Kariavattom, 8–10 April 2025

Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Director–Research, Aravind Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), delivered an invited talk on “Microbiome science and applications” at the international seminar on “New Horizons in Plant Science (NHPS-2025), Harnessing Bio-Resources: Opportunities in Prospecting, Sustainable Utilisation and Bioresource-based Entrepreneurship,” organised by the Department of Botany, Kerala University Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (KUBIIC).

USA, 20–22 March 2025

Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, Chief, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind-Madurai, delivered an invited talk on Management of fungal keratitis: Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation with Green Light for Infection Reduction (REAGIR) during the Infection Symposium in the World Cornea Congress (WCC) IX, held at Westin Washington, DC.

New Delhi, April 3–6, 2025

Doctors and faculty from Aravind participated, served as resource persons, at the 40th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress, held at New Delhi, in conjunction with the 83rd Annual Conference of the All-India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS).

Aravind-Madurai

Dr. R. Kim, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind–Madurai

• Gaps and Challenges in Diabetic Retinopathy Management (Talk)

Dr. K. Naresh Babu, Chief, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Management of PVR in Traumatic RD (Talk)

 Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, Senior Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Faculty Member at the National Symposium on Glaucoma

Dr. George Varghese Puthuran, Chief, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• GP–Glaucoma Surgery, GP–Advancement Innovation, IC–Optimising GDD Outcome (Talk)

Dr. Manju R. Pillai, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Presented a free paper on glaucoma
• Faculty at the National Symposium on IPGS

Dr. R. Sharmila, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Title: NPDS vs MIGS PHACO (Free Paper)
• MIGS Complications (Instruction Course)
• Tube Complications (Instruction Course)
• Mentor – Teacher of Tomorrow

Dr. S. Vidya Raja, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Advances and Innovations in Optimising GDD Outcome (Instruction Course: Glaucoma Surgery)

Dr. Indira Durai, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Faculty (Instruction Course on AADI)

Dr. Ann Mary Mathews, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• FAICO

Dr. T.P. Vignesh, Medical Consultant, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Curcumin in the treatment of CSCR (Talk)

Dr. V. Muthukrishnan, Medical Consultant, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Outcomes of surgical management of retained Subfoveal PFCL in Vitrectomy (Talk)

Dr. Avik Dey Sarkar, Medical Consultant, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Torpedo Maculopathy: Diving deep in search for a newer classification system (Free Paper)
• Long Term outcome of intravitreal expansile gas and bevacizumab for CNV induced subfoveal hemorrhage
• Intravitreal clindamycin with dexamethasone as 1st line therapy for ocular toxoplasmosis (E poster)
• Vein overriding arteriole in branch vein occlusion – Is it the bisser evil? (Physical poster)

Dr. Vignesh E, Medical Consultant, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Crabtree Effect as a Parallel Pathogenic Pathway in DR

Dr. Madhu Shekhar, Chief, Cataract Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Eye Opener: Managing Unexpected Bleeding After Cataract Surgery (Co-Author – Physical poster)

Dr. Gopal Archana, Medical consultant, Cataract Services

• Systemic Emergencies: A Roadblock to Cataract Surgery (Paper)
• Unveiling Diabetic Retinopathy in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes MellitusRole (Physical poster)

Dr. Kriti Bhatt, IOL fellow, Cataract Services

• Inherited Bilateral Absorbed Cataracts: A Family-Based Study of Management and Outcomes (Physical poster)
• Restoring Vision: Successful Surgical Outcomes for Bilateral Anterior Polar Cataracts (E poster)
• Behind the cloud: A case of occular and systemic manifestation in Mucopolysaccharidosis (E poster)

Dr. Gariyashee, IOL fellow, Cataract Services

• Diabetic Retinopathy and Medical Retina; Ocular Blood Flow as a Pre-Clinical Marker in Diabetic Retinopathy (Free Paper)

Dr. P. Sundaresan, ICMR Emeritus Scientist, AMRF,

• Mitochondria and wound healing (Paper – session: Cells Talk: Innovations in Cell-Based Ophthalmology)

• Translational genomics of eye diseases (Paper – session: Advances in Multi-Omics Approaches to Understanding Eye Diseases)
• A journey in glaucoma genetic research (Paper –session: Genetics in Ophthalmology: Current Methods of Genetic Analysis and Potential Genetic Treatments)

