0009-0009-5517-5901 About
I am an optometrist with over 15 years of clinical experience in Pediatric optometry and comprehensive eye care. My work is focused on vision development in children, refractive error, school vision screening and epidemiology of childhood vision impairment and refractive errors. My doctoral work is focused on the impact of refractive correction on educational outcomes in school children in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Employment
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L V Prasad Eye Institute Public Health Research Optometrist2020 - Present
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L V Prasad Eye Institute Consultant Optometrist2008 - Present
Education
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Queen's University Belfast PhD student2024 - Present
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (12)
- Cumulative incidence of myopia and risk factors in rural south India: results from the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study III Save
- PROductivity Study of Presbyopia Elimination in gaRment workers (PROSPER II): a randomised trial on the productivity impact of providing near glasses to Indian garment factory workers Save
- Current status of school vision screening—rationale, models, impact and challenges: a review Save
- Vision and hearing screening for school-age children: implementation handbook Save
- Status of Vision Impairment and Refractive Errors in Special Schools in Andhra Pradesh, India Save
- Eye health knowledge, attitude, and practice among special school managers and barriers to eye health programmes in special schools in Hyderabad, India Save
- Effective refractive error coverage and spectacle coverage among school children in Telangana, South India. Save
- Variations in the prevalence of vision impairment across regions among school children in Telangana State, South India Save
- Visual impairment and refractive errors in school children in Andhra Pradesh, India. Save
- COVID-19 safety guidelines for school eye health screening programs. Save