Dr. Visakh Thomas
M.B.B.S, D.N.B. Ophthalmology.
Erattupuzha house,CMC 27, opposite St. Mary's G.H.S,Cherthala P.O. 688524.
Phone 807-***-****, 949-***-****(WhatsApp)
Email: ************@*****.***
MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Sankara Nethralaya and Medical Research Foundation, Chennai May 2017 – June 2020
•Awarded the degree of Diplomate Of National Board (D.N.B.) in the discipline of Ophthalmology by National Board Of Education, New Delhi
Fellowship in phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation, Shr Ganpati Nethralaya,Jalna, Maharashtra, October 2021.
Govt. Medical College Kottayam
Aug 2009 – Dec 2014
•Awarded the degree of M.B.B.S by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
WORK EXPERIENCE
•One year practise in a private hospital at kanjirappally,Kottayam(2020-2021).
•One year compulsory rotatory internship in Govt. Medical College Kottayam Jan 2015-Jan 2016
THESIS
VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER CATARACT SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH RUBELLA VS NONRUBELLA CONGENITAL CATARACT
•Retrospective longitudinal study with retrospective arm, prospective arm, and longitudinal follow up of atleast 1 year for all the patients
•Objective of the study was to evaluate the visual outcome after cataract surgery in children with congenital rubella syndrome as compared to nonrubella congenital cataract
•We also aimed to identify the risk factors associated wit poor visual outcome as well as for the development of glaucoma.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
•Sangam Glaucoma Conference, Chennai Sep’ 2017
•Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support 2017
•Ocular TraumaCON 2018,Chennai
•MIRAGE-The Myth of Watering, A CME on lacrimal disorders, September 2018
•SYNAPSE, International Symposium on Neuro Ophthalmology 2019,Chennai
•Cataract Update 2019,Sankara Nethralaya Chennai
•All India Ophthalmology Conference 2019, Indore
Organizational membership
All India Ophthalmologic Society - YES Registration No. :T21608
Awards and Honors
Winner : Best Video Presentation Cataract Catalyst 2019 Sankara Nethralaya
Research Experience, Presentations, Publications, Free papers and Posters.
Presented Free Paper in AIOC 2019 Indore, "Limbal Sparing Lamellar Keratoplasty in Keratoglobus"
OPHTHALMOLOGY SKILLS
A.DIAGNOSTIC SKILLS:
•BASIC: Competent in slit lamp examination techniques, Applanation tonometry, Gonioscopy, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp biomicroscopy, refraction, keratometry, A-scan, squint examination techniques and basic oculoplasty examination techniques.
•ADVANCED: B-Scan Ultrasonography of the eye and orbit, Fundus fluorescein angiography, Indocyanine green angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography, Electrophysiology, Automated perimetry, interpretation C.T. and M.R.I. of Brain and Orbit, corneal topography interpretation, familiar with interpretation of UBM, AS-OCT and PENTACAM.
B.SURGICAL SKILLS:
•Cataract surgeries:
-Extracapsular cataract surgeries
-Small incision cataract surgeries
Phacoemulsification
•Intravitreal injections
•Pterygium surgery
•Amniotic membrane graft
•Laser
Nd: Yag Capsulotomy
Nd: Yag peripheral Iridotomy
•Ophthalmic plastic surgery:
-Dacryocystorhinostomy
-Frontalis sling
-Enucleation
-Evisceration
-Eyelid tear including canalicular reapir
LANGUAGE, HOBBIES AND SPECIAL INTERESTS
•LANGUAGE o English o Hindi o Tamil Malayalam
•SPECIAL INTERESTS
•Winner National Level Dance competition for Ophthalmologists, Life Beyond Ophthalmology 2020
•Trained in KungFu and Kalaripayattu