Dr Parthasarathi Kalaiselvan

Biography

Dr Parthasarathi Kalaiselvan is an Associate Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Optometry & Vision Science (SOVS), UNSW Sydney. He has a keen interest in translational research in clinical optometry, having done work to move from basic research to animal model validations and finally into human clinical research. He draws upon his experiences with patients to guide the end goals of his research and has assembled an international collaborative research network. His research focuses on the contact lens and anterior ocular surface, tear film, keratoconus, ocular infection, antibiotic resistance, and novel antimicrobial agents to counter microbial resistance. Study designs include basic laboratory experiments, animal models and human clinical trials.

Dr Kalaiselvan was awarded a PhD from UNSW in 2019 for his work in antimicrobial contact lenses. He received his bachelor of optometry from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India and master of Optometry & Ophthalmic Technology from NIMS University, India. He worked as an optometrist at L V Prasad Eye Institute. He also extended his services as a research optometrist and an educator at the Prof. Brien Holden Clinical Research Centre, LVPEI and Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry, Hyderabad, India.

Besides being a busy researcher, Dr Kalaiselvan undertakes teaching at SOVS, UNSW. His teaching area includes disease processes of the eye, clinical environment, contact lenses, Perspective from vision science, Binocular Vision, Paediatrics and Low Vision.

Professional affiliations:

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Fellow and member of British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
American Academy of Optometry (AAO) 2018
Cornea & Contact Lens Society of Australia (CCLSA) 2017
The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) 2017 – till date.
Optometry Council of India
Fellow and member of International Association of Contact Lens Educators
Indian Eye Research Group - ARVO - India Chapter
Australian Society for Microbiology
Manipal School of Allied Health Sciences (MSOAHS) Alumni Association
Alumni of LVPEI Optometrists (ALO)

My Grants

Career Development Grant, Education Focused (EF) Academic, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2021
CCLSA Dorothy Carlorg Research Award Grant, New South Wales, Australia, 2021
ARVO International Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Virtual Conference, USA, 2021
$100,000 grant from San Air, a West Gosford-based Australian company, 2020
Da Vinci Award, British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference & Exhibition, Manchester, UK, 2019
J&J Vision Student Travel Fellowship grant award, American Academy of Optometry, Orlando, FL, USA, 2019
UNSW Science PhD Writing Scholarship, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2019
School of Optometry and Vision Science Travel Scholarship, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2019
AAO Student Travel Fellowship grant award, American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, USA, 2018
Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Travel Scholarship, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2018
Awarded Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) grant, Indiana University, USA, 2013

My Qualifications

PhD in Optometry, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2019
Master of Optometry & Ophthalmic Technology, NIMS University, Rajasthan, India, 2014
Post Graduate Fellowship, Clinical Optometry, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India, 2008
Bachelor of Optometry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Maniap, India, 2007

My Awards

Best Researcher Award, International Research Awards on Science, Health and Engineering (SHEN) Conference, SCIENCEFATHER, Chennai, India, 2021
Grand prize winner, Anterior Segment, AAO Ocular Photography Contest, American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, USA, 2018
Teaching assistant fellowship award, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2018-2020
Best science photo award, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2016
Best poster of Diagnostic Category in 36th All India Optometry Conference 2014, Agra, India, 2014
Grand prize winner for South Zone of India for All India Cooper vision Practitioner online quiz contest, India, 2014
Best outgoing optometry student award in Clinical Optometry Fellowship from L V Prasad Eye Institute, India, 2008
Awarded Digital camera for Essilor Quiz Contest at ESO International Vision Science & Optometry Conference, India, 2005

My Research Activities

COVID-19 Rapid Response Research - New disinfection systems for PPE
COVID-19 Rapid Response Research - New antiviral coatings to help minimise the spread of viruses
In-vitro efficacy of contact lens disinfectant systems
Clinical efficacy of silver-impregnated contact lens storage cases
Development of antimicrobial contact lenses
Antimicrobial efficacy of antimicrobial peptide and peptide mimics
Efficacy of essential oils vapours to reduce the numbers of culturable aerosolised coronavirus, bacteria and fungi
Efficacy of Canabidiol on Demodex Mites collected from eyelids