Dr Srinivas K Rao DO, DNB, FRCSEd completed his medical training in 1988 at Madras Medical College, Chennai – and was the Best Outgoing Student, apart from receiving 4 other Medals. He completed his Ophthalmic Education in 1991, at Sankara Nethralaya, under the aegis of the Dr MGR Medical University. He obtained his Diploma of the National Board in 2002, and the FRCSEd in 2002, in which exam he was awarded the Gold Medal for the Best Performance that Year. He has worked as a Senior Consultant at Sankara Nethralaya for 15 years before accepting the post of Professor in the Chinese University of Hong Kong from September 2004 till August 2006. Since October 2006 he is Director of Darshan Eye Care and Darshan Surgical Centre. He is also Visiting Professor, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Cornea Head at Sankara Hospital, Pammal, and Sunetra Eye Care, Kolkata, and Ophthalmic Consultant to Madras Medical Mission, Chennai. He is Visiting Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Professor at the Shantou Medical University in China.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the management of complex cataracts,corneal and refractive diseases. He was one of the first surgeons in the country to use complex surgical techniques like limbal stem cell transplants, anterior and posterior lamellar corneal surgical procedures, autografts for pterygium, and keratoprostheses to help patients with end-stage corneal eye disease. Apart from his deep interest in Corneal Diseases, he is also a pioneer in the management of complex cataract-related problems – as in scleral fixated IOLs, management of cataracts in children, dislocated lenses. He has vast experience in LASIK surgery for the correction of refractive errors, and is experienced in the management of patients with complications after corneal refractive surgery.

He has published extensively in these areas and is much sought after as a speaker and teacher. He has authored multiple books in the areas of Cataract, refractive surgery, and Corneal diseases. He is actively involved in efforts to promote knowledge in the management of Corneal Diseases, and Mentors Fellows in his CORNEA Fellowship program. He has produced a Module called HOST (Handbook of Ocular Surface Treatment) which will serve as a comprehensive resource for the diagnosis and management of problems of the Ocular Surface. He is also currently the President of the Cornea Society of India.

CURRICULUM VITAE
POSITIONS HELD	Senior Consultant – Cornea & External Disease Director – International Relationships Sankara Nethralaya Chennai 600 006, TN, India. (April 1991 till June 2004)Professor Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences,Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong (September 2004 – October 2006)
PRESENT POSITIONS	Director Darshan Eye Care T 80, Vth Main Road Anna Nagar Chennai 600040, TN, India
OTHER POSITIONS	Senior Consultant Sankara Eye Hospital Chennai.Visiting Professor Sri Ramachandra Medical University.Visiting Consultant Madras Medical Mission Chennai, India Head, Cornea ServiceSunetra Family Eye Care Center KolkataHonorary Associate Professor Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong KongVisiting Professor Shantou, Shantou UniversityProfessor MUVPGO, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

PROFILE

Born 3 November 1965 in Chennai, Dr Rao completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College – The Madras University in 1988. He then obtained his Diploma in Ophthalmology – The Dr MGR Medical University in 1991, became a Diplomate of the National Board, New Delhi in 2002, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2002.

ACADEMICDISTINCTIONS

MBBS – DR JAS Masilamani Memorial Medal, Dr Govinda Reddy Medal, Dr S Govindarajan Endowment Prize, Dr MV Bhat Memorial Prize. Dr Guruswami Mudaliar Prize – for the BEST PERFORMANCE IN THE MBBS DEGREE EXAM 1987. FRCS – Muthusamy Gold Medal – BEST PERFORMANCE IN THE FRCSEd EXAM 2002.

EXPERIENCE

Dr Rao worked as at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai – one of India’s largest eye care hospitals, from 1991 until 2004 – and resigned as Senior Consultant, Cornea Service and Director, International Relations, in 2004. He was Professor, at the Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong – the largest university in Asia, from September 2004 until October 2006. He returned to India in October 2006 and founded theDarshan Eye Clinic and Surgical Center – where he is the Director, till date.

CURRENTPOSITIONS

Director, Darshan Eye Clinic and Surgical Center; Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai; Visiting Consultant, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai; Head, Cornea Service, Sunetra Eye Care Center, Kolkata; Senior Consultant and Advisor, Sankara Eye Hospitals, Coimbatore; Senior Consultant, Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal; Honorary Associate Professor, Chinese University of HK; Visiting Professor, Shantou University, PRC.

SPECIALISEDTRAINNG

Dr Rao underwent training in Corneal Diseases and Surgery at Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, and New York. He trained for Phacoemulsification in Calgary, Canada, and LASIK in Minneapolis. Lamellar corneal surgical training was in Rotterdam, and Keratoprosthesis surgery in Italy. He is certified for advanced IOL surgery, the AlphaCor prosthesis, and has been trained in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Estelle Doheny Institute in California.

ACADEMICACHIEVEMENTS

He has attended 150 National and 40 International Meetings and delivered 300 lectures. He has conducted Instruction Courses at the APAO, WOC, ASCRS, and AAO meetings. He has published 182 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and authored chapters in 20 books and is Editors of the A to Z book series. He is a reviewer for 10 peer-reviewed journals and the Anterior Segment Section Editor for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. He is a Principal Investigator for Phase III trials conducted by Alcon, Allergan and Cipla.

CAREERGOALS

Dr Rao has deep interests in the medical and surgical management of Corneal Diseases. He is also experienced in the management of complicated secondary and pediatric cataracts. He is an enthusiastic teacher and has a Fellowship Program at his center – for Corneal Diseases. He also has a major interest in the mechanisms of delivery of medical care.

AWARDS

Outstanding Service in the Prevention of Blindness, APAO – June 2006; IMA Oration – October 2006, Rustom Ranji Oration and Gold Medal – 2008; IAOH Oration and Medal -2009

Specialised Training

3 months training in Bio-statistics & Epidemiology at Estelle Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, from August 1992 to November 19923 months training in Corneal Surgery at Boston (Dr Kenyon), Dallas (South Western University), New York (Columbia Presbyterian), U.S.A., from November 1992 – February 19932 week observership (phacoemulsificaton) with Dr Howard V Gimbel, Calgary, Canada – June 1994.2 week observership (Lasik) with Dr Richard Lindstrom, Minneapolis – October 1996Attended course on Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and Posterior endothelial transplantation, Rotterdam, Holland – April 2001Observed osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis surgery, Brighton, England – April 2001

Instruction Course on AlphaCor keratoprosthesis surgery, Hyderabad, India – February 2001

Observed osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis surgery, Rome, Italy – April 2003

