Dr. Kalpana Babu

Correspondance: Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology & Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Centre,Department of Uvea and Ophthalmic pathology,CA site 1, 2nd cross, 2nd main, Hosakerahalli cross, 7th block, BSK 3rd stage, Bangalore-560085,Ph: 080-26

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Dr.Kalpana Babu Murthy heads the department of Uveitis & Ocular Inflammation at Prabha Eye Clinic & Research Centre and Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore. She is currently the vice president of the Uveitis Society of India and secretary of the Global Ocular Inflammation Workshops Society. She is an elected member of the International uveitis study group, national academy of medical sciences and a past member(Treasurer) of the executive board of the International Ocular Inflammation Society. She has received the Dr.Narsing A Rao best paper award(2004), MM Joshi overall best paper award(2005), Indian Journal of Ophthalmology-Gold award(2009), Asia pacific academy of Ophthalmology travel grant(Sydney2011), College of ophthalmologists of Hongkong & Hongkong ophthalmological society travel grant(2012) and APAO achievement award(2018). She has received the prestigious Col.Rangachari award by the All India Ophthalmic Society for the best research work done in India in 2018-19. She has 90 publications in peer reviewed journals, written 8 chapters for books on uveitis and 10 publications in non peer reviewed journals. She is reviewer for several peer reviewed ophthalmology journals & has been an invited speaker for 96 national & 52 international meetings. She has successfully organized many national and international meetings in uveitis including the Ist assembly of international ocular inflammation societies in Goa in 2011. She has participated in several multicenter drug & clinical trials in uveitis as a principal investigator. Her areas of interest include ocular tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, viral and HIV related ophthalmic diseases. She is also a cataract surgeon trained in complicated cataract and femtosecond cataract surgeries.

  1. Articles 1 Apr 2021 20 min read

    Ocular Sarcoidosis: A Review for the Postgraduates

    Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic granulomatous disorder caused by an exaggerated cellular immune response to a variety of self or non-self-antigens in a genetically predisposed individual resulting in non-caseating granulomas. Ocular involvement occurs in 25-60% of systemic sarcoidosis at some point of time1. In this article, we look at the emerging literature on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical profile, and management in ocular sarcoidosis. Epidemiology: Sarcoidosis has an overall incidence of 6-10 per 100,000. Although sarcoidosis occurs worldwide, it is predominant in certain ethnic and racial groups like the Afro-Caribbean, Scandinavian, and Irish populations2-4. Highest incidence of ocular sarcoidosis is in the 20-40-year age group. Some studies show two peaks of incidence for ocular sarcoidosis the first at ages 20-30 and the second at ages 50-605. There is also a higher incidence of ocular involvement in women4. The reported incidence of ocular sarcoidosi

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  2. Articles 5 Apr 2020 15 min read

    Ocular Histopathology: A ready reckoner

    Basic histology of the eye Eyelid: Each eyelid consists of skin, subcutaneous tissue, striated muscle fibers of orbicularis oculi, orbital septum and tarsal plates, smooth muscle and conjunctiva. The skin contains sebaceous glands and small sweat glands.The eyelashes are more numerous in the uppereyelid than in the lower. The sebaceous glands of Zeis open into each follicle. Histological photograph of eyelid Conjunctiva: The conjunctiva is made up of an epithelium consisting of stratified columnar cells resting on a lamina propria of loose connective tissue, the submucosa. At the limbus there is a change to stratified squamous nonkeratinised epithelium which is continuous with the corneal epithelium. At thelimbus, the laminapropria forms the papillae. On the posterior edge of the lid margin, the conjunctiva joins the skin. Here the nonkeratinised squamous epithelium of the conjunctiva becomes continuous with the keratinized stratified squamous epithelium of the epidermis. The conjuncti

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