Dr. Manohar Babu is the Chief Medical Officer in Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem.  He is the Head of Department of Uvea Clinic and the current President of the Uvea Society of India.  He graduated in medicine from Madras Medical College and MS from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.

He has publications in indexed (Archives of Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology among others) and non-indexed journals, text book took chapters (Endogenous Endophthalmitis, Wills Eye Manual).

He has participated in – international (IOIS, IUSG), national and state level meetings and has presented papers there.

He has been Principal Investigator in clinical trials (Luminate Study, FAST trial- Procter Foundation) and has lectured as Faculty at the London School of Tropical Medicine (On Managing People and Service Delivery in Eye Care)