Publications: 2005 - 2006
Abraham LM, Kuriakose T, Sivanandam V, Venkatesan N, Thomas R, Muliyil J. Amplitude of accommodation and its relation to refractive errors. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(2):105-8
Bajaj MS, Pushker N, Balasubramanya R, Wagh VB, Gupta S. Myoconjunctival enucleation for enhanced implant motility: Result of a randomised prospective study. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(1):80
Balasubramanya R, Datar SG, Gupta R, Sangwan VS. Localised graft-host disparity: A late manifestation following deep lamellar keratoplasty. Asian J Ophthalmol 2005; 7(4):156-7
Chakrabarti S, Kaur K, Kaur I, Mandal AK, Parikh RS, Thomas R, Majumder PP. Globally, CYP1B1 mutations in primary congenital glaucoma are strongly structured by geographic and haplotype backgrounds. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2006; 47(1):43-7
Chakravarthi SV, Kannabiran C, Sridhar MS, Vemuganti GK. TGFBI gene mutations causing lattice and granular corneal dystrophies in Indian patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46(1):121-5
Choopong P, Khan N, Sangwan VS, Zafirakis P, Rallatos CL, Rojas B, Baltatzis S, Foster CS. Eosinophil activation in Wegener’s granulomatosis: A harbinger of disease progression? Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2005; 13(6):439-45
Choudhari NS, Sekhar GC, Nutheti R, Thomas R. Precision and accuracy of Proview tonometer: Clinical implications for self-tonometry. J Glaucoma 2005; 14(6):515
Christy B, Nirmalan PK. Acceptance of mobility canes by persons with irreversible blindness in South India. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 2006; 100:115-6
Das T, Kunimoto DY, Sharma S, Jalali S, Majji AB, Nagaraja Rao T, Gopinathan U, Athmanathan S; Endophthalmitis Research Group. Relationship between clinical presentation and visual outcome in postoperative and posttraumatic endophthalmitis in south central India. Indian J Ophthalmology 2005; 53:5-16
Fernandes M, Gangopadhyay N, Sharma S. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty. Eye 2005; 19(8):921-3
Fernandes M, Sangwan VS, Bansal AK, Gangopadhyay N, Sridhar MS, Garg P, Aasuri MK, Nutheti R, Rao GN. Outcome of pterygium surgery: Analysis over 14 years. Eye 2005; 19(11):1182-90
Fernandes M, Sridhar MS, Sangwan VS, Rao GN. Amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction. Cornea 2005; 24:643-53
Garg P, Vaddavalli PK, Stratis AK, Gopinathan U. The value of corneal transplantation in reducing blindness. Eye 2005; 19(10):1106-14
Gogate PM, Kulkarni SR, Krishnaiah S, Deshpande RD, Joshi SA, Palimkar A, Deshpande MD. Safety and efficacy of phacoemulsification compared with manual small incision cataract surgery by a randomized controlled clinical trial: six-week results. Ophthalmology 2005; 112(5):869-74
Gupta R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK. Orbital metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma. Surv Ophthalmol 2005; 50(5):485-9
Honavar SG, Singh AD. Management of advanced retinoblastoma. Ophthalmol Clin North Am 2005; 18:65-73
Hussain A, Hussain N, Nutheti R. Comparison of mean macular thickness using optical coherence tomography and visual acuity in diabetic retinopathy. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2005; 33:240-5
Hussain N, Das T, Sumasri K, Mohan Ram LS. Bilateral sequential photodynamic therapy for subretinal neovascularisation with Type 2A Parafoveal Telengiectasis. Am J Ophthalmol 2005; 140(2):333-5
Hussain N, Das T. Verteporfin therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation associated with choroidal osteoma. Int J Ophthalmol 2005; 5(5):838-40
Hussain N, Hussain A, Natarajan S. Role of photodynamic therapy in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(2):101-4
Hussain N, Hussain A, Natarajan S. PFCL and ILM peeling in macular hole with retinal detachment. Int J Ophthalmol 2005; 5(2):217-20
Hussain N, Hussain A, Natarajan S. Indocyanine green dye enhanced laser photocoagulation for juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularisation. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(3):183-6
Hussain N, Das T, Mohan Ram LS, Sumasri K. Persistent choroidal thickening despite photodynamic therapy for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006; 37:76-8
