Professor and Head
M.S | MBBS | DNB | Ph.D | DO | FICO
Prof. Dr. Radha Annamalai is an ophthalmologist with specialization in Uveitis, Ocular Inflammation, Retinopathy of prematurity and with expertise in General Ophthalmology.
She has completed training in Uveitis and Medical Retina in Birmingham and in Belfast, UK, she has done a fellowship in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Currently she is practicing general ophthalmology, uveitis and ocular inflammation, and performs ocular investigations, laser procedures and cataract surgeries.
She has completed her medical training, postgraduation in ophthalmology and a Ph.D. in Uveitis and was the first to describe the usefulness of real time PCR in ocular fluids in TB. She has completed MRCS(Ed), ICO advanced, clinical and basic sciences examinations.
She has mentored about 120 ophthalmology students and has been involved in teaching, clinical education, research supervision and surgical training. She has 60 publications in peer reviewed journals and has 5 chapters in books in ophthalmology. She is a reviewer for the Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, International Ophthalmology and Clinical Ophthalmology.
She has received 9 awards including, ‘Young woman achiever award, ‘Young Faulty Research Award and best clinical papers. She has presented over 100 papers in national and international conferences and has been an invited speaker at various forums.
She is the Chief Clinical Safety Officer for the University, Chairperson of Grievance Committee, member of Operation Room Regulations Committee, Ethics Committee and Board of Studies and Academic Council.
She is involved in visual rehabilitation of children, Community Ophthalmology, rural health camps, childhood blindness schemes, part of multidisciplinary team for needs of special children and with infection and leprosy eradication program for centers in and around Chennai.
Currently she is the Head of Department of Ophthalmology and Head of Clinical Services at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai.
Uveitis, Ocular Inflammation and Retinopathy of prematurity
As Principal Investigator completed in 2016 a project titled:
“A multicentric, double blinded, randomized, active control, parallel group comparative study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Brinzolamide 1% w/v plus Brimonidine Tartarate 0.2% w/v Ophthalmic suspension Vs Brinzolamide 1% eye drops in patients with open angle glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension.”
Principal Investigator for a project titled: “A multicenter, controlled, safety & efficacy study of a Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal (FAI) insert in subjects with chronic non-infectious Uveitis affecting theposterior segment of the eye.” Study started on 18.1.2016.
IEC no.IEC/15/SEP/119/04.
Principal Investigator for a project titled: “A Multi-Center, open–label, single-arm study to assess the safety and efficacy of collagen ophthalmic matric for anterior lamellar Keratoplasty” – Ongoing
Principal Investigator for ongoing project titled: “To study the effects of CB IONSPEC Medical Design Spectacle on Headache, Intraocular Pressure, Refractive Errors and Ocular Surface”
The record for the most students covered in a multidisciplinary health screening camp in a day was achieved by SRIHER.
Certificate of Appreciation for study on “Satellite epidemic of COVID -19 associated mucormycosis in India – A multisite observational study”
TNOA Conference Best Paper Presentation Runner up 2021 for paper on “Clinical profile, diagnostic yield and visual outcome of Endogenous Endophthalmitis”
TNOA Conference 2021 Paper presentation – Runner Up for paper on “Profile of Refractive errors of Ocular fractures and analysis of visual impairment in children with Neuro developmental delays”
Best paper award TNOA Salem 2019 for two papers:
1.Coexistence of tubercular infection and autoimmune disease as an etiology of uveitis: A rare case scenario
2.Overlap syndrome as a cause of posterior uveitis- A rare case presentation
MRCS (Ed) Award from Royal College of Surgeons in 2019
Best paper award AIOC 2018 for paper on “Clinical profile of Uveitis in Treated, Histopathologically Negative Hansen’s Disease”
Role of Aqueous Humor analysis by RT PCR in Serpiginous Choroiditis
All India Ophthalmologists Society, Membership number: 14830
Tamil Nadu Ophthalmologists Association, Membership Number: R696
Uveitis Society of India, Membership number: LM-2016/111
Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh