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BIO-DATA
Dr.S.R.Rathinam FAMS, PhD
Prof. of Ophthalmology and Head of Uveitis Service
Aravind Eye Hospital & PG Institute ophthalmology
1, Anna Nagar, Madurai 625 020
Tamil Nadu, India
Tel: 0452-4356123
Fax: 91-0452-2530984
Email: [email protected]
Education and Honors:
MBBS Madurai University April 1983
Diploma in Oph. Aravind Eye Hospital May 1988
MNAMS. (Oph) Aravind Eye Hospital December1990
PhD M.G. R University, Chennai. June 2005
FAMS National Academy of Medical Sciences August 2011
(India), New Delhi
Teaching experience-24 years
Awards:
1. P.Siva Reddy International Award - Research on novel infectious uveitis
etiologies. All India Ophthalmology Society ( AIOS) AWARDS 2014.
2. R.N.Mathur Award – Outstanding service in the field Medical ophthalmology –
work done on Ocular Leptospirosis at “All India Ophthalmological Conference” at
Calcutta on January, 2001
3. Recognised as an International Research Associate by Proctor Foundation,
Sanfrancisco, Jan 2000
4. Recognized as Proctor Associate Fellow by Proctor Foundation, Sanfrancisco. June
1997
5. Bruce Ostler Award - for her work on Ocular leptospirosis from Proctor
Foundation, University of California, Sanfrancisco, USA, June 1997
6. Best scientific poster award - First Indian Report on Epidemic Ocular Leptospirosis
7. University First Rank in Diploma in Ophthalmology 1986-88
8. University First Rank in Surgery (Final MBBS) 1983-84
9. University First Rank in Pathology (III Year MBBS) 1981-82
Membership of Professional Bodies
1. Elected as a member of International Uveitis study group (IUSG)
2. Life member of International Society for Leptospirosis (ILS)
3. Vice president of Uveitis Society of India (USI)
4. Life member of Indian Society for Leptospirosis(ISL)
5. Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
6. Life member of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
7. Life member of Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA)
8. Life member of Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Reviewer for following journals
1. The Cochrane Library
2. American Journal of Ophthalmology
3. Achieves of Ophthalmology
4. JAMA
5. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
6. Ocular infection and immunology
7. Journal of Visualized Experiments.
8. Journal of postgraduate medicine
9. Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
10. Indian journal of Ophthalmology
Academical Career
Lecturer & Reader in Ophthalmology Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai - 1990-1999
Prof.of ophthalmology- Since 2000
Specialty experience - Started Uveitis clinic at Aravind eye hospital under the
guidance of Dr. P Namperumalsamy in January 1993.
Conferences conducted:
Conducted Uveitis update - Pre-conference session - TNOA 1994 - Aravind Eye
Hospital, Madurai.
Conducted Course on Basics on Uveitis & Neuro-Ophthalmology January, 20-21st,
1996 at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai
Conducted III Symposium on Uveitis on I & II February 1998 at Aravind Eye
Hospital, Madurai.
Conducted Symposium on Leptospirosis on 16th November 1998 at Aravind Eye
Hospital, Madurai.
Conducted “All India Uveitis Conference” on 12 & 13th
January 2000 at Aravind
Eye Hospital.
Conducted “Sixth All India Uveitis Conference” 2006 at Aravind Eye Hospital.
Research experience
1. Collaborative research with Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, USA (1997-1998)
PCR assay of aqueous humor in an epidemic outbreak of leptospirosis in India
2. Collaborative research with Indian Council of Medical Research- 1997-2001
Value of culture and serology in ophthalmic complication of leptospirosis
Evaluation of PCR and other parameters in diagnosis of tubercular uveitis
3. Collaborative research with Royal tropical institute Netherland-2001-2002
A pilot study to establish the leptospiral etiology of uveitis.
4. PhD Dissertation by Dr.Rathinam: The TN Dr.MGR University, Chennai
Study on clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of infectious uveitis
with reference of leptospirosis
5. Principal investigator – Basic research project:
Etiology and immunopathogenesis of subconjunctival and anterior chamber
granulomatous uveitis in children of South India – Funded by ICMR (2011-2014).
Co Investigator – Basic research projects
1. Standardization and application of Multiplex PCR in the detection of
infectious agents in the intraocular fluid of patients with retinochoroiditis -
(ICMR) – 2006-2009
2. Molecular insights into the etiology of infectious uveitis (DBT) – 2007-
2010
3. Antigenic mimicry between leptospiral and human lens proteins (ALCON)
2008-2011
4. Cytokine profile in aqueous humor of Trematode Granuloma (ALCON)
2008-2011
International Drug trials 2006-2012 (Principal investigator)
A. Allergan An 8-Week, Multicenter, Masked, Randomized Trial (with an 18-
Week Masked Extension) to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 700µg and 350 µg
Dexamethasone Posterior Segment Drug Delivery System (DEX PS DDS)
Applicator System Compared with Sham DEX PS DDS Applicator System in the
treatment of Non-Infectious Ocular Inflammation of the Posterior Segment in
Patients with Intermediate or Posterior Uveitis –
B. Lux –Bio 2007-2008.Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center,
Dose Ranging Study with an optional extension to assess the Efficacy and Safety
of LX211 as Therapy in Subjects with Active Sight threatening, Non-Infectious
Uveitis (01and 03) and Clinically Quiescent Sight Threatening, Non-Infectious
Uveitis (02).
