Uvea
Uveitis services has registered about 10,111 (about 3%) in outpatient services in Madurai Aravind Eye Hospital in the year 2005. In the Research side, Uveitis clinic has undertaken following studies. A study on clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of infectious uveitis with respect to leptospirosis; Correlation between lepra reaction and ocular complications and Aetiopathogenesis of uveitis associated with leptospirosis. International and National publications include, Clinico-pathologic study on sympathetic ophthalmia following post operative bacterial endophthalmitis published in AJO 2005; Ocular therapy of leptospirosis in Murphy Current Ocular therapy Elsevier, London 2005 Ocular manifestations of leptospirosis in Journal of post graduate medicine 2005. Dr. Rathinam was elected as a member secretary of Institutional review board Aravind Eye Hospital. She is the Vice President of Uveitis Society of India.
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