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1. Contact information

Name of the Institute: Aravind Eye Hospital 
Name of the Department/Centre: Retina - Vitreous Services  
Name of the faculty member: Dr. Anand Rajendran 
Current Designation: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Address: 1, Anna Nagar 
City:
Madurai 
 Pin/zip:
625020 
 Country: India 
Phone No.: 91-452-4356100 E Mail: anandr@aravind.org 
anandrjn@gmail.com
Fax No: 91-452-2530984  Website: www.aravind.org 

2. Qualifications (only graduate/ post-graduate degrees/diplomas/certificates)

Qualification Year Acquired Major Subject University/Board
MBBS 1995   JIPMER, Pondicherry
DO 2000 Ophthalmology Aravind Eye Hospital
(Tamilnadu MGR University)
DNB 2002 Ophthalmology National Board of Examinations
FRCS 2002 Ophthalmology Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow

3. Specialization

3.1 Main subject area
1 Vitreo - Retinal Diseases

3. Special Interests

1 Age Related Macular Degeneration
2 Diabetic Retinopathy
3 Retinal Vascular Occlusion

4. List of Publications / Books / Manuals, if any

S.No. Title Name of the Journal / Publisher Year of Publication
1 Manual small incision Cataract Surgery - an alternative to phacoemulsification [Editorial Team] Aravind Publications, Aravind Eye Hospital 2000
2 Atypical manifestations of diabetic retinopathy Current opinion in Ophthalmology 2003
3 Diabetic Retinopathy in Asia Journal of cataract and Refractive surgery today 2005
4 Emerging Patterns of Possible Potential Candidate Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy – A Review Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences 2006
5 Macular hole formation and spontaneous closure after vitrectomy for central retinal vein occlusion. Gracfes Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2006
6 Macular hole secondary to X-linked retinoschisis Eye 2006
7 Identification of novel FZD4 mutations in Indian patients with Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Molecular Vision 2006
8 Association of VEGF and eNOS gene polymorphisms in type 2 diabetic retinopathy Molecular Vision 2006
9 Evolution and management of diabetic tractional papillopathy : an optical coherence study Eye 2006
10 Genetic variations in the hotspot region of RS1 gene in Indian patients with Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis Molecular Vision 2007
11 Unusual Manifestations of X-Linked Retinoschisis: Clinical Profile and Diagnostic Evaluation American Journal of Ophthalmology 2007

5. Participation in Professional Associations

5.1 Professional memberships 1)TAMILNADU OPHTHALMIC ASSOCIATION
2)ALL INDIA OPHTHALMIC SOCIETY [Ratification pending]
3)VITREORETINAL SOCIETY OF INDIA

6. Any honour, award received

1) Winner - Betagan State Glaucoma Quiz (1999)
2) Winner - Tamilnadu State Ophthalmic Quiz (2001)
3) Best paper – Inflammation Section – ‘ Visual outcome of cataract surgery in ocular leptospirosis’- AIOC 2005 (Bhubaneswar)
4) Best paper – Uvea section, AIOC 2002 (New Delhi) – ‘Presumed sarcoid granuloma of the optic nerve head’