C. Novartis -2010Protocol: CAIN457C2303 : A 24 week multicenter,
randomized, double-masked, placebo controlled study to assess the difference in
the rate of recurrent exacerbations in Behçet’s patients with posterior or
panuveitis treated with AIN457 vs placebo adjunctive to standard-of-care
immunosuppressive therapy .
D. Protocol CAIN457C2301: A 24 week multicenter, randomized, double-
masked, placebo controlled, dose-ranging phase III study of AIN 457 versus
placebo for maintaining uveitis suppression when reducing systemic
immunosuppression in patients with quiescent, non-infectious intermediate,
posterior or panuveitis (ENDURE study)
E. FAST Study NIH funded : First-line Antimetabolites as Steroid-sparing
Treatment (FAST) Uveitis Pilot Trial- Proctor Foundation (from 2009)
F. Sakura Study :A Phase III, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized,
Double - Masked, Study Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal
Injections of DE-109 (three doses) for the Treatment of Active, Non-Infectious
Uveitis of the Posterior Segment of the eye - Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
(2011-2013)
G. NIH funded Pilot study in preparation for the Ganciclovir-Intravitreous
versus systemic-cytomegalovirus retinitis trial (Pilot GIVCyT)
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Prof. SR Rathinam has made outstanding contributions to ophthalmic literature both in
national and international arena. Total number of publication in high impact and peer
reviewed journals, at present is 64. Total citations of these publications received are
788. h-index-16, i10-index- 26, Twenty papers have received more than 10 citations.
Maximum citation received by the land mark paper on leptospirosis is 91. She has
contributed chapters for books published in India, United Kingdom, Germany and
the United States of America, Co Editor for Wills eye manual uvea atlas, USA and
authored a manual on Ocular Pharmacology.
1. Rathinam SR Narsing A. Rao Anterior segment ischemia in viper bite
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, In Press.
2. Hornbeak DM, Payal A, Pistilli M, Biswas J, Ganesh SK, Gupta V, Rathinam
SR, Davis JL, Kempen JH. Interobserver Agreement in Clinical Grading of
Vitreous Haze Using Alternative Grading Scales. Ophthalmology, in press.
3. Behera, Umesh C.; Rathinam SR.; Prajna, Lalitha; Agrawal, Niraj; Rajan, Renu
Epiretinal Deposits Post Cataract Extraction Retinal cases and Brief Reports 0:1-
3,2013
4. S.R.Rathinam, Lalitha Prajna, Lalan Kumar Arya et al. Molecular diagnosis and
ocular imaging of West Nile Virus retinitis and neuroretinitis. Ophthalmology 2013;120(9):1820-6.
5. Rathinam SR, Manohar Babu Algorithmic approach in the diagnosis of Uveitis,
Indian J Ophthalmol.2013 Jun;61(6):255-62.
6. Rathinam, SR, Lalan Kumar Arya; Usha, Kim R; Lalitha Prajna; Veena Tandon
Novel Etiological Agent: Molecular Evidence for Trematode-Induced Anterior
Uveitis in Children. Arch Ophthalmol . Vol 130 : 2012 p.1481-1484
7. Davis EJ, Rathinam SR, Okada AA, Tow SL, Petrushkin H, Graham EM, Chee
SP, Guex-Crosier Y, Jakob E, Tugal-Tutkun I, Cunningham ET Jr, Leavitt JA,
Mansour AM, Winthrop KL, Hills WL, Smith JR. Clinical spectrum of
tuberculous optic neuropathy J Ophthalmic inflamm infect. May 2012
8. Batmanabane, V; Rathinam, SR Steroids in Leptospiral Uveitis: does the route of
administration matter J pharmacol pharmacother vol: 3 2012;58-60
9. Shukla J, Saxena D, Rathinam S, Lalitha P, Joseph CR, Sharma S, Soni M, Rao
PV, Parida M.Molecular detection and characterization of West Nile virus
associated with multifocal retinitis in patients from southern India. INT J INFECT
DIS. 2011 NOV 16. [Epub]
10. Subha Sivakolundu, Rathinam, SR Gowri Priya Chidambaranathan and Manjula
Sritharan. Serological diagnosis of leptospiral uveitis by HbpA-IgG ELISA
Journal Medical Microbiology . 2012 Sep 6.