Phakic IOL Certification Course, Haungzhou, China – April 2006

Conferences Attended National

1. Hands-on course on Indirect Ophthalmoscopy – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, March 1989
2. Retinal detachment surgery – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, March 1989
3. Workshop on Intraocular lens Implantation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai , March 1990
4. Seminar on Glaucoma – L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, September 1990
5. Current concepts in Glaucoma – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai , March 1991
6. Meeting of the Tamilnadu Ophthalmological Association – Coimbatore, September 1991
7. Workshop on Contact lens – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, September 1991
8. Vitreoretinal course – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, November 1991
9. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society – New Delhi, February 1992
10. Course on phacoemulsification,(Faculty), Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, March 1992
11. Workshop on Corneal Topography – L V P Eye Institute, Hyderabad, July 1992
12. Training course on “Information Retrieval from Medline”-Bioinformatics, Centre for Cellular& Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, July 1992
13. Workshop on “Basic Phacoemulsification”, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai , May 1993
14. Phacoemulsification (Faculty), Sankara Nethrayala, Chennai, July 1993
15. Workshop on Training Trainers in ECCE + IOL cataract surgery. September 1993
16. Meeting of the Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association (Faculty), Tuticorin, September 1993
17. Workshop on Corneal Topography (Faculty), Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, October 1993
18. Advanced Course in Diseases of Vitreous and Retina, Sankara Nethralaya, December 1993
19. The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Glaucoma Society of India, Sankara Nethralaya,Dec 1993
20. All India Workshop on Clinical Refraction (Faculty), Sankara Nethralaya, January 1994
21. Workshop on Ocular immunology & immunopathology, Sankara Nethralaya, January 1994
22. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society (Faculty), Calcutta, January 1994
23. “Hands on” workshop on Phacoemulsification (Faculty), Sankara Nethralaya, June 1994
24. The Eye Bank Association Meeting , L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad (Faculty), Sep1994
25. Sankara Nethralaya Alumni Meet (Faculty- Phacoemulsification course), 23rd October 1994
26. Workshop on Phacoemulsification, Bombay, January 1995
27. Workshop on Intraocular Lens Implantation, Bombay, January 1995
28. The Eye Bank Association Meeting (Faculty), Bombay, February 1995
29. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society (Faculty), Bombay, February 1995
30. Nethralaya Alumni Meeting, Bombay, February 1995
31. Cornea and Refractive Surgery Meeting, Ahmedabad, June 1996
32. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society (Faculty), New Delhi, February 1997
33. 10th International Meeting on Cataract, Lens Implantation (Faculty), New Delhi, September 1997
34. Phacoemulsification Workshop (Faculty), Jalna, September 1997
35. Vitreoretinal Conference, Savera Hotel, Chennai, September 1997
36. Cornea – The 21st Century Practice (Faculty), Hyderabad, December 1997
37. Course on Corneal Topography and Contact Lens Fitting (Faculty), GOH, January 1998
38. What’s New in Ocular Tumors? (Faculty), Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, February 1998
39. Course on Corneal infections (Faculty), Govt Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai, April 1998
40. Course on Cataract surgery (Faculty), Bangalore, June 1998
41. Course on Corneal surgery (Faculty), Bangalore, October 1998
42. Symposium on Refractive surgery (Faculty), Mumbai, January 1999
43. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society (Faculty), Cochin, February 1999
44. Corneal diseases symposium (Faculty), Jalna, March 2000
45. Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference (Faculty), Chennai, April 2000
46. Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference (Faculty), Bangalore, July 2000
47. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmological Society (Faculty), Calcutta, February 2001
48. Course on Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Faculty), Jalna, May 2001
49. Course on Phacoemulsification (Faculty), Akola, November 2001
50. Meeting on Ocular Surface Reconstruction, Chennai, January 2002
51. Asia-Pacific Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (Faculty), Hyderabad,January 2002
52. Course on Phacoemulsification, Coimbatore (Faculty), February 2002
53. International Meet on Cornea and Refractive surgery (Faculty), Chennai March 2002
54. Madras City Ophthalmic Association Meeting (Faculty), Chennai, July 2002
55. Maharashtra State Ophthalmic Association Meeting (Faculty), Nashik, October 2002
56. Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference (Faculty), Manipal, November 2002
57. ORBIS – Meeting on pediatric ophthalmology (Faculty), Chennai, November 2002
58. CME on Corneal Infections (Faculty), Coimbatore, August 2003
59. CME on Dry Eye Disease (Faculty), Trivandrum, September 2003
60. Meeting of the Mumbai Ophthalmic Association (Faculty), Mumbai, October 2003
61. Meeting of the All India Ophthalmic Society (Faculty), Varanasi, January 2004
62. CME on Corneal diseases (Faculty), Mumbai, February 2004
63. Ocular trauma workshop (Faculty), Jalna, April 2004
64. Corneal disease update (Faculty), Chennai, December 2004
65. All India Ophthalmic Society Meet (Faculty), Bhopal, February 2006
66. Assam Ophthalmological Society Meeting (Faulty), Shillong, October 2006
67. International Meet on Organ Transplantation (Faculty), Mumbai, November 2006
68. Pediatric Cataract Surgery (Faculty), Coimbatore, February 2007
69. Update Programme (Faculty), Vellore, March 2007
70. CME on Corneal Diseases, (Faculty), SRMC, Chennai, March 2007
71. Lucknow Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Faculty), Lucknow, March 2007
72. Corneal Diseases CME, (Faculty), Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, March 2007
73. Cataract Surgery Update, Chaithanya Hospital, Trivandrum, April 2007
74. Ophthalmic Techniques (Faculty), Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, June 2007
75. Madras City Ophthalmic Association CME, (Faculty), Chennai, July 2007
76. CME on Corneal Diseases, Charkrabarti Eye Center, Trivandrum, July 2007
77. Ahalia Eye Hospital (Faculty), Palghat, July 2007
78. Corneal Diseases Update, CMC Vellore, August 2007
79. Mumbai Ophthalmic Association Meeting (Faculty), Mumbai, September 2007
80. CME on Lamellar keratoplasty, RIO GOH, Chennai, September 2007
81. Advances in Corneal Surgery, Trichur, September 2007
82. National Meet on Ocular Surface Disease, (Chair & Faculty), Allergan, Goa, Sep-Oct 2007
83. Alcon CME on Ocular Surface Diseases (Faculty), Chennai, October 2007
84. Corneal and Refractive Surgery CME, (Faculty), Disha, Kolkata, October 2007
85. Lamellar Corneal Surgery – Live demonstration, (Faculty), Bhopal, October 2007
86. Cataract, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery, (Faculty), LVPEI Vizhag, November 2007
87. Pondicherry Ophthalmic association CME, (Faculty), November 2007
88. Chennai Cornea Club (Featured speaker), Chennai, November 2007
89. Kerala State Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Key Note Address), Palghat, November 2007
90. Chattisgarh State Ophthalmic Association Meet, Raipur, December 2008
91. Kanchipuram Ophthalmic Association Meet, (Invited Speaker), December 2007
92. Allergan Meet on Ocular Infections, (National Coordinator), Goa, Jan 2008
93. Vascon Ophthalmc Meet (Faculty), Kochi, April 2008
94. CME on Corneal Diseases, (Faculty), Kolkata, April 2008
95. CIpla Meet on Ocular Allergies, (National Coordinator), Goa, May 2008
96. Meeting on Allergic Eye Disease (Featured Speaker), Kolkata, June 2008
97. Assam State Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Key Note Address) Nalbari, Assam, June 2008
98. Pondicherry Ophthalmic Association Meet, (Featured Speaker), Pondicherry, June 2008
99. Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, July 2008
100. CII Meet (Invited Lecture), Chennai, August 2008
101. SAARC, (Invited Lecture), New Delhi, August 2008
102. Chinglepet Ophthalmic Association (Invited lecture), Chinglepet, 31 August 2008
103. Calcutta Ophthalmic Club Meeting, (Invited lecture), Kolkata, September 2008
104. Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmic Society (GOLD MEDAL ORATION), 27 September 2008
105. RIO – GOH Meeting on Orthokeratology, (Invited lecture), Chennai, 4 October 2008
106. Allergan Meet on Ocular Surface, (Invited lecture), Chennai, 4 October 2008
107. Journal Club Meet, (Invited lecture), Bangalore, October 2008
108. ReVEAL, Trivandrum, October 2008
109. Allergan Meet, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, October 2008.
110. Cornea Meet, (Invited Lecture), Tirunelveli Aravind, November 2008
111. Cornea CME, (Invited Lecture), Cochin, November 2008
112. Corneal Symposium, (Invited Lecture), Swarup Eye Center, Hyderabad, December 2008
113. Alcon CME, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, December 2008
114. Cipla Videoconference for Pediatricians, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, December 2008
115. Pediatric Ophthalmology Meet, (Invited Lecture), REC, Chennai, January 2009
116. Allergan Lunch Symposium, (Invited Lecture), ASIA ARVO, Hyderabad, January 2009
117. All India Oph Association, (Invited Lectures, Instruction Courses), Jaipur, February 2009
118. Ophthalmic CME, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, February 2009
119. Vasan Videoconference, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, February 2009
120. Ocular Surface Update, (Invited Lecture), Allergan, Chennai, March 2009
121. EyeDu Meet, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, March 2009
122. Videoconference, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, March 2009
123. Nasik Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lecture), April 2009
124. Chennai CME on Dry Eye (Invited Lecture), April 2009
125. Bangalore Ophthalmic Association Meet, (Invited Lecture), April 2009
126. Asia Pacific Association Meet, Bali, (Invited Lectures), May 2009.
127. Vellore CME, (Invited Lecture), June 2009
128. The IAOH gold Medal Oration, Chennai, September 2009
129. The TT Ramalingam Gold Medal, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, September 2009
130. Allergan Meet on Difficult Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, October 2009
131. Neelore Ophthalmic Association Meeting, (Invited Lecture), Nellore, November 2009
132. Ophthalmic Society of West Bengal, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, November 2009
133. Vizhag Ophthalmic Society, (Invited Lecture), Vizhag, December 2009
134. Pune Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lecture), Pune, December 2009
135. Allergan Erudio 2009, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, December 2009
136. AIOS 2010, (Invited Speaker), Kolkata, January 2010
137. CUHK – Grand Rounds, (Invited Speaker), Hong Kong, February 2010
138. Mumbai Cornea Club, (Invited Speaker), Mumbai, February 2010
139. Allergan Surface Meet (Invited Lecture), Mumbai, February 2010
140. Sankara PG Education Program (Invited Lecture), Bangalore, February 2010
141. Sunayana Laser Vision Center CME (Invited Lecture), Chennai, February 2010
142. Chinglepet Ophthalmic Association (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, March 2010
143. Cataract and Refractive Meet (Invited Lecture), LVP, Vizhag, March 2010
144. Vascon Meet, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, March 2010.
145. Cornea and Refractive Surgery Meet, (Invited Lecture), Anand, April 2010
146. Clinical Grand Rounds, (Invited Lecture), Apollo Hospitals, April 2010
147. Clinical Symposium, (Invited Lecture), Apollo Hospitals, April 2010
148. Clinical Meet, (Invited Lecture), Sankara Hospitals, Bangalore, May 2010
149. International Symposium on Intraocular Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Trivandrum, May 2010
150. International Webcast on Ocular surface inflammation, (Invited Lecture), June 2010
151. National Webcast on Red Eye, (Invited Lecture), June 2010
152. The Royal College of Ophthalmologist Meet, (Invited Lecture), Thailand, July 2010
153. Kalpavriksha, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, August 2010
154. CME on Corneal Disorders, Chennai, September 2010
155. Symposium on Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), APOS, Hyderabad, September 2010
156. CME on Advances in Eye Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Cochin, September 2010
157. Recent advances in Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Coimbatore, October 2010
158. Erudio 2010, Chennai, (Invited Lecture), November 2010
159. Assam State Ophthalmic Meet, Guwahati, (Invited Lecture), November 2010
160. Vidharbha Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Oration and Invited Lecture), Akola, April 2011
161. MCOA Meet, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, June 2011
162. Vadodara Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lectures), Baroda, July 2011
163. Dr P Ranga Reddy Oration, (Oration), Hyderabad, July 2011
164. Kalpavriksha, (Invited Lectures), Chennai, August 2011
165. MCOA Meet, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, September 2011
166. Sankara Cataract Meet (Invited Lecture), Coimbatore,December 2011
167. Trioptics Meet (Invited Lecture), Chennai, December 2011
168. AIOS (Invited Lecture), Kochi, February 2012
169. Cornea Unplugged (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, March 2012
170. Trivandrum Ophthalmic Club Meet (Invited Lecture), Trivandrum, April 2012
171. Trichur Ophthalmic Association Meet (Invited Lecture), Trichur, June 2012
172. SN Alumni Meeting, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, July 2012
173. Ocular Surface Meeting, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, July 2012
174. TamilNadu Ophthalmic Association Meet, Salem, August 2012
175. Webcast on Dry eye, (Invited Lecture), Salem, August 2012
176. Kalpavriksha, (Invited Lectures), Chennai, August 2012
177. AIOS, (Invited Lectures), Hyderabad, January 2013
178. TNOA, (Invited Lectures), Chennai, August 2013
179. Baroda Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lectures), Vododara, August 2013
180. Refractive surgery, (Invited Lectures), LVP, Hyderabad, August 2013
181. Kalpavriksha, (Invited Lectures), Chennai, August 2013
182. Cornea Meet, (Invited Lectures), Pondy, September 2013
183. Corneal Meet, (Invited Lectures), RIOGOH, Chennai, September 2013
184. Keracon, Cornea Society of India, (Invited Lectures), Goa, December 2013
185. Cornea Meet, (Invited Lecture), CMC Vellore, January 2014
186. Mangalore Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lecture), Mangalore, January 2014
187. All India Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lecture), Agra, February 2014
188. Chinglepet Ophthalmic Society Meet, (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, February 2014
189. Mutant Prevention Concentration Meet, (Chairman), Hyderabad, March 2014
190. Cornea Meet, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, May 2014
191. Cataract and Refractive Meet, Chennai, June 2014
192. Bangalore Ophthalmic Society Meet, Bangalore, June 2014
193. TNOA Meet, Coimbatore, July 2014
194. Scope International Meet, Chennai, August 2014
195. Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2014
196. Allergan Meet, Kolkata, August 2014
197. Calicut Ophthalmic Association Meet, Calicut, September 2014
198. Erode Ophthalmic Association Meet, Erode, Novemebr 2014
199. Kerala State Ophthalmic Association Meet, Thrissur, November 2014
200. Keracon, Chennai, December 2014

Conferences Attended International

1. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dallas, November 1992
2. Cornea Federated Societies, XXVII International Congress of Ophthalmology, Toronto, June 1994
3. XXVII International Congress of Ophthalmology, Toronto, June 1994
4. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, October 1996
5. Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Association of Ophthalmologists, Nepal, March 1997
6. Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Society for Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Singapore, March 1998
7. International Congress of Ophthalmology, Tianjin, China, June 1999
8. Meeting on Cataract and refractive surgery, Hong Kong, September 1999
9. Meeting on Refractive Surgery, Hong Kong, October 1999
10. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, April 2001
11. International Ocular Surface Society meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 2001
12. Asia-Pacific Symposium, Hong Kong, June 2001
13. Wavelight Excimer Laser User’s Meet, Greece, April 2002
14. 4th International Symposium on Ophthalmology, Shantou. China, June 2002
15. SERI ARVO Meeting, Singapore, Februaury 2002
16. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, April 2003
17. Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society Meet, Hong Kong, November 2004.
18. Cataract surgery workshop (Faculty), Lhasa, Tibet, April 2005
19. Phaco training workshop (Faculty), Kunming, China, August 2005
20. Phaco and ECCE training Course (Faculty), Shantou, China, October 2005
21. APAO Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, September 2005
22. WOC, Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 2006
23. Cornea Society Meeting, San Francisco, March 2006
24. ASCRS, San Francisco, March 2006
25. APAO, Singapore, June 2006
26. AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
27. Corneal Surgery Update CME (Faculty), Hong Kong, March 2007
28. Allergan Zymar Launch and CME, (Faculty), Kuala Lumpur, June 2007
29. ESCRS, (Instruction Course Coordinator and Speaker), Stockholm, September 2007
30. Allergan Investigator Meet, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2007
31. National University of Malaysia Meet (Key Note Address), KL, Malaysia, December 2007
32. Conducted FRCS Instruction Course, (Chief Instructor), Beijing, Jan 2008
33. World Ophthalmic Congress (Chairman 7 Symposia, Invited Speaker), HK, June 2008
34. ESCRS, Berlin, Germany, September 2008
35. Regional Ophthalmic Conference, (Invited Speaker), Allergan, KL, March 2009
36. APAO Meet, (Invited Speaker), Bali, May 2009
37. Advisory Board Meeting – CEED, Beijing, September 2010
38. APAO Meet, (Invited Speaker), Beijing, September 2010
39. International Meet on Cornea, Refractive Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Singapore, November 2010
40. Philippines Academy of Ophthalmology, (Invited Lecture),Manila, November 2010
41. APAO Meet (Invited Speaker), Sydney, March 2011
42. Asia Pacific Advisory Board on CEE, (Faculty), Sydney, March 2011
43. Visiting Lecturer, (Faculty), Hong Kong, September 2011
44. Asia-Pacific Meet on OSD, (Chairman) Shanghai, February 2012
45. World Ophthalmology Congress, Abu Dhabi, February 2012
46. Regional Ophthalmic Congress, (Invited Speaker) Bangkok, March 2012
47. Asia-Pacific Ophthalmic Meet, (Faculty) Busan, April 2012
48. OSAB, (Invited Lecture), Shanghai, November 2012
49. Allergan Meeting (Invited Lecture), Hong Kong, December 2012
50. HORIZONS, Asia Pacific Advisory Board Meeting – Alcon, Kota Kinabalu, September 2013
51. Allergan Ad Board Meet (Invited Lecture), Kuala Lumpur, March 2014
52. Asia Pacific Regional Ophthalmic Conference (Invited Lecture), Kuala Lumpur, March 2014
53. HORIZONS, Advisory Board Meeting, Alcon, (Invited Lecture), Taipei, December 2014
54. Allergan Ad Board Meet, Taipei, December 2014
55. Asia Cornea Society Meet, Taipei, December 2014

Lectures Delivered

1. Sutureless Cataract Surgery – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, March 1992
2. Wound Construction in Phacoemulsification , Sankara Nethrayala, July 1993
3. Automated Refractors (By Invitation), TNOA, Tuticorin, September 1993
4. Corneal Topography – Instrumentation, Workshop on Corneal Topography, SN, , October 1993
5. Dynamic Retinoscopy, All India Workshop on Clinical Refraction, SN, January 1994
6. Fundamentals of Biostatistics (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Calcutta, January 1994
7. Corneal biopsy (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Calcutta, January 1994
8. Clinical Trials (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Calcutta, January 1994
9. Paediatric PK – (By Invitation), LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, September 1994
10. Problems during the learning curve – Phacoemulsification (By Invitation), SN, October 1994
11. Role of corneal topography in refractive surgery (By Invitation), SN Alumni, October 1994
12. Postop Management of the Corneal Graft (By Invitation), Eye Bank Meeting, Bombay, Feb 1995
13. Fundamentals of Biostatistics (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Bombay, February 1995
14. Corneal biopsy (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Bombay, February 1995
15. Corneal Topography – An Overview (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Bombay, February 1995
16. Photorefractive Keratectomy, (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, Bombay, February 1995
17. Excimer laser PRK (By invitation), Chennai Ophthalmological Society, Chennai, May 1995
18. New trends in anesthesia for cataract surgery, February, 1996
19. Paediatric Cataract Surgery (By invitation) – Nuffield Laboratory, Univ of Oxford, Sep1996
20. Clinical Trials (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, New Delhi, February 1997
21. Corneal biopsy (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, New Delhi, February 1997
22. Excimer Laser Instrumentation, (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, New Delhi, February 1997
23. Corneal Topography for the Clinician, (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, New Delhi, Feb 1997
24. Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism, (Instruction Course), AIOS Meeting, New Delhi, February 1997
25. Management of the Dry Eye Patient (By invitation), SMF, Chennai, March, 1997.
26. Wound construction in pediatric cataract surgery (By invitation),10th ICIMRK Meet, Sep 1997
27. Refractive Cataract Surgery (By invitation), Jalna, September 1997
28. Capsulorhexis – Pearls and Pitfalls (By invitation), Jalna, September 1997
29. Phacoemulsification – The Machine (By invitation), Jalna, September 1997
30. Management of the Fellow Eye in PRK (By invitation), Hyderabad, December 1997.
31. Contact Lens Fitting and Corneal Topography (By invitation), GOH, Chennai, January 1998.
32. Conjunctival Tumours, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, February, 1998.
33. Surgical management of corneal ulcers (By invitation), GOH, Chennai, April 1998
34. Limbal allografting (By invitation), GOH, Chennai, April 1998
35. My technique of cataract surgery (By invitation), Bangalore, June 1998
36. Surgical management of corneal ulcers (By invitation), Bangalore, October 1998
37. Limbal grafting (By invitation), Bangalore, October 1998
38. Ocular surface reconstruction (By invitation), Amritsar Ophthalmology, March 1999
39. Ocular surface diseases (By invitation), Jalna, March 2000
40. Capsulorhexis (By invitation), Jalna, March 2000
41. How to review a clinical article (By invitation), SROC, Chennai, April 2000
42. IOL power calculation after corneal refractive surgery (By invitation), Bangalore, July 2000
43. Techniques in ocular surface reconstruction (By invitation), Bangalore, July 2000
44. Internet search for Ophthalmologists (By invitation), AIOS Calcutta, February 2001
45. IOL power calculations after corneal refractive surgery (By invitation), Jalna, May 2001
46. Wound construction (By invitation), Akola, November 2001
47. Capsulorhexis (By invitation), Akola, November 2001
48. My technique of cataract surgery (By invitation), Akola, November 2001
49. Phacodynamics (By invitation), Akola, November 2001
50. Pediatric cataract surgery (By invitation), Akola, November 2001
51. IOL power calculations after corneal refractive surgery (By invitation) , Sussex, England
52. Iatrogenic keratectasia after LASIK (By invitation), Hyderabad, Februaury 2002
53. Limbal allografting – Technique and results (By invitation), Hyderabad, Februaury 2002
54. Pediatric cataract surgery – Practical tips (By invitation), Shantou, China, June 2002
55. Limbal Stem Cell Grafting, Shantou, China, June 2002
56. IOL power calculations after corneal refractive surgery, (By invitation), Shantou, June 2002
57. Medical management of the dry eye, (By invitation), MCOA, Chennai, July 2002
58. Refractive surgery, (Keynote address), Maharashtra Ophthalmic Association, Nashik, Oct 2002.
59. Corneal transplantation, (By invitation), Maharashtra Ophthalmic Association, Nashik, Oct 2002.
60. Complications of LASIK, (By invitation), SROC, Manipal, November 2002.
61. Stem cells in corneal disease, (By invitation), SROC, Manipal, November 2002.
62. Amniotic membrane transplantation, (By invitation), SROC, Manipal, November 2002.
63. Pediatric cataract surgery, (By invitation), Orbis, Chennai, November 2002.
64. Limbal allografting – A Clinical Perspective, (By invitation), SERI ARVO, Singapore Feb 2003.
65. Pediatric cataract surgery, ASCRS, San Francisco, April 2003
66. Diffuse lamellar keratitis, ASCRS, San Francisco, April 2003
67. Management of microbial keratitis, (By invitation), Coimbatore, August 2003
68. Dry eye therapy, (By invitation), Coimbatore, August 2003
69. Immunological lesions of the cornea, (By invitation), Trivandrum, September 2003
70. Tectonic corneal surgery, (By invitation), Trivandrum, September 2003
71. Medical treatment of dry eye disease, (By invitation), Trivandrum, September 2003
72. Corneal surgery in difficult situations, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
73. Pediatric cataract surgery, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
74. Scleral fixated intraocular lenses, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
75. Corneal surgery in difficult situations, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
76. Ocular surface reconstruction, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
77. Dry eye management, (By invitation), Mumbai, October 2003
78. Eye banking in India, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
79. IOL power calculation after refractive surgery, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
80. Corneal trauma and its management, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
81. Management of corneal graft rejection, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
82. Corneal flap complications in LASIK, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
83. Ocular surgery in Dry eye, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
84. Surgical management of dry eye, (By invitation), Varanasi, January 2004
85. Amniotic membrane transplantation, (By invitation), Mumbai, February 2004
86. Lamellar corneal surgery, (By invitation), Mumbai, February 2004
87. Keratoprosthesis – An update, (By invitation), Mumbai, February 2004
88. Management of traumatic cataracts, (By invitation), Jalna, April 2004
89. Iris trauma, (By invitation), Jalna, April 2004
90. Infectious keratitis, (By invitation), Chennai, July 2004
91. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis, (By invitation), Shantou, China, September 2004
92. Capsulorhexis, (By invitation), Shantou, China, September 2004
93. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, (By invitation), Shantou, China, October 2004
94. Scleral fixated IOLs, (By invitation), Shantou, China, October 2004
95. Limbal stem cell transplantation, (By invitation), Shantou, China, November 2004
96. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia, (By invitation), Shantou, China, November 2004
97. Scleral fixated IOLs, (By invitation), Hong Kong, China, September 2004
98. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, (By invitation), Hong Kong, China, October 2004
99. Corneal transplantation in difficult situations, (By invitation), Guangzhou, China, November 2004
100. Management of the itchy, burny eye, (By invitation), Chennai, December 2004
101. IOL Power calculatiuons after refractive surgery, (By invitation), Chennai, December 2004
102. Phacodynamics, (By invitation), Hong Kong, China, January 2005
103. Stem cells of the ocular surface, (By invitation), Hong Kong, China, January 2005
104. Cataract surgery – a review, (By invitation), Lhasa, Tibet, April 2005
105. Phacoemulsification – My approach, (By invitation), Kunming, China, August 2005
106. Phacodynamics, (By invitation), Shanotu, China, October 2005
107. Epithelial ingrowths – Management, (Instruction Course), Kuala Lumpur, September 2005
108. Phaco wound construction, (Instruction Course), Kuala Lumpur, September 2005
109. Component corneal replacement, (Instruction Course), Kuala Lumpur, September 2005
110. Hydroprocedures, (Instruction Course), Kuala Lumpur, September 2005
111. Conjunctival pigmentation in vernal conjunctivitis, (By invitation), WOC, Brazil, February 2006
112. Epithelial growths on and in the eye, (By invitation), WOC, Brazil, February 2006
113. Phacotips in cataract surgery, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
114. Fourth generation Fluoroquinolones, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
115. PC management in pediatric cataract, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
116. Writing for a peer-reviewed journal, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
117. Laser ablation complications, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
118. Component corneal replacement?, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
119. Corneal scrape and biopsy, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
120. Phaco in cataracts with loose zonules, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
121. Evolution of lamellar corneal surgery, (Keynote address), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
122. DSEK, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
123. Phacodynamics, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
124. Evidence based pterygium surgery, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
125. Complications in phaco surgery, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
126. IOL power after refractive surgery, (Instruction Course), AIOS, Bhopal, India, January 2006
127. Pterygium management , (Instruction Course), ASCRS, San Francisco, March 2006
128. SLIMCE – Steps and Pearls, (Instruction Course), ASCRS, San Francisco, March 2006
129. SLIMCE , (Instruction Course), ASCRS, San Francisco, March 2006
130. Sulcus fixation of the capsular bag, (Instruction Course), ASCRS, San Francisco, March 2006
131. Fourth generation Fluoroquinolones, (Symposium), APAO, Singapore, June 2006
132. Itchy Burny Eye – Algorithm for Management , (Symposium), APAO, Singapore, June 2006
133. Custom Q for advanced corneal ablation, (Symposium), APAO, Singapore, June 2006
134. Patterns of eye diseases in Hong Kong, (Symposium), APAO, Singapore, June 2006
135. LASIK – The basics, Assam Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Shillong, October 2006
136. LASIK ablation complications, Assam Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Shillong, Oct 2006
137. Evolution of lamellar corneal surgery, Assam Ophthal Society Meeting, Shillong, October 2006
138. Ocular surface reconstruction, (Instruction Course), AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
139. LASIK infections, (Instruction Course), AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
140. Cataract surgery in subluxed lenses, (Instruction Course), AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
141. Pediatric cataract surgery, (Instruction Course), AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
142. Stem cell replacement, (Instruction Course), AAO, Las Vegas, November 2006
143. OOKP, (Instruction Course – Chief Instructor), AAO, Las Vegas, October 2006
144. Limbal stem cell transplantation, (By Invitation), Mumbai, November 2006
145. Pediatric Cataract Surgery, (By Invitation), Coimbatore, February 2007
146. Corneal Infections Update, (By Invitation), Vellore, March 2007
147. Ocular Surface Reconstruction, (By Invitation), Chennai, March 2007
148. OOKP – an update, (By Invitation), Lucknow, March 2007
149. Lamellar Corneal Surgery, (By Invitation), Lucknow, March 2007
150. Recent advances in corneal surgery, (By Invitation), Hong Kong, March 2007
151. Corneal Infections (By Invitation), Bangalore, March 2007
152. The Itchy Burny Eye, (By Invitation), Bangalore, March 2007
153. Phacochop, (By Invitation), Trivandrum, April 2007 .
154. SLIMCE – Sutureless Cataract Surgery, Phacochop, (By Invitation), Trivandrum, April 2007
155. Subluxed lens management, Phacochop, (By Invitation), Trivandrum, April 2007
156. Corneal Microkeratomes, (By Invitation), Coimbatore, June 2007
157. Corneal infections and Fluoroquinolones, (By Invitation), Kuala Lumpur, June 2007
158. Advanced Corneal Surgery, (By Invitation), Chennai, June 2007
159. Corneal infections – Management Paradigms, (By Invitation), Trivandrum, July 2007
160. Keratoconus – How do you manage?, (By Invitation), Trivandrum, July 2007
161. Surgical management of Pediatric cataract, (By Invitation), Palghat, July 2007
162. IOL power alculations after refractive surgery, (By Invitation), Palghat, July 2007
163. Advances in Corneal Surgery, (By Invitation), Vellore, August 2007
164. The Itchy Burny Eye, (By Invitation), Vellore, August 2007
165. Anterior Lamellar Corneal Replacement, (By Invitation), Mumbai, September 2007
166. OOKP and its role in end stage ocular disease, (By Invitation), Mumbai, September 2007
167. Pterygium management, (By Invitation), Stockholm, September 2007
168. Surgical management of fungal infections, (By Invitation), Stockholm, September 2007
169. Pediatric PK management, (By Invitation), Stockholm, September 2007
170. Posterior Lamellar Corneal Replacement, (By Invitation), Chennai, September 2007
171. Advances in Corneal Surgery, (By Invitation), Trichur, September 2007
172. Pediatric cataract surgery, (By Invitation), Stockholm, September 2007
173. Prevalence of dry eye in the Asia-Pacific region, (By Invitation), Goa, September 2007
174. The Red Eye, (By Invitation), Chennai, October 2007
175. Microkeratomes, (By Invitation), Kolkata, October 2007
176. Ectasia after LASIK, (By Invitation), Vizhag, November 2007
177. OOKP, (By Invitation), Vizhag, November 2007
178. Subluxed lens management, (By Invitation), Vizhag, November 2007
179. Management of black and white cataracts, (By Invitation), Vizhag, November 2007
180. OOKP, (By Invitation), Pondicherry, November 2007
181. Posterior Lamellar Corneal Replacement, (By Invitation), Pondicherry, November 2007
182. Amniotic membrane transplants, (By Invitation), Chennai Cornea Club, November 2007
183. Keratoconus – lamellar corneal transplants, (By Invitation), KSOS, Palghat, Nov 2007
184. Ocular surface reconstruction, (By Invitation), KSOS, Palghat, Nov 2007
185. Pterygium – management paradigms, (Keynote address), KSOS, Palghat, Nov 2007
186. Corneal Infections, (Keynote Address), CSOS, Raipur, December 2007
187. Newer Advances in Corneal Surgery, (Invited Lecture), CSOS, Raipur, December 2007
188. Pterygium Management – My approach, (Invited Lecture), CSOS, Raipur, December 2007
189. Ocular Surface Reconstruction, (Invited Lecture), CSOS, Raipur, December 2007
190. Corneal Infections – Past, Present, and Future, (Keynote Address), KL, December 2007
191. The Itchy, Burny Eye, (Invited Lecture), KL, December 2007
192. Corneal surgery – Recent Advances, (Invited Lecture), KL, December 2007
193. Fluoroquinolones – Their role in ocular infections, (Invited Lecture), KL, December 2007
194. Delivered 4 lectures at the FRCS Instruction Course, Beijing, Jan 2008
195. Current knowledge on dry eye in the Asia Pacific, (Invited Lecture), Goa, Jan 2008
196. Approach to the Itchy Burny Eye, (Invited Lecture), Kochi, April 2008
197. Medical management of ocular surface disease, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, April 2008
198. Surgical management of ocular surface disease, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, April 2008
199. Paradigms in the management of ocular allergies, (Invited Lecture), Goa, May 2008
200. Ocular allergies – approach to a patient, (Invited lecture), Kolkata, June 2008
201. Ocular allergies – management paradigms, (Invited lecture), Kolkata, June 2008
202. Pterygium Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Assam, June 2008
203. Ocular surface reconstruction, (Invited Lecture), Assam, June 2008
204. Ocular surface disease – Approach, (Invited Lecture), Assam, June 2008
205. Corneal infections, (Invited Lecture), Assam, June 2008
206. Pterygium Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Pondicherry, June 2008
207. Ocualr allergy management, (Invited Lecture), Pondicherry, June 2008
208. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), WOC, HK, June 2008
209. EK – Evolution and present status, (Invited Lecture), WOC, HK, June 2008
210. Red eye that would not go away, (Invited Lecture), WOC, HK, June 2008
211. LK for tectonic purposes, (Invited Lecture), WOC, HK, June 2008
212. Keratoprosthesis – When all else fails, (Invited Lecture), IIRS, Chennai, July 2008
213. Successful innovations in Marketing, (Invited Lecture), CII Meet, Chennai, August 2008
214. OOKP, (Invited Lecture), SAARC, New Delhi, August 2008
215. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis, (Invited Lecture), SAARC, New Delhi, August 2008
216. Pterygium surgery. (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, 31 August 2008
217. Advances in corneal surgery, (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, 31 August 2008
218. Scleral fixated IOLs, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, September 2008
219. MOOKP – Our results, ESCRS, Berlin, September 2008
220. How to publish peer-reviewed literature, (Invited Lecture), Vijayawada, September 2008
221. Making an effective presentation, (Invited Lecture), Vijayawada, September 2008
222. Recent advances in Corneal Surgery, (Gold Medal Oration), Vijayawada, September 2008
223. Corneal Topography, (Invited lecture), Chennai, October 2008
224. OSD – Approach to Management, (Invited lecture), Chennai, October 2008
225. Sutureless corneal transplants, (Invited lecture), Bangalore, October 2008
226. OSD – Medical Management, (Invited lecture), Kolkata, October 2008
227. OSD – Surgical Management, (Invited lecture), Kolkata, October 2008
228. Infection prophylaxis in cataract surgery, (Invited lecture),EyeDu, Hyderabad, March 2009
229. Corneal ulcer – Institution vs Clinic, (Invited lecture),EyeDu, Hyderabad, March 2009
230. Anti-inflammatory strategies in dry eye, (Invited lecture),EyeDu, Hyderabad, March 2009
231. Videoconference in red eye, (Invited lecture),Cipla, Chennai, April 2009
232. Vision restoration in keratoconus, (Invited lecture),NOA, Nasik, April 2009
233. DALK, (Invited lecture),NOA, Nasik, April 2009
234. DSEK, (Invited lecture),NOA, Nasik, April 2009
235. IOL power after refractive surgery, (Invited lecture),NOA, Nasik, April 2009
236. Corneal surgery – The Future, (Invited lecture),NOA, Nasik, April 2009
237. Dry eye management, (Invited lecture),Chennai, April 2009
238. Keratoconus management, (Invited lecture),Bangalore, April 2009
239. OSD – Management (Invited lecture),Bangalore, April 2009
240. IOL power after refractive surgery, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
241. DALK, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
242. DSEK – Current status, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
243. Therapeutic corneal grafts, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
244. Refractive surgery algorithm, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
245. Surface ablation – evolution, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
246. MOOKP – technique and results, (Invited lecture), APAO, Bali, May 2009
247. LASIK for the general ophthalmologist, (Invited lecture), Vellore, June 2009
248. Cataract pot pourri, (Invited lecture), Vellore, June 2009
249. Eye Care for All (IAOH Gold Medal Oration), Chennai, September 2009
250. Keratoconus management (Dr TT Ramalingam Gold Medal Lecture), September 2009
251. Optimizing tear film function in Special Situations, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, October 2009
252. Keratoconus management, (Invited Lecture), Nellore, November 2009
253. Optimizing tear film function, (Invited Lecture), Nellore, November 2009
254. Pterygium management, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, November 2009
255. Keratoconus management, (Invited Lecture), Kolkata, November 2009
256. Optimizing tear film function, (Invited Lecture), Vizhag, December 2009
257. Recent Advances in Corneal Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Pune, December 2009
258. Recent Advances in Corneal Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, December 2009
259. Cataract Surgery – Past, Present & Future, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, December 2009
260. Ocular surface and Glaucoma, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
261. Post LASIK Ectasia, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
262. Ocular Allergies, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
263. New therapies for Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
264. Cataract surgery with zonule loss, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
265. Complications of DALK, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
266. DESK – Technique and Outcomes, (Invited Lecture), AIOS Kolkata, January 2010
267. The Road to Excellence – My experience, (Invited Lecture), CUHK, HK, February 2010
268. Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture), Mumbai, February 2010
269. Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), Mumbai, February 2010
270. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), Mumbai, February 2010
271. DSEK, (Invited Lecture), Bangalore, February 2010
272. Ocular surface disease, (Invited Lecture), Bangalore, February 2010
273. MOOKP, (Invited Lecture), Bangalore, February 2010
274. Optimizing Laser Correction Outcomes, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, February 2010
275. Phaco – Advanced options, (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, March 2010
276. Managing phaco complications, (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet, March 2010
277. Phacodynamics, LVP, (Invited Lecture), Vizhag, March 2010
278. SF IOL, LVP, Vizhag, (Invited Lecture), March 2010
279. Monofocal IOLs – How good are they?, (Invited Lecture), LVP, Vizhag, March 2010
280. Presbyopia Solutions, LVP, (Invited Lecture), Vizhag, March 2010
281. Corneal Ectasia, Recognition and Management, (Invited Lecture),LVP, Vizhag, March 2010
282. Cataract surgery in corneal disease, (Invited Lecture), Chennai, March 2010
283. OSD – Medical and Surgical Management, (Invited Lecture), Anand, April 2010
284. LASIK – Optimizing patient outcomes, (Invited Lecture), Anand, April 2010
285. Corneal Crystals, (Invited Lecture), Apollo Hospitals, April 2010
286. The Cornea in Systemic Disease, (Invited Lecture), Apollo Hospitals, April 2010
287. Corneal infections, (Invited Lecture), Sankara Hospitals, Bangalore, May 2010
288. Pterygium Surgery, (Invited Lecture), ISIS, Trivandrum, May 2010
289. Ocular Surface Reconstruction, (Invited Lecture),, ISIS, Trivandrum, May 2010
290. Ocular surface inflammation, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, June 2010
291. Red eye, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, June 2010
292. Red eye, (Invited Lecture),, Thailand, June 2010
293. Pterygium, (Invited Lecture),, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2010
294. Corneal topography, (Invited Lecture),, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2010
295. Corneal ulcers, (Invited Lecture),, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2010
296. Congenital cataract and corneal opacities, (Invited Lecture),, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2010
297. Dry eye in India, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
298. Excimer surface ablation, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
299. Pterygium, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
300. Advanced surface ablation, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
301. Conjunctival diseases, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
302. Sutureless cataract surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
303. Posterior lamellar corneal surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
304. Therapeutic keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
305. Sutureless corneal surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
306. How to prepare students for ICO exam, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
307. Keratoprosthesis, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
308. Post corneal transplant management, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
309. Stem cell transplants, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
310. Amniotic membrane transplants, (Invited Lecture),, Beijing, September 2010
311. Ocular Surface Disease, (Invited Lecture),, Darshan CME, Chennai, September 2010
