Aravind- Coimbatore, September 9-12

Dept. of Neuro-ophthalmology
–  Ethambutol Optic Neuropathy in India with current antituberculous treatment regimen – Another conundrum

Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Director, AMRF chaired the D. Balasubramanian Oration Lecture. He was also elected as the President of IERG and delivered the presidential talk

Invited talks

Dr. C. Gowri Priya
–   Biology of adult ocular stem cells and their role in regenerative medicine

Dr. A. Vanniarajan
–   Epigenetic alterations in retinoblastoma

Oral presentations

Iswarya Radhakrishnan
–   Trabecular meshwork stem cell derived exosomes enhance TM cell survival and proliferation

Hanith Raj Deivarajan
–   Development and validation of a novel CRISPR/Cas12a-based nucleic acid detection platform for the diagnosis of ocular fungal infections

Poster Presentations

Saraswathi Kannan
–   Exome sequencing unveiled recurring mutations in nf-κb Pathway in ocular b-cell lymphoma

 Susmita Chowdhury
–   Analysis of microstructural changes in an x-linked juvenile Retinoschisis patient harboring rs1 g668a mutation by en-face Optical coherence tomography imaging

Sethu Nagarajana
–   Targeted modulation of e2f3 and kif14 in retinoblastoma

Shreya Dinesh
–   Understanding the role of mirna in aspergillus flavus keratitis Progression

Swathi Chadalawada
–   Identification of potential blood miRNAs for diagnosis of Intraocular tuberculosis

 Nerethika Ravichandran
–   Separation of filtering and non-filtering region of human Trabecular meshwork

P. Saranya
–   Adult human anterior lens epithelial stem cells – changes during ageing and in cataract

Waseema Arif
–   Age-related changes in the functional characteristics of adult stem cells in human retinal pigment epithelium

Swagata Ghosh
–   In-vitro infection models of fungal and amoebic keratitis reveal host cell-type and pathogen  specific features of host inflammatory response

Daipayan Banerjee
–   Deciphering the proteome signature of plasma extracellular vesicles from proliferative diabetic retinopathy patients

Siliguri, September 3-4

Paper Presentations

Santhosh, Asst Manager – Patient Care, Aravind – Madurai
–   Factors influencing non-adherence of follow-up in childhood glaucoma

Regitha, Co-ordinator- Orbit Clinic, Aravind – Madurai
–   Fighting Retinoblastoma in the difficult period of Covid-19 pandemic: A retrospective study from  a tertiary eye care centre

Saravanan, Manager, Eye Bank, Aravind – Madurai
–   How eye banks in India can scale while maintaining focus on quality and become sustainable – A Panel Discussion (Panelist)
–   How not to lose money or burden the patient while growing our Eye Banks

Jeyakohila, Tutor, Aravind – Madurai
–   Analysis of knowledge, attitude and practice of uveitis patients on immunosuppressive therapy

R. Vinoth Kumar, Research Associate, Aravind – Madurai
–   Factors influencing the utilization of eye care services in a rural district in south India

Syed Ali, Senior Faculty, LAICO
–   Impact of an online collaborative approach on establishing and strengthening VCs

Vignesh, Manager- Patient Care , Aravind – Coimbatore.
–   Medicolegal cases – Always a Challenge – How to manage the right way

Umapriya, HR – Manager, Aravind – Coimbatore
–   Going beyond borders to train the medical, paramedical & administrative staff of Nigeria to conquer blindness

K. Kalaivendan K, Manager – Quality & Patient Care , Aravind – Pondicherry
–   Novel outreach to screen ROP among preterm babies

Sumathy A, Manager – HR, Aravind – Pondicherry
–   Uberization of eye care

Jayashree S, Manager – Projects, Aravind – Pondicherry
–   Aravind rural outreach by mobile application – AROMA

Vikky Kumar M, Manager – Quality & IP, Aravind – Tirunelveli
–   Sharing knowledge repository: towards organization’s sustainability & growth.

Dr. Haripriya Aravind, Chief, Cataract Services, Aravind-Madurai; Jayasree, Project Co-ordinator, Aravind-Pondicherry; LAICO senior faculty – Mr. Suresh Kumar, Ms, Dhivya Ramasamy and A. Mohammed Gowth gave invited talks.

Dubai, September 1-4

Dr. Renu P Rajan
–   Stage 5Retinopathy of Prematurity: Clinico-demographic Profile and Outcomes of 25 – Gauge Vitrectomy

Portblair, August 27 & 28, 2022

Dr. Dodum Techie
–   Trabeculectomy with injectable mitomycin C