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Journal articles
2019, 'Prevalence of Primary Glaucoma as Diagnosed by Study Optometrists of L. V. Prasad eye Institute–Glaucoma Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 26, pp. 150 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2018.1551961
,2019, 'App-Based Tele Ophthalmology: A Novel Method of Rural Eye Care Delivery Connecting Tertiary Eye Care Center and Vision Centers in India', International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8107064
,2019, 'Making blind children see: Impact of correcting moderate and severe visual impairment in schools for the blind', Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 26, pp. 216 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_111_19
,2019, 'Combination of Simple Diagnostic Tests to Detect Primary Angle Closure Disease in a Resource-constrained Region.', Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 26, pp. 430 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2019.1650380
,2019, 'Diagnostic Accuracy of Van Herick Technique to Detect Pre-Disease States of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma in a Resource Constraint Region.', Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 26, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2018.1562083
,2019, 'Prevalence of ophthalmic disorders among hearing-impaired school children in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.', Indian J Ophthalmol, 67, pp. 530 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_995_18
,2019, 'Toward Better Health Outcomes in Rural and Under-served Areas: L. V. Prasad Eye Institute's Diagonal Model of Glaucoma Care.', Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 26, pp. 420 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2019.1646292
,2019, 'Tribal Odisha Eye Disease Study (TOES) report # 5: Comparison of prevalence and causes of visual impairment among tribal children in native and urban schools of Odisha (India).', Indian J Ophthalmol, 67, pp. 1012 - 1015, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1995_18
,2018, 'Glaucoma-associated long-term mortality in a rural cohort from India: The Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 102, pp. 1477 - 1482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311654
,2018, 'Agreement and diagnostic accuracy of vision screening in children by teachers, community eye-health workers and vision technicians', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 101, pp. 553 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12559
,2018, 'Barriers to uptake of referral services from secondary care to tertiary care and its associated factors in L v Prasad Eye Institute network in Southern India: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020687
,2018, 'Misplaced capsule tension ring in anterior chamber: A unique way of explantation', Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 66, pp. 1009 - 1011, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.ijo_1207_17
,2018, 'Commentary: Childhood blindness in India: Regional variations.', Indian J Ophthalmol, 66, pp. 1461 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1144_18
,2018, 'Commentary: Should we restrict vision screening in primary school children?', Indian J Ophthalmol, 66, pp. 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1028_18
,2018, 'Community care for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma in India: A panel discussion.', Indian J Ophthalmol, 66, pp. 916 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_910_17
,2018, 'Presbyopia and the Sustainable Development Goals.', Lancet Glob Health, 6, pp. e944 - e945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30355-3
,2018, 'The Tribal Odisha Eye Disease Study (TOES) 1: prevalence and causes of visual impairment among tribal children in an urban school in Eastern India.', J AAPOS, 22, pp. 145.e1 - 145.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.10.020
,2018, 'Tribal Odisha Eye Disease Study (TOES # 2) Rayagada school screening program: efficacy of multistage screening of school teachers in detection of impaired vision and other ocular anomalies.', Clin Ophthalmol, 12, pp. 1181 - 1187, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S161417
,2017, 'Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990–2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Global Health, 5, pp. e1221 - e1234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30393-5
,2017, 'International Vision Care: Issues and Approaches', Annual Review of Vision Science, 3, pp. 53 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-102016-061407
,2017, 'Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Global Health, 5, pp. e888 - e897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30293-0
,2017, 'Angiopoietin receptor TEK interacts with CYP1B1 in primary congenital glaucoma', Human Genetics, 136, pp. 941 - 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00439-017-1823-6
,2017, 'Near visual impairment and spectacle coverage in Telangana, India', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 45, pp. 568 - 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12943
,2017, 'Impact of systematic capacity building on cataract surgical service development in 25 hospitals.', BMC Ophthalmol, 17, pp. 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0492-5
,2017, 'Spectacles use in a rural population in the state of Telangana in South India', Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 65, pp. 509 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_324_16
,2017, 'Utilization of eye care services among those with unilateral visual impairment in rural South India: Andhra Pradesh eye disease study (APEDS)', International Journal of Ophthalmology, 10, pp. 473 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2017.03.23
,2017, 'Children’s eye health programmes: Successful strategies and challenges', Community Eye Health Journal, 30, pp. 28 - 30
,2017, 'Importance of integrating eye health into school health initiatives.', Community Eye Health, 30, pp. S3 - S5, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034109
,2017, 'KOH mount as an aid in the management of infectious keratitis at secondary eye care centre.', Br J Ophthalmol, 101, pp. 1447 - 1450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310241
,2017, 'Ocular surface disorders.', Community Eye Health, 30, pp. S1 - S2, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849435
,2016, 'Outcomes of cataract surgery in urban and rural population in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh: Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) project', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167708
,2016, 'Population-based assessment of prevalence and causes of visual impairment in the state of Telangana, India: A cross-sectional study using the Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) methodology', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012617
,2016, 'Unilateral visual impairment in rural south India-Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study (APEDS)', International Journal of Ophthalmology, 9, pp. 763 - 767, http://dx.doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2016.05.23
,2016, 'Population-Based Assessment of Unilateral Visual Impairment in the South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh: Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) Project', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 23, pp. 171 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2015.1051235
,2016, 'Accuracy of vision technicians in screening ocular pathology at rural vision centres of southern India', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 99, pp. 183 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12345
,2016, 'Longitudinal Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study: Rationale, study design and research methodology', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 44, pp. 95 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12633
,2016, 'Cataract surgery visual outcomes and associated risk factors in secondary level eye care centers of L V Prasad Eye Institute, India', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144853
,2016, 'A clinical score to predict dose reductions of antidiabetes medications with intentional weight loss: A retrospective cohort study', Biomedical Journal, 39, pp. 188 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2016.06.002
,2016, 'Inequities in cataract surgical coverage in South Asia.', Community Eye Health, 29, pp. S06 - S09, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289327
,2015, 'Risk factors for endophthalmitis following cataract surgery-our experience at a tertiary eye care centre in India', International Journal of Ophthalmology, 8, pp. 1184 - 1189, http://dx.doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.06.19
,2015, 'Efficacy and safety of low molecular weight heparin compared to unfractionated heparin for chronic outpatient hemodialysis in end stage renal disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis', PeerJ, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.835
,2014, 'Population-based assessment of sensitivity and specificity of a pinhole for detection of significant refractive errors in the community', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 97, pp. 523 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12172
,2014, 'Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment and their associated risk factors, in three tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, India', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100644
,2014, 'A population-based cross-sectional study of barriers to uptake of eye care services in South India: The Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) project', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005125
,2014, 'Prevalence of spectacles use in Andhra Pradesh, India: Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment project', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 42, pp. 227 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12160
,2014, 'Management and outcome of retinoblastoma with vitreous seeds.', Ophthalmology, 121, pp. 517 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.09.011
,2014, 'Population-based assessment of sensitivity and specificity of a pinhole for detection of significant refractive errors in the community', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12172
,2013, 'Changing trends in the prevalence of visual impairment, uncorrected refractive errors and use of spectacles in Mahbubnagar district in South India', Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 61, pp. 755 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.121149
,2013, 'Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome', INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 61, pp. 65 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.107194
,2013, 'Spectacle Coverage and Spectacles use among Elderly Population in Residential Care in the South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh', Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
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