Hussain N, Baskar A, Ram LM, Das T. Optical coherence tomographic pattern of fluorescein angiographic leakage site in acute central serous chorioretinopathy. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2006; 34(2):137-40
Hussain N, Khanna R, Hussain A, Das T. Transpupillary thermotherapy for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006; 13:1-7 (e-pub ahead of print)
Ishida K, Mandal AK, Netland PA. Glaucoma drainage implants in pediatric patients. Ophthalmic Clin N Am 2005; 18:431-42
Jain V, Dua N, Sridhar MS, Sharma S. Nocardia keratitis in a corneal graft. Eye 2006; 6 (e-pub ahead of print)
Jalali S, Essuman V, Thomas R. Clinical application of the revised indications for the treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity. Arch Ophthalmol 2005; 123:407-8
Jalali S, Yorston D, Shah NJ, Das T, Majji AB, Hussain N, Nutheti R. Retinal detachment in South India – presentation and treatment outcomes. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2005; 243 (8):748-53
Joseph J, Sharma S, Garg P, Vemuganti GK. Microsporidia: Emerging ocular pathogens. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005; 23(2):80-91
Joseph J, Murthy S, Garg P, Sharma S. Microscopic evaluation of corneal scrapings using different stains for the diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 22(2):583-5
Kakrania R, Joseph J, Vaddavalli PK, Gangopadhyay N, Sharma S. Microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis in a corneal graft. Eye 2005; 25 (e-pub ahead of print)
Kannabiran C, Sridhar MS, Chakravarthi SK, Vemuganti GK, Lakshmipathi M. Genotype-phenotype correlation in two Indian families with severe granular corneal dystrophy. Arch Ophthalmol 2005; 123(8):1127-33
Kaur K, Reddy AB, 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(4):335-40
Kencheppa P, Sangwan VS, Ahmed N, Rao KR, Pathengay A, Mathai A, Mansoori T, Das T, Hasnain S, Sharma S. High resolution genotyping of Pseudomonas auroginosa strains linked to acute post cataract surgery endophthalmitis outbreaks in India. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2005; 4:19
Kenchappa P, Duggirala A, Ahmed N, Pathengay A, Das T, Hasnain SE, Sharma S. Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotyping demonstrates the role of biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant periocular Staphylococcus epidermidis strains in postoperative endophthalmitis. BMC Ophthalmology 2006; 6:1-5
Kompella VB, Dhar S, Aasuri MK, Sridhar MS. Spectacle frame induced irritant contact dermatitis. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 1(53):146
Krishnaiah S, Das T, Nirmalan PK, Nutheti R, Shamanna BR, Rao GN, Thomas R. Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration: Findings from the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study in South India. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Science 2005; 46:4442-9
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
Krishnaiah S, Vilas K, Srinivas M, Bindiganavale R, Shamanna BR, Rao GN, Thomas R. Awareness of glaucoma in the rural population of southern India. Indian J Ophthal 2005; 53(3):205-8
Lall A, Mathai A, Thomas R. Diagnostic methods for macular edema. (Letter to editor) Ophthalmology 2005; 112(4):734-5
Majji AB, Vemuganti GK, Shah VA, Singh S, Das T, Jalali S. A comparative study of epiretinal membranes associated with Eales’ disease: A clinicopathologic evaluation. Eye 2006; 20 (1): 46-54
Mandal AK, Chelerkar V, Nutheti R. Outcome of cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation following glaucoma filtration surgery. Eye 2005; 19:1000-8
Mandal AK, Gothwal VK, Nutheti R. Surgical outcome of primary developmental glaucoma: A single surgeon’s long-term experience from a tertiary eye care centre in India. Eye 2006; March 31 (epub ahead of print)
Maris PJG Jr, Mandal AK, Netland PA. Medical therapy of pediatric glaucoma and glaucoma in pregnancy. Ophthalmic Clin N Am 2005; 18:461-8
Mittal V, Sangwan VS, Fernandes M, Thomas R. Survival analysis of conjunctival limbal grafts and amniotic membrane transplantation in eyes with total limbal stem cell deficiency. (Letter to the editor) Am J Ophthalmology 2006; 141:599-600
Mukhopadhyay A, Komatireddy S, Acharya M, Bhattacharjee A, Mandal AK, Thakur SKD, Chandrasekhar G, Banerjee A, Thomas R, Chakrabarti S, Ray K. Evaluation of optineurin as a candidate gene in Indian patients with primary open angle glaucoma. Mol Vis 2005; 11:792-7
