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Consultant Cataract, Paediatric & Neuro Ophthalmology at The Eye Foundation, Trichy Tamil Nadu.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Medical Retina (10 months) at Department of Vitreo-Retina, Institute of Ophthalmology at Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu.
• Associated with Alcon Phaco Development fellowship program since 2017
• Senior Resident at IOJEH upto Sep 2020.
• Assistant Professor, Glaucoma and General Ophthalmology at IOJEH upto Sep 2022.
• Surgical Experience: Have performed more than 7000 surgeries including cataract surgeries, glaucoma surgeries and medical retina mangement.
• NABH Internal Assessor since 2019 at IOJEH,Trichy

Teaching Experience:

• Surgical trainer(SICS) for Postgraduates and IOL trainees at Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem
• Postgraduate teaching at IOJEH, Trichy
• Teaching BSC Optometry students at IOJEH Trichy

Research Experience:

• Completed UG ICMR Project entitled "Microbial Keratitis in Mangalore" 2005.
• Completed UG ICMR Project entitled "Assessment of risk factors for atherosclerosis in Mangalore" 2007.
• Independently perform routine strabismus surgeries.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Thomas PA, Archana Teresa P, Theodore , Geraldine P. PCR for the molecular diagnosis of mycotic keratitis. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics 2012; 12(7): 703-718
• Geraldine P, Muralidharan AR, Elanchezhian R, Archana Teresa P,Thomas PA. Acetyl-L-Carnitine as a nutraceutical agent in preventing selenite-induced cataract. In: Handbook of Nutrition, Diet, and the Eye, editor Preedy VR. 2014: Elsevier Inc., Oxford, UK. Chapter 50, pp. 493 to 504.
• Cover photo accepted for publication in the Eye (Nature ) in 2021

Papers presented at Conferences:

Regional Conferences

TNOA Conference 2013:

• Hyperhomocysteinemia-a risk factor for retinal vascular occlusions in young patients: presentation and management (oral presentation).
• HIV Retinal microvasculopathy presenting as combined central retinal vein occlusion with cilioretinal artery occlusion (e- Poster)

TNOA Conference 2014:

• Bilateral Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous- A Case report (e-Poster)

TNOA Conference 2017:

• Quality of life assessment in children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis at a Eye hospital in South India (Physical poster)

TNOA Conference 2019:

• Central Corneal Thickness-a possible predictor of disc damage in glaucoma(Oral presentation)

TNOA Conference 2020:

• Astigmatism in small incision cataract surgery versus Phacoemulsification: A temporal approach(E-poster)
• Bilateral simultaneous angle closure glaucoma with induced myopia-Think secondary glaucoma

TNOA Conference 2022:

• Distribution of pre-operative and post-operative astigmatism in patients undergoing cataract surgery(E-poster)
• Visual fields:The eyes that are windows to the brain(E-Poster)

National Conferences:

AIOC, Feb. 2015(New Delhi):

• Nutritional deficiencies of Folate and Vitamin B12 as potential risk factors for hyperhomocysteinemia in young patients in the community (Oral presentation) in ACION session
• Outcome of medical therapy for microbial keratitis (Oral presentation FP 654)

Miscellaneous details:

Spouses' name & Occupation

• Dr.T.Joseph MD.,DM(Cardio)., DNB(Cardio)., PDF(Electrophysiology),Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Lead Electrophysiologist,Kauvery Heart City,Trichy.

Fathers' name &Occupation : Dr. Philip A. Thomas MD., Ph.D., FRCPath.,

• Associate Director(Rese and43 &Heead of-Octtr crejology,Joseph Eye Hospital,Trichy, Tamilinadu.