11. Arun Kannan; Gowri Priya, C; Lalitha Prajna; Rathinam, SR Efficiency of two
commercial kits in serodiagnosis of leptospiral uveitis Indian J Med Microbiol
vol: 30(4) 2012 p.418-22
12. Vaishnavi, B; Gowri Priya, C; Rathinam, SR Spectrum of Leptospira species
identified in patients with leptospiral uveitis in an ophthalmological institute in
South India Indian J Med Microbiol 2011 :29; 444-445
13. Rathinam SR; Radha Annamalai; Jyotirmay Biswas 'Intraocular Parasitic
Infections' Ocular Immunology & Inflammation: 19: 327336, 2011
14. Wender, Jon D; Rathinam SR; Shaw, Richard E;Cunningham,ET Intraocular
Cysticercosis: Case Series and Comprehensive Review of the Literature
Ocul.immunol. Inflamm: 19; 2011; 240-245
15. Rathinam SR; Krishnadas, R; Ramakrishnan, R; et al Aravind Comprehensive
Eye Survey Research Group "Population-Based Prevalence of Uveitis in Southern
India" Br J Ophthalmol 2011; 463-467
16. Manohar Babu B; Rathinam SR "Intermediate Uveitis" Indian J Ophthalmol: 58:
2010; 21-27
17. London, Nikolas J S; Rathinam SR, Cunningham E T; "The Epidemiology of
Uveitis in Developing Countries" Int Ophthalmol Clin: 50; 2010: 1-17
18. Rathinam SR Leprosy Uveitis in Developing World. Int Ophthalmol Clin: 50 ;
2010: 99-111
19. Shukla,Dhananjay; Rathinam SR and Cunningham ET “Leptospiral Uveitis in the
Developing World" Int Ophthalmol Clin: 50; 2010: 113-124
20. London, Nikolas JS, Shukla, Dhananjay; Heiden, David; Rathinam SR, Arevalo,
J Fernando; Cunningham E T; "HIV, AIDS in the Developing World" Int
Ophthalmol Clin: 50 ;2010: 201-218
21. Rathinam SR "Treating Uveitis in the Developing World Setting" Int
Ophthalmol Clin: 50; 2010: 219-228
22. Cunningham Jr., E T; London, Nikolas J S and Rathinam SR "Uveitis: a global
view" Expert Rev. Ophthalmol: 5; 2010: 113-114
23. Tiercy, Jean-Marie; Rathinam SR; Gex-Fabry, Marianne; Baglivo, Edoardo "A
Shared HLA-DRB1 Epitope in the DR Beta First Domain is Associated with
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome in Indian Patients" MOL. VIS:16; 2010: 353-
358
24. Martin, Taliva D; Rathinam SR and Cunningham Jr.,ET "Prevalence, Clinical
Characteristics, and causes of Vision Loss in Children with Vogt-Koyanagi-
Harada Disease in South India" RETINA : 30; 2010 :1113-1121
25. Rathinam SR; Cunningham Jr., E T “Vitiligo Iridis in Patients with a History of
Smallpox Infection" EYE: 24; 2010: 1621-1631
26. Rathinam SR; Ashok, K A “Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease: Ocular
parasitosis" Curr Opin Ophthalmol: 21; 2010: 478-484
27. Rathinam SR; Cunningham Jr.,E T "Spontaneous Hyphaema and Acute Ocular
Hypertension Associated with Severe Lens-Induced Uveitis" EYE: 24; 2010:
1822-4
28. Roe, R H, Rathinam SR; Wong, R W; McDonald, H R; Jumper, J M;
Cunningham J., E T "Delayed Fellow Eye Involvement in Patients with Vogtt-
Koyanagi-Harada Disease" BR J OPHTHALMOL : 93 ;2009 : 701-702
29. Khairallah, M Chee, S P; Rathinam SR; Attia, S; Venu Nadella "Novel Infectious
Agents causing Uveitis" INT OPHTHALMOL : 30; 2010 : 465-83
30. Jayakumar, Duraisamy Kavitha, RathinamSR; Vasanthi, Gnanam "Geomapping
of Trematode-Induced Granulomatous Anterior Uveitis-a Newly Identified cause
of Blindness among Children in the Pudukkottai District of the Tamil Nadu State,
India" GEOSPATIAL HEALTH: 4 ;2009: 55-63
31. Venkataraman, Arvind; Rathinam SR "A Pre- And Post-Treatment Evaluation Of
Vision-Related Quality Of Life In Uveitis " INDIAN J OPHTHALMOL OL: 56;
2008 : 307-312
32. Rathinam SR; Khazaei, Hadi "Histopathological Study of Ocular Erythema
Nodosum Leprosum and Post-Therapeutic Scleral Perforation :a case
Report"INDIAN J OPHTHALMO: 56; 2008: 417-419
33. Verma,Ashutosh ,Rathinam SR Gowri Priya, C; Muthukkaruppan, V R;
Stevenson, Brian; Timoney1, John F. T "LruA and LruB Antibodies in Sera of
Humans with Leptospiral Uveitis" CLIN. VACCINE IMMUNOL:15; 2008:
1017-1023
34. Chidambaranathan, Gowri Priya ; Rathinam SR, and Muthukkaruppan, V
"Evidences for Endotoxin as a Causative Factor for Leptospiral Uveitis in
Humon" INVEST. OPHTHALMOL. VIS. SC : 24 ;2008
35. Kempen, John H Ganesh, Sudha K; Sangwan, Virender S; Rathinam SR
"Interobserver Agreement in Grading Activity and Site of Inflammation in Eyes
of Patients with Uveitis" AM.J. OPHTHALMOL :146;2008 :813-818
36. Rathinam SR, Lalitha P. Paradoxical worsening of ocular tuberculosis in HIV
patients after antiretroviral therapy.
Eye (Lond). 2007 May;21(5):667-8. Epub 2006 Dec 1.
37. Rathinam SR, Prajna, L "Hypopyon in Leprosy Uveitis" J POSTGRAD
MED:53;2007: 46-47
38. Rathinam SR; Namperumalsamy,P"Global Variations and Pattern Changes to
Epidemiology of Uveitis" INDIAN J OPHTHALMOL: 55 ; 2007:173-184
39. Lalitha, P Rathinam SR; Banushree,K; Maheshkumar, S; Vijayakumar, R; Sathe,
P "Ocular Involvement Associated with an Epidemic Outbreak of Chikungunya
Virus Infection" AM. J. OPHTHALMOL :144 ; 2007: 552-556
40. Shukla, D; Rathinam SR and Cunningham, E T "Contribution of HIV/AIDS to
Global Blindness" INT OPHTHALMOL CLIN: 2007; 27-43
41. Carolyn, T Bramante Talbot, Elizabeth A;Rathinam SR; Stevens,Rosaling;
Zegans, Micheal E "Diagnosis of Ocular Tuberculosis:a role for New Testing
Modalites?"INT OPHTHALMOL CLIN : 47;2007: 45-62
42. Lalitha,P Rathinam SR; Banushree, K; Maheshkumar, S; Vijayakumar, R; Sathe,
P "Ocular Involvement Associated with an Epidemic Outbreak of Chikungunya
Virus Infection" AM. J. OPHTHALMOL :144; 2007: 552-556
43. Lalitha, Prajna Rathinam SR; Banushree, Krishnadas; Maheshkumar,
Shanmugam; Vijayakumar, Rajendran; Sathe, Padmakar "Ocular Involvement
Associated with an Epidemic Outbreak of Chikungunya Virus Infection" AM. J.
OPHTHALMOL:144;2007; 552-556
44. Priya, C G Hoogendijk, K T; Berg, M V D; Rathinam SR; Ahmed, A;
Muthukkaruppan, V R; Hartskeeri, RA "Field Rats form a major infection Source
of Leptospirosis in and around Madurai. India" J POSTGRAD MED: 53; 2007:
236-240
45. Rathinam SR, Rao, Narsing A "Sympathetic Ophthalmia following Postoperative
Bacterial Endophthalmitis: a clinicopathologic study" AM. J. OPHTHALMOL:
141; 2006: 498-507
46. Rathinam SR, "Ocular Manifestations of Leptospirosis" J POSTGRAD
MED:51;2005: 189-194
47. Rathinam SR "Customized LogMAR Charts for Mass Vision-Screening" J
POSTGRAD MED: 51;2005:115
48. Rathinam SR; Rao, NA; "Tuberculous Intraocular Infection Presenting with
Pigmented Hypopyon: a clinicopathological case report" BR J OPHTHALMOL :
88 ; 2004:721-722
49. Lalitha, P; Rathinam SR and Srinivasan, M "Ocular Infections Due to Non-
Tuberculous Mycobacteria" INDIAN J MED MICROBIOL: 22; 2004: 231-237
50. Priya,C Gowri Bhavani,K; Rathinam SR; Muthukkaruppan,V R"Identification
and Evaluation of LPS Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Uveitis Associated with
Leptospirosis" J. MED. MICROBIOL: 52 ; 2003: 667-73
51. RathinamSR;Usha,KimRandRao,Narsing A "Presumed Trematode-induced
Granulomatous Anterior Uveitis: a newly recognized cause of intraocular
inflammation in children from South India" AM. J. OPHTHALMOL:133 ; 2002:
773-779
52. RathinamSR;Prajna,Lalitha;Mathen,MinuM;Prajna,NVenkatesh;Srinivasan,M
“Endogenous Nocardial Scleral Abscess: a case report" ASIA PACIFIC
:14;2002:32-34
53. Rathinam SR "Ocular Leptospirosis" CURR OPIN OPHTHALMOL :13;2002:
381-386
54. Cunningham, E T; Rathinam SR '"TB or not TB: the perennial question"BR J
OPHTHALMOL: 85 ;2001: 127-128
55. Rathinam SR, Fritche, Thomas R; Srinivasan, M;Vijayalakshmi,
P;Read,RusselW; Gautom, Romesh;Namperumalsamy,P;Rao,Narsing A"An
Outbreak of Trematode-induced Granulomas of the Conjunctiva"
OPHTHALMOLOGY:108 ; 2001: 223-1229
56. Rathinam SR; Cunningham, E T "Infectious Causes of Uveitis in the Developing
World" INT OPHTHALMOL CLIN : 40; 2000: 137-152
57. RathinamSR;Namperumalsamy,PandCunninghamJr.,E T "SpontaneousCataract
Absorption in Patients with Leptospiral Uveitis" BR J OPHTHALMOL:
84;2000:1135-1141
58. Rathinam SR; Namperumalsamy, P;Nozik, Robert A;Cunningham Jr., ET "Vogt-
Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome after Cutaneous Injury" OPHTHALMOLOGY:
106;1999 : 635-638
59. Rathinam SR; Namperumalsamy,P
"Leptospirosis"OCUL.IMMUNOL.INFLAMM :7 1999 : 109-118
60. Rathinam SR; Vijayalakshmi, P; Namperumalsamy, P; Nozik, Robert A;
Cunningham Jr., E T "Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome in Children" OCUL.
