Dr. Vanaja Vaithianathan

Special Training

Contact Lens Training
(ICLEP), (L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad)

Phacoemulsification Training & Observation
(Rajan Eye Care Hospital, Chennai, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai)

Eye Bank Observership & Training
(Ramayama International Eye Bank, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.)

Subjects of Interest in Ophthalmology

Phacoemulsification / Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery - > 10,000 surgeries/Topical anaesthesia - > 3,000 surgeries

Cornea (Keratoplasty) – PKP, DALK, DSEK - > 200 procedures

Pterygium with conjunctival autografts (with fibrin glue)

Glaucoma surgeries

Published articles in several Journals, including Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association Journal

Attended several Ophthalmic Conferences, Presented papers and chaired sessions at Tamil Nadu State Conferences and Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conferences and Pondicherry Ophthalmologists’ Association Meetings.

Conducted Quiz programme in IMA, Pondicherry & delivered lectures for IMA, Cuddalore, Thirukoilur & Puducherry.

Best paper of the session at SROC – TNOA conference, Chennai in 2003

Best paper of the session at TNOA conference, Tirunelveli in 2004

Best paper of the session at TNOA conference, Coimbatore in 2009

Conduct Teachers training programmes on Identification of childhood eye problems in collaboration with Sarva Siksha Abiyan (SSA) and Teacher Training Centre (TTC), which are National projects. More than 1000 teachers have been trained till date.

Visiting Centres

Cuddalore : Valli Vilas Hospital
Pondicherry :New Medical Centre, A.G. Padmavathi's Hospital, Pondicherry Medical Mission, Madhava Hospital

Special Interest in Community
Eye Care

Running an on going free section at Jothi Eye Care Centre itself on Friday morning, since 1998 and on all days from 8 am to 10 am since February, 2001.

Conducted several general eye camps, College & School screening programmes – Total no: > 360

Company screening programmes

Eye Educative & Eye Donation Awareness Programmes at Schools, Colleges, NCC camps, in T.V, & Radio.

Written several articles in Newspapers and magazine – about eye problems.

Started an Eye Bank called Jothi Eye Bank at Jothi Eye Care Centre, which is an Institutional life member of EBI and recognized by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi, (from 2005 onwards)

Jothi Trust and Jothi Eye Care Foundation have been founded for community & Educational activities.

Paramedical training programme with Bharat Sevak Samaj (from 2007 onwards)

Special Activities

Life member of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and was the Executive committee member of IMA from 2003 to 2005 – Pon/45/1/45/39392/94-95/L

Jothi Eye Care Centre is the Institutional life member of Eye Bank Association of India

Honorary General Secretary, Pondicherry Ophthalmologists’Association, (2005-2008)

Executive committee member of TNOA conference, Bonne Vue – 2006

Member of Editorial board, TNOA Journal

Authorized representative of POA, at TNOA Management Council