post-Traumatic Endophthalmitis at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in South India Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
41 Atypical Manifestations of Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
42 Macular Hole Secondary to X-Linked Retinoschisis Eye 2006
43 Association of VEGF and eNOS Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy Molecular Vision 2006
44 Giant Nodular Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
45 Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide for Diabetic Macular Edema: principles and practice Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
46 Cystoid Retinal Degeneration (Pseudo-Schisis) in CSCR Journal of TNOA 2006
47 Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion secondary to Systemic non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
48 Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis with unusual findings American Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
49 Vitreous and Aqueous Penetration of Orally Administered Moxifloxacin in Humans Journal of Eye 2006
50 Massive Haemorrhagic Retinal Detachment after Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Choroidal Neovascularisation Journal of Eye 2006
51 Macular Hole Secondary to X-Linked Retinoschisis Journal of Eye 2006
52 Creating Affordable Accessible Eye Care Services through tele-ophthalmology Computer Society of India (CSI) - Communications magazine 2007
53

Surgical outcomes for vitrectomy in Eales’ disease

Journal of Eye

2007
54 Pigmented epiretinal membranes caused by RPE migration: OCT-based observational - case reports. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2007
55 Evolution and Management of Diabetic Tractional Papillopathy: an optical coherence tomographic study Eye 2007
56 Genetic variations in the hotspot region of RS1 gene in Indian patients with Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis

Molecular Vision

2007
57

Relation of optical coherence tomography and unusual angiographic leakage patterns in central serous chorioretinopathy. Eye 2007

Journal of Eye

2007
58 Barrage Laser Photocoagulation for Macula-Sparing Asymptomatic Clinical Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments Eye 2007
59

Vitrectomy for circumscribed choroidal haemangioma with exudative retinal detachment refractory to transpupillary thermotherapy.

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

2007

6. Participation in Professional Associations

6.1 Professional memberships Life member of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
Life member of Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA)
Joint Treasurer of Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (2004-2005)
Life member of Vitreo-retinal Society of India (VRS-I).   
6.2 Posts held Programme Director, Aravind Telemedicine Network

7. Other Information

Following articles were accepted for publication:
1. Behera UC, Shukla D, Kim R. Pseudo-duplication of fovea in a human eye. Arch Ophthalmol (in press).
2. Kanungo S, Shukla D, Kim R. Branch retinal artery occlusion secondary to dengue fever. Ind J Ophthalmol (in press).