Dr. Srilathaa Gunasekaran

MD (AIIMS) FAICO (Cornea) FAICO (Refractive Surgery) Cornea Observership (SNEC, Singapore)

Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology

Dr. Srilathaa Gunasekaran is a senior ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. She trained at the apex institute of the country – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for around 6 years. As a senior registrar in AIIMS, she was part of the pioneering team using Wavelight Refractive Suite for FemtoLASIK surgery.

Later she worked as a Consultant in Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon for around 7 years being part of the founding team in setting up the Division of Ophthalmology. She headed the department of cornea and refractive surgery at Medanta performing large number of FemtoLASIK, Contoura and ICL procedures. She also spearheaded the launch and successful functioning of Hospital Cornea Retrieval Program in Medanta – an eye donation drive to restore the sight of corneal blind patients.

She is an excellent cataract surgeon with experience in implantation of various intraocular lenses and also paediatric cataract surgeries. She has keen interest in treating keratoconus patients with the latest advancements. She has expertise in all kinds of cornea and ocular surface procedures – corneal collagen crosslinking, customised corneal transplant techniques, limbal stem cell transplants and keratoprosthesis. She has first hand experience in treating large number of corneal infections. She has been an invited faculty at various national conferences to deliver talks and instruction courses in her specialization. She also received Santen educational grant award from the Asia Cornea Society to undergo specialised cornea training at Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.

Cataract, Corneal transplantation and Refractive surgeon trained from AIIMS, New Delhi

Credentials

Medical Qualifications

  • 2011 – 2014: Senior Registrar in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive surgery , AIIMS New Delhi
  • 2013: FAICO (Cornea), AIOS Collegium
  • 2012: FAICO (Refractive surgery), AIOS Collegium
  • 2008 – 2010: MD Ophthalmology, AIIMS New Delhi
  • 2001 – 2007: MBBS (Gold medallist), Madurai Medical College, Madurai

Teaching Experience

  • DNB Ophthalmology students: Medanta the Medicity, 2017 – 2021
  • MD Ophthalmology students: AIIMS, New Delhi 2011 – 2014
  • MBBS (Ophthalmology): AIIMS, New Delhi 2009 – 2010

Research Experience

  • Co – Guide for DNB research thesis: Medanta the Medicity
  • Part of various research projects in AIIMS, New Delhi

Membership & Certifications

  • Member of Asia Cornea Society
  • Member of Indian Society of Cornea and Keratorefractive surgery
  • Member of Cornea Society of India
  • Member of All India Ophthalmological Society
  • Member of Delhi Ophthalmological Society

Awards & Accomplishments

  • Santen Educational Grant awarded by Asia Cornea Society for Cornea Observership in Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore : May 2019
  • Best Poster award by Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society 2010
  • Prof. PK Khosla trophy by Ophthalmic Research Association, AIIMS 2009
  • University Medal – Dr Balfour memorial silver medal – Best performance among women candidates in the subject Medicine (MBBS), 2007
  • University Medal – Dr Rangachari silver medal – Best performance in the subject Medicine & Surgery (MBBS), 2007
  • University rank in Medicine – Dr P Vadamalayan Endownment cash prize – Best performance among college candidates, MBBS 2007
  • University rank in Obstetrics & Gynaecology – Dr P Vadamalayan Endownment cash prize – Best performance among college candidates, MBBS 2007
  • MBBS Gold medal – in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (MBBS) 2007
  • Sethu Achi Gold medal in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (MBBS) by MOGSI, 2007
  • Gold Medal & School First award in the Higher Secondary Examination – Madurai, 2001

