Dr. Prithvi Chandrakanth

Dr. Prithvi Chandrakanth

Vitreo Retinal consultant eye surgeon. Fellowship in cataract
  • Occupation:
    MBBS,MS (Ophthal),FVRS(AEH-CBE)
  • Experience:
    Formerly Vitreo Retinal surgeon, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore

Currently serves as a Vitreoretinal surgeon in Dr.Chandrakanth Nethralaya, Kozhikode, Kerala.

Formerly a Vitreoretinal surgeon and Medical Officer, Department of Vitreoretinal Services in Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore.

Key Achievements:

  • Published 25+ articles in prestigious PubMed indexed journals, contributing to the advancement of ophthalmology.
  • Delivered 150+ scientific presentations at renowned international, national and state conferences
  • Led instruction courses as Chief Instructor in AIOS, KSOS, and Co-Instructor in APAO, YOSI, YOLK and TNOA, mentoring future generations of ophthalmologists.
  • Awards and Accolades: Recipient of 30+ awards from esteemed ophthalmic societies- APAO, AIOS, World ROP Congress, KSOS, TNOA, IIRSI, WWCRS, CAHOTECH acknowledging exceptional contributions.
  • Pioneered 12+ innovations in ophthalmology highlighting a passion for innovation and technological advancement.
  • Received many accolades and conducted instruction course on his creative style of poster making, presentation and video making skills.
  • Maximum number of innovation published in the Innovation section in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (pubmed indexed) since 2019.

Innovations:

  1. Anterior Segment Photography with Intraocular lens (ASPI)
  2. ASPI-Gonio : ASPI based gonio angle documentation without slit lamp
  3. Trash To Treasure Retcam
  4. IOLSCOPE
  5. Slit Lamp Iolscope Microscope (SLIM)
  6. Gimbalscope : Smartphone based retinoscopy
  7. Smartphone Assisted Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening (SMART)
  8. Smartphone Coaided Cobalt Blue Photography Do It Yourself (SCOOBY DOO)
  9. Slitscope
  10. Smartscope Kit
  11. Retilight
  12. Lumindent
  13. Glowport (mentor and co-innovator)
  14. Eyespirator (mentor and co-innovator)
  15. Pupilmate (mentor and co-innovator)
  16. Magnifix (mentor and co-innovator)
  17. Scrub-Book (mentor and co-innovator)

Editorial Involvement:

  • Editorial Board Member, Tamil Nadu Journal of Ophthalmology, contributing to the dissemination of academic insights.
  • Executive member, Young Ophthalmologist of Kerala (YOLK )
  • Editor Board , Innovation section, AIOS TIMES Magazine.
  • Reviewer for Asia-Pacific Journal of Oophthalmology (APJO), Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO), Tamil Nadu journal of ophthalmic sciences and research (TJOSR) and Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology (KJO).

Interest in Teaching:

Avid educator with a strong commitment to sharing knowledge and expertise. He has mentored, nurtured and inspired many young innovators who have won awards/accolades for their work in international and national forums under his guidance. Passionately involved in teaching through instruction courses and workshops.

Career
Observership  Department of Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 2017 (December, 1 month)
Medical Officer Sri Ramana Maharishi Eye Hospital, Tiruvanamalai 2019 (6 months)
Medical Officer Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 2022 – 2023

 

Publications
Journal
  1. Chandrakanth P, Ravichandran R, Nischal N, Subhashini M. Trash to treasure Retcam. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019;67(4):541.
  2. Chandrakanth P, Nallamuthu P. Anterior segment photography with intraocular lens. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019;67(10):1690.
  3. Chandrakanth, Prithvi; Chandrakanth, K S Smartphone-based intraocular lens microscope, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: October 2020 – Volume 68 – Issue 10 – p 2213-2215 doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2032_19
  4. Chandrakanth, P., Chandrakanth, K., Sheeja Vishwanathan, A., Nirupama, R. and Mathew, T., 2020. Efficacy of trash to treasure retcam in diabetic retinopathy screening. Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 32(3), p.278.
  5. Chandrakanth, Prithvi; Duggirala, Varun1; Narendran, Kalpana2; Narendran, V3 Do it yourself automatic liquid dispenser for the COVID-19 aeon, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: April 2021 – Volume 69 – Issue 4 – p 999-1000 doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2996_20
  6. Brayan J, Sundar D, Singh S, Singh N, Thomas M, Chandrakanth P. Relationship between levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in blood and severity of diabetic retinopathy. TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research. 2021;59(1):5.
  7. Chandrakanth, Prithvi; Ramesh, Prasanna Venkatesh1,; Janakiram, Trichy Narayanan2; Ramesh, Shruthy Vaishali3; Aji, K4; Chandrakanth, K S5; Ramesh, Meena K6; Rajasekaran, Ramesh7 Innovative intra-operative rapid detection test for visualisation of mucor, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology: October 2021 – Volume 69 – Issue 10 – p 2844-2845 doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1912_21
  8. Chandrakanth P, Gosalia H, Verghese S, Menon CKS, Rammohan R, Narendran K, Narendran V. Office-Based Rapid Diagnosis and Management of External Ophthalmomyiasis Via Smartphone-Aided Innovative Tools in an Under-Resourced Setting. Eye Contact Lens. 2022 Jan 1;48(1):54-56. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000856. PMID: 34924544.
  9. Gosalia H, Chandrakanth P, Verghese S, Narendran K, Narendran V. Anterior segment photography with intraocular lens (ASPI) – An innovative resident education tool. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar;70(3):1060-1063. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2988_21. PMID: 35225577; PMCID: PMC9114536.
  10. Gosalia H, Chandrakanth P, Verghese S, Rammohan R, Narendran K, Narendran V. Rapid Office-Based Diagnosis of Demodex Using an Innovative Smartphone-Aided Intraocular Lens Tool. Eye Contact Lens. 2022 Mar 24. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000881. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35333809.
  11. Brayan J, Chandrakanth P, Narendran S, Narendran K, Narendran V. PHACOSIT: A sitting phacoemulsification technique for patients unable to lie down flat during cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr;70(4):1396-1401. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2639_21. PMID: 35326064.
  12. Chandrakanth P, Gosalia H, Verghese S, Chandrakanth KS, Narendran K, Narendran V. Slit-lamp based intraocular lens microscope – A novel technique of rapid office-based microscopy. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr;70(4):1381-1383. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2389_21. PMID: 35326059.
  13. Chandrakanth P, Chavan S, Verghese S, Gosalia H, Raman GV, Shettigar CK, Narendran V. Smartphone Gonioscopy With a Magnifying Intraocular Lens: A Cost-effective Angle Imaging Device. J Glaucoma. 2022 May 1;31(5):356-360. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002006. Epub 2022 Feb 28. PMID: 35220386.
  14. Pawar N, Manayath GJ, Verghese S, Chandrakanth P, Shah V, Raut A, Gaikwad S, Patil PA, Daswani M, Meenakshi R, Narendran K, Narendran V. Potpourri of retinopathies in rare eye disease – A case series. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul;70(7):2605-2609. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3002_21. PMID: 35791168; PMCID: PMC9426132.
  15. Gosalia H, Chandrakanth P, Verghese S, Menon CKS, Narendran K, Rammohan R. Innovative rapid detection of ocular surface parasitosis in under-resourced facilities. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug;70(8):3153-3154. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_666_22. PMID: 35918999; PMCID: PMC9672728.
  16. Chandrakanth P, Gosalia H, Verghese S, Narendran K, Narendran V. The Gimbalscope – A novel smartphone-assisted retinoscopy technique. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug;70(8):3112-3115. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_221_22. PMID: 35918982; PMCID: PMC9672770.
  17. Chandrakanth P, Verghese S, Shiroya P, Khan AA, Gosalia H, Revathi R, Narendran V. Smartphone co-aided cobalt blue anterior segment with intraocular lens photography. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan;71(1):290-293. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1457_22. PMID: 36588254; PMCID: PMC10155561.
  18. Verghese S, Manayath GJ, Pawar N, Chandrakanth P, Shah V, Meenakshi R, Narendran V. Response to comments on: Diagnosis of Kearns-Sayre syndrome requires genetic confirmation. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan;71(1):318-319. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3122_22. PMID: 36588272; PMCID: PMC10155570.
  19. Ramesh PV,  ‬Chandrakanth P, Ramesh SV, ‬Devadas AK,  Ray P,  Chandrakanth KS, et al. New age cost‑effective ‬‬ teleophthalmology with innovative frugal ophthalmic imaging ‑ Anterior ‬segment photography with intraocular lens (ASPI) and trash to treasure ‬retcam (T3R). TNOA J Ophthalmic Sci Res 2023;61:147‑9‬‬‬‬‬
  20. Bhirud A, Chandrakanth P, Agrawal M, Mishra A. Universal slit-lamp-mounted mobile adapter with 20 D lens for fundus photography: “Litter to glitter”. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 May;71(5):2222-2224. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3226_22. PMID: 37202954; PMCID: PMC10391469.
  21. Chandrakanth P, Gosalia H, Verghese S, Shiroya P, Narendran V. Fungal corneal ulcer detection in a slit-lamp-based intraocular lens microscopy clinical setup. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 May;71(5):2301-2302. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_65_23. PMID: 37202985; PMCID: PMC10391427.
  22. Joshi SM, Nagtode AH, Gosalia H, Chandrakanth P, Venkatesh R. Social media: A new-age educational platform for the millennial ophthalmologist! Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 May;71(5):2292-2293. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3135_22. PMID: 37202978; PMCID: PMC10391366.
  23. Chandrakanth P, Maitra P, Sivakumar P, Shah PK, Narendran V. SMART (SMartphone-Assisted frugal Retinopathy of premaTurity screening). Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov;71(11):3571-3572. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1067_23. PMID: 37870027; PMCID: PMC10752332.
  24. Shafeena P, Venkataramanan P, Murugesan S, Gosalia H, Chandrakanth P, Venkatapathy N. EYESPIRATOR- A novel do-it-yourself suction device. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Dec 1;71(12):3715-3717. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_720_23. Epub 2023 Nov 20. PMID: 37991310; PMCID: PMC10788750.
  25. Chandrakanth P, Akkara JD, Joshi SM, Gosalia H, Chandrakanth KS, Narendran V. The Slitscope. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 8. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1589_23. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38189430.
  26. Glowport – Accepted in print 
  27. Pupilmate – under review
Website
  1. https://imagebank.asrs.org/members/profile/28043/prithvi-chandrakanth
  2. https://eyetoday.in/2021/focal-note/anterior-segment-photography-with-intraocular-lens/
Newspaper
  1. The Hindu. Puducherry. A jugaad that’s an eye-opener. 23rd.August.2018;. Available from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/a-jugaad-thats-an-eye-opener/article24757331.ece
  2. Malayalam, Manorama, Mathrabumi, Deshabhimani : 06.04.2024
Thesis
  1. The Effect of Central Corneal thickness on Intraocular pressure in Normal and Glaucoma patients
Magazine
  1. The Trash To Treasure Retcam
  2. AIOS TIMES. 2nd issue. AIOS; 2019
  3. AIOS TIMES April-june issue 2024. 
Editorial board
  1. TNOA Journal – Editor Retina category
  2. AIOS TIMES 2024 – editor innovation section
Collaborative projects
  1. Aravind – John Hopkins University :  AROMA Project : 2022

 

Honors / Awards
  1. Dr. K. G. R Nair Award, KSOS 2019
  2. Dr. Tony Fernandez Award, KSOS 2019
  3. Certificate of Merit – Best publication in IJO of 2019, AIOC 2019
  4. IIRSI Film Festival 2020 Award – Winner – Best of the best films, Best in new technique, new devices, innovation, IIRSI 2020
  5. WWCRS Film Festival 2021Awards – Winner best of the best, WWCRS 2021
  6. AIOS ARC Think Under the Apple Tree – Third Prize, AIOC 2021
  7. Hospital Innovation Awards – Winner, CAHOTECH 2021
  8. TNOA FP AWARD – Geographical disparity in the prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy: role of dietary fatty acids – Co-author, TNOA 2021
  9. IIRSI Film Festival 2021 Award winner – Best of the best film PHACOSIT – Co-author, IIRSI 2021
  10. IOLSCOPE, winner, AIOS Innovators Forum 2021
  11. AIOS Innovators Forum – appreciation certificate – ASPI for residents – Mentored and Co-Authored, AIOS Innovators Forum 2021
  12. Best Free Paper of Glaucoma Session Award : Smartphone Gonio-imaging, AIOC 2022
  13. Second prize – think under the apple tree – Slit Lamp based Intraocular lens Microscope (S.L.I.M), AIOC 2022
  14. Consolation prize – think under the apple tree – THE SMARTSCOPE KIT – A MUST FOR EVERY OPHTHALMOLOGIST, AIOC 2022
  15. Best physical poster of comprehensive ophthalmology Session Award FUNGUS MORPHOLOGY IDENTIFICATION USING IOLSCOPE, AIOC 2022
  16. Best Free Paper of Community Ophthalmology Session Award TRASH TO TREASURE RETCAM- TREASURE TO SAVE SIGHT AMIDST PANDEMIC – Mentored and Co-Authored, AIOC 2022
  17. FIFA Award : ASPI (Anterior Segment photography with Intraocular lens) for Residents: An Innovative learning tool – Mentored and Co-Authored, AIOC 2022
  18. International Ophthalmic Heroes of India 2022, AIOC 2022
  19. TNOA Capt.Subramaniam best video Award 2022 – Mentored and Co-Authored – ASPI (Anterior Segment photography with Intraocular lens) for Residents: An Innovative learning tool – Co-author, TNOA 2022
  20. TNOA Best M N Paper Award for Cataract – Co-Author – SPECIAL, TNOA 2022
  21. WORLD ROP Best Video Award 2022, WROP 2022
  22. First Runner – Up – SMART (SMartphone Assisted frugal Retinopathy of premaTurity Screening), CAHOTECH 2022
  23. ESCRS Best Resident in Training Video 2022 – Co-Author – ASPI (Anterior Segment photography with Intraocular lens) for Residents: An Innovative learning tool – Mentored and Co-authored – ESCRS 2022
  24. International Ophthalmic Heroes of India 2023, AIOC 2023
  25. KSOS 2022 Dr Siva Reddy Award – Smartphone Gonioscopy, KSOS,2022
  26. AIOS 2023 KOCHI Best Trauma paper award 
  27. AIOS 2023 Best Community Medicine category
  28. AIOS 2023 3RD PRIZE : Think under the apple tree
  29. AIOS 2023 4th place Consolation prize : Think under the apple tree
  30. AIOS 2023 Best physical poster in optical/refraction/contact lens category
  31. APAO 2024, Bali : Best scientific paper award 
  32. International Ophthalmic Heroes of India 2024, AIOC 2024
  33. TNOA Best paper in comprehensive category
  34. AIOS 2024, Best physical poster in Pedicatric Ophthalmology category (mentor and co-author)
  35. AIOS 2024 2ND place Glowport : Think under the apple tree
  36. Bridge Retina Congress 2024 : 2nd place in case presentation category – Glowport (Mentor and Co-author)

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