Aravind-Chennai

Dr. Haripriya Aravind, Chief, Cataract Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Is my trainee surgically competent to step into the real world? Assessment of surgical skills and OSCAR practice-
• Delivering safe Cataract Surgery
• How do I deal a rotating nucleus of a Hyper mature Cataract when I am not able to crack?
• Techniques of Paediatric capsulorhexis (anterior and posterior), enlarging a capsulorhexis.
• Complications – PCR and vitrectomy
• Management of Subluxated Hard Cataracts
• IOL placement when capsule support is compromised

Dr. Vikas Menon, Orbit, Oculoplasty, Ocular Oncology and Ocular Prosthetics Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Pigmented conjunctival tumours
• Ocular Surface Tumors (Co-Instructor in IC)

Dr. Prasanna Venkataraman, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Learning Not to Penetrate: A Beginners Guide to Deep Sclerectomy (Theatre E-Video – Presenting Author)
• Transcameral Ab-Interno Tube Occlusion (Theatre E-Video – Presenting Author)
• Hot topics in glaucoma: The Grand Glaucoma Debate- Whats next after a tube fails? 2nd Tube (Speaker)
• Retrospective Study of Intraocular Pressure Outcomes After Iris Claw Intraocular Lens Implantation (Theatre E-Poster – Glaucoma – I – Presenting Author)
• Safety and Efficacy of Non-Penetrating Deep Sclerectomy in Eyes with Open Angle Glaucoma (Theatre E-Poster – Glaucoma – II – Presenting Author)

Dr. Aditya Maitray, Retina Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Rare sequelae of peripheral avascular retina: A case series(Free paper in Vitreoretina)

Dr. Anamika Paul, Glaucoma fellow, Aravind-Chennai

• Topic -Out of the blue when trauma hits you indirectly (Video presentation)

Dr. Anahita Shroff, DNB Resident

• Think under the Apple tree
  Title: Insight VR IOL Simulator (Presenter)
• PG capsule- Junctional Scotoma (Presenter)
• When the going gets tough: Spherophakia (Presenter)
• Teachers of Tomorrow: Yoke muscles
• Scotoma Saga: When the Pituitary plays tricks(Physical Poster)

Dr. Rohan Arora, Fellow, Aravind-Pondicherry

• Functional and Psychological Impact of Ethambutol Induced Toxic Optic Neuropathy (Free paper – Presenting Author)
• Clinically Confounding Unilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy (Physical Poster- Presenting Author)
• Beating the Curve: Cataract Surgery for a Patient with Kyphosis Using a 2-Way Adjustable Fowler Bed (E-Poster – Presenting Author)
• Compliance to Atropine for Myopia Progression and It’s Socioeconomic and Behavioral Determinants (E-Poster – Presenting Author)
• Retrospective Study of Intraocular Pressure Outcomes After Iris Claw Intraocular Lens Implantation (E-Poster – Co-author)

Dr. Prasanna Venkatraman, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Post Cataract Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: An Emulated Target Trial (E-Poster – Co-author)

Dr. Madhumita Gopal, Medical Consultant, Neuro Ophthalmology Services, Aravind-Chennai

Dr. Anand Rajendran, Chief, Retina Vitreous Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Symposium – Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Related Diseases – Chairperson
• Symposium– Subthreshold Laser for Macula Diseases ( SOLS ) – Chairperson
• Speaker – Subthreshold Laser for DME
• Instruction Course– OCT Angiography- Navigating the Teenage Tantrums
• Speaker and Panellist – Macular and Widefield OCTA in Diabetic Retinopathy
• Instruction Course– Fundus Signs: Catch Them, Interpret Them, Differentiate Them!
• Speaker and Panelist – Macular Subretinal Fluid – is It CSR?
• Instruction Course– My Approach to Treatable Macular Disorders
• Speaker and Panellist – My Approach to Centre Involving DME
• Instruction Course– Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Case-Based Discussion on Imaging Findings and Management Challenges
• Speaker and Panellist – CSCR – A Melange

Dr. Eliza Anthony, Medical Consultant, Uveitis Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Title: Unravelling the Mysteries of Uveal effusion syndrome associated with Uveitis (E- poster:)