» Dr. Dhananjay Shukla Profile
  
     
 
1. Contact information

Name of the Institute: Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology 
Name of the Department/Centre: Retina - Vitreous Services 
Name of the faculty member: Dr. Dhananjay Shukla 
Current Designation: Consultant & Additional Professor of Ophthalmology 
Address: 1, Anna Nagar 
City:
Madurai 
 Pin/zip:
625020 
 Country: India 
Phone No.: 91-452-4356100  E Mail: daksh@aravind.org 
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 1990   G.R. Medical College, Gwalior
Residency in Ophthalmology at October 1993 Ophthalmology G.R. Medical College, Gwalior
Honorary short term training for one month November / December 1994 Ophthalmology Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
MS 1994 Ophthalmology G.R. Medical College, Gwalior
Fellowship January 1997 IOL & Anterior Segment Surgery Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai
Fellowship December 1998 Retina - Vitreous Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

3. Specialization

3.1 Main subject area
1Retina - Vitreous

3.2 Special interests
1 Diabetic Retinopathy
2 Central retinal vein occlusion Management
3 Inherited vitreoretinal degenerative diseases
4 Optical coherence tomography of retinal vascular diseases

4. Experience

Designation Institution Area In Years
From To
Medical Officer Aravind Eye Hospoital., Madurai Retina-Vitreous January 1999 2003
Assistant Professor Aravind Eye Hospoital., Madurai Retina-Vitreous 1995 2000
Associate Professor Aravind Eye Hospoital., Madurai Retina-Vitreous 2000 2004

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

S.No. Title Name of the Journal / Publisher Year of Publication
1 Chapter 1:
Relevant anatomical facts for cataract surgery
Chapter 2
Instrumentation for IOL surgery
Chapter 3
ECCE vs ICCE - A view in perspective		 Manual for IOL trainees published by Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, 1996
2 Chapter 1:
Diabetic Retinopathy
Chapter 2:
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
Chapter 3 :
Retinal Vasculitis 		Retinal Vascular Disorders published by Academa Publishers (edited by Dr K. Chandramohan) 2005
3. Chapter on Intra-ocular foreign bodies Ocular Trauma (edited by Drs B. Shukla & S. Natarajan), CBS publishers 2005
4. Chapter on Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Dr. L.C Dutta’s textbook “Modern Ophthalmology” 2005
Journals
1. Management of age-related macular degeneration Indian Medical Association 2003
2. A typical Manifestations of Diabetic Retinopathy Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2003
3. Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) : Clinical profile and management Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2003
4. Posterior Scleritis Causing Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion. Journal of Retina 2004
5. Transpupillary thermotherapy for subfoveal neovascularization secondary to Group 2A Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Telangiectasis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2004
6. Radial Optic Neurotomy as Treatment for Central Retinal Vein Occlusion American Journal of Ophthalmology 2004
7. Macular ischemia as a marker for nephropathy in diabetic retinopathy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2004
8. Optical coherence tomography findings in acute macular neuroretinopathy. Journal of Eye 2005
9. Optical coherence tomography in presumed congenital simple hamartoma of retinal pigment epithelium. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
10. Nocardia Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: Clinicomicrobiological Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
11. Optical coherence tomography findings in Valsalva retinopathy American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005
12. Diabetic Retinopathy in Asia. Cataract & Refractory Surgery Today 2005
13. Transpupillary thermotherapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane in choroidal osteoma. Journal of Eye 2006
14. Massive haemorrhagic retinal detachment after transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal neovascularization Journal of Eye 2006
15. Closure of macular hole following vitrectomy for diabetic tractional macular detachment Journal of Eye 2006
16. Macular hole formation and spontaneous closure after vitrectomy for central retinal vein occlusion. Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmology 2006
17. Barrage laser photocoagulation for macula-sparing asymptomatic clinical rhegmatogenous retinal detachments Journal of Eye 2006
18. Macular hole secondary to X-linked retinoschisis Journal of Eye 2006
19. Giant nodular posterior scleritis simulating choroidal melanoma Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
20. Transpupillary thermotherapy for subfoveal leaks in central serous chorioretinopathy. Journal of Eye 2006
21. Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion secondary to systemic non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2006
22. Identification of novel FZD4 mutations in Indian patients with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy Molecular Vision 2006
23. Evolution and management of diabetic tractional papillopathy: an optical coherence tomographic study Journal of Eye 2007
24. Genetic variations in the hotspot region of RS1 gene in Indian patients with Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis Molecular Vision 2007
25. Surgical outcomes for vitrectomy in Eales’ disease Journal of Eye 2007
26. Relation of optical coherence tomography and unusual angiographic leakage patterns in central serous chorioretinopathy Journal of Eye 2007
27. Contribution of HIV/AIDS to Global Blindness International Ophthalmology Clinics 2007
28. Vitrectomy for circumscribed choroidal haemangioma with exudative retinal detachment refractory to transpupillary thermotherapy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 2007
29. Unusual Manifestations of X-Linked Retinoschisis: Clinical Profile and Diagnostic Evaluation American Journal of Ophthalmology 2007
30. The R345W Mutation in EFEMP1 is Pathogenic, and Causes AMD-Like Deposits in Mice Hum Mol Genet 2007

6. Participation in Professional Associations

6.1 Professional memberships 1) Member, AIOS (All India Ophthalmological Society)
2) Member, VRSI (Vitreoretinal Society of India)
3) Member, OTSI (Ocular Trauma Society of India)
4) Member, MPSOS (Madhya Pradesh State Ophthalmological Society)
5) Indian Member, American Familial Exudative Vitreo-Retinopathy (FEVR) Consortium

7. Honours, awards received

  • V.C. Dube Gold Medal for standing first in Ophthalmology, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior (1988).
  • P. Tiwari Gold Medal for Best Boy Student, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior (1989)
  • B. Nagaraj Rao Gold Medal for General Proficiency, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior (1989)

8. Other information

Following articles were accepted for publication:
  1. Behera UC, Shukla D, Kim R. Pseudo-duplication of fovea in a human eye. Arch Ophthalmol (in press).
  2. Shukla D, Namperumalsamy P, Goldbaum M, Cunningham ET, Jr. Pegaptanib Sodium for Ocular Vascular Disease. Ind J Ophthalmol (in press)
  3. Shein J, Shukla D, Reddy S, Yannuzzi LA, Cunningham ET, Jr. Macular infarction as a presenting sign of systemic lupus erythematosus. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports (in press)
  4. Shukla D, Vidhya N, Prasad NM, Mahalakshmi R, Kolluru C, Krishnadas R. Evaluation of patient age as a risk factor for intra-ocular pressure elevation after intravitreal triamcinolone. Am J Ophthalmol (in press).
  5. Kanungo S, Shukla D, Kim R. Branch retinal artery occlusion secondary to dengue fever. Ind J Ophthalmol (in press).
    • chapter 1 in a textbook on Diabetic Retinopathy (editor: Dr. Chandan Abraham), Jaypee publishers (in press)
      • Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy