Dr. George Varghese Puthuran

Qualification
MS
Designation
Chief, Glaucoma Services
Active-Reg.No
Location
Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

Introduction

Dr. George is the chief of Glaucoma Department at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.  He has got graduated in medicine from Kottayam Medical College, MS from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.  He has been actively involved in patient care, training and teaching of Post Graduates and Ophthalmologists in the specialty of Glaucoma.

Research & Publications

  1. George V Puthuran, Palmberg P, Hiruni KW, Krishnadas R, Robin A. Intermediate-Term Outcomes of an Affordable Aqueous Drainage Implant in Adults with Refractory Glaucoma. Ophthalmology Glaucoma. 2019;2:258-266.
  2. Puthuran GV, Wijesinghe HK, Kannan NB. Pars Plana Tube Insertion of Glaucoma Drainage Device. J Glaucoma. 2019 Jun 3. [Epub]
  3. Sathvik N, Manju R Pillai, George V Puthuran, Cassandra T, Robin AL. Waste Generated during Glaucoma Surgery: a comparison of two global facilities. Am J Ophthalmol Case Reports. 2018;12:87-90.
  4. Roopam Duvesh, George V Puthuran, Kavitha, S, Venkatesh, R, Krishnadas, R, Sharmila, R, Vijayakumar, B, Ramulu, Pradeep, Sundaresan, P. Multiplex Cytokine Analysis of Aqueous Humor from the Patients with Chronic Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma. Curr Eye Res. 2017;42:1608-1613.
  5. Sharmila R, Naresh, Kannan B, Sapna, Sinha, Vijayakumar, B, Ashok Vardhan, S, George V Puthuran, Ramulu, Pradeep Y. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Nanophthalmos with and without Prophylactic Sclerostomy. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2017;183:125-133.
  6. Muralidhar R, Ankush Kawali, Vijayalakshmi, P, George V Puthuran. Visual Outcome and Incidence of Glaucoma in Patients with Microspherophakia. Eye. 2015 29:350-5.
  7. Rakhi Mehta, George V Puthuran, Krishnadas, R, Mahalakshmi, Rajendran. Efficacy of Transsleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation for Refractory in a South Indian Population. Asian J Ophthalmol. 2006;8:232-236.