Research & Publications

Published papers
• Changing pattern of childhood blindness in Maharashtra, India
Br J Ophthalmology 2007; 91:8-12 Published Online First: 29 June 2006
• Extracapsular cataract surgery compared with manual small incision cataract surgery in community eye care setting in western India: a randomized controlled trial Br J Ophthalmologic 2003; 87:667-672
• Prevalence of uncorrected refractive error and other eye problems among urban and rural school children. Middle East African J Ophthalmology 2009;16:96-74
• Visual impairment in the hearing impaired students. Indian J Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov–Dec; 57(6): 451–453.
• Prevalence and Determinants of Xerophthalmia in Preschool Children in Urban Slums, Pune, India—A Preliminary Assessment. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Volume 16, Issue 1 February 2009, pages 8 – 14
• The Pattern of Childhood Blindness in Karnataka, South India. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Volume 16, Issue 4 August 2009 , pages 212 - 217
• Which is the best method to learn ophthalmology? Resident doctors′ perspective of ophthalmology training. Indian J Ophthalmology. 2008 Sep–Oct; 56(5): 409–412.
• Safety and Efficacy of Phacoemulsification Compared with Manual Small-Incision
Cataract Surgery by a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial: Six-Week Results
Journal of ophthalmology, Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages 869-874 (May 2005)
• Why Do Phacoemulsification? Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery Is Almost
as Effective, but Less Expensive. Ophthalmology 2007;114:965–968
• Small incision cataract surgery: Complications and mini-review. Indian J Ophthalmology 2009; 57:45-9
• The crisis in ophthalmology residency training programs. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan-Feb;57(1):74-5
• Eye donation programme through faith leaders. Br J Ophthalmology 2008;92: 867-868
• Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Eye Donation among Health Professionals in India. Asian J Ophthalmology. 2008;10:171-173.
• Surgical audit at H. V. Desai Eye Hospital, Pune: causes of poor postoperative visual outcome. J Comm Eye Health Vol 17 No. 52 DECEMBER 2004
• Clinical Trial of Manual Small Incision Surgery and Standard Extra capsular Surgery, Comm Eye Health 2003;16(48): 54-55
• Comparison of subtenon anaesthesia with peribulbar anesthesia for manual small incision cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmology 2005;53:255-9
• Blindness in children: a worldwide perspective. Community Eye Health J 2007;20(62): 32-33
• Causes of childhood blindness in the northeastern states of India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008; 56:495-9.
• Recognizing 'high-risk' eyes before cataract surgery. Community 2008 Mar; 21(65):12-4.
• Cataracts with delayed presentation. Are they worth operating upon? Ophthalmic epidemiology. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Feb 2010:Volume 7 issue1 25-33.

Submitted -

1. Endothelial cell loss after cataract surgery by phaco compared with small incision cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Accepted for publication