Murthy R, Honavar SG, Burman S, Vemuganti GK, Naik MN, Reddy VA. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of sebaceous gland carcinoma of the eyelid with regional lymph node metastasis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2005; 21(4):307-9
Murthy R, Honavar SG, Naik MN, Gopi S, Reddy VA. Ruthenium-106 plaque brachytherapy for the treatment of diffuse choroidal haemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(4):274-5
Murthy R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK, Naik MN, Burman S. Polycystic echinococcosis of the orbit. Am J Ophthalmol 2005; 140(3):561-3
Murthy R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK, Burman S, Naik M, Parathasaradhi A. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Papillon-Lefevre syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol 2005; 139:207-9
Naik MN, Murthy R, Raizada K, Honavar SG. Ethanolamine oleate sclerotherapy in the management of orbito-palpebral cyst associated with congenital microphthalmos. Am J Ophthalmol 2005; 139(5):939-41
Naik MN, Soparkar CNS, Murthy R, Honavar SG. Botulinum toxin in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(4):279-88
Nirmalan PK, Krishnaiah S, Nutheti R, Shamanna BR, Rao GN, Thomas R. Consanguinity and eye diseases with a potential genetic etiology. Data from a prevalence study in Andhra Pradesh, India. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2006; 13(1):7-13
Parikh R, Naik M, Mathai A, Kuriakose T, Muliyil J, Thomas R, Role of frequency doubling technology perimetry in screening of diabetic retinopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2006; 54:17-22
Pathengay A, Shah GY, Das T, Sharma S. Curvularia lunata endophthalmitis presenting with a posterior capsular plaque. Indian J Ophthalmol 2006; 54(1):65-6
Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Sharma V, Balasubramanya R. Profile of trauma-related residual periorbital deformities in Indian children. Int Ophthalmol. 2005; 25(4):239-42
Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Balasubramanya R. Disseminated cysticercosis involving orbit, brain and subcutaneous tissue. J Infect 2005; 51(5): e245-8
Pushker N, Chaturvedi A, Balasubramanya R, Bajaj MS, Kumar N, Sony P. Atypical presentations of orbital cysticercosis. J Pediatric Ophthalmol Strabismus 2005; 42(5):314-6
Raizada K, Deepa R, Honavar SG, Naik MN. Post enucleation socket syndrome: An ocularist view. Journal of Facial and Somato Prosthesis Apr 2005 :10, (1):1-12
Sangwan VS, Ramamurthy B, Shah U, Garg P, Sridhar MS, Rao GN. Outcome of corneal transplant rejection: A 10-year study. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology 2005; 133(6):623-7
Sangwan VS, Burman S. Cataract surgery in Stevens-Johnson syndrome. J Cataract Refract Surg 2005; 31(4):860-2
Sangwan VS, Murthy S, Vemuganti GK, Bansal AK, Gangopadhyay N, Rao GN. Cultivated corneal epithelial transplantation for severe ocular surface disease in vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Cornea 2005; 24(4):426-30
Sangwan VS, Matalia HP, Vemuganti GK, Fatima A, Ifthekar G, Singh S, Rao GN, Nutheti R. Clinical outcome of autologous cultivated limbal transplantation. Indian J Ophthalmol 2006; 54(1):29-34
Sangwan VS, Ramamurthy B, Dattar SG, Evaluation of outcome of amniotic membrane transplantation with conjunctival limbal autograft for pterygium. Asian J Ophthalmol 2006; 8(1):20-3
Sangwan VS, Matalia HP, Vemuganti GK, Ifthekar G, Fatima A, Singh S, Rao GN. Early results of penetrating keratoplasty after cultivated limbal epithelium transplantation. Arch Ophthalmol 2005; 123:334-40
Sapkota YD, Pokharel GP, Nirmalan PK, Dulal S, Maharjan IM, Prakash K. Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Gandaki Zone, Nepal. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90(4):411-6
Satav SS, Thomas R. Preventing steroid-induced glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 2005; 123(7):1018
Sharma N, Balasubramanya R, Dada VK, Vajpayee RB. Efficacy of trypan blue in posterior capsulorhexis with optic capture inpediatric cataracts ISRCTN48221688. BMC Ophthalmol 2006; 6(1):12
Sharma N, Balasubramanya R, Sinha R, Titiyal JS, Vajpayee RB. Retreatment of LASIK. J Refract Surg 2006; 22(4):396-401
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. Cited in Ocular Surgery News 2005; Vol 16, No 4
Shome D, Vemuganti GK, Honavar SG. Choroidal ganglioneuroma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report. Eye 2006; (e-pub ahead of print)