312. Dry Eye Management, (Invited Lecture),, APOS, Hyderabad, September 2010
313. Recent advances in Corneal Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Cochin, September 2010
314. LASIK complication management, (Invited Lecture),, Cochin, September 2010
315. Pediatric Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Coimbatore, October 2010
316. Scleral fixated IOLs, (Invited Lecture),, Coimbatore, October 2010
317. Recent advances in Corneal Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Singapore, November 2010
318. Recalcitrant Red Eye, (Invited Lecture),, Singapore, November 2010
319. Dry Eye Management, (Invited Lecture),, Manila, November 2010
320. Ocular Surface Disease, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, November 2010
321. Corneal ulcer management, (Invited Lecture),, Guwahati, November 2010
322. Tear dysfunction after cataract surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Guwahati, November 2010
323. Basics of Ocular Surface Disease, (Invited Lecture),, Guwahati, November 2010
324. Small incision Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Sydney, March 2011
325. Management of the severely damaged ocular surface, (Invited Lecture),, Sydney, March 2011
326. Corneal trauma management, (Invited Lecture),, Sydney, March 2011
327. Dry Eye in India, (Invited Lecture),, Sydney, March 2011
328. Recent advances in corneal surgery, (Oration), Akola, April 2011
329. Fungal keratitis, (Invited Lecture),, Akola, April 2011
330. Dry eye in cataract Surgery (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, June 2011
331. Pathogenesis of dry eye – Current concepts, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
332. Role of Osmoprotection and Cyclosporine, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
333. Recent concepts in the management of Blepharitis, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
334. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
335. Unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
336. Advanced Vernal conjunctivitis – Management, (Invited Lecture),, Baroda, July 2011
337. Recent Advances in Corneal Surgery, (Oration), Hyderabad, July 2011
338. LASIK – Selection and Indications, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, August 2011
339. LASIK – Complications and Management, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, August 2011
340. Keratoplasty Indications, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, August 2011
341. Keratoplasty Complications, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, August 2011
342. Approach to Corneal Infections, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, September 2011
343. Update on Lamellar Keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture),, Hong Kong, September 2011
344. Pediatric Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Coimbatore, December 2011
345. Cataract Surgery in Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture),, Coimbatore, December 2011
346. Cataract Surgery Complications, (Invited Lecture),, Coimbatore, December 2011
347. Keratoconus Management, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, December 2011
348. OOKP – Technique and Results, (Invited Lecture),, Kochi, February 2012
349. Scleral fixated IOLs, (Invited Lecture),, Kochi, February 2012
350. Ocular surgery in Dry eye, (Invited Lecture),, Kochi, February 2012
351. Anterior lamellar keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture),, Abu Dhabi, February 2012
352. Dry eye – An Indian Perspective, (Invited Lecture),, Abu Dhabi, February 2012
353. OOKP – is it worth the effort, (Invited Lecture),, Hyderabad, March 2012
354. CXL – are we doing too much, (Invited Lecture),, Hyderabad, March 2012
355. Amniotic and Mucous membrane grafting, (Invited Lecture),, Hyderabad, March 2012
356. Dry eye and Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture),, Trivandrum, April 2012
357. Interesting Case Presentation, (Invited Lecture),, Trivandrum, April 2012
358. Dry Eye Therapy – recent Advances, (Plenary Lecture), Bangkok, April 2012
359. Case Based Teaching, (Invited Lecture),, Bangkok, March 2012
360. Cataract Surgery after LASIK, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
361. Traumatic cataract management, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
362. The Itchy Burny Eye, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
363. Allergic Conjunctivitis, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
364. OOKP – when nothing else will work, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
365. Corneal Topography, (Instruction Course), Busan, April 2012
366. Corneal infections, (Invited Lecture),, Trichur, June 2012
367. Keratoconus update, (Invited Lecture),, Trichur, June 2012
368. Dry eye, (Invited Lecture),, Trichur, June 2012
369. Scleral contact lenses, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, July 2012
370. The Itchy Burny Eye, (Invited Lecture),, Chennai, July 2012
371. Lamellar Keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture),, TNOA, Salem, August 2012
372. OOKP, (Invited Lecture),, TNOA, Salem, August 2012
373. Corneal Topography, (Invited Lecture),, TNOA, Salem, August 2012
374. Breakfast with Experts, (Invited Lecture),, TNOA, Salem, August 2012
375. Webcast on Dry eye, (Invited Lecture),, Salem, August 2012
376. Corneal Ectasia, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
377. Corneal inflammations, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
378. Infectious keratitis, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
379. Stem cells in Ophthalmology, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
380. Penetrating Keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
381. Eye Banking, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
382. Corneal Trauma, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, August 2012
383. Dry eye management, (Invited Lecture), OSAB, Shanghai, November 2012
384. Algorithmic approach to Dry Eye Management, (Invited Lecture), Hong Kong, December 2012
385. Dry eye disease, (Invited Lecture), Alcon Symposium, AIOS, Hyderabad, January 2013
386. LASIK complications, (Invited Lecture), Instruction Course, AIOS, Hyderabad, January 2013
387. DALK, (Invited Lecture), Instruction Course, AIOS, Hyderabad, January 2013
388. Pterygium Surgery, (Invited Lecture), Instruction Course, AIOS, Hyderabad, January 2013
389. DM detachement management, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Chennai, August 2013
390. Keratoconus management, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Chennai, August 2013
391. OOKP, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Chennai, August 2013
392. Pathogenesis of Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
393. Role of osmoprotectionin dry eye, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
394. Management of LSC deficiency, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
395. Ocular allergies, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
396. Management of Blepharitis, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
397. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
398. LASIK – my technique, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
399. LASIK complications, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
400. Corneal topography, (Invited Lecture), Vadodara, August 2013
401. The language of refractive surgery, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, August 2013
402. Management of post LASIK ectasia, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, August 2013
403. IOL power calculations after LASIK, (Invited Lecture), Hyderabad, August 2013
404. Eye banking, (Invited Lectures), Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2013
405. LSC deficiency, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2013
406. Corneal inflammation, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2013
407. OSD, Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2013
408. OOKP, (Invited Lectures), Pondy, September 2013
409. LASIK complications, (Invited Lectures), Pondy, September 2013
410. OOKP, (Invited Lectures), RIOGOH, Chennai, September 2013
411. Surgical management of Corneal Infections, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
412. Excimer laser retreatment, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
413. Limits of excimer laser surgery, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
414. Immunosuppressives in Ophthalmology, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
415. Ocular surface staining – the Basics, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
416. OOKP – the final frontier, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
417. OOKP – the challenges, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
418. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Goa, December 2013
419. Keratoprostheses, (Invited Lecture), Vellore Ophthalmic Society, Vellore, December 2013
420. Cornea for the Clinician, (Invited Lecture), Mangalore Oph Society, Mangalore, December 2013
421. Accelerated CXL, (Invited Lecture), AIOS, Agra, February 2014
422. Approach to Dry Eye, (Invited Lecture), AIOS, Agra, February 2014
423. Iatrogenic corneal trauma, (Invited Lecture), AIOS, Agra, February 2014
424. KPro – the results, (Invited Lecture), AIOS, Agra, February 2014
425. Tectonic DALK, (Invited Lecture), AIOS, Agra, February 2014
426. Corneal infections, (Invited Lecture), Chinglepet Oph Society, Chinglepet, March 2014
427. LASIK complication management, (Invited Lecture), Cornea Meet, Chennai, May 2014
428. Ectasia Dectection, (Invited Lecture), Cataract & Refractive Surgery Meet, Chennai, June 2014
429. Lasik flap, (Invited Lecture), Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meet, Chennai, June 2014
430. Surgical management of LSC deficiency, BOS, (Invited Lecture), Bangalore, June 2014
431. How to explain the value of a Toric IOL, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Coimbatore, July 2014
432. Some surfaces are worth protecting, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Coimbatore, July 2014
433. Surgical options or LSC deficiency, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Coimbatore, July 2014
434. DSEK complications and management, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Coimbatore, July 2014
435. Routine lubricants in Cataract Surgery, (Invited Lecture), TNOA, Coimbatore, July 2014
436. An Organized approach in Medicine, (Invited Lecture), SCOPE, Chennai, August 2014
437. Ocular Surface Disorders, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, Chennai, August 2014
438. Corneal Ectasia Management, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, Chennai August 2014
439. Differential diagnosis of Keratitis, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, Chennai August 2014
440. Managing corneal inflammations, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, Chennai August 2014
441. Stem cells in Ophthalmology, (Invited Lecture), Kalpavriksha, Chennai August 2014
442. Ocular Surface Disorder management, (Invited Lecture), Allergan Meet, Kolkata August 2014
443. Successful Keratoplasty, (Invited Lecture), COS, Calicut , September 2014
444. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), COS, Calicut , September 2014
445. Keratoprostheses, (Invited Lecture), COS, Calicut , September 2014
446. Toric IOLs, (Invited Lecture), Erode Ophthalmic Society Meet, Erode, November 2014
447. Pterygium surgery, (Invited Lecture), Erode Ophthalmic Society Meet, Erode, November 2014
448. OSD Management, (Invited Lecture), Erode Ophthalmic Society Meet, Erode, November 2014
449. Conjunctival surgery, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
450. Ocular surface Reconstruction, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
451. Conjunctivochalasis, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
452. Corneal Infections – Unusual organisms, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
453. Conjunctival surgery, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
454. Viral keratitis, (Invited Lecture), KSOS, Thrissur, November 2014
455. Red Eye Management, (Invited Lecture), Horizons, Taipei, December 2014
456. DALK – Surgical anatomy, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
457. PK – Current understanding, (Invited Lecture), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
458. Sterile vitritis in KPro, (Discussant), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
459. Eye Banking, (Discussant), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
460. Corneal Trauma, (Moderator), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
461. Ocular Surface Tumors, (Moderator), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014
462. Ocular Surface Panorama, (Moderator), Keracon, Chennai, December 2014

PEER – REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Time parameters for glaucoma procedures.Lee PP, Rao SK, Azen S, Linton KL, Minckler DS

   Arch Ophthalmol 1994;112:755-8

2. Evaluation of laboratory tests for diagnosis of chlamydial infections in conjunctival specimens.Madhavan HN, Rao SK, Natarajan K, Sitalakshmi G, Jayanthi I, Roy S

   Indian J Med Res 1994;100:5-9

3. Ocular chlamydial infections. Clinicomicrobiological correlation.Rao SK, Madhavan HN, Padmanabhan P, Lakshmi GS, Natarajan K, Garg D

   Cornea 1996;15:62-5

4. Photorefractive keratectomy: the Sankara Nethralaya experience.Rao SK, Mukesh BN, Bakshi H, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

   Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1996;27(Suppl):S444-53

5. An unusual complication of a postcataract filtering bleb.Rao SK, Padmanaban P

   Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1997;28:601-2

6. Conjunctival autograft for pterygium surgery: how well does it prevent recurrence?Rao SK, Lekha T, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

   Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1997;28:875-7

7. Fluconazole in filamentous fungal keratitis.Rao SK, Madhavan HN, Rao G, Padmanabhan P

   Cornea 1997;16:700

8. Isolated posterior capsule rupture in blunt trauma: pathogenesis and management.Rao SK, Parikh S, Padmanabhan P

   Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1998;29:338-42

9. Posterior keratoconus. An expanded classification scheme based on corneal topography.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

   Ophthalmology 1998;105:1206-12

10. Corneoscleral epithelial cysts: evidence of developmental etiology.Rao SK, Fogla R, Biswas J, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 1998;17:446-50

11. Capsulorhexis in eyes with phacomorphic glaucoma.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1998;24:882-4

12. Conjunctival-limbal autografts for primary and recurrent pterygia: Technique and results.Rao SK, Lekha T, Mukesh BN, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol 1998;46:203-9

13. Limbal autografting: comparison of results in the acute and chronic phases of ocular surfaceburns.

    Rao SK, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 1999;18:164-71

14. Limbal allografting from related live donors for corneal surface reconstruction.Rao SK, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Ophthalmology 1999;106:822-8

15. Corneal topography in atypical pellucid marginal degeneration.Rao SK, Fogla R, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G

    Cornea 1999;18:265-72

16. Combined phacoemulsification and penetrating keratoplasty.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1999;30:488-91

17. Conjunctival-limbal autografts for recurrent and primary pterygia – Technique and results. (Responseto Letter)

    Rao SK, Lekha T, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol

18. Delayed onset keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis.Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1036-7

19. Laser in situ keratomileusis to correct refractive errors after keratoplasty.Leung AT, Lam DS, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1034-6

20. Explantation of Silicone plate haptic intraocular lenses.Rao SK, Sharma T, Parikh S, Madhavan HN, Padmanabhan P

    Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1999;30:575-8

21. Phacoemulsification after vitrectomy.Leung AT, Lam DS, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1176-7

22. Antibacterial activity of the white crystalline precipitate found on the corneal surface after treatmentwith ciprofloxacin ophthalmic solution.

    Madhavan HN, Rao SK, Therese L, Priya R

    Cornea 1999;18:549-52

23. Ligneous conjunctivitis – A clinicopathologic study of 3 cases.Rao SK, Biswas J, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Int Ophthalmol 1998-99;22:201-6

24. Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis associated with scleral melting and staphyloma formation – Diagnosisand management.

    Castelino AM, Rao SK, Biswas J, Gopal L, Madhavan HN, Krishnakumar S

    Cornea 2000;19:30-3

25. Management of severe flap wrinkling or dislodgment after laser in situ keratomileusis.Lam DS, Leung AT, Wu JT, Cheng AC, Fan DS, Rao SK, Talamo J, Barraquer C

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1441-7

26. Fibrinolysis of postcataract membranes in children.Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:4

27. Timing of retreatment after a partial flap during laser in situ keratomileusis.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G, Rajagopal R, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1424-5

28. Ab externo 4-point scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lens.Rao SK, Gopal L, Fogla R, Lam DS, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:9-10

29. Traumatic partial infolding of LASIK flap with severe epithelial ingrowth.Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:135-9

30. Combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy.Lam DS, Rao SK, Chan W, Leung AT

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1309-11

31. Impending dropped nucleus during phacoemulsification.Rao SK, Chan W, Leung AT, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1311-2

32. Sulcus fixation without capsular support in children.Lam DS, Rao SK, Leung AT

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1424-5

33. Limbal allografting using FK-506.Rao SK, Rajagopal R, Fogla R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:1409-10

34. Intraocular pressure measurement after photorefractive keratectomy?Rao SK, Ratra V, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1558-60

35. In situ tumbling of the acrysof intraocular lens.Rao SK, Leung AT, Lam DS, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:177-9

36. Avoiding conjunctival necrosis after periocular depot corticosteroid injection.Fogla R, Rao SK, Biswas J

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:163-4

37. Ultrasound biomicroscopy of an intracorneal epithelial cyst.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P, Fogla R, Bhende MP

    Cornea 2000;19:249-50

38. Necrotizing Nocardial scleritis with intraocular extension – A case reportChoudhry S, Rao SK, Biswas J, Madhavan HN

    Cornea 2000;19:246-8

39. Bilateral corneal infiltrates after excimer photorefractive keratectomy.Rao SK, Fogla R, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:456-9

40. Is there a minimum endothelial count for a clear cornea after penetrating keratoplasty? (Letter)Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:71-2

41. Pathogenesis and management of laser in situ keratomileusis flap buttonhole.Leung AT, Rao SK, Cheng AC, Yu EW, Fan DS, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:358-62

42. Scleral fixation of capsular tension ring for severe ectopia lentis.Lam DS, Young AL, Leung AT, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:609-12

43. Inferior limbal-conjunctival autograft transplant for recurrent pterygium.Wong AK, Rao SK, Leung AT, Poon AS, Fan DS, Lam DS

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:21-4

44. Capsulorhexis in white cataracts.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:477-8

45. Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy – Indications, results and its role in the Indian scenario.Rao SK, Fogla R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol 1999;47:167-72

46. Fellow eye treatment in excimer photorefractive keratectomy.Rao SK, Mukesh BN, Saraniya AS, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:113-8

47. Self-induced corneal crystals – A case report.Rao SK, Kumar SK, Biswas J, Fogla R, Gopal L, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 2000;19:410-1

48. Herpes Simplex virus DNA in the lens one year after an episode of retinitis.Therese LK, Priya K, Rao SK, Biswas J, Madhavan HN

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:140-1

49. Understanding Corneal Topography.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2000;11:248-59

50. Current status of limbal autografts.Basti S, Rao SK

    Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2000;11:224-32

51. Sutureless pars plana anterior vitrectomy through self-sealing sclerotomies in children.Lam DS, Chua JK, Leung AT, Fan DS, Rao SK

    Arch Ophthalmol 2000;118:850-1

52. Corneal laceration with total but isolated aniridia caused by a pecking injury.Young AL, Cheng LL, Rao SK, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;13:1419-21

53. Corneal autografting – A systematic approachRao SK, Fogla R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 2000;31:457-61

54. Polyhexamethylene biguanide (0.02%) alone is not adequate for treating chronic acanthamoebakeratitis.

    Lam DS, Lyon D, Poon AS, Rao SK, Fan DS, Houang E

    Eye 2000;14:678-9

55. Microperforation during LASIK.Wong VWY, Zhu CC, Rao SK, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:1103-4

56. Corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in normal Indian eyes.Rao SK, Sen PR, Fogla R, Gangadharan G, Padmanabhan P, Badrinath SS

    Cornea 2000;19:820-3

57. A family with Reiger’s syndrome and aniridia.Tham CC, Pang CP, Fan DS, Rao SK, Ng JS, Lam DS

    Eye 2000;14:675-6

58. Effect of laser in situ keratomileusis on tear stabilityYu EY, Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    Ophthalmology 2000;107:2131-5

59. Flap complications associated with lamellar refractive surgery.Leung AT, Rao SK, Lam DS

    Am J Ophthalmol 2000;130:258-9

60. Limbal allografting from related-live donors for corneal surface reconstruction.Rao SK, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Ophthalmology 2000;107:412

61. Partial flap in laser in situ keratomileusis – Timing of retreatment.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P, Sitalakshmi G, Rajagopal R

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;98:209-12

62. Nocardia asteroides keratitis – report of seven patients and literature review.Rao SK, Madhavan HN, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:217-21

63. LASIK flap buttonholeRao SK, Cheng A, Leung AT, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg

64. Pupillometry using videokeratography in eyes with dark brown irides.Fogla R, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:1266-7

65. A model eye for Nd:Yag laser capsulotomy.Fogla R, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:1435-7

66. Longitudinal folds in the posterior capsuleRao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:1697

67. Consultation section: Refractive surgical problemLam DS, Yu EY, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001 Jan;27(1):18

68. Effect of preoperative keratometry on refractive outcomes after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia?Rao SK, Cheng A, Leung AT, Fan DS, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:297-302

69. Insect wing case – An unusual foreign bodyFogla R, Rao SK, Madhavan HN, Biswas J

    Cornea 2001;20:119-21

70. Cystoid macular edema after pediatric intraocular lens implantation: fluorescein angioscopy resultsand literature review.

    Rao SK, Ravishankar K, Sitalakshmi G, Ng J, Yu C, Fan DS, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:432-6

71. Bilateral penetrating keratoplasty – indications, results and review of literature.Rao SK, Sudhir, Padmanabhan P

    Int Ophthalmol 1999;23:161-6

72. Management of atypical epicapsular star.Choudhry S, Rao SK, Choudhry S

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:481-4

73. Interface fluid after laser in situ keratomileusis.Fogla R, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:1526-8

74. Lamellar keratoplasty for a traumatic corneoscleral implantation cyst.Fogla R, Rao SK

    Cornea

75. Diffuse lamellar keratitis: are meibomean secretions responsible?Fogla R, Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:493-5

76. Capsulorhexis phimosis in retinitis pigmentosa despite capsular tension ring implantation.Sudhir RR, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:1691-4

77. IOL use in children with uveitis-related cataractRao SK, Law RW, Yu CB, Ng JS, Fan DS, Lam DS, Nadu T

    J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2001; 38: 129

78. Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the management of posttraumatic scleral cyst. (Communication)Fogla R, Rao SK

    Cornea 2001;20:435-6

79. Use of scleral IOL fixation or CTR in children with ectopia lentisLam DS, Rao SK, Fan DS, Leung AT, Young AL, Zhang GB

    J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25:1422

80. Microkeratome accuracy in LASIKLam DS, Rao SK, Liu KY

    Ophthalmology 2001;108:1930-1

81. Reproducibility of corneal flap thickness in laser in situ keratomileusis using the Hansatome microkeratome.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Yu EY, Leung AT, Law RW, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:1712

82. Bilateral corneal keloids and anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis in the Rubinstein-Taybisyndrome.

    Rao SK, Fan DS, Liew CT, Good W, Lam DS

    Cornea 2002;21:126-30

83. Topical chloramphenicol for eye infectionsLam RF, Lai JSM, Ng JSK, Rao SK, Law RWK, Lam DSC

    Hong Kong J Medicine 2002;8:44-7

84. Scleral PC IOL fixation in children.Agrawal R, Rao SK

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2001;49:271

85. Fungal keratitis.Rao SK, Fogla R, Padmanabhan P

    Indian J Ophthalmol

86. Scleral fixated IOL in children.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2002;28:389-91

87. Ciprofloxacin precipitates in the corneaMadhavan HN, Rao SK

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2002;28:909

88. Combined intravenous pulse methyl prednisolone and and oral cyclosporine A in the treatment ofgraft rejection: 5 year experience

    Young AS, Rao SK, Cheng LL, Wong AK, Leung AT, Lam DS

    Eye 2002;16:204-8

89. Corneal topography and Schirmer testing in eyes with the Hudson-Stahli line.Rao SK, Ananth V, Padmanabhan P

    Eye 2002;16:267-70

90. Timing of fornix reconstruction for conjunctival prolapse.Rao SK, Gopal L

    Int Ophthalmol 2001;24:49-51

91. Bilateral peripheral corneal infiltrates after simultaneous myopic laser in situ keratomileusis.Yu EY, Rao SK, Cheng AC, Law RW, Leung AT, Lam DS

    J Cataract Refract Surg 2002;28:891-4

92. Perilimbal conjunctival pigmentation in vernal keratoconjunctivitis – A new clinical signRao SK, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 2002;21:432

93. Bilateral macular hemorrhage following aplastic anemia due to azathioprine usageSudhir RR, Rao SK, Shanmugam MP, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 2002;21:712-4

94. Corneal fibrosis in homocystinuriaRao SK, Sudhir RR, Krishna Kumar, Sulochana KN, Padmanabhan P

    Cornea 2002;21:730-2

95. Cortical removal after capsular tension ring implantation.Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

    J Cataract Refract Surg

96. Spontaneous expulsive hemorrhageSudhir RR, Padmanabhan P, Rao SK

    Cornea 2002;21:632-3

97. Isolation of a vesicular virus belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae from the aqueous humor of apatient with bilateral corneal endotheliitis

    Madhavan HN, Goldsmith CS, Rao SK, Fogla R, Malathi J, Priya K

    Cornea 2002;21:333-5

98. Complications of laser in situ keratomileusisSridhar MS, Rao SK, Vajpayee RB, Aasuri MK, Hannush S, Sinha R

    Indian J Ophthalmol 2002;50:265-82

99. Tuberculous granuloma managed by full thickness eye wall resectionGopal L, Rao SK, Biswas J, Agarwal S

    American J Ophthalmol 2003;135:93-4

100. Penetrating keratoplasty as a globe saving procedure in fragile corneaNatarajan R, Shah GY, Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

     Cornea 2003;22:164-5

101. Keratectasia in 2 patients with pellucid marginal degeneration after laser in situ keratomileusisFogla R, Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2003;29:288-91

102. Posttraumatic neovascularizationNatarajan R, Rao SK

     Cornea 2003;29:861

103. Combined phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy and foldable intraocular lens implantationLam DS, Young AL, Rao SK, Cheung BT, Yeun CY, Tang HM

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2003;29:1064-9

104. Device for intraoperative measurement of capsulorhexis dimensionsFogla R, Rao SK

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2003;29:1643-4

105. Interface keratitis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis following LASIKFogla R, Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2003;51:263-5

106. Ophthalmic photography using a digital cameraFogla R, Rao SK

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2003;51:269-72

107. Limbal stem cell transplantationFernandez M, Sangwan V, Rao SK, Basti S, Vajpayee RB

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;52:5-22

108. Perilimbal pigmentation in vernal keratoconjunctivitis – A new clinical signRao SK, Swaminathan M, Baskar M, Sukumar B

     Cornea 2004;23:356-9

109. Bilateral epithelial defects after laser in situ keratomileusis. Clinical features, management andoutcome.

     Rao SK, Shome D, Iyer GK, Fogla R, Padmanabhan P

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2005;53(1):37-42.

110. Pharmacotherapy of fungal keratitisNihal G, Rao SK

     Expert Opin Pharmcother 2004;5:865-74

111. Hyperlipidemia in a poorly controlled diabetic presenting with lipemic aqueous and lipemia retinalis.Gopal L, Sunder KS, Rao SK, Soni M, Sharma S, Ramakrishnan S

     Retina 2004;24:312-5

112. Debris in phacoemulsification handsets. A potential cause of endophthalmitis after cataractsurgery?

     Rao SK, Baskaran M, kumar PJ, Vijaya L, Madhavan HN

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;52:80-1

113. Essential parameters for accurate intraocular lens (IOL) power estimation in post refractivesurgery cataract patients

     Fogla R, Rao SK, Padmanabhan P

     Indian J Ophthalmol 2004;52:81

114. Astigmatism in Chinese pre-school children: prevalence, change, and effect on refractive development.Fan DS, Rao SK, Cheung EY, Islam M, Chew S, Lam DS

     Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:938-41

115. Cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in retinoblastomaShanmugam MP, Rao SK, Khetan V, Kumar PJ

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2004;30:1825-6

116. Comparative study on the safety and efficacy of different cycloplegic agents in children with darklypigmented irides.

     Fan DS, Rao SK, Ng JS, Yu CB, Lam DS

     Clin Experiment Ophthamol 2004;32:462-7

117. Photorefractive keratectomy versus laser in situ keratomileusis to prevent keratectasia aftercorneal ablation.

     Rao SK, Srinivasan B, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P

     J Cataract refract Surg 2004;30:2623-8

118. Truncating mutation in the NHS gene: phenotype heterogeneity of Nance-Horan syndrome in anasian Indian family.

     Ramprasad VL, Thool A, Murugan S, Nancarrow D, Vyas P, Rao SK, Vidhya A, Ravishankar K,

     Kumaramanickavel G

     Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46:17-23

119. Orthokeratology lens related ulcers in children.Young AL, Fan DS, Rao SK, Lam DS, Qu X, Chu R

     Ophthalmology 2005;112:167

120. A population pharmacokinetic-metabolism model for individualizing ciprofloxacin therapy in ophthalmologyCheng AC, Leung DY, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Ther Drug Mont 2005;27:108-9

121. Postphacoemulsification endophthalmitis – role of residual debris in handsets used for surgery.Baskaran M, Rao SK, Kumar PJ, Vijaya L, Madhavan HN.

     Eye 2005;19:115

122. Spontaneous carotid cavernous fistula in a pediatric patient: case report and review of literature.Lau FH, Yuen HK, Rao SK, Lam DS

     J AAPOS 2005 Jun;9(3):292-4.

123. Penetrating Keratoplasty Using Topical Anesthesia.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Cornea 2005 Aug;24(6):766.

124. Determining scotopic pupil size.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Jul;31(7):1267-8

125. Macular pigment optical density in a chinese sample.Lam RF, Rao SK, Fan DS, Lau FT, Lam DS.

     Curr Eye Res. 2005 Sep;30(9):729-35.

126. Retained presumed intraocular cotton fiber after cataract operation: Long-term follow-up with invivo confocal microscopy.

     Yuen HK, Lam RF, Kwong YY, Rao SK, Lam BN, Lam DS

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Aug;31(8):1582-1587

127. A simple technique for nucleus extraction from the capsular bag in manual small incision cataractsurgery.

     Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Indian J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep;53(3):214-5.

128. Long-Term Analysis of LASIK for the Correction of Refractive Errors After Penetrating Keratoplasty.Cheng AC, Lam DS, Rao SK.

     Cornea. 2005 Oct;24(7):891.

129. Effect of latrunculin B on intraocular pressure in the monkey eye.Fan H, Rao SK, Zhou YS, Lam DS.

     Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Oct;123(10):1456-7.

130. Prevention of endophthalmitis.Lai WW, Fan H, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2005;31:1683-4.

131. Phacoemulsification in patients with thrombocytopeniaKwong YY, Lam RF, Yuen HK, Lam PT, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2005;31:1846-7.

132. Influence of Wavefront Aberration and Corneal Subepithelial Haze on Low-contrast Visual AcuityAfter Photorefractive Keratectomy.

     Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;140(5):955.

133. Ocular Higher-Order Aberrations in Eyes With Supernormal Vision.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;140(5):956.

134. Intracameral injection of lidocaine and carbachol.Fan AH, Cheng AC, Rao SK, Chen LJ, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Oct;31(10):1855.

135. Modification of an adult-sized Ahmed glaucoma valve for a small globeLaw RW, Li RT, Lai JS, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Jpn J Ophthalmol 2006;50:67-8.

136. Surgery in patients with Fuchs’Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Ophthalmology 2006;113:502-3.

137. Monochromatic aberrations in eyes with different intraocular lens optic designsPadmanabhan P, Rao SK, Jayasree R, Chowdhry M, Roy J

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2006;22:172-7.

138. Cataract consultation # 10Rao SK, Lam P, Lam DS

     J Cataract Refract Surg 200;32:196-7.

139. Correlation of infrared pupillometers and CCD camera imaging from aberrometry and videokeratographyfor determining scotopic pupil size.

     Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2006;32:183-4.

140. Wavefront aberrations in eyes with Acrysof monofocal intraocular lenses.Padmanabhan P, Yoon G, Porter J, Rao SK, Roy J, Choudhury M

     J Refract Surg. 2006 Mar;22(3):237-42.

141. Pachymetry assessment with Orbscan II in postoperative patients with myopic LASIK.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Tang E, Lam DS

     J Refract Surg. 2006 Apr;22(4):363-6.

142. Unusual acute angle closure after air descemetopexy.Liu DT, Rao SK, Lee VY, Chan WM, Lam DS

     Eye. 2006 Apr 28 (Epub)

143. The use of peribulbar anaesthesia in paediatric cataract surgery (age 7-15 years) in a mobile eyecamp in China.

     Fan DS, Tang EW, Rao SK, Xiu-Qin Z, Lam DS

     Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2006 Jun;84(3):384-7.

144. Efficacy of 2% lignocaine gel in pterygium surgery.Leung GY, Young AL, Wong AK, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2006 Jun;84(3):445.

145. Late traumatic flap dislocations after LASIK.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Leung GY, Young AL, Lam DS.

     J Refract Surg. 2006 May;22(5):500-4.

146. Multistage approach to uveitic cataract management in children.Fan DS, Chan CK, Cheng AC, Rao SK, Yu CB, Lam DS.

     J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2006 May-Jun;43(3):172-5.

147. Prophylaxis for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema: a long way to goRao SK, Cheung N, Lam D.

     Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2006 May;34(4):295-6

148. Assessment of pupil size under different light intensities using the Procyon pupillometer.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Cheng LL, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jun;32(6):1015-7.

149. Changes in refraction and ocular dimensions after cataract surgery and primary intraocularlens implantation in infants.

     Fan DS, Rao SK, Yu CB, Wong CY, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jul;32(7):1104-8.

150. Pressure phosphene self-tonometry in a patient with Posner-Schlossman syndrome.Leung DY, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug;34(6):513-5.

151. Correlation between TGF-beta1 in tears and corneal haze following LASEK and epi-LASIK.Long Q, Chu R, Zhou X, Dai J, Chen C, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Refract Surg. 2006 Sep;22(7):708-12.

152. Updates on the surgical management of paediatric cataract with primary intraocular lensimplantation.

     Fan DS, Yip WW, Yu CB, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 Aug;35(8):564-70.

153. The itching, burning eye: diagnostic algorithm and management options.Rao SK, Basti S, Lin A, Iyer GK, Seethalakshmi G, Lam DS.

     Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2006 Jul-Aug;7(4):157-67; discussion 169-70. Review.

154. Comparison of Outcomes of Primary Scleral-Fixated versus Primary Anterior ChamberIntraocular Lens Implantation in Complicated Cataract Surgeries.

     Kwong YY, Yuen HK, Lam RF, Lee VY, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Ophthalmology. 2006 Oct 26; [Epub ahead of print]

155. Retinal nerve fiber layer measurements in myopia: an optical coherence tomography study.Leung CK, Mohamed S, Leung KS, Cheung CY, Chan SL, Cheng DK, Lee AK, Leung GY,

     Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Dec;47(12):5171-6.

156. Perilimbal conjunctival pigmentation in Chinese patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.Luk FO, Wong VW, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Eye. 2007 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print]

157. Polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygiumsurgery: a randomized, controlled trial.

     Wong VW, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2007 Mar 22; [Epub ahead of print]

158. Topical atropine in retarding myopic progression and axial length growth in children withmoderate to severe myopia: a pilot study.

     Fan DS, Lam DS, Chan CK, Fan AH, Cheung EY, Rao SK.

     Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jan-Feb;51(1):27-33. Epub 2007 Feb 9.

159. Corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in healthy Chinese eyes.Yunliang S, Yuqiang H, Ying-Peng L, Ming-Zhi Z, Lam DS, Rao SK.

     Cornea. 2007 Feb;26(2):130-2.

160. Agreement among 3 methods to measure corneal thickness: ultrasound pachymetry,Orbscan II, and Visante anterior segment optical coherence tomography.

     Li EY, Mohamed S, Leung CK, Rao SK, Cheng AC, Cheung CY, Lam DS.

     Ophthalmology. 2007 Oct;114(10):1842-7. Epub 2007 May 15.

161. Central corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II, Visante, ultrasound, andPentacam pachymetry after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia.

     Ho T, Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lau S, Leung CK, Lam DS.

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Jul;33(7):1177-82.

162. Repositioning of free cap four days after LASIK.Cheng AC, Wong VW, Rao SK, Lam DS

     J Refract Surg. 2007 Jun;23(6):625-7.

163. Topical anesthesia-induced keratopathy after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy.Rao SK, Wong VW, Cheng AC, Lam PT, Lam DS

     J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Aug;33(8):1482-4.

164. Histopathological study of epithelial flaps in epi-LASIK.Dai J, Chu R, Zhou X, Chen C, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Refract Surg. 2007 Sep;23(7):637-8.

165. Accuracy of Orbscan II in the assessment of posterior curvature in patients with myopicLASIK.

     Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lam DS

     J Refract Surg. 2007 Sep;23(7):677-80.

166. Visual Outcomes and Astigmatism After Sutureless, Manual Cataract Extraction in RuralChina: Study of Cataract Outcomes and Up-Take of Services (SCOUTS) in the Caring Is Hip

     Project, Report 1.

     Lam DS, Congdon NG, Rao SK, Fan H, Liu Y, Zhang L, Lin X, Huang W, Zhou Z, Pang CP

     Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Oct 22; [Epub ahead of print]

167. Visual Function and Postoperative Care After Cataract Surgery in Rural China: Study ofCataract Outcomes and Up-Take of Services (SCOUTS) in Caring Is Hip Project, Report 2.

     Congdon NG, Rao SK, Zhao X, Wang W, Choi K, Lam DS.

     Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Oct 22; [Epub ahead of print]

168. A case series of contact lens-associated Fusarium keratitis in Hong Kong.Rao SK, Lam PT, Li EY, Yuen HK, Lam DS.

     Cornea. 2007 Dec;26(10):1205-9

169. Repeatability and reproducibility of pachymetric mapping with Visante OCT.Mohamed S, Lee GK, Rao SK, Wong AL, Cheng AC, Li EY, Chi SC, Lam DS.

     Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Dec;48(12):5499-504

170. Anterior segment ischemia after two-muscle surgery in radiation-treated NPC.Yip WW, Yu CB, Fan DS, Yick DW, Rao SK, Lam DS.

     J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2008 Jan-Feb;45(1):40-2.

171. The effect of parental history of myopia on children’s eye size and growth.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Mar;49(3):873-6.

     Lam DS, Fan DS, Lam RF, Rao SK, Chong KS, Lau JT, Lai RY, Cheung EY.

172. DSEK: effect of the surgical procedure on corneal optics.Rao SK, Leung CK, Cheung CY, Li EY, Cheng AC, Lam PT, Lam DS.

     Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun;145(6):991-6. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

173. Calculating graft size and position in rotational corneal autografting: A simplified approach.Rao SK, Lam DS.

     Indian J Ophthalmol. 2008 May-Jun;56(3):228-30.

174. Sources of patient knowledge and financing of cataract surgery in rural China: SCOUTS 6.Congdon N, Rao SK, Choi K, Wang W, Lin S, Chen S, Chen LJ, Liu K, Hu IC, Lam DS.

     Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 May;92(5):604-8. Epub 2008 Apr 17.

175. Central corneal thickness by ultrasound, Orbscan II, and Visante OCT after LASIK.Cheng AC, Rao SK, Lau S, Leung CK, Lam DS.

     J Refract Surg. 2008 Apr;24(4):361-5.

176. Posterior corneal curvature measurements with peripheral fitting zones before and after myopicLASIK using Orbscan II

     Cheng AC, Ho T, Rao SK, Lau S, Lam DS

     J Refract Surg 2008;24:807-10.

177. Spontaneous closure of anterior capsule tearLam PT, Lau TT, Rao SK, Lam DS

     J Cataract Refract Surg 2008;34:1992-4.

178. Endothelial keratoplasty: where are we?Young AL, Rao SK, Lam DS

     Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2008;36:707-8.

179. Unilateral ptosis correction with mersilene mesh frontalis sling in infantsChong KK, Fan DS, Lai CH, Rao SK, Lam PT, Lam DS

     Eye 2009; Mar 20 (Epub ahead of print)

180. Case of post DSEK retrocorneal fibrous membraneYoung AL, Tam PM, Lau TT, Cheng LL, Rao SK, Lam PT

     Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2008;36:707-8.

181. ReplyRao SK, Lam PT, Li EY, Yuen HK, Lam DS

     Cornea 2009; Aug 1 (epub ahead of print)

182. Endothelial cell loss and surgically induced astigmatism after SLIMCELam DS, Rao SK, Fan AH, Congdon NG, Wong V, Liu Y, Lam PT

     Arch Ophthalmol 2009;127:1284-9.

183. RCT of patching vs acupuncture for anisometropic amblyopia in children aged 7 to 12 years.Zhao J, Lam DS, Chen LJ, Wang Y, Zheng C, Lin Q, Rao SK, Fan DS, Zhang M.

     Arch Ophthalmol 2010;128:1510-7.

184. Adjunctive effect of acupuncture to refractive correction on anisometropic amblyopia: RCT.Lam DS, Zhao J, Chen LJ, Wang Y, Zheng C, Lin Q, Rao SK, Fan DS, Zhang M,, Ritch R.

     Ophthalmology. 2011 Aug;118(8):1501-11. Epub 2011 Apr 3.

185. Association of hemopexin in tear film and conjunctival macrophages with VKC.Pong JC, Chu CY, Li WY, Tang LY, Li L, Lui WT, Poon TC, Rao SK, Lam DS, Wang CC, Pang CP.

     Arch Ophthalmol. 2011;129:453-61.

186. RCT Comparing Pain Scores With and Without Supplementary 2% Lidocaine Gel in LASIK.Lam DS, Law RW, Ng AS, Lam PT, Jhanji V, Lee VY, Fan AH, Rao SK.

     Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Apr;153(4):627-31

187. Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis – a maxillofacial perspective.Narayanan V, Nirvikalpa N, Rao SK.

     J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2012 Dec;40(8):e426-31.

188. Severe and recurrent interface hemorrhage after endothelial keratoplasty.Young AL, Jhanji V, Fan AH, Tam PM, Cheng LL, Rao SK.

     Optom Vis Sci. 2012. Oct;89(10):e8-11.

189. A new era in corneal transplantation: paradigm shift and evolution of techniques.Young AL, Kam KW, Jhanji V, Cheng LL, Rao SK.

     Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Dec;18(6):509-16. Review.

190. Collagen cross linking: current perspectives.Rao SK.

     Indian J Ophthalmol. 2013 Aug;61(8):420-1.

191. Successful transportation of human corneal endothelial tissues without cool preservation invarying Indian tropical climatic conditions and in vitro cell expansion using a novel polymer.

     Rao SK, Sudhakar J, Parikumar P, Natarajan S, Insaan A, Yoshioka H, Mori Y, Tsukahara S,

     Baskar S, Manjunath SR, Senthilkumar R, Thamaraikannan P, Srinivasan, T, Preethy S, Abraham

     SJ.

     Indian J Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb;6:130-5

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. LASIK complications – in Current Ophthalmology, Edited by HV Nema
2. CME in pediatric cataract surgery – in Pediatric cataract surgery, Edited by Wilson ME, Pandey S,
   Trivedi R. Published by Lippincott (In press)
3. Corneal disease management – in Preferred Practice Patterns, Edited by SS Badrinath, Published
   by Jaypee brothers
4. Eye retrieval and processing in an eye bank – Chapter in Manual on Multiple Organ Donation Handbook
   for physicians. Published by Mohan Foundation, Chennai
5. Corneal Surgery – in Ophthalmic Surgery – The Cutting Edge Textbook. Published by Jaypee Brothers
6. Advanced Surface Ablation – Text book on Corneal laser surgery (In Press)
7. IOL power calculations after refractive surgery – Textbook on Advanced cataract surgery techniques.
   Published by Jaypee Brothers
8. Mini Atlas on Ocular Surgical Techniques. Published by Jaypee Brothers
9. Advanced Ophthalmic Surgical techniques. Published by Jaypee Brothers
10. Co-edited a text book on Corneal Refractive Surgery
11. Contributed to a book – “50 questions on Cornea and Ocular surface”
12. Chapter on OOKP – CME on “Implants in Ophthalmology”
13. Chapter on “Topography Guided IOL power calculation after corneal refractive surgery”
14. Book Editor – Glaucoma Diagnositcs
15. Book Editor – Electrophysiology of the Eye
16. Book and Contributing Editor – MCQs for the FRCS Exam
17. Book and Contributing Editor – SLIMCE – Manual Sutureless Cataract Surgery
18. Book and Contributing Editor – Phaco – Advanced Cataract Surgery
19. Book Editor – Diagnosing macular diseases
20. IOL power calculations after Corneal refractive Surgery – Corneal Topography, From Theory to
    Practice, Kugler Publications

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Internal Investigator in the following Multicenter Clinical Trials Conducted by Alcon Laboratories,
Fort Worth, Texas.

1. .Double masked comparison of ciloxan to fortified tobramycin/cefazolin for treating bacterial
   corneal ulcers.
2. A Clinical and microbiological evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic
   ointment (0.3%) in treating bacterial corneal ulcers
3. Double masked pilot study comparing Ciproflox and Tetracycline Ophthalmic Ointments for
   treating Conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis
4. Study of Olopatidine 1% ophthalmic solution compared to 0.1% alomide for prophylactic
   treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
5. Comparison of In-vitro activities of Tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin against Chlamydia
   Trachomatis isolated for conjunctivitis.
   Investigator in the following Multicenter Clinical Trial Conducted by Allergan Medicals, Irvine,
   California
6. Comparison of 0.5% Zymar solution and vehicle in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis –
   Allergan Multicenter Study

OTHER POSITIONS

1. Section Editor for Anterior Segment – Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
   
2. Reviewer for the following journals
   1. Ophthalmology
   2. J Cataract Refract Surgery
   3. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
   4. Indian J Ophthalmology
   5. Hong Kong J Ophthalmology
   6. Eye
   7. Hong Kong Medical Journal
   8. Cornea
   9. J Refract Surg
   10. British J Ophthalmology
3. Member of the International Steering Committee for MOOKP Surgery
   
4. President of the Cornea Society of India

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

OTHER AWARDS