Dr. Bhaskar Srinivasan

Senior Consultant, Department of Cornea & Ocular Surface, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai

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Bhaskar Srinivasan is a Senior Consultant in the Cornea Department at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India where he is actively involved in managing patients with various Corneal and Ocular Surface Disorders along with post-graduate training program. He is one of the global ambassadors of Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)and is the Assistant Editor for Cornea in Indian journal of Ophthalmology. With more than 35 publications in peer reviewed journals he is also actively involved in reviewing manuscripts for American journal of ophthalmology, ocular surface and many more . His research interests are endothelial transplants , ocular surface diseases and keratoprosthesis.

  1. Articles 25 May 2021 9 min read

    Seven Tips to Treat A Treatment Resistant Microbial keratitis

    Microbial keratitis is a common potentially sight-threatening condition and is considered an ocular emergency. Managing them brings forth multiple challenges to the ophthalmologist one of them being to primarily distinguish an infective from non-infective keratitis. Based on signs, symptoms, history, and laboratory investigations a treatment plan is laid out which is modified based on clinical response and antimicrobial sensitivity. However, if the response to treatment is inadequate or the microbial keratitis is resistant to treatment it becomes mandatory to assess the factors causing it and change the therapeutic strategy accordingly. The present article attempts to look at the different factors which cause resistant microbial keratitis and means to manage them. Both local/ocular and systemic factors can contribute to the resistant nature of the ulcer and are listed in table 1. The need to address systemic concerns with the help of a physician along with the ocular factors cannot be

    Dr. Shweta Agarwal · Dr. Bhaskar Srinivasan · +1 other
  2. Interesting Reads 2 Apr 2021 7 min read

    Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis - FIVE Important Points We Should Know

    Allergic conjunctivitis, which includes a spectrum of clinical entities is one of the most common conditions with which patients present to a general ophthalmologist. They include milder forms like seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis as well as severe forms like vernal and atopic which can be sight-threatening. In spite of common clinical and immunological features vernal keratoconjunctivitis differs from the rest in myriad ways. (1)This article brings forth five most pertinent points which will not only improve the understanding but also help identify and manage it. 1. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis can have three distinct forms Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral, chronic, usually seasonal, recurrent allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva. It mainly affects boys living in tropical countries in their first or second decade of life, mostly seasonal but in tropical countries, it can be perennial too. In the temperate regions, in many parts of Africa, Latin America

    Dr. Shweta Agarwal · Dr. Bhaskar Srinivasan · +1 other