IMMUNOL. INFLAMM :6 1998 : 155-161
61. Chu,Kathryn M, Rathinam SR; Namperumalsamy, P; Dean, Deborah
"Identification of Leptospira Species in the Pathogenesis of Uveitis and
Determination of Clinical Ocular Characteristics in South India" J. INFECT. DIS:
177; 1998: 1314-1321
62. Rathinam SR; Selvaraj, S; Dean, D; Nozik, R A; Namperumalsamy, P "Uveitis
associated with an epidemic outbreak of leptospirosis" AM. J. OPHTHALMOL:
124; 1997: 71-79
63. Rathinam SR; Namperumalsamy, P; Nozik, Robert A; Cunningham Jr., E T
"Angle Closure Glaucoma as a Presenting Sign of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Syndrome" BR J OPHTHALMOL: 81;1997: 608-609
64. Rathinam SR; Sureshbabu, L; Natarajaseenivasan, K "Leptospiral Antibodies in
Patients with Recurrent Ophthalmic Involvement" INDIAN J MED RE: 103;1996
: 66-68
Books & Book Chapters
1. Rathinam SR. Uveitic Glaucoma. In Ramakrishnan R editors, Diagnosis and
Management of Glaucoma. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers,2012
2. Namperumalsamy p and Rathinam R Mycobacterial Infection In: Ryan Stephen
Retina Wilkinson, Hinton, Sadda, Wiedemann 2012
3. Vaishnavi B SR Rathinam Leptospiral uveitis Eye in Systemic Disorders
4. Rathinam SR; Co editor for Uveitis , Wills Eye Color Atlas and Synopsis of
Clinic Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Series) Lippincott, USA 2011
5. Rathinam SR; Uveitis made simple :Educational manual : editor, (AIOS) All
IndiaOphthalmological Society , National association of ophthalmologists in
India. 2010
6. Rathinam SR; Leptospiral Uveitis in Intraocular Inflammation a. Zierhut M,
Ohno S, Orefice F, Pavesio C, Rao N Springer Publisher Germany 2008 in press.
7. Rathinam SR; Applied Anatomy of uveitis in Imaging In Eds A. Gupta, V.
Gupta, CP Herbort Uveitis Text and Imaging 2009 Page3-13 JAYPEE Brothers
India
8. Rathinam SR; “Leptospiral Uveitis. In Eds A. Gupta, V. Gupta, CP Herbort
Uveitis Text and Imaging 2009 Page 335-347 JAYPEE Brothers India
9. Rathinam SR; “Anterior granulomatous uveitis, In Eds A. Gupta, V. Gupta, CP
Herbort Uveitis Text and Imaging 2009 Page 605-610 JAYPEE Brothers India
10. Rathinam SR; “Cunningham ET. Leptospirosis. Ed: Cecilia Murphy Current
Ocular therapy Elsevier Ltd, London 2005
11. Rathinam SR; Namperumalswamy.P Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders of
Uvea in Clinical practice in Ophthalmology. Eds Sandeep Saxena 2003, Chapter
9, 257-285
12. Rathinam SR; Basic Concepts on immunology and immunological disorders of
the eye. Ed. Gupta, A K; Krishna, V, Current Topics in Ophthalmology - Vol. 6,
New Delhi: B I Churchill Livingstone, 2003
13. Rathinam SR; Authored a manual on "Ocular Pharmacology" published by
Aravind Publication -1991
Invited speaker in International Conferences
1. Invited Speaker Subspecialty day Uveitis AAO Chicago, USA Talks on,
“Methotrexate Vs. Mycophenolate mofetil : Results of a Randomized Clinical
Trial”, and “I hate Those White Dots” - November, 2012
2. Invited speaker - Methotrexate Vs. Mycophenolate mofetil : Results of a
Randomized Clinical Trial – Greece (IUSG), 17th Oct- 22nd Oct, 2012
3. Invited speaker - The 11th IOIS congress and international assembly of ocular
inflammation – Talks on “a) Uveitis Epidemiology of South India and the
Subcontinent - Pearls for Domestic and International Ophthalmologists.
b) Epidemic Ocular trematode diagnosis and Management. c). Panel Discussion:
Intraocular TB (General consideration, Clinical presentation of Intraocular TB –
13-16 November 2011
4. Delivered several lectures on at the Nepal-Orbis Teaching and Training Program,
Nepal, 28th May - 5th June, 2011
5. Upcoming Potential Treatments for Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Diseases at
the upcoming Uveitis Subspecialty Day, AAO American Academy of
ophthalmology at Chicago USA(16/10/ 2010)
6. Challenges in the Diagnosis of Intraocular Tuberculosis in Tuberculosis Endemic
Country, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual
Meeting ARVO, USA(Florida), May 2009
7. Invited Speaker Subspecialty day Uveitis AAO Atlanta, USA Talk on, White-Dot
Syndromes (Part II): How to Tell Them Apart? Acute Posterior Multifocal
Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE), Serpiginous Choroiditis Oct, 2008
8. Pediatric VKH - A Retrospective Clinic Based Cohort Study from South India
Invited speaker, Sociedad Panamericana de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Oculares
Atlanta, Georgia, November 9, 2008
9. Invited speaker at November 13th Grand Rounds presentation, Scheie Eye
Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA. November 2008
10. Invited speaker at IUSG Symposium Constance Germany, talked on,” Problems of
Uveitis in developing country” September 2008
11. Leptospirosis diagnostic criteria ASIA ARVO Conference at Singapore on
March1st-5th
2007
12. Guest speaker, “World Ophthalmology Conference” at Brazil on 16th to 26
th
February, 2006 presented papers on “Leptospirosis & Ocular complications” and
“Trematode uveitis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment”
13. Invited Guest speaker to talk on Uveitis in India at" Pan Pacific Uveitis Forum ",
of 58th Congress of Clinical Ophthalmology of Japan, Tokyo on December 11-
14, 2004
14. Delivered a lecture on “Leptospirosis – an emerging infectious uveitis” February
2nd
& 3rd
, 2001 in Annual meeting of IUSG conducted by International uveitis
study group at Chennai.
