Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna

Qualification DO, DNB, FRCOphth
Designation Member, Aravind Medical Research Foundation
Chief, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind Eye Hospital
Director, Residency Training, Aravind Eye Care System
Secretary, Finance, Aravind Eye Care System
Location Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

Introduction

Dr. Prajna graduated in medicine from Madurai Medical College, DO and DNB from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.  He is the chief of the department of medical education and the chief of the Cornea department of Aravind Eye Hospitals. He is also the secretary of the Govel trust which runs the organization. After finishing his postgraduate career, he joined Aravind eye hospital in 1993 as a full time consultant. He has been conferred the fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London and is also a member of the advisory board of the International Council of Ophthalmology. His special interests include ophthalmology residency education and his research interests are mainly in the field of fungal keratitis.

Research & Publications

Dr. Prajna has published several research papers in peer reviewed International Journals, State Journals; and has authored book chapters so far. He has participated in various National and International meetings in Ophthalmology.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  1. Sundaresan Y, Gaikwad GG, Prajapati KA, Prajna NV, Chidambaranathan GP. Comparison of structural integrity and functional status of corneal endothelium stored in Cornisol and Optisol‑GS. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1579-1584.
  2. Shah H, Radhakrishnan N, Ramsewak S, Chiu S, Joseph S, Rose‑Nussbaumer J, Prajna NV. Demographic and socioeconomic barriers and treatment seeking behaviors of patients with infectious keratitis requiring therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty. Indian Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1593-1598.
  3. Prajna NV, Sangoi K. Commentary: Timing of therapeutic keratoplasty. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1606.
  4. Niranjana P, Nithya Lakshmi S, Jeya Maheshwari J, Prajna NV, Lalitha Prajna, Dharmalingam K. Quantitative profiling of tear proteome reveals down regulation of zinc alpha-2 glycoprotein in Aspergillus flavus keratitis patients. Exp Eye Res. 2019;186:107700.
  5. Mano Ranjan Das, Begum Shaik M, Naveen R, Prajna NV. Descemet Membrane Suturing for Large Descemet Membrane Detachment after Cataract Surgery. Cornea. 2019 Aug 12. [Epub]
  6. Ashis Ghosh, Naveen R, Prajna NV. Traumatic corneal cyst. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1179.
  7. Prajna NV. Commentary: Procurement, storage and utilization trends of eye banks in India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1060.
  8. Sharma N, Arora T, Singhal D, Maharana PK, Garg P, Nagpal R, Murthy S, Gunnam S, Arora A, Prajna NV, Revathi R, Padmanabhan P, Kumar A, Kumar R, Tomar S, Thomas A, Gyanchand R, Arora R, Biswas B, Basak S. Procurement, storage and utilization trends of eye banks in India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:1056-1059.
  9. Chidambaram JD, Prajna NV, Srikanthi P, Shruti L, Manisha Shah, Elakkiya S, Lalitha P, Macleod D, Burton MJ. Cellular morphological changes detected by laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy associated with clinical outcome in fungal keratitis. Sci Rep. 2019;9:8334.
  10. Preethika Gandhi, Naveen R, Khaitan I, Srinivasan M, Prajna NV. Toxic Keratitis After Application of Custard Apple Seed for Head Lice Infestation. Cornea. 2019;38:948-950.
  11. Manoranjan Das, Menda SA, Arun Kumar P, Prajna NV, Yen M, Tsang B, Kumar A, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Acharya NR, McCulloch CE, Lietman TM, McLeod SD, Keenan JD. Repeatability and Reproducibility of Slit Lamp, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Scheimpflug Measurements of Corneal Scars. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2019;26:251-256.
  12. Prajna NV, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Lalitha P, Revathi R, McClintic SM, O’Brien KS, Ray KJ, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Keenan JD. Visual impairment in fungal versus bacterial corneal ulcers four years after successful antimicrobial treatment. Am J Ophthalmol. 2019;204:124-129.
  13. Naveen R, Arun Kumar P, Ashwin B, Mano Ranjan Das, Prajna NV. Colonization of therapeutic contact lens by dematiaceous fungi. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2019;42:470-472.
  14. Sara SH, Prajna NV, Senthilkumari S. Human amniotic membrane as a drug carrier – An in-vitro study using fortified cefazolin ophthalmic solution. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:472-5.
  15. Roohipoor R, Alvarez R, Brodowska K, Yaseri M, Kloek C, Riazi M, Nourinia R, Nikkhah H, Prajna NV, Krishnan C, Tuli S, Green L, Srikumaran D, Shah AS, Mantagos IS, Chiang M, Chan RVP, Loewenstein J. Evaluation of computer-based retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) education for ophthalmology residents: a randomized, controlled, multicenter study. J AAPOS. 2019;23:86.e1-86.e7
  16. Ravula Hasika, Lalitha Prajna, Naveen R, Rameshkumar G, Prajna NV, Srinivasan M. Pythium keratitis in South India: Incidence, clinical profile, management, and treatment recommendation. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:42-46.
  17. Naveen R, Prajna NV. Commentary: Assessment of limbal ischemia in ocular burns. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67:37.
  18. Shait Mohammed MR, Muthu Kumar B, Amrathlal RS, Priyadharshini K, Jeyamaheshwari J, Prajna NV, Lalitha Prajna, Dharmalingam K. Dataset for the spore surface proteome and hydrophobin A/RodA proteoforms of A. flavus. Data Brief. 2019;23:103817.
  19. Mohammed MRS, Muthu Kumar, Amrathlal RS, Priya K, Jeya Maheshwari J, Prajna NV, Lalitha P, Dharmalingam K. Identification of the proteoforms of surface localized Rod A of Aspergillus flavus and determination of the mechanism of proteoform generation. J Proteomics. 2019;193:62-70.
  20. Khor WB, Prajna NV, Garg P, Mehta JS, Xie L, Liu Z, Padilla MDB, Joo CK, Inoue Y, Goseyarakwong P, Hu FR, Nishida K, Kinoshita S, Puangsricharern V, Tan AL, Beuerman R, Young A, Sharma N, Haaland B, Mah FS, Tu EY, Stapleton FJ, Abbott RL, Tiang-Hwee Tan D; ACSIKS GROUP. The Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study: A Prospective Multicenter Study of Infectious Keratitis in Asia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018;195:161-170.
  21. Prajna NV. Take Time to Sharpen the Saw. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018;66:784.
  22. Cho J, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Revathy, R, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Lin, Y B, Ray, K J, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty Button Culture in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II: a randomized trial comparing oral voriconazole vs placebo. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2018;192:142-145.
  23. Lakshey D, Lakshmi Priya, J, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna. Fungal Keratitis caused by Laetisaria Arvalis. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2018;36:140-142.
  24. Oldenburg CE, Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Srinivasan, M, Ray, K J, O’Brien, K S, Glymour, M M, Porco, T C, Acharya, N R, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Lietman, T M. Regression Discontinuity and Randomized Controlled Trial Estimates: an application to the mycotic ulcer treatment trials. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018;25:315-322.
  25. Chidambaram JD, Prajna NV, Srikanthi, P, Shruti, L, Manisha Shah, Elakkiya, S, Lalitha, Prajna, Burton, M J. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes in Severe Microbial Keratitis in South India. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018;25:297-305.
  26. Chidambaram JD, Prajna NV, Srikanthi, P, Shruti, L, Manisha Shah, Elakkiya, S, Macleod, D, Lalitha, P, Burton, M J. In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Cellular Features of Host and Organism in Bacterial, Fungal and Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2018;190:24-33.
  27. Prajna NV, Manisha Shah. Good Quality Pays Rich Dividends. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018;66:357-358.
  28. Ray KJ, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Revathy, R, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Patel, S, Mano Ranjan Das, Shah, R, Dhakhwa, K, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M,  Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. The Significance of Repeat Cultures in the Treatment of Severe Fungal Keratitis. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2018;189:41-46.
  29. Hemalatha G, Uddaraju, Madhu, Sayali, Pradhan, Mano Ranjan Das, Jeena, Mascarenhas, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV. Ocular Manifestations of Isolated Corneal Bee Sting Injury, Management Strategies, and Clinical Outcomes. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018;66:262-268.
  30. Patel TP, Prajna NV, Farsiu, S, Valikodath, N G, Niziol, L M, Lakshey, D, Kim, K H, Woodward, M A. Novel Image-Based Analysis for Reduction of Clinician-Dependent Variability in Measurment of the Corneal Ulcer Size. Cornea. 2018;37:331-339.
  31. Durga M, Prajna NV, Lumbini Devi, Sundaresan, P. Genetic Analysis of CHST6 Gene in Indian Families with Macular Corneal Dystrophy. Int J Gen Sci. 2017;4:1-10.
  32. Oldenburg CE, Prajna NV, Amza, A, Loh, A, Acharya, N R, Mannis, M J, Lietman, T M.Evolution of Practice Patterns for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017;135:1448-1449.
  33. Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M. Fungal Keratitis: the Aravind experience. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017;65:912-919.
  34. Lumbini Devi, Prajna NV Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Naveen, R, Mano Ranjan Das.Microsporidial Infection Masquerading as Graft Rejection Post-Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017;65:869-870.
  35. Arun Kumar P, Lokeshwari, A, Pajna NV. Argyrosis. Ophthalmology. 2017;124:1270.
  36. Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Patel, S, Shah, R, Srinivasan, M, Mano Ranjan Das, Ray, K J, Oldenburg, C E, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Predictors of Corneal Perforation or Need for Therapeutic Keratoplasty in Severe Fungal Keratitis: a secondary analysis of the mycotic ulcer treatment trial II. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017;135:987-991.
  37. Hemadevi B, Prajna NV. Genetic Perspective of Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies. JSM Genet Genomics. 2017;4:1026.
  38. Chidambaram JD, Kannambath, S, Srikanthi, P, Manisha Shah, Lalitha, Prajna, Elakkiya, S, Bauer, J, Prajna NV, Holland, M J, Burton, M J.Persistence of Innate Immune Pathways in Late Stage Human Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: results from a comparative transcriptome analysis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2017;7:193.
  39. Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Patel, S, Shah, R, Srinivasan, M, Lumbini Devi, Mano Ranjan Das, Ray, K J, O’Brien, K S, Oldenburg, C E, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Adjunctive Oral Voriconazole Treatment of Fusarium Keratitis: a secondary analysis from the mycotic ulcer treatment trial II. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017;135:520-525.
  40. Ray KJ, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Revathy, R, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Srinivasan, M, Ryg, R, McLeod, S, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial. The Utility of Repeat Culture in Fungal Corneal Ulcer Management: a secondary analysis of the MUTT I randomized clinical trial group. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2017;178:157-162.
  41. Madhavi Latha Y, Bhagyashree, M, Nilam, Gohil, Hitha Sara, S, Prajna NV, Senthilkumari, S. In Vitro Evaluation of the Drug Reservoir Function of Human Amniotic Membrane using Moxifloxacin as a Model Drug. Cornea. 2017;36:594-599.
  42. Rohan A, Naveen, R, Sayali Pradhan, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna. Clinical and Demographic Study of Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis in South India: a 3-year study (2013-2015). Br J Ophthalmol. 2017;101:1436-1439.
  43. Chidambaram JD, Prajna NV, Larke, N, Macleod, D, Srikanthi, P, Shruti, L, Manisha Shah, Lalitha, Prajna, Elakkiya, P, Burton, M J. In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Appearance of Fusarium an Aspergillus Species in Fungal Keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2017;101:1119-1123.
  44. Lalitha Prajna, Geetha, M, Karpagam, R, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Jeena Mascarenhas, Mano Ranjan Das, Porco, T C, Lietman, T M, Cevallos, V, Keenan, J D. Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Keratitis Isolates from South India. Br J Ophthalmol. 2017;101:108-113.
  45. Jeyalakshmi K. Data Set of Aspergillus Flavus Induced Alterations in Tear Proteome: understanding the pathogen-induced host reponse to fungal infection. Data Brief. 2016;9:888-894.
  46. Jhansi Rani K, Prajna NV, Muthukkaruppan, V R, Gowri Priya, C. A Novel Method for a High Enrichment of Human Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells for Genomic Analysis. Microsc Res Tech. 2016;79:1165-1172.
  47. Jeyalakshmi K, Demonte, N L, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Chitra, T, Jeya Maheshwari, J, Dharmalingam, K. Aspergillus Flavus Induced Alterations in Tear Protein Profile Reveal Pathogen-Induced Host Response to Fungal Infection. J Proteomics. 2016;152.
  48. Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Patel, S, Srinivasan, M, Mano Ranjan Das, Ray, K J, O’Brien, K S, Oldenburg, C E, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Porco, T C, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatmetn Trial II Group. Effect of Oral Voriconazole on Fungal Keratitis in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II (MUTT II): a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016;134:1365-1372.
  49. Chidambaram JD, Prajna NV, Larke, N L, Srikanthi, P, Shruti, L, Manisha Shah, Elakkiya, S, Lalitha, Prajna, Carnt, N, Vesaluoma, M H, Mason, M, Hau, S, Burton, M J. Prospective Study of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the In Vivo Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Severe Microbial Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2016;123:2285-2293.
  50. Dangra KL, Mano Ranjan Das, Sundaresan, P, Prajna NV. Bilateral Atypical Granular Corneal Dystrophy Associated with Unilateral Keratoconus in a Male Child. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2016;23:262-264.
  51. Soundaram M, Aalia Rasool Sufi, Prajna NV, Keenan, Jeremy D. Comparison of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy, Ultrasonic Pachymetry, and Scheimpflug Topography for Measuring Central Corneal Thickness. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016;134:1057-1059.
  52. Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Srinivasan, M, Anita Raghavan, O’Brien, K S, McLeod, S D, Acharya, N R, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Effect of Pretreatment with Antifungal Agents on Clinical Outcomes in Fungal Keratitis. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2016;44:763-767.
  53. Soham Basak, Prajna NV .A Prospective, In Vitro, Randomized Study to Compare Two Media for Donor Corneal Storage. Cornea. 2016;35:1151-1155.
  54. Prajna NV, Lumbini Devi, Suganya, K S, Keenan, J D. Conjunctival Autograft versus Amniotic Membrane Transplantation after Double Pterygium Excision: a randomized trial. Cornea. 2016;35:823-826.
  55. Lokeshwari A, Naveen, R, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna. Clinical and Microbiological Study of Paediatric Infectious Keratitis in South India: a 3-year study (2011-2013). Br J Ophthalmol. 2016;100:1719-1723.
  56. Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Revathy, R, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Anita Raghavan, Srinivasan, M, O’Brien, Kieran S, Zegans, Michael, McLeod, Stephen D, Acharya, Nisha R, Keenan, Jeremy D, Lietman, Thomas M, Rose-Nussbaumer, Jennifer, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group.Changing Azole Resistance: a secondary analysis of the MUTT I randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016;134:693-696.
  57. Rose-Nussbaumer ,J Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Revathy, R, Srinivasan, M, Anita Raghavan, Oldenburg, C E, O’Brien, K S, Ray, K J, Porco, T C, McLeod, S D, Acharya, N R, Keenan, J D, Lietman, T M, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Risk Factors for Low Vision Related Functioning in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial: a randomised trial comparing natamycin with voriconazole. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016;100:929-932.
  58. Gowri Priya C, Saumi Mathews, Arun Kumar, P, Jeena Mascarenhas, Prajna NV, Muthukkaruppan, V R. In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Analysis of Limbal Stroma in Patients with Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency. Cornea. 2015;34:1478-1486.
  59. Muthu Selvam R, Nithya, R, Narmatha Devi, P, Bhuvana Shree, R S, Valar Nila, M, Demonte, N L, Thangavel, C, Jeya Maheshwari, J, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Dharmalingam, K. Data Set for the Mass Spectrometry Based Exoproteome Analysis of Aspergillus Flavus Isolates. Data Brief. 2015;2:42-47.
  60. Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, O’Brien, K S, Sun, C Q, Acharya, N, Lietman, T M, Rose-Nussbaumer, J, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. Association of Pretreatment with Antifungal Medication and Fungal Resistance in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133:1210-1211.
  61. Sayali Pradhan, Mano Ranjan Das, Panigrahi, A K, Prajna NV. Severe Conjunctival Reaction following Attempted Corneal Tattooing. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133:854-856.
  62. Madhu Uddaraju, Jeena Mascarenhas, Mano Ranjan Das, Naveen, R, Keenan, J D, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV. Corneal Cross-Linking as an Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Recalcitrant Deep Stromal Fungal Keratitis: a randomized trial. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2015;160:131-134.
  63. Rose-Nussbaumer J, Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Revathy, R, Srinivasan, M, Anita Raghavan, Oldenburg, C E, O’Brien, K S, Ray, K J, McLeod, S D, Porco, T C, Lietman, T M, Acharya, N R, Keenan, J D, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I Group. Vision-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133:642-646.
  64. Saumi Mathews, Chidambaram, J D, Lanjewar, S, Jeena Mascarenhas, Prajna NV, Muthukkaruppan, V R, Gowri Priya, C. In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Analysis of Normal Human Anterior Limbal Stroma. Cornea. 2015;34:464-470.
  65. Madhu Uddaraju, Jeena Mascarenhas, Mano Ranjan Das, Prajna NV. A Case of Bilateral, Multiple Symmetric Concentric ring-Shped Opacities in the Cornea. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133:483-484.
  66. Lalitha Prajna, Prajna NV, Geetha, M, Srinivasan, M, Jeena Mascarenhas, Mano Ranjan Das, D’Silva, S S, Porco, T C, Keenan, J D. Trends in Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis in South India, 2002-2012. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015;99:192-4.
  67. Revathy R, Parameshwar, B, Vikram, V, Sowmyalatha, M, Anita Raghavan, Siddharthan, S, Prajna NV. Topical 5 Percentage Natamycin with Oral Ketoconazole in Filamentous Fungal Keratitis: a randomized controlled trial. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol. 2015;4:146-50.
  68. Muthu Selvam, R Nithya, R, Devi, P N, Shree, R S, Valar Nila, M, Demonte, N L, Thangavel, C, Jeya Maheshwari, J, Lalitha, P, Prajna NV, Dharmalingam, K.Exoproteome of Aspergillus Flavus Corneal Isolates and Saprophytes: identification of proteoforms of an oversecreted alkaline protease. J Proteomics. 2014;115C:23-35.
  69. Karthikeyan RS, Vareechon, C, Prajna NV, Dharmalingam, K, Pearlman, E, Lalitha, P. IL-17 Expression in Peripheral Blood Neutrophils from Fungal Keratitis Patients and Healthy Cohorts in South India. J Infect Dis. 2015;211:130-4.
  70. Sun CQ, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Karpagam, R, Geetha, M, O’Brien, K S, Oldenburg, C E, Ray, K J, McLeod, S D, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group.Association between In Vitro Susceptibility to Natamycin and Voriconazole and Clinical Outcome in Fungal Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2014;121:1495-1500.
  71. McClintic SM, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Jeena Mascarenhas, Lalitha, Prajna, Revathy, R, Oldenburg, C E, O’Brien, K S, Ray, K J, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Keenan, J D. Visual Outcomes in Treated Bacterial Keratitis: four years of prospective follow-up. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci..2014;55:2935-2940
  72. Toutain-Kidd CM, Proco, Travis C, Kidd, Eric M, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, Acharya, Nisha, Lietman, Thomas, Zegans, Michael E. Evaluation of Fungal Keratitis using a Newly Developed Computer Program, Optscore, for Grading Digital Corneal Photographs. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014;21:24-32.
  73. Lalitha Prajna, Sun, Catherine Q, Prajna NV, Karpagam, R, Geetha, M, O’Brien, Kieran S, Cevallos, Vicky, McLeod, Stephen D, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. In Vitro Susceptibility of Filamentous Fungal Isolates from a Corneal Ulcer Clinical Trial. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2014;157:318-326.
  74. Jeena Mascarenhas, Lalitha Prajna, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Mano Ranjan Das, Sean, S D’Silva, Oldenburg, C E, Borkar, D S, Esterberg, E J, Lietman, T M, Keenan, J D. Acanthamoeba, Fungal, and Bacterial Keratitis: a comparison of risk factors and clinical features. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan;157(1):56-62.
  75. Sun CQ, Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Revathy, R, Srinivasan, M, Anita Raghavan, O’Brien, K S, Ray, K J, McLeod, S D, Porco, T C, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M. Expert Prior Elicitation and Bayesian Analysis of the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54:4167-4173.
  76. Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Lalitha, Prajna, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Revathy, R, Meenakshi, R, Jeena Mascarenhas, Oldenburg, C E, Ray, K J, McLeod, S D, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M. Differences in Clinical Outcomes in Keratitis Due to Fungus and Bacteria. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131:1088-1089.
  77. Anshuman Verma, Mano Ranjan Das, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, Sundaresan, P. Investigation of VSX1 Sequence Variants in South Indian Patients with Sporadic Cases of Keratoconus. BMC Res Notes. 2013;6:103.
  78. Ananthi S, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Valar Nila, M, Dharmalingam, K. Pathogen Induced Changes in the Protein Profile of Human Tears from Fusarium Keratitis Patients. PLOS One. 2013;8:1-16
  79. Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Revathy, R, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M, Anita Raghavan, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Ray, Kathryn J, Zegans, Michael E, McLeod, Stephen D, Porco, Travis C, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M, Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group. The Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial: a randomized trial comparing natamycin vs voriconazole. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131:422-429.
  80. Gowri Priya C, Tilak Prasad, Prajna NV, Muthukkaruppan, V R. Identification of Human Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells on the Basis of High ABCG2 Expression Combined with a Large N/C Ratio. Microsc Res Tech. 2013;76:242-8.
  81. Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Jeena Mascarenhas, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Srinivasan, M, Vaitilingam, C M, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Sy, Aileen, Keenan, Jeremy David, Porco, Travis C, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M. Natamycin and Voriconazole in Fusarium and Aspergillus Keratitis: subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012;96:1440-1441.
  82. Lin CC, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, McLeod, Stephen D, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M, Porco, Travis C. Seasonal Trends of Microbial Keratitis in South India. Cornea. 2012;31:1123-1127.
  83. Prajna NV, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Srinivasan, M, Oldenburg, C E, Toutain-Kidd, C M, Sy, A, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Acharya, N R, Lietman, T M, Porco, T C. Predictors of Outcome in Fungal Keratitis. Eye. 2012;26:1226-1231.
  84. Manoharan G, Lalitha, Prajna, Jeganathan, L P, Dsilva, S S, Prajna NV. Pantoea Ananatis as a cause of Corneal Infiltrate after Rice Husk Injury – A Case Report. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2012;50:2163-4.
  85. Dalmon CP, Travis C, Lietman, Thomas M, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Mano Ranjan Das, Arun Kumar, J, Jeena Mascarenhas, Margolis, Todd P, Whitcher, John P, Jeng, Bennie H, Keenan, Jeremy D, Chan, Matilda F, McLeod, Stephen D, Acharya, Nisha R. The Clinical Differentiation of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: a photographic survey. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53:1787-91.
  86. Lalitha Prajna, Lin, C C, Srinivasan, M, Jeena Mascarenhas, Prajna NV, Keenan, J D, McLeod, S D, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, T M, Porco, T C. Acanthamoeba Keratitis in South India: a longitudinal analysis of epidemics. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012;19:111-5.
  87. Lalitha Prajna, Prajna NV, Oldenburg CE, Srinivasan, M, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Vaitilingam, C M, McLeod, S D, Zegans, M E, Porco, T C, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, T M. Organism, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, and Outcome in a Fungal Corneal Ulcer Clinical Trial. Cornea. 2012;31:662-667.
  88. Thiruvengada Krishnan, Prajna NV, Gronert, K, Oldenburg CE, Ray, K J, Keenan, J D, Lietman, T M, Acharya, N R. Gender Differences in Re-Epithelialisation Time in Fungal Corneal Ulcers. Br J Ophthalmol.  2012;96:137-8.
  89. Gowri Priya C, Arpitha, Parthasarathy, Vaishali, S, Prajna NV, Usha, Kim R, Sheetal, K, Muthukkaruppan, V R. Adult Human Buccal Epithelial Stem Cells: identification, ex-vivo expansion, and transplantation for corneal surface reconstruction. Eye. 2011;25:1641-1649.
  90. Karthikeyan RS, Leal Jr., S M, Prajna NV, Dharmalingam, K, Geiser, D M, Pearlman, E, Lalitha, Prajna. Expression of Innate and Adaptive Immune Mediatros in Human Corneal Tissue Infected with Aspergillus or Fusarium. J Infect Dis. 2011;204:942-950.
  91. Oldenburg CE, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Vaitilingam, C M, Srinivasan, M, See, Craig W, Cevallos, Vicky, Zegans, Michael E, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M. Clinical Signs in Dematiaceous and Hyaline Fungal Keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011;95:750-751.
  92. Lalitha Prajna, Shaprio, Brett L, Loh, Allison R, Fothergill, Annette W, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Quigley, David A, Chidambaram, Jaya D, McLeod, Stephen D, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M.Amphotericin B and Natamycin are not Synergistic In Vitro against Fusarium and Aspergillus spp. Isolated from Keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011;95:744-745.
  93. Ananthi S, Santhosh, R S, Valar Nila, M, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Dharmalingmam, K. Comparative Proteomics of Human Male and Female Tears by Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis. Exp Eye Res. 2011;92:454-463.
  94. Senthilkumari S, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Haripriya, Aravind, Nirmal, J, Gupta, P, Velpandian, T. Single and multidose Ocular Kinectics and Stability Analysis of Extemporaneous Formulation of Topical Voriconazole in Humans. Curr Eye Res. 2010;35:953-960.
  95. Hemadevi B, Srinivasan, M, Arun Kumar, Jambulingam, Prajna NV, Sundaresan, P.Genetic Analysis of Patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy in India. BMC Ophthalmol. 2010;10.
  96. Mehta Jodhbir Singh, Hemadevi, Boomiraj, Vithana, Eranga N, Arun Kumar, Jambulingam, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, Tan, Donald T, Aung, Tin, Sundaresan, P. Absence of Phenotype-Genotype Correlation of Patients Expressing Mutations in the SLC4A11 Gene. Cornea. 2010;29:302-306.
  97. Prajna NV, Jeena, Mascarenhas, Thiruvengada Krishnan, Ravindranath Reddy, P, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M, Vaitilingam, C M, Hong, Kevin C, Lee, Salena M, McLeod, Stephen D, Zegans, Michael E, Porco, Travis C, Lietman, Thomas M, Acharya, Nisha R. Comparison of Natamycin and Voriconazole for the Treatment of Fugnal Keratitis. Arch Ophthal. 2010;128:672-678.
  98. Shapiro Brett L, Lalitha, Prajna, Loh, Allison R, Fothergill, Annette W, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Kabra, Amit, Chidambaram, Jaya, Acharya, Nisha R, Lietman, Thomas M. Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Outcome in Fungal Keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2010;94:384-385.
  99. Henderson BA, Kim, J Y, Golnik, K C, Oetting, T A, Lee, A G, Volpe, N J, Aaron, M, Uhler, T A, Arnold, A, Dunn, J P, Prajna NV, Lane, A M, Loewenstein, J I.Evaluation of the Virtual Mentor Cataract Training Program. Ophthalmology. 2010;117:253-258.
  100. Day S, Lalitha, Prajna, Haug, S, Fothergill, A W, Cevallos, G, Vijayakumar, R, Prajna NV, Acharya, N R, McLead, S D, Lietman, T M.Activity of Antibiotics against Fusarium and Aspergillus. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009;93:116-119.
  101. rinivasan M, Lalitha, Prajna, Mahalakshmi, Rajendran, Prajna NV, Jeena Mascarenhas, Chidambaram, J D, Lee, S, Hong, K C, Zegans, M E, Glidden, D V, McLeod, S, Whitcher, J P, Lietman, T M, Acharya, N R. Corticosteroids for Bacterial Corneal Ulcers. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009;93:198-202.
  102. Arpitha Parthasarathy, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Muthukkaruppan, V R.A Subset of Human Limbal Epithelial Cells with Greater Nucleus-to-Cytoplasm Ratio Expressing High Levels of p63 Possesses Slow-Cycling Property. Cornea. 2008;27:1164-1170.
  103. Lalitha Prajna, Vijaykumar, R, Prajna NV, Fothergill, A W. In Vitro Natamycin Susceptibility of Ocular Isolates of Fusarium and Aspergillus Species: comaprision of commercially formulated Natamycin Eye drops to pharmaceutical grade Powder. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008;46:3477-3478.
  104. Hemadevi B, Veitia, R A, Srinivasan, M, Arun Kumar, Jambulingam, Prajna NV, Lesaffre, C, Sundaresan, P. Identification of Mutations in the SLC4A11 Gene in Pateients with Recessive Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy. Arch Ophthal. 2008;126:700-708.
  105. Ananthi S, Chitra Thangavel, Bini, Ramachandran, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Dharmalingam, K.Comparative analysis of the tear Protein Profile in Mycotic Kertitis Patients. Mol. Vis. 2008;9:500-507.
  106. Arpitha Parthasarathy, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Muthukkaruppan, V R.A Method to Isolate Human Limbal cells Enriched for a Subset of Epithelial Cells with a large Nucles/ Cytoplasm ratio Expressing High Levels of p63. Microsc Res Tech. 2008;71:469-476.
  107. Revathy R, Lalitha, Prajna, Anita Raghavan, Manikandan, P, Namperumalsamy, P, Prajna NV.Traumatic Lenticular Abscess: Clinical Description and outcome. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2007;144:144-146.
  108. Lalitha Prajna, Shapiro, Brett L, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV, Acharya, Nisha R, Fothergill, Annette W, Ruiz, Jazmin, Chidambaram, Jaya D, Maxey, Kathryn J, Hong, Kevin C, McLeod, Stephen D, Lietman, Thomas M.Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Fusarium, Aspergillus, and other Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Keratitis. Arch Ophthal. 2007;125:789-793.
  109. Lalitha Prajna, Mamta Tiwari, Prajna NV, Gilpin, Christopher, Karthik Prakash, Srinivasan, M. Nocardia Keratitis: species, drug sensitivities, and clinical correlation. Cornea. 2007;26:255-259.
  110. Rohini G, Murugeswari, P, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Muthukkaruppan, V R. Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-8, MMP-9) and the Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) in Patients With Fungal Keratitis. Cornea. 2007;26:207-211.
  111. Prajna NV, Praveen, K Nirmalan, Saravanan, S, Srinivasan, M. Economic Analysis of Corneal Ulcers in South India. Cornea. 2007;26:119-122.
  112. Vasanthi Mani, Prajna NV, Lalitha, Prajna, Kannan Mahadevan, Muthukkaruppan, V R.A Pilot Study on the Infiltrating Cells and Cytokine Levels in the Tear of Fungal Keratitis Patients. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2007;55:27-31.
  113. Gritz DC, Srinivasan, M, Smith, S D, Usha, Kim R, Lietman, T M, Wilkins, J H, Priyadharshini, B, John, R K, Aravind, S, Prajna NV, Thulasiraj, R D, Whitcher, J P. The Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataract Study: effects of antioxidant supplements on cataract progression in South India. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90:847-851.
  114. Gritz DC, Srinivasan, M, Smith, Scott D, Usha, Kim R, Lietman, Thomas M, Wilkins, John H, Priyadarshini, Brinda, Aravind, Srinivasan, Prajna NV, Smolin, Gilbert, Thulasiraj, R D, Selvaraj, Sivasubramaniam, Whitcher, John P. Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataracts in South India: methodology and baseline data. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006;13:97-107.
  115. Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Amit Kabra, Kannan Mahadevan, Srinivasan, M.Risk Factors for Treatment Outcome in Fungal Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2006;113:526-530.
  116. Amit Kabra, Lalitha, Prajna, Kannan Mahadevan, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M.Herpes Simplex Keratitis and Visual Impairment: a case series. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2006;54:23-27.
  117. Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M, Prajna NV. Rhodococcus Ruber as a Cause of Keratitis. Cornea. 2006;25:238-239.
  118. Arpitha P, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M, Muthukkaruppan, V R. High Expression of p63 Combined with a Large N,C Ratio Defines a Subset of Human Limbal Epithelial Cells: implications on epithelial stem cells. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005;46:3631-3636.
  119. Lalitha, Prajna, Jyothsna, Rajagopalan, Karthik Prakash, Kim, R, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M. Postcataract Endophthalmitis in South India: incidence and outcome. Ophthalmology. 2005;112:1885-1890.
  120. Smitha S, Lalitha, Prajna, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M. Susceptibility Trends of Pseudomonas Species from Corneal Ulcers. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2005;23:168-171.
  121. Venkatesh R, Muralikrishnan, R, Balent, Linda Civerchia, Prakash, Karthik, Prajna NV.Outcomes of High Volume Cataract Surgeries in a Developing Country. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005;89:1079-1082.
  122. Haripriya Aravind, Lalitha, Prajna, Minu, M Mathen, Prajna NV, Kim, R, Shukla, Dhananjay, Natchiar, G, Srinivasan, M. Nocardia Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery: clinicomicrobiological study. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2005;139:837-846.
  123. Srinivasan, M, Lalitha, Prajna and Prajna NV. A Cluster of Cases of Mycobacterium Chelonei Keratitis following Penetrating Keratoplasty. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2005;53:67-68.
  124. Muralikrishnan R, Venkatesh, R, Prajna NV, Frick, Kevin D. Economic Cost of Cataract Surgery Procedures in an Established Eye Care Centre in Southern India. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 004;11:369-380.
  125. Srinivasan, M, Sangita Prasad, Prajna NV. Late Dislocation of LASIK Flap following Fingernail Injury. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2004;52:327-328
  126. Prajna NV, Praveen, K Nirmalan, Mahalakshmi, Rajendran, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M.Concurrent Use of 5 Percentage Natamycin and 2 Percentage Econazole for the Management of Fungal Keratitis. Cornea. 2004;23:793-796.
  127. Venkatesh R, Muralikrishnan, R, Eong, Kah-Guan Au, Saw, Seang-Mei, Aravind, S, Jacob Mathew, Kim, R, Prajna NV. Visual Experience during Phacoemulsification under Topical versus Retrobulbar Anesthesia: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2004;138:782-787.
  128. Praveen, K Nirmalan, Lalitha, Prajna and Prajna NV. Can Antiseptic Scrubs between Cataract Surgeries Reduce Bacterial Load on Surgical Gloves to Safe Levels. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004;88:438-439.
  129. Muralikrishnan R, Venkatesh, R, Manohar Babu, B, Prajna NV. A Comparison of the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Three Different Methods of Cataract Extraction in Relation to the Magnitude of Postoperative Astigmatism. Asia Pacific J. 2003;5:5-12.
  130. Prajna NV, Rajesh Kumar John, Praveen, K Nirmalan, Lalitha, Prajna, Srinivasan, M.A Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing 2 Percentage Econazole and 5 Percentage Natamycin for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003;87:1235-1237.
  131. Arun Thomas Moreira, Prajna NV. Acanthamoeba as a Cause of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis. Cornea. 2003;22:576-577.
  132. Lolly Patnaik, Prajna NV. Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Corneal Diseases. Eye Care. 2002:13-17.
  133. Rathinam, Sivakumar R, Lalitha, Prajna, Minu, M Mathen, Prajna NV, Srinivasan, M. Endogenous Nocardial Scleral Abscess: a case report. Asia Pacific J.2002;14:32-34.
  134. Prajna NV, Rema Rao, A, Minu, M Mathen, Lalith, Prajna, Celine George, Srinivasan, M.Simultaneous Bilateral Fungal Keratitis caused by Different Fungi. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2002;50:213-214.
  135. Prajna NV, Venkataswamy, G . Cataract Blindness – the Indian Experience. Bull. World Health Organ. 2001;79:259-260.
  136. Minu, M Mathen, Seema Vishnu, Prajna NV, Vijayalakshmi, P, Srinivasan, M. Congenital corneal anesthesia: A series of four case reports. Cornea. 2001;20:194-196.
  137. Prajna NV, Celine George, Selvaraj, S, Lu, Kenneth L, Mcdinnell, Peter J, Srinivasan, M. Bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of ofloxacin 0.3 percentage versus ciprofloxacin 0.3 percentage ophthalmic solutions in the treatment of patients with culture-posive bacterial keratitis. Cornea. 2001;20:175-178.
  138. Prajna NV, Manjula, K, Jayachandra Reddy, Ravishankar, Gopinath. A Comparative Study of Suture Materials in Relation to Postoperative Microbial Contamination. Asia Pacific J. 2000;12:9-13.
  139. Prajna NV, Ellwein, Leon B, Selvaraj, S, Manjula, K, Kupfer, Carl.The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study IV: posterior capsule opacification. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2000;130:304-309.
  140. Rajakannan, Gayathri, Prasad, Ramakrishnan, R, Prajna NV. Kearns Sayre Syndrome: an atypical presentation. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2000;48:54-55.
  141. Prajna NV, Arunava Kundu, Maghizh, A, Srinivasan, M. Primary Acquired Melanosis of Conjunctiva with Corneal Involvement. Asia Pacific J. 1999;11:15-17.
  142. Prajna NV, Shanthi, C B, Manimaran, R, Ganesh Babu, B, Selvaraj, S, Natchiar, G. Incidence of Posterior Capsular Opacification following Extracapsular Cataract Surgery with PC-IOL Implantation – Results from Madurai Intraocular Lens Study (MIOLS). Asia Pacific J. 1999;11:20-23.
  143. Prajna NV, Venkataswamy, G. Strategies for Correcting Surgical Aphakia. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1999;47:265-266.
  144. Sathish, Srinivasan, Arup Chakrabarti and Prajna NV. Traumatic Subconjunctival Dislocation of the Crystalline Lens and its Surgical Management. Ophthalmic Surg lasers Imaging. 1999;30:684-686.
  145. Prajna NV, Manju Pillai, R, Manimegalai, T K, Srinivasan, M. Use of Traditional Eye Medicines by Corneal Ulcer Patients Presenting to a Hospital in South India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1999;47:15-18.
  146. Prajna NV, Anitha, M, Divya, R, Celine George, Srinivasan, M. Effect of Topical 0.02 Percentage Polyhexamethylene Biguanide on Nocardial Keratitis Associated with Scleritis. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1998;46:251-252
  147. Prajna NV, Sathish, S, Rajalakshmi, P Chitra, Celine George. Microbiological Profile of Anterior Chamber Aspirates following Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1998;46:229-232.
  148. Prajna NV, Chandrakanth, K S, Kim, R, Narendran, V, Selvakumar, Selvi, Rohini, G, Manoharan, N, Bangdiwala, Shrikant I, Ellwein, Leon B, Kupfer, Carl. The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study II: clinical outcomes. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1998;125:14-25.
  149. Natchiar, G, Thulasiraj, R D, Negrel, A D, Bangdiwala, Shrikant, Raheem Rahamathullah, Prajna NV, Ellwein, Leon B, Kupfer, Carl. The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study I: a randomized clinical trial comparing complications and vision outcomes of intracapsular cataract extraction and ECCE posterior chamber intraocular lens. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1998;125:1-13.
  150. Prajna NV, Ramakrishnan, R, Krishnadas, R, Manoharan, N. Lens Induced Glaucomas – Visual Results and Risk Factors for Final Visual Acuity. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1996;44:149-155.
  151. Sathish, Srinivasan, Prajna NV and Srinivasan, M. Pyogenic Granuloma of Cornea: a case report. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1996;44:39-40.
  152. Prajna NV, Raheem Rahamathullah. Reaching the Unreached – The Aravind Odyssey. Asia Pacific J. 1995;7:28-31.
  153. Prajna NV, Raheem Rahamathulla. Changing Trends in the Intraocular Lens Acceptance in Rural Tamil Nadu. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1995;43:177-179.

Awards & Recognition

  • Distinction in Forensic Medicine on  1986
  • Dr. Mahendra Chandra Mishra Oration Award at the Orissa State Conference at Cuttack on  April 10 & 11, 1999
  • Amjad Rahi Best Paper Award at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group (IERG) held at LVPEI, Hyderabad in January 19-20, 2002.
  • Capt Subramaniam gold medal award for the best video at the 58th Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) at Salem on July 30th & 31st, 2010.
  • Gold Medal for exemplary work in the field of ophthalmology at the Annual Conference of the Bombay Ophthalmologists’ Association (BOA) held at Mumbai in August 13th–15th, 2010.
  • Gold Medal for contribution to research and residency education at the Annual Conference of the IIRSI held at Chennai in July 5-6th, 2014.
  • Coauthor for the John Lee Best Poster award given by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists , London, 2015