Publications

  • Clinical validation of RIA-G, an automated optic nerve head analysis software.
    Singh D, Gunasekaran S, Hada M, Gogia V
    Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul;67(7):1089-1094
  • Ocular Surface Microbial Flora in Patients with Chronic Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Undergoing Cultivated Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation.
    Gunasekaran S, Dhiman R, Vanathi M, Mohanty S, Satpathy G, Tandon R.
    Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan-Mar;26(1):23-26
  • Management of a traumatic would dehiscence of a functional graft 34 years after penetrating keratoplasty
    Gunasekaran S; Sharma N; Titiyal JS
    BMJ Case Rep. 2014, Dec 2;2014
  • Refractive surgery for myopia: case selection & management options – a review
    Gunasekaran S, Agarwal T, Sharma N, Tandon R. Natl
    Med J India. 2014 Jul-Aug;27(4):204-9
  • Treatment before macular grid in patients of diabetic macular edema.
    Srilatha PS, Wadhwani M, Vohra R, Gogia V, Garg S, Pandey V.
    Oman J Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep-Dec;11(3):254-258
  • Intraoperative complications in Descemet’s stripping Automated Endothelial keratoplasty (Chapter in text book – DSAEK, Different strokes)
    Namrata Sharma, Prafulla K Maharana, Srilathaa Gunasekaran
  • Postoperative complications in DSAEK (Chapter in text book – DSAEK, Different strokes)
    Dermot Cassidy, Vishal Jhanji, Srilathaa Gunasekaran, Rasik B Vajpayee
  • Approach to a case of infectious keratitis – a review: DOS times,  July 2013
  • Femtosecond LASIK – technology and machines: Srilathaa Gunasekaran, Namrata Sharma, Rajesh Sinha, Tushar Agarwal, J.S.Titiyal
    Dos times, 19(7) jan 2014:25 – 29
  • Tear Osmolarity – Current Perspectives in Cornea Practice: Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
    Rebika Dhiman, Srilathaa G, Radhika Tandon, M Vanathi
  • LASIK complications – tear sheet: Dos times, 19(7) jan 2014: 85

Invited Talks

  • Bioptics – DOS annual conference, 2014
  • Femtosecond in refractive surgery – Amicon 2014
  • Complications of keratorefractive Surgery – DOS annual conference, 2015
  • Infectious keratitis – DOS Teaching Program 2016
  • Post LASIK keratitis – DOS annual conference, 2016
  • Chaired various sessions in cornea and refractive surgery
  • Invited Judge for free paper session in Cornea and Refractive surgery – DOS annual conference, 2016
  • Contoura vision – ISCKRS 2018
  • HCRP Vs Voluntary donation- Annual EBAI conference 2018 , Pune
  • Interesting case scenarios in FemtoLASIK – video based talk, ISCKRS 2019
  • HCRP : our experience – Annual EBAI Conference, 2019, Bangalore

Paper Presentations

  • Herpetic Keratitis after solid organ transplantation: Keracon 2018 , NewDelhi
  • Healing response of the donor cornea following harvesting for cultivated limbal stem transplantation: APAO – AIOS 2013, Hyderabad
  • Postoperative complications and follow up – Instruction course on keratprosthesis update: ASIA ARVO 2013, New Delhi
  • Instrumentation in Lamellar Keratoplasty – Instruction course on Lamellar keratoplasty revisited: AIOC 2015, New Delhi
  • Pearls in corneal perforation management – Instruction course on Ocular trauma: AIOC 2016, Kolkata
  • Impact of grief counselors Vs trained nurses in increasing and sustaining Eye donation in Institutional settings: Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) 2012, Florida, USA

Poster Presentations

  • Intra ocular pressure elevation associated with the use of nasal corticosteroid sprays: World Glaucoma Congress 2009, Boston, USA
  • Corneal endothelial cell loss after pars plana vitrectomy: Accepted for Congress of the ESCRS – Barcelona, 2009
  • Evaluation of corneal endothelial cell loss after silicone oil removal via pars plana route: American Academy of Ophthalmology Oct 2010, Chicago, USA

    The same poster won the BEST POSTER AWARD at Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society in 2010 and was also presented at the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) 2011

  • Pre-operative conjunctival microbiological profile in Stevens Johnson syndrome patients undergoing cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation: APAO – AIOS 2013, Hyderabad, India
  • To compare the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab vs posterior subtenon triamcinolone in management of diffuse diabetic macular edema: APAO – AIOS 2013, Hyderabad, India
  • Refractive-neutral phototherapeutic keratectomy for management of anterior corneal dystrophies with coexisting refractive errors: ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, April 25-29, 2014, in Boston