15. Invited Guest speaker -“Newly recognised presumed trematode induced ocular
inflammation in children”at International Uveitis Society Group at Sydney,
Australia on 25th
April.2002
16. Delivered a lecture on “Newly recognised presumed trematode induced ocular
inflammation in children”at XXIX international congress of ophthalmology at
Sydney, Australia on 21-25th
April.2002
17. Invited Guest speaker “HIV/AIDS – The Indian experience” March 23rd
- 25th
,
2001 in The Third International symposium on ophthalmology in the developing
world at San Francisco, California, USA
18. Invited Guest speaker “Clinical presentation of leptospiral uveitis- Six years
study” and Clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis of leptospiral uveitis at
12th
Afro-Asian Congress at Guanghou, China on November11-15th
, 2000
19. Presented a Paper on “The First Report on Indian Epidemic Leptospiral Uveitis" -
South Asian Workshop on Diagnostic Methods in Leptospirosis conducted at
Madras. 1998
20. Hypopyon in leptospirosis panuveitis, clinical pattern of uveitis in South India at
First combined International symposium on Inflammatory and Immunology,
Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1998
21. PCR Assay of aqueous humor for leptospirosis at ARVO meet at Florida, USA.
Epidemic outbreak of leptospirosis in Tamilnadu - Presented at Center for disease
Control, Atlanta, USA, May 1997.
22. Delivered lecture on Leptospiral uveitis at University of California San Francisco,
USA and was awarded with "BRUCE OSTLER AWARD" on June 15, 1997.
23. Delivered lectures on leptospirosis and leprosy uveitis at
a. Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, Boston, USA
b. CDC Atlanta, USA 1997
24. Uveitis associated with leptospirosis - Pacific Coast Meet, Sandiago, Los Angeles.
June 1997
25. Presented a paper on "Newer Uveitic Entities" - 3rd Annual Scientific Session of
the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka conducted at Sri Lanka, 25-27th
August, 1994.
Paper Presentations at National Conferences
1. Presented a paper on “Systematic approach to uveitis patient” and "Epidemic
Panuveitis" - TNOA Conference 1994 - Madurai.
2. Lecture on "Ocular manifestations in Dental diseases" during inauguration of Dental
Academy at Kodaikanal, 6th November 1994.
3. Newer uveitic entities - Second Aravind Alumni meet, 17th December 1994.
4. Presented a video on "Leprosy Uveitis" during AIOS Conference, Bombay, 1995.
5. Posters exhibited during AIOS Conference, Bombay, 1995.
i) Panuveitis and epidemic fever
ii) Ocular tuberculosis
iii) Safety of IOL surgery in uveitic cataract
6. Investigation approach in a case of uveitis - Guidelines for practicing
ophthalmologists - Vitreo-retinal Society of India - Mid-year congress, October 7-8,
1995.
7. Leprosy uveitis – Course on Basics on Uveitis & Neuro-Ophthalmology January,
20-21st, 1996 at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai
8. Guest speaker-Symposium on Uveitis, Hyderabad, 24-25th February 1996
a) Investigations in uveitis b) Leptospirosis c) Systematic approach in uveitis.
9. Systematic approach in uveitis & Investigations in uveitis - Erode Ophthalmological
Society meet, Erode, 20th August 1996.
10. Video presentation on "Ocular leptospirosis”, AIOS, Chandigarh, February 1996.
11. Leptospirosis in Madurai, Southern regional ophthalmic conference, Tirupati, 30th
December 1996.
12. Intermediate uveitis, Investigational approach in uveitis, leprosy uveitis and uveitis
in leptospirosis - Symposium on Uveitis, Hyderabad, 30 - 31st December 1996.
13. Emerging ophthalmic complication of leptospirosis. Presented at The conference on
Infectious diseases – “Challenge of leptospirosis”, Madras, September 1997.
14. VKH syndrome ii) Macular choroiditis - Instruction course at Southern Regional
Ophthalmic Association Conference, Hyderabad, November 1997.
15. Terminology, clinical importance and epidemiology of uveitis - Presented at
Symposium on Uveitis at Hyderabad, January 1998.
16. Leptospira, Syphilis and other spirochetal diseases of eye - Presented at Symposium
on Uveitis, Hyderabad, January 1998.
17. Uveitis in Hansen's disease - Presented at Symposium on Uveitis, Hyderabad,
January 1998.
18. Terminology of Uveitis and White dot syndrome – Presented at Symposium on
Uveitis, Retina institute of Karnataka, Bangalore, July 1998.
19. Guest lecture on Classification and management of uveitis - Symposium on Uveitis,
Kerala State of Ophthalmology, Thirusur, August 1998.
20. Delivered a lecture on Leptospiral Uveitis at Defence Laboratory, Gwalior,
Nov.1998.
21. Delivered lectures on – Terminology and classification of uveitis, Leptospira uveitis,
Syphilitic uveitis at symposium on uveitis, Chandigarh, February 1999.
22. Delivered lectures on “The dilemma of management of Toxoplasmosis,
Tuberculosis and Syphilitis", All India Ophthamological Conference, Cochin,
January 1999.
23. Attended Editors Meeting on “Writing in the Margins” at Hyderabad, conducted
by Indian Journal of Ophthalmology July 24 & 25, 2000
24. Delivered lectures on “Concepts in clinical work up of uveitis case, Dilemmas in
management of uveitis” at Coimbatore, conducted by Tamil Nadu state
ophthalmic conference. August 6, 1999
25. Delivered a lecture on “Clinical evaluation of a patient of posterior uveitis” at
Madras conducted by All Indian Ophthalmological Society. 6th
January 2000,
26. Delivered lectures on “History of uveitis and lab diagnosis on leptospirosis” at “All
India Uveitis Conference” conducted by Aravind Eye Hospital. 12&13th January
2001
27. Delivered a lecture on “Posterior segment involvement in AIDS” at “Tamilnadu
ophthalmic association conference” conducted by Aravind Eye Hospital, August 11th
to 13th
2000
28. Presented a paper in “Update Uveitis” session in All India Ophthalmological
Conference held at Calcutta, on January 4th –7
th 2000
29. Delivered a lecture on “Leptospiral uveitis” in “Symposium on Intraocular
inflammation” at Chennai on conducted by Sankara Nethralaya. February 4th
& 5th
2001
30. Guest lecture: “Leptospiral uveitis” in “Symposium on Uveitis” at Ophthalmology
meet, Govt. Rajaji Hospital on August 17th ,
2001.
31. Guest Lecture: “Leptospirosis awareness Program” Physician’s conference at
Govt.Rajaji Hospital, Madurai on 24th October 2001.
32. Presented a paper on “update uveitis” session in Tamilnadu Ophthlamological
society conference held at Ooty, on November 7th –9
th 2001
33. Presented a paper on Clinical approach and laboratory diagnosis of scleritis “Update
uveitis” session in All India ophthlamological conference held at Ahamedabad, on
January 5th
– 8th 2002
34. Guest Lecture: “Endogenous Endopthalmitis” in “Grand Rounds” at Apollo
Hospital, on 8th February 2002.
35. Delivered a lectures on: “Epidemiology and risk factors in leptospiral uveitis”,
“Diagnostic challenge in infectious uveitis”
“Newly recognized trematode induced granuloma of
conjunctiva and iris”
“Peadiatric uveitis in south India”
at Uveitis & Intraocular inflammation at Hyderabad on 24th & 25
th February 2002.
36. Delivered a lecture on : “Conglumerate tubercule!!!! Is it TB”, TNOA on 2nd
–4th
August, 2002
37. Delivered a lecture on : “ Clinical presentation of leptospiral uveitis – Six years
study”, at Third Annual conference of Indian leptospirosis society on September 21st
and 22nd
, 2002 at Pondicherry
38. Delivered a lecture on : “Investigations in Uveitis and Trematode induced
granulomatous Uveitis” at AIOS conference on January 6-9th
, 2003 at Ahamedabad.
39. Delivered a lecture on “Recent advances in investigations of uveitis’ at Recent
Advances in Retina-Vitreous and Uvea 2nd
February 2003 at Aravind Eye Hospital,
Madurai
40. Guest Lecture: “Terminology and classification of uveitis and Sarcoid uveitis” in
“Symposium on intraocular inflammation” at Retina Institute of Karnataka,
Bangalore on 1st and 2
nd March 2003.
41. Guest lecture: “HIV” in ophthalmology and Diagnostic approach in uveitis at the
symposium on uvea at Sangli District ophthalmic Association at Miraj on 19th July,
2003
42. Guest lecture “Systematic approach in uveitis” in GOA ophthalmic Society at GOA
on 20th July 2003
43. Delivered a Lecture on “Diagnosis challenges in uveitis” in TNOA at Chennai on
15-17th August 2003
44. Key note address on “Spirituality and modern medicine” in Rajasthan
Ophthalmological society at Mt.Abu And also delivered lectures on:“Interesting
cases in Uveitis”,“Parasitology in ophthalmology” and “Anterior uveitis” on 5-7th
September 2003
45. Delivered a lectures on “Leptospiral uveitis” “classification of uveitis” at PGIMER,
Chandigarh at 3rd
Annual conference of The Uveitis Society of India on 6th and 8
th
February 2004
46. Convener a symposium on ‘ Clinical Challenges in Uveitis- Interesting Case Reports
Uveitis update Tamil Nadu Ophthlamological Association meet TNOA 13th-15
th
August 2004 Tirunelveli.
