FMRF Cornea (Research and Clinical) (Sankara Netralaya)
Experience of Dr. Penugondla Pavani Murthy
14+YRS
She did her MBBS from Guntur Medical College 2004-2009, followed by 1 year internship at Guntur Government General hospital.
DNB in Ophthalmology from Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur 2012-2015.
She worked at Shri Sankara Nethralaya, Miyapur for a brief period in 2016
She pursued Research Fellowship in Cornea (FMRF) from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai – Oct 2016 to March 2017
Clinical Fellowship in Cornea, Refractive and Ocular Surface (FMRF) from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai – April 2017 to March 2019.
Consultant Ophthalmologist (Cornea, Cataract, Refractive) at Sree Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Kothapet, Hyderabad from Oct 2019 to Sept 2021
Consultant Ophthalmologist (Cornea, Cataract, Refractive) at Win Vision Hospital, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad from Oct 2021 to Oct 2022.
Her area of interest include management of corneal ectasias, ulcers, corneal transplantation (penetrating and lamellar keratoplasties), refractive surgeries and ocular surface disorders (dry eye management, chemical injuries, ocular allergies and ocular surface tumours).
She is a certified surgeon experienced in both anterior and posterior lamellar keratoplasties.
Research and Designation of Dr. Penugondla Pavani Murthy
Ocular Spot Fluorometer Equipped with a Lock-In Amplifier for Measurement of Aqueous Flare – TVST, Dec 2018
Corneal epithelial permeability to fluorescein in humans by a multi-drop method – Plos One, June 2018
Bilateral Disciform Keratitis with Immune Corneal Ring in a Patient with HLA-B27 Positive Reactive Arthritis – Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, May 2019
Lamellar Cataract, Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, Oct 2020
Epithelial Ingrowth – islands in the clear sea, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Dec 2020
Was a part of Prevention of Corneal Blindness: a collaboration between Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, USA and Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai under Obama-Singh Initiative grant. Conducted several studies on corneal epithelial permeability in keratoconus, epithelial permeability studies in patients on anti-glaucoma medications, corneal endothelial permeability studies for normative data calculation and in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, aqueous flare measurement using a custom built ocular spot fluorometer.
She has presented multiple papers and posters at national and international conferences
Long-Term Outcome of Mucous Membrane Grafting for Lid Margin Keratinization in StevensJohnson Syndrome (SJS), APAO 2019 (Bangkok, Thailand)
Measurement of Aqueous Flare Using a Confocal Ocular Spot Fluorometer, APAO 2018 (Hong Kong, China)