Publications: 2004 - 2005

Lall A, Mathai A, Thomas R. Comparison of the clinical diagnosis of diabetic macular edema with diagnosis by optical coherence tomography. Ophthalmology 2004; 111:712-715.

Bassett K, Noertjojo K, Nirmalan PK, Courtright P, Anderson D. RESIO revisited: visual function assessment and cataract surgery in British Columbia. Can J Ophthalmol. 2005; 40:27-33.

Burman S, Tejwani S, Vemuganti GK, Gopinathan U, Sangwan VS. Ophthalmic applications of preserved human amniotic membrane: a review of current indications. Cell Tissue Banking 2004; 5(3):161-75.

Chakrabarti S , Kaur K, Komatireddy S, Acharya M, Devi KR, Mukhopadhyay A, Mandal AK, Hasnain SE, Chandrasekhar G, Thomas R, Ray K. Gln48His is the prevalent myocilin mutation in primary open angle and primary congenital glaucoma phenotypes in India. Mol Vis 2005; 11:111-113.

Chakravarthi SVVK, Kannabiran C,Sridhar MS, Vemuganti GK. TGFBI Geneutations causing lattice and granular corneal dystrophy in Indian patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005; 46(1):121-5.

Das T, Kunimoto DY, Sharma S, Jalali S, Majji AB , Rao TN, Gopinathan U , Athmanathan S, and the Endophthalmitis research Group: Relationship between clinical presentation and visual outcome in postoperative and post-traumatic endophthalmitis in South Central India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53:5-16.

Das T, Vedantham V. Intravitreal sodium fluorescein enhances visualization of clear vitreous during vitreous surgery for macular hole. A safety and efficacy study. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2004;32:55-37.

Fernandes M, Sangwan VS, Vemuganti GK. Limbal stem cell deficiency and xeroderma pigmentosum: A case report. Eye 2004; 18(7): 741-3.

Fernandes M, Sangwan VS, Rao SK, Basti S, Sridhar MS, Bansal AK, Dua HS. Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;52(1):5-22.

Fernandes M, Sangwan VS, Bansal AK, Gangopadhyay N, Sridhar MS, Garg P, Aasuri MK, Nutheti R, Rao GN. Outcome of pterygium surgery: Retrospective analysis over 14 years. Eye 2004 Oct;29.

Garg P, Vemuganti GK, Chatarjee S, Gopinathan U, Rao GN. Pigmented plaque presentation of dematiaceous fungal keratitis: A clinicopathologic correlation. Cornea 2004; 23(6): 571-576.

Gupta R, Sharma S, Rao DV, Das T. Endophthalmitis Research Group. Applicability of rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing in the management of bacterial endophthalmitis. Retina 2004; 24(3): 391-398.

Hussain N, Das T, Vashist U, Sumashri K. Verteporfin therapy for myopic choroidal neovascularisation (One year results). Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 52: 227-31.

Jalali S, Thomas R. Retinal detachment and uveitis. (letter to editor), Ophthalmology 2004; 111(8): 1623.

Jalali S, Essuman V, Thomas R. Clinical application of the revised indications for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. Arch Ophthalmol. 2005; 123:407-408.

Jalali S, Shah N, Shah V, Sharma S. Transpalbepral migration of solid silicone implant in a phthisical globe. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers 2004; 35; 463-64.

Jalali S, Anand R, Kumar H, Dogra MR, Azad R, Gopal L. Program planning and screening strategy in retinopathy of prematurity. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;51:89-99.

Jalali S, Yorston D, Shah NJ, Das T, Majji AB, Hussain N, Nutheti R. Retinal detachment in South India – presentation and treatment outcomes. Graefes’ Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (March 2005) [Epub Feb 8, 2005 ahead of print - published electronically].

Kaur K , Reddy ABM, Mukhopadhyay A, Mandal AK, Hasnain SE, Ray K, Thomas R, Balasubramanian D, Chakrabarti S. Myocilin gene implicated in primary congenital glaucoma. Clin Genet 2005; 67: 335-340.

Khan SA. Setting up low vision care services in the developing world. J Community Eye Health 2004; 49:17-18.

Khan SA, Shamanna BR, Rishita N. Perceived barriers to the provision of low vision services among ophthalmolo-gists in India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53:69-75.

Kothari MT. Venkatesan G, Shah JP, Kothari K, Nirmalan PK. Can ocular torsion be measured using slit lamp biomicroscope? Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53:43-47.

Krishnaiah S, Kovai V, Nutheti R, Shamanna BR, Thomas R, Rao GN. Awareness of eye donation in the rural population of India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 52(1): 73-8.

Krishnaiah S, Vilas K, Shamanna BR, Rao GN, Thomas R, Balasubramanian D. Smoking and its association with cataract: Results of the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study from India. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46(1):58-65.

Kunjam V, Sekhar GC. Optic disc imaging by Heidelberg retinal tomogram in congenital optic disc anomaly. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 52: 149-51.

