Dr. Geetha Iyer

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

2 articles

Dr Geetha Iyer, is a Senior Cornea Consultant at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai , where she is actively involved in managing patients with various corneal and ocular surface disorders .She is presently the President of Cornea Society of India , Global Ambassador for Tear film and ocular surface society (TFOS) and a member of the Steering Committee of the International Kpro Study Group. She is also on the editorial board of the Ocular Surface Journal and is the Section editor for Ocular surface in the Indian journal of Ophthalmology along with being actively involved in reviewing articles for journals like American journal of ophthalmology, British journal of ophthalmology and many more. Her special areas of interest are ocular surface disorders 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