Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Cataract Surgeon, Orbit & Oculoplasty.

Dr.Divya Sundaresh has over 10 years of ophthalmology expertise. She did a Senior Housemanship in Ophthalmology at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Egmore, Chennai under Prof. Velayutham after graduating from Ramaiah Medical College. She earned her post-graduation ophthalmology degree from Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai.

She specialises in orbital infections, orbital disorders such thyroid orbitopathy, eye lid reconstructions, face cosmetic procedures, and eye malignancies.

Education

• MBBS (M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore). [M S Ramaiah Medical College] RGUHS
• D O (Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute Of Ophthalmology, Madurai) MGR University Institute Of Ophthalmology, Madurai
• DNB (B W Lions Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Bangalore) National Board Of Examinations, New Delhi Eye Hospital, Bangalore
• FRCS (Glasg) (Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow) Surgeons of Glasgow
• FICO (Fellow International Council of Ophthalmology, UK.) Fellow International Council of Ophthalmology, UK
• Diploma in , National University Hospital and School, Singapore
• Oculoplasty (MO) at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore Coimbatore
• Observer at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Specialised

• Ophthalmic plastic surgery is a branch of ophthalmology that fixes problems with the eye socket, eyelids, tear ducts, and face.
• Trauma Care – Eyelid & Canalicular laceration repair, Repair of Orbital (eye socket) and other facial fractures
• Eyelid reconstructive Surgeries- Ptosis Correction Surgery, Ectropion & Entropion repair Eyelid Reconstructions.
• Orbital Surgery- Orbitotomies, Enucleation, Evisceration, Exenteration, Socket Reconstruction, Prosthetic Eyes, Dermis Fat Grafting.
• Orbital infections – such as Mucormycosis or the Black fungus disease.
• Lacrimal Surgeries – It is Dacryocyctorhinostomy, Dacryocystectomy, Canalicular stenting, Silicone intubation.
• Dry Eye Management- Medical and Surgical Treatments.
• Ophthalmic Oncology- Management of various eyes, eyelid, orbital & adnexal tumors, Management of Paediatric Eye cancers like Retinoblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma and others.
• Management of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and other Orbital Inflammatory Diseases.
• Facial cosmetic procedures- Blepharoplasty, Brow lifts, Facelifts, Botox, Tissue fillers, Facial Rejuvenation, Facial Nerve Palsy

Services

• Refraction/Glass testing
• Diabetic retinopathy screening & surgery
• Glaucoma evaluation & management
• Pediatric eye check up
• Cataract evaluation & surgery
• Ocular inflammation or uveitis
• Lid malposition
• Thyroid eye disease
• lacrimal sac surgery
• Facial and periocular Aesthetics
• Evisceration
• Enucleation and rehabilitation
• Ptosis surgery
• Orbitotomies

Paper presentations:

• EYECON 2008: Surgical Management of Congenital Superior oblique palsy.
• FUSION 2012: Retinoblastoma – An Epidemiological Perspective, at The International Masters’ Course in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, Oculoplasty, Aesthetics, Dacryology and Ocular Oncology, organized by the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, from February 12-14, 2012.
• .OPAI – 2014: E-poster presentation – Cavernous Sinus Syndrome – A dilemma. – Sept-2014.
• KOSCON 2019 – Ocular involvement in rhino-orbital mucormycosis.

Publications:

• 1.Divya Dabir Sundaresh, Soumya Ramani, Thanuja G P. A comparison between anterior chamber intraocular lenses with those of retro- pupillary iris claw lenses: Visual outcome and complications. Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, January-March 2018;4(1):12-15.
• 2.Ramani S, Pradeep TG, Sundaresh DD. Effect of wet-laboratory training on resident performed manual small-incision cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:793-7.
• 3.Ramani S, Pradeep TG, Sundaresh DD. Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India. Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Year : 2017, Volume : 3, Issue : 4. 480-484.
• 4.Sundaresh DD, Mangala Gouri S R. Glial heterotopia in an adult: A rare orbital mass. Indian J Ophthalmol 2016;64:843-4.
• 5.Ajay K, Saranya S, Sundaresh DD, Hithashree H R, Hemalatha B C, Krishnaswamy M, Shetty SB. Efficacy and safety of intraoperative intracameral mydriasis in manual small incision cataract surgery - A randomized controlled trial. Indian J Ophthalmol 2017;65:584-8.
• 6.Ajay K, Krishnaprasad R, Divya D S. Ophthalmic surgical training in Karnataka and Southern India: Present status and future interests from a survey of final-year residents. Indian J Ophthalmol 2015;63:306-11.
• 7.Abhishek Singh, Kavita Prasad M, Malavika Krishnaswamy, Sundaresh DD, et al. Comparison of Transconjunctival approach versus Infraorbital approach for infraorbital rim and orbital floor fractures – A prospective clinical study. Journal of Dental & Oro-facial research 2018;14(2):3 -19
• 8.Non Covid Ophthalmic Emergency during the lockdown period of the Covid 19 pandemic. Devappa Namrata; G. P. Thanuja; Ananth Bhandary; Soumya Ramani; Divya D. Sundaresh; Ramaya M British Journal of Medical & Health Sciences (BJMHS)Vol. 2 Issue 9, September -2020
• 9.Vijayan K. , Sundaresh D. , Ramanujam L. Ocular trauma in mid face fractures - An interdisciplinary approach. Clinical and Experimental Ocular Trauma and Infection. 2021; 3(1): 2-9.
• 10.Pradeep, Thanuja G; Sundaresh, Divya Dabir Ramani, Soumya Adoption of newer teaching methods to overcome challenges of training in ophthalmology residency during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: May 2021 - Volume 69 - Issue 5 - p 1292-1297
• 11.Ramani, Soumya; Pradeep, Thanuja G,; Sundaresh, Divya D An update on the novel approaches towards skills assessment of ophthalmology residents in the Indian scenario, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: April 2022 - Volume 70 - Issue 4 - p 1092-1098
• 12.Ramani, Soumya; Anusha, Aynala,; Sundaresh, Divya D; Shetty, Sathyendranath Collateral damage: Corneal injury due to mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case series, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: January 2022 - Volume 70 - Issue 1 - p 306-307
• 13.Ramani S. , Sanjay Kulkarni A. , Sundaresh D. , N T M. An unusually large intraorbital wooden foreign body with an intact globe-“Bark”ing up the wrong tree. CEOTI. 2021; 3(3): 39-42.
• 14.Ksheeraja Y, Soumya Ramani, Ananth Bhandary, Divya D. Sundaresh. E-learning in ophthalmology among undergraduate medical students in India during the COVID-19 pandemic Ophthalmol J 2021;6:137-142