Mandal AK, Netland PA. Glaucoma in aphakia and pseudophakia after congenital cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 52: 185-198.

Mittal R, Thomas R, Naik M, Honavar SG. The porous polyethylene (Medpor) spherical orbital implant: a retrospective study of 136 cases. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2004; 20(5): 403.

Murthy R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK, Burman S, Naik M, Parthasaradhi A. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Papillon-Lefevre syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jan; 139(1):207-279.

Murthy S, Sangwan VS. Bilateral senile scleral plaques mimicking post-inflammatory scleral ecstasia. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;54(1):59-60.

Namperumalsamy P, Kim R, Kaliaperumal K, Sekar A, Karthika A, Nirmalan PK. 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 J Ophthalmol 2004; 52:247-51.

Nirmalan PK , John RK, Gothwal VK, Baskaran S, Vijayalaxmi P, Rahmathullah L. The impact of vision impairment on functional vision of children in rural south India. The Kariapatti pediatric eye evaluation project. Invest Ophthalmol & Vis Sci 2004; 45:3442-3445.

Nirmalan PK, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Robin AL, Thulasiraj RD, Krishnadas R, Ramakrishnan R. Ocular trauma in a rural south Indian population: The Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey. Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 1778-1781.

Nirmalan PK, Katz J, Robin AL, Krishnadas R, Ramakrishnan R, Thulasiraj RD, Tielsch JM. Utilization of eye care services in rural south India: The Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88: 1237-1241.

Nirmalan PK, Katz J, Robin AL, Ramakrishnan R, Krishnadas R, Thulasiraj RD, Tielsch JM. Female reproductive factors and eye disease in a rural south Indian population: The Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004; 45:4273-76.

Nirmalan PK, Robin AL. Indicators to evaluate success of eye care programs. Ophthalmologia. 2004;16:15-18.

Nutheti R, Shamanna BR, Krishnaiah S, Gothwal VK, Thomas R, Rao GN. Perceived visual ability for functional vision performance among persons with low vision in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004; 45(10):3458-65.

Pandrowala H, Bansal AK, Vemuganti GK, Rao GN. Frequency, distribution and outcome of keratoplasty for corneal dystrophies at a tertiary eye care centre in South India. Cornea 2004; 23 (6): 541-546.

Panicker SG, Mandal AK, Reddy ABM, Gothwal VK, Hasnain SE. Correlation of genotype with phenotype in Indian patients with primary congenital glaucoma, Invest Ophthalmol & Vis. Sci. 2004; 45:1149-1156.

Panicker SG, Mandal AK, Reddy ABM, Gothwal VK, Hasnain SE. Correlations of genotype: superior pellucid marginal corneal degeneration. Eye 2004; 18: 393-9.

Pathengay A, Karosekar S, Raju B, Sharma S, Das T; Hyderabad Endophthalmitis Research Group. Microbiologic spectrum and susceptibility of isolates in scleral buckle infection in India. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138(4):663-4.

Pathengay A, Raju B, Mathai A. Leutic chorioretinitis in an immunocompromised patient. Ind J Ophthalmol 2004; 53: 254-55.

Pathengay A. Intravitreal triamicinolone in serpiginous choroidopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2005; 53:77-79.

Prajna NV, Nirmalan PK, Mahalakshmi R, Lalitha P, Srinivasan M. Concurrent use of 5% Natamycin and 2% Econazole for the management of fungal Keratitis. Cornea 2004; 23: 993-96.

Raghu H, Subhan S, Jose RJ, Gangopadhyay N, Bhende J, Sharma S. Herpes simplex virus-1 associated congenital cataract. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138(2): 313-4.

Rao GN. An infrastructure model for the implementation of VISION 2020: The right to sight. Can J Ophthalmol 2004; 39(6):589-90, 593-4.

Rao GN. Eye Banking - Are we really up to it in India? (Editorial) Ind J Ophthalmol 2004; 52(3): 183-184.

Rao GN, Sangwan VS, Matalia HP, Vemuganti GK, Ifthekar G, Fatima A, Singh S. Early results of co-cultivated limbal and conjunctival epithelium transplantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004: 45: E-Abstract 3935.

Reddy ABM, Kaur K, Mandal AK, Panicker SG, Thomas R, Hasnain SE, Balasubramanian D, Chakrabarti S. Mutation spectrum of the CYP1B1 gene in Indian primary congenital glaucoma patients. Molecular Vision 2004; 10: 696-702.

Raju B, Das T. Safe and stable technique of vitreous tap. Retina 2004;24:803-05.

Raju B, Thaigarajan G, Das T. Modified high performance liquid chromotagraphy (HPLC) technique for detection of vancomycin in human vitreous. Ophthalmic Research 2004;36:55-61.

Robin AL, Nirmalan PK, Krishnadas R, Ramakrishnan R, Katz J, Tielsch J, Thulasiraj RD. The utilization of eye care services by persons with glaucoma in rural south India Trans Am Acad Ophth 2004;102:47-55.

Sangwan VS, Matalia HP, Vemuganti GK , Rao GN. Amniotic membrane transplantation for reconstruction of corneal epithelial surface in cases of partial limbal stem cell deficiency. Ind J Ophthalmology 2004; 52(4):281-6.

Sangwan VS, Matalia HP,Vemuganti GK, Ifthekar G, Fatima A, Singh S, RaoGN. Early results of penetrating keratoplasty following cultivated limbal epithelium transplantation. Arch Ophthalmology. 2005 Mar; 123(3):334-40.

Sangwan VS, Surender P, Burman S. Cataract surgery in patients with Mooren‘s ulcer. J Cataract Refractive Surgeries 2005; Feb:31(2):359-62.

Sangwan VS, Fernandes M, Bansal AK, Vemuganti GK, Rao GN. Early outcome of Penetrating Keratoplasty after Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation. Indian J Ophthalmology 2005; 53: 31-35.

Sekhar GC, Onam KS, Kunjam V. Incomplete and complete plateau iris syndrome. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2004; 32(2): 222-4.

Sekhar GC, Peddi A .Phacolytic glaucoma in Fuchs’ heterochromic uveitis. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2005; 53:1:77.

Shah GY, Pathengay A, Mathai A, Sharma S. Bilateral submacular abscess after induced abortion. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 53: 253-54.

Shah NJ, Jalali S, Shah VA, Sharma S. Transpalpebral migration of solid silicone explant in phthisicalglobe. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2004; 35(5):423-425.

Shah SG, Sridhar MS, Sangwan VS. Acute corneal hydrops treated by intracameral injection of perfluoropropane (C3F8) gas. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005; 139(2): 368-70.

Shah VA, Majji AB. Ultrasound biomicroscopic documentation of traumatic cyclodialysis cleft closure with hypotony by medical therapy. Eye 18: 857-58.

Sharma S, Pasricha G, Das D, Aggarwal RK. Acanthamoeba keratitis in non-contact lens wearers in India: DNA typing – based validation and a simple detection assay. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122:1430-34.

Sharma V, Sharma S, Garg P, Rao GN. Clinical resistance of Staphylococcus keratitis to ciprofloxacin monotherapy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2004; 52:287-92.

Sridhar MS, Bansal AK, Rao GN. Superior pellucid marginal corneal degeneration. Eye 2004; 18: 393-9.

Sridhar MS, Mahesh S, Bansal AK, Nutheti R, Rao GN. Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.Ophthalmol 2004;11: 1102-7.

Sridhar MS, Ramakrishnan M, Bansal AK, Rao GN. Ocular lesions caused by caterpillar hairs. Eye 2004; 18: 540-3.

Sridhar MS , Sridhar U, Vemuganti GK, Mandal AK. Lattice corneal dystrophy type III with corneal fistula: A case report. Ind J Ophthalmol 2004; 52(3):236-8.

Subhan S, Jose RJ, Duggirala A, Hari R, Krishna PV, Reddy SB, Sharma S. Diagnosis of herpes simplex virus-1 keratitis: Comparison of Giemsa stain, immuno-fluorescence assay and polymerase chain reaction. Current Eye Research 2004; 29(2-3):209-313.

Thiagarajan G, Lakshmanan J, Chalasani M, Balasubramanian D. Peroxynitrite reaction with eye lens proteins: alpha-crystallin retains its activity despite modification. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004; 45: 2115-2121.

Thomas R, Sekhar GC, Kumar RS. Glaucoma management in developing countries: medical, laser, and surgical options for glaucoma management in countries with limited resources. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2004; 15(2): 127-31.

Thomas R, Paul P, Rao GN, Muliyil JP, Mathai A. Present status of eye care in India. Survey of Ophthalmology 2005; Vol 50: 85-101.

Thomas R, Parikh R, Sood D, Vijaya L, Sekhar GC, Sood NN, Baskaran M, Prasad K. Efficacy and safety of Latanoprost for glaucoma treatment: A three-month multicentric study in India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; Vol. 53:23-30.

Vemuganti GK, Naik M, Honavar SG, Sekhar GC. Rapid intraoperative diagnosis of tumors of the eye and orbit by squash and imprint cytology. Ophthalmology 2004; 111(5): 1009-5.

Vemuganti GK, Kashyap S, Sangwan VS, Singh S. Ex-vivo potential of cadaveric and fresh limbal tissues to regenerate cultured epithelium. Ind J Ophthalmol 2004; 52: 113-20.

Vemuganti GK, Reddy K, Iftekhar G, Garg P, Sharma S. Keratocyte loss in corneal infection through apoptosis: a histologic study of 59 cases. BMC Ophthalmol 2004; 4(1):16 PMID: 15617577.

Vijayakumar V, John RK, Datta D, Thulasiraj RD, Nirmalan PK. Quality of life after community based rehabilitation for blind persons in a rural population of south India. Indian J Ophthalmology 2004;52:331-35.