Shome D, Honavar SG, Manderwad GP, Vemuganti GK. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in a renal transplant recipient on immunosuppressive therapy. Eye 2006 (e-pub ahead of print)
Singh HP, Jalali S, Hejtmancik JF, Kannabiran C. Homozygous null mutations in the ABCA4 gene in two families with autosomal recessive retinal dystrophy. Am J Ophthalmol 2006; 141:906-13
Singhal S, Vemuganti GK. Primary adult human retinal pigment epithelial cell cultures on human amniotic membranes. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(2):109-13
Singhal S, Sridhar MS, Garg P. Bilateral peripheral infiltrative keratitis after LASIK. J Refract Surg 2005; 21(4):402-4
Sultana A, Sridhar MS, Klintworth GK, Balasubramanian D, Kannabiran C. Allelic heterogeneity of the carbohydrate sulfotransferase-6 gene in patients with macular corneal dystrophy. Clin Genet 2005; 68:454-60
Thomas R, George R, Muliyil J, Jonas JB. Correlation of confocal laser scanning tomography with planimetric photographic measurements of the optic disc in a normal South Indian population: The Vellore Eye Study. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(4):289-94
Thomas R, Kumar RS, Chandrasekhar G, Parikh R. Applying the recent clinical trials on primary open angle glaucoma: The developing world perspective. J Glaucoma 2005; 14(4):324-7
Thomas R, Nirmalan PK, Krishnaiah S. Pseudoexfoliation in southern India: The Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46 (4):1170-6
Thomas R, Parikh R, Sood D, Vijaya L, Sekhar GC, Sood NN, Baskaran M, Prasad KK; Latanoprost India Study Group: Efficacy and safety of latanoprost for glaucoma treatment: A three-month multicentric study in India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2005; 53(1):23-30
Vedantham V, Nirmalan PK, Ramasamy K, Prakash K, Namperumalsamy P. Clinico-microbiological profile and visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis at a tertiary eye care center in South India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2006; 54(1):5-10
Vemuganti GK, Garg P, Sharma S, Joseph J, Gopinathan U, Singh S. Is microsporidial keratitis an emerging cause of stromal keratitis? A case series study. BMC Ophthalmol 2005; 5(1):19
Vemuganti GK, Pasricha G, Sharma S, Garg P. Granulomatous inflammation in Acanthamoeba keratitis: An immunohistochemical study of five cases and review of literature. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005; 23(4):231-8
Vemuganti GK. Can we grow new retina? Community Eye Health 2006; 19:6-7
Rao GN. Primary Eye Care and Vision Centres. (Editorial), IAPB News, November 2005; No. 48
Thomas R. Visualizing the vitreous. (Letter to the editor), Ophthalmology 2005; 112(5):946
Alfonso EC, Forster RK, Garg P, Sharma S. Chapter 16. ‘Fungal infections in Smolin and Thoft’s The Cornea, Scientific Foundations and Clinical Practice, 4th edition, editors: CS Foster, DT Azar, CH Dohlman, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, NY, 2005
Gothwal VK, Mandal AK, Netland PA. The Pediatric Glaucomas. Management of residual vision in pediatric glaucomas. Elsevier Science, London, UK, 2005; Chapter 15, 103-6
Jalali S. Two-step approach to management of posterior segment trauma. In: Management of Ocular Trauma 2005, B Shukla, S Natrajan (ed). CBS Publishers, 207-15
Jalali S, Ram LSM. Electrophysiology of the eye. Chapter 181, In LC Dutta (ed), Modern Ophthalmology, Jaypee Brothers, 3rd Edition, New Delhi, 2005. Vol. 3: 1455-73
Jalali S. Retinitis pigmentosa and Associated Retinal Degeneration. Chapter 197. In LC Dutta (ed), Modern Ophthalmology. Jaypee Brothers, 3rd Edition, New Delhi, 2005. Vol. 3: 1641-9
Mandal AK, Netland PA, Gothwal VK. Advances in the management of developmental glaucoma. Recent Advances in Ophthalmology, Vol. 8, Editors: Nema HV and Nema N, Jaypee Brothers (New Delhi) 2006. Chapter 5:83-129
Reddy M, Sharma S, Rao GN. Corneal ulcer. Chapter 24. In: LC Dutta, editor, Modern Ophthalmology, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, 2005. Vol 1:161-80
Sharma S. Infection Control Practices for ophthalmologists. Chapter 143 In: LC Dutta, editor, Modern Ophthalmology, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, 2005. Vol 2: 1121-6
Sharma S. Diagnostic methods in ocular microbiology. Chapter 25. In: LC Dutta, editor, Modern Ophthalmology, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, 2005. Vol 1:181-90