Educational Qualifications
MBBS, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Diploma in Ophthalmology (DO), Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai
Diplomate of National Board in Ophthalmology (DNB), Aravind Eye Care System, Tirunelveli
Specialisation
International Clinical Fellowship in Medical Retina, Uveitis and Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (2023–2025.
Two-year Fellowship in Vitreous and Retina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (2020–2022).
Work Experience
Clinical Fellow, Medical Retina, Uveitis and Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (Jan 2023–Jul 2025), including independent and locum consultant-level clinics, virtual medical retina services, and Retinal Advice and Refer (RAR) pathway.
Vitreoretinal Fellow, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (Research Fellowship 2019–2020; VR Fellowship 2020–2022) with significant surgical exposure in pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, membrane peeling and complex retinal detachment repair.
Postgraduate resident, Aravind Eye Hospital, with around 600 independent cataract surgeries and participation in cataract and diabetic retinopathy screening camps.
Publications
Sen P, Giridhar S. Commentary: Retinal folds: To operate or not to operate. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020 Jun 1;68(6):1200.
Das T, Agarwal M, Behera U, Bhattacharjee H, Bhende M, Das AV, Dave VP, Dogra A, Ghosh AK, Giridhar S, Joseph J. Diagnosis and management of fungal endophthalmitis: Indian perspective. Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 2020 Nov 1;15(6):355-65.
Shah A, Giridhar S, Patnaik G, Mhatre R, Das D, Janani MK, Mahadevan A, Biswas J. Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and Molecular Biologic Study of an Enucleated Specimen of a Case of Eales’ Disease.
Sneha Giridhar, Lalit Verma, Anand Rajendran, Muna Bhende, Mallika Goyal, Kim Ramasamy, Rajalakshmi, Padmaja R, Sundaram Natarajan, Mahesh Shanmugam Palanivelu Rajiv Raman, Sobha Sivaprasad, Diabetic macular edema treatment guidelines in India: All India Ophthalmological Society diabetic retinopathy task force, Vitreoretinal Society of India Consensus Statement.
Ratra D, Roy K, Giridhar S, Madaan S. Comparison Between Ranibizumab Biosimilar, Innovator Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab in a Real World Situation.
Ratra D, Chattree S, Raviselvan M, Pradhan A, Giridhar S. Structural and functional phenotypic features and molecular analysis of Indian patients with Bietti crystalline dystrophy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Azzopardi M, Giridhar S, Tsika C, Koutsocheras G, Katzakis M, Demir B, Rahman W, Heng LZ, Chong YJ, Logeswaran A. A Comparison of Ultra-Widefield Imaging Quality Obtained with Zeiss Clarus and Optos for Virtual Medical Retina Services. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025 May 8;14(10):3270.
Achievements
Swarnalatha Punshi Award for Best Research Fellow, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya (2021).
Presenting author for papers and posters at major meetings, including AIOS, EURETINA, USI, TNOA and Moorfields courses and symposia.
Active involvement in clinical audits and quality improvement projects at Moorfields Eye Hospital, including studies on peripapillary polypoidal vasculopathy and virtual medical retina clinic outcomes.
Book Chapters
Sneha Giridhar, Dipankar Das, Jyotirmay Biswas. Intraocular Tumours—Advances in Ophthalmic Pathology. Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry.June 2021
Vikas Khetan, Arkaprava Pradhan, Sneha Giridhar. Multimodal imaging of intraocular tumours.Fingers Essential Ophthalmic Oncology.2024
MBBS, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Diploma in Ophthalmology (DO), Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai
Diplomate of National Board in Ophthalmology (DNB), Aravind Eye Care System, Tirunelveli
Specialisation
International Clinical Fellowship in Medical Retina, Uveitis and Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (2023–2025.