47. Continuing medical education on Uveitis and Intraocular Inflammation on
Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore on 26th
September 2004
a) Terminology and Classification of Uveitis
b) Infectious vs. Non infectious uveitis
c) Leptospirosis
48. Ocular infections in HIV patients “ The Instruction Course on AIDS in
Ophthalmology Southern Reginal Ophthalmic Conference” (SROC), Kakatiya
Medical College, Warangal on October 3, 2004,
49. Guest speaker in Karnataka Ophthalmological Society at Bellary Keynote
address- “Diagnostic Dilemmas in Uveitis practice & Practical approach to a case
of anterior uveitis”, Immuno Suppressive Therapy in Uveitis and When & How.
Symposisum on Uveitis 23rd Annual Conference on 28 November 2004
50. Convener a symposium on “update Tamil Nadu Ophthlamological Association meet
TNOA 12th-13
th August 2005 at Kodaikanal
51. Guest speaker in "Uveitis Society of India" conference at Jalna. Presented papers on
"Sarcoid uveitis", "Peadiatric uveitis", "Intraocular tuberculosis-interesting cases",
"Scleritis" on 7th & 8th October, 2005.
52. Guest speaker in “Clinical diagnostic indicators in Ocular Leptospirosis”
International Conference on Leptospirosis: a diagnostic enigma. & 6th Scientific
Conference of the The Indian Leptospirosis Society June 20-22, 2006
53. Invited talks on Ocular Immune Recovery Inflammatory Syndromes(IRIS),
Epidemiology of uveitis: - AIOS at Hyderabad, February1st-4th
2007
54. OASS Conference at Tirupathi – “What and when”, investigations in uveitis
September 28th-29th
2007
55. Epidemiology of uveitis, Differential diagnosis of Pan uveitis,
Histopathologically/microbiologically proven ocular tuberculosis All India uveitis
society of India November 28th- 2007 December– Guwahati
.
56. COORG uveitis symposium at Karnataka “Intersting cases in Uveitis” in April
26-27, 2008
57. PG update –Regional Institute of Opthalmology, Chennai November 22-23,2008
58. All India Leptospirosis Society meeting -Bombay-Ocular Leptospirosis January
2-4th , 2009
59. ASIA ARVO Hyderabad; [1]. Infectious Uveitis,[ 2]. Etiology of Uveitis,
[3].Tuberculosis and Uveitis January17th-20th 2009
60. All India Ophthalmic Society-Jaipur- Systemic Lupus Erythematoses February
5th -7th 2009
61. PG update -Systemic workup in uveitis patient- Coimbatore February 25th
-2009
62. PG update [1] Systemic workup in uveitis patient, [2] Investigation of uveitis,
[3] Medical Management, [4] Case Presentation, [5] Differential Diagnosis
March 20th -22th -2009 at Tirunelveli
63. Uveitis Society of India (Chennai) December 4th -6th
-2009 [1]. Ideopathic
Uveitis-How long they are Ideopathic. [2].Construction of Differential Diagnosis
in Uveitis.
64. TNOA- Coimbatore - Differential diagnosis in Uveitis August 7th -8th
,2009
65. Invited talk at Moorfields Uveitis Symposium: Ten years out in the new century,
what has changed?, How to approach the diagnosis of progressive cases without a
diagnosis, Conducted at Chandigarh 28 & 29 Oct/2010
66. Invited to talk on, Epidemiology of Uveitis in India, Algorithm for managing a
patient with granulomatous anterior uveitis and Leptospirosis and uveitis at
Uveitis society meet at Chandigarh on 30 & 31st Oct, 2010
67. Clinical work up, investigations and Differential diagnosis in Uveitis
Systematic workup in uveitis- Solapur Ophthalmology meet 21st Jan 2011
68. Uveitis challenging cases – at the Nellai Sandhippu (TNOA), Tirunelveli –
August 2011
69. Investigation In Uveitis All India Ophthalmological Society-Kochin, February
2012
70. When to suspect infective cause for uveitis, - at the (TNOA), Trichy, August 2012
71. Annual conference of Uveitis Society of India, Bhubaneshwar, December 2012
Delivered the following talks :a. Infectious Retinitis, "Journey of translational
research in leptospiral uveitis, bedside to bench, back to bedside" Diagnostic
challenges to rule out infectious uveitis.
72. Parasitic uveitis, Atypical presentations of Posterior Uveitic Entities , Masquarade
syndromes. “Investigations in Uveitis” AIOS Hyderabad, 2013
73. The most feared group ,Posterior and Panuveitis- How do we clinically approach
West Nile virus and what else is coming ? Under the Aegis of Uveitis Society of
India, Aravind Eye Hospital-Salem, & Salem Ophthalmic Association hosted the
CME on 'Intraocular inflammation and Uveitis’ held on 28th of April, 2013.
74. Clinical diagnosis of uveitis" and Investigations in Uveitis Dr Tony's eye hospital
,Aluva,Kochi,Kerala. Annual CME 9th June --KAAZHCHA 2013