research
In its pursuit to building knowledge and thereby impact, SCEH is engaged in active-research of various kinds. Recognized by DSIR, Government of India SCEH has partnered with various nationally & globally renowned institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A panel of eminent personalities, experts in various fields relevant to research and health guide us in this pursuit. This, the Ethics Committee vets the research ideas developed by various disciplines.
Members of the Ethics Committee, 2010
Mr. Vivek K. Tankha, Chairman of EC & Senior Advocate
Mr. A. K. Arora, Secretary EC; CEO, SCEH
Mr. Abrar Ahmed Khan, Consultant-Social Health
Dr. Devendra Sood, Consultant-Ophthalmology (Glaucoma Spl)
Mr. Manjeet Singh Sawhney, Social Activist and PDG of Rotary International
Mrs. Raavi Birbal, Lawyer in Supreme Court
Prof. Indra Verma, Professor - IIT, Delhi
Dr. I. P. Bhagwat, Programme Manager (Nutrition-UNICEF)
Dr. D. K. Mehta, Retired as Head of Dept of Ophthalmology of Guru Nanak Eye Institute
Dr. K. D. Tripathi, Pharmacologist
Mrs. Ratna Verma, Social Scientist
Dr. Sudarshan Khokkar, Ophthalmologist, AIIMS
A panel of seniormost consultants constitutes the Ethics Committee at SCEH. It oversees patient safety, patient rights and maintenance of good clinical practices.
Collaborative studies
Project Prakash- The development of vision following treatment of congenital blindness. Pawan Sinha, Suma Ganesh, Yuri Ostrovsky, Ethan Meyers, Umang Mathur. A collaborative study with Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA and Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Study of genetic factors associated with cataractogenesis in pediatric cases. Suman Kapur, Shipra Mehra, Suma Ganesh, Tarannum Fatima, Shivika Agarwal, Saji Thomas. A collaborative study with Community welfare Unit and International Relations Unit and Biological Sciences Group, BITS, Pilani and Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi.
Publications
Peer Reviewed
Case Report
Unusual presentation of Sympathetic Ophthalmia. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P., Narula, R., Arneja, K., Biswas, J. JAAPOS. 2009. Nov; 27:1-3.
Case Series
Demographic profile and visual rehabilitation of patients with Keratoconus attending contact lens clinic at a tertiary eye care centre. Fatima, T., Acharya, M. C., Mathur, U., & Barua, P. Contact Lens Anterior Eye. 2010 Feb;33(1):19-22. Epub 2009 Nov 25
Letter to editor
Angle closure glaucoma. Nazneen Nazm, Monica Gandhi, Suneeta Dubey, Julie Pegu. Ophthalmology. (Vol. 116, Issue 12, Page 2478). Dec-09. page 2478
Outcome of Raised Intraocular Pressure in Uveitic Eyes With and Without a Corticosteroid-Induced Hypertensive Response. Nazneen Nazm, Suneeta Dubey, Monica Gandhi, Julie Pegu. Am J Ophthal: March 2010 (Vol. 149, Issue 3, Pages 525-526) Mar-10 525-526.
A randomized trial comparing intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and focal /grid photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema. Agarwal, M. Ophthalmology 2009. Sep; 116(9):1833-34.
Safety Enhanced photodynamic therapy for treatment of Chronic Central serous chorioretinopathy Narula R, Tibra Nandkishore, Narayanan R. Retina 2009 June;29(6):867
Safety Enhanced photodynamic therapy for treatment of Acute Central serous chorioretinopathy. Sinha A, Narula, R., Narayanan R. BJO e letter
Original Article
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate ready-made spectacles in an adult population in India. Keay, L., Gandhi, M., Brady, C., Ali, F. S., Mathur, U., Munoz, B., & Friedman, D. S. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2010 Jun; 39(3):877-88. Epub 2010 F
Pneumatic displacement and intravitreal bevacizumab for management of submacular hemorrhage in choroidal neovascular membrane. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P., Narula, R., Rajpal, S. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010. Mar-Apr; 52(2):170-1.
Visual parsing after recovery from blindness. Ostrovsky Y, Meyers E, Ganesh S, Mathur U, & Sinha P. Psychological Science. 2009 Dec 1;20(12):1484-91. Epub 2009 Nov 2.
Comments on 23-gauge versus 20-gauge system for pars plana vitrectomy: a prospective randomised clinical trial. Sinha A, Narula R., Narayanan R. BJO 2009 Dec;93(12):1694-5
Non Peer Reviewed
Article
Submacular hemorrhage management. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P. DOS Times. October 2009.
A new vision corrective device, the Universal Spectacles (U-SPECS), for vision correction among children in India. Immidesity, V., Ganesh, S., Meshramkar, S., Sudan, A., & Heijde, R. Community Eye Health Journal. 22(70). June 2009
Management of Cataract with Corneal Ectasia. Gandhi, M., Ganesh, S., & Mathur, U. DOS Times. August 2009.
Role of anterior segment OCT in Glaucoma. Dubey, S., Baswati, P., & Pramod. DOS Times. 15(1), July 2009.
Slit lamp photography technique. Nazm, N., Dubey, S., Julie Pegu, Mathur, U., & Pramod. DOS Times. 15(2). August 2009.
Ganglion cell complex: A newer diagnostic aid in pre-perimetric glaucoma. Dubey, S. Baswati, P., Gandhi, M. & Pramod DOS Times. 15(4). October 2009.
Angle closure glaucoma: Emerging concepts in Pathophysiology and Management. Dubey, S. & Baswati, P. DOS time. 15(8). February 2010.
The Stealth Robber of Vision- An Insight. Dubey, S., & Baswati, P. NPCB India Quarterly Journal. January-March 2010.
Refractive surgery in refractive accommodative esotropia cases in adults. Ganesh, S., Acharya, M., & Mathur, U. DOS times. August 2009.
Ophthalmic plastic surgery-new horizons. Das, S. DOS journal. September 2009
Epiphora & its treatment. Gupta, N. Nasal research foundation course proceedings. 21st edition. December 2009. pg 71 - 74
Book Chapter
Postoperative anterior chamber shallowing management. Gandhi, M. Chapter in AIOS ready reckoner.
Section on ENT. Dhawan, N. Chapter in Manual of Geriatric Care.
Submacular Hemorrhage, Agarwal, M., & Chaudhary, S.P. Chapter in Ready Reckoner for Ophthalmology by AIOS. 2010.
Case report
Posterior sympathetic ophthalmia. Narula, R., Agarwal, M, & Chaudhary, S.P. DOS Times. February 2009.
Congenital fibrosis syndrome. Shankar, V. & Guha, S. DOS times. November 2009.
Acute retinal Necrosis. Chaudhary, S. P. VRSI. Palampur, Himanchal Pradesh. November 2009.
Posterior Sympathetic Ophthalmic. Narula, R. Published in DOS times. February 2009.
Congenital pigmented free floating vitreous cyst. Shankar, V., Narula R, & Agarwal M. DOS annual conference. April 2010.
Oral Valacyclovir for treatment of Acute Retinal Necrosis. Narula, R., Agarwal M, & Chaudhary S., P. AIOS. Kolkata. February 2010.
Validation of scoring system for preoperative stratification of intra-operative risks of complications during cataract surgery: Indian multi-centric study. Agrawal, V., Upadhyay, J. & Indian Cataract Risk Stratification Study group (Acknowledgement to Dr Monica Gandhi and Dr Umang Mathur) Indian Journal of ophthalmology. 57. 2009. 213-5
Management of Neovascular Glaucoma. Dubey, S. International Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice. Sep-Dec 2009. vol 3, number 3
A panel of eminent personalities, experts in various fields relevant to research and health guide us in this pursuit. This, the Ethics Committee vets the research ideas developed by various disciplines.
Members of the Ethics Committee, 2010
Mr. Vivek K. Tankha, Chairman of EC & Senior Advocate
Mr. A. K. Arora, Secretary EC; CEO, SCEH
Mr. Abrar Ahmed Khan, Consultant-Social Health
Dr. Devendra Sood, Consultant-Ophthalmology (Glaucoma Spl)
Mr. Manjeet Singh Sawhney, Social Activist and PDG of Rotary International
Mrs. Raavi Birbal, Lawyer in Supreme Court
Prof. Indra Verma, Professor - IIT, Delhi
Dr. I. P. Bhagwat, Programme Manager (Nutrition-UNICEF)
Dr. D. K. Mehta, Retired as Head of Dept of Ophthalmology of Guru Nanak Eye Institute
Dr. K. D. Tripathi, Pharmacologist
Mrs. Ratna Verma, Social Scientist
Dr. Sudarshan Khokkar, Ophthalmologist, AIIMS
A panel of seniormost consultants constitutes the Ethics Committee at SCEH. It oversees patient safety, patient rights and maintenance of good clinical practices.
Collaborative studies
Project Prakash- The development of vision following treatment of congenital blindness. Pawan Sinha, Suma Ganesh, Yuri Ostrovsky, Ethan Meyers, Umang Mathur. A collaborative study with Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA and Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Study of genetic factors associated with cataractogenesis in pediatric cases. Suman Kapur, Shipra Mehra, Suma Ganesh, Tarannum Fatima, Shivika Agarwal, Saji Thomas. A collaborative study with Community welfare Unit and International Relations Unit and Biological Sciences Group, BITS, Pilani and Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi.
Publications
Peer Reviewed
Case Report
Unusual presentation of Sympathetic Ophthalmia. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P., Narula, R., Arneja, K., Biswas, J. JAAPOS. 2009. Nov; 27:1-3.
Case Series
Demographic profile and visual rehabilitation of patients with Keratoconus attending contact lens clinic at a tertiary eye care centre. Fatima, T., Acharya, M. C., Mathur, U., & Barua, P. Contact Lens Anterior Eye. 2010 Feb;33(1):19-22. Epub 2009 Nov 25
Letter to editor
Angle closure glaucoma. Nazneen Nazm, Monica Gandhi, Suneeta Dubey, Julie Pegu. Ophthalmology. (Vol. 116, Issue 12, Page 2478). Dec-09. page 2478
Outcome of Raised Intraocular Pressure in Uveitic Eyes With and Without a Corticosteroid-Induced Hypertensive Response. Nazneen Nazm, Suneeta Dubey, Monica Gandhi, Julie Pegu. Am J Ophthal: March 2010 (Vol. 149, Issue 3, Pages 525-526) Mar-10 525-526.
A randomized trial comparing intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and focal /grid photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema. Agarwal, M. Ophthalmology 2009. Sep; 116(9):1833-34.
Safety Enhanced photodynamic therapy for treatment of Chronic Central serous chorioretinopathy Narula R, Tibra Nandkishore, Narayanan R. Retina 2009 June;29(6):867
Safety Enhanced photodynamic therapy for treatment of Acute Central serous chorioretinopathy. Sinha A, Narula, R., Narayanan R. BJO e letter
Original Article
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate ready-made spectacles in an adult population in India. Keay, L., Gandhi, M., Brady, C., Ali, F. S., Mathur, U., Munoz, B., & Friedman, D. S. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2010 Jun; 39(3):877-88. Epub 2010 F
Pneumatic displacement and intravitreal bevacizumab for management of submacular hemorrhage in choroidal neovascular membrane. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P., Narula, R., Rajpal, S. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010. Mar-Apr; 52(2):170-1.
Visual parsing after recovery from blindness. Ostrovsky Y, Meyers E, Ganesh S, Mathur U, & Sinha P. Psychological Science. 2009 Dec 1;20(12):1484-91. Epub 2009 Nov 2.
Comments on 23-gauge versus 20-gauge system for pars plana vitrectomy: a prospective randomised clinical trial. Sinha A, Narula R., Narayanan R. BJO 2009 Dec;93(12):1694-5
Non Peer Reviewed
Article
Submacular hemorrhage management. Agarwal, M., Chaudhary, S.P. DOS Times. October 2009.
A new vision corrective device, the Universal Spectacles (U-SPECS), for vision correction among children in India. Immidesity, V., Ganesh, S., Meshramkar, S., Sudan, A., & Heijde, R. Community Eye Health Journal. 22(70). June 2009
Management of Cataract with Corneal Ectasia. Gandhi, M., Ganesh, S., & Mathur, U. DOS Times. August 2009.
Role of anterior segment OCT in Glaucoma. Dubey, S., Baswati, P., & Pramod. DOS Times. 15(1), July 2009.
Slit lamp photography technique. Nazm, N., Dubey, S., Julie Pegu, Mathur, U., & Pramod. DOS Times. 15(2). August 2009.
Ganglion cell complex: A newer diagnostic aid in pre-perimetric glaucoma. Dubey, S. Baswati, P., Gandhi, M. & Pramod DOS Times. 15(4). October 2009.
Angle closure glaucoma: Emerging concepts in Pathophysiology and Management. Dubey, S. & Baswati, P. DOS time. 15(8). February 2010.
The Stealth Robber of Vision- An Insight. Dubey, S., & Baswati, P. NPCB India Quarterly Journal. January-March 2010.
Refractive surgery in refractive accommodative esotropia cases in adults. Ganesh, S., Acharya, M., & Mathur, U. DOS times. August 2009.
Ophthalmic plastic surgery-new horizons. Das, S. DOS journal. September 2009
Epiphora & its treatment. Gupta, N. Nasal research foundation course proceedings. 21st edition. December 2009. pg 71 - 74
Book Chapter
Postoperative anterior chamber shallowing management. Gandhi, M. Chapter in AIOS ready reckoner.
Section on ENT. Dhawan, N. Chapter in Manual of Geriatric Care.
Submacular Hemorrhage, Agarwal, M., & Chaudhary, S.P. Chapter in Ready Reckoner for Ophthalmology by AIOS. 2010.
Case report
Posterior sympathetic ophthalmia. Narula, R., Agarwal, M, & Chaudhary, S.P. DOS Times. February 2009.
Congenital fibrosis syndrome. Shankar, V. & Guha, S. DOS times. November 2009.
Acute retinal Necrosis. Chaudhary, S. P. VRSI. Palampur, Himanchal Pradesh. November 2009.
Posterior Sympathetic Ophthalmic. Narula, R. Published in DOS times. February 2009.
Congenital pigmented free floating vitreous cyst. Shankar, V., Narula R, & Agarwal M. DOS annual conference. April 2010.
Oral Valacyclovir for treatment of Acute Retinal Necrosis. Narula, R., Agarwal M, & Chaudhary S., P. AIOS. Kolkata. February 2010.
Validation of scoring system for preoperative stratification of intra-operative risks of complications during cataract surgery: Indian multi-centric study. Agrawal, V., Upadhyay, J. & Indian Cataract Risk Stratification Study group (Acknowledgement to Dr Monica Gandhi and Dr Umang Mathur) Indian Journal of ophthalmology. 57. 2009. 213-5
Management of Neovascular Glaucoma. Dubey, S. International Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice. Sep-Dec 2009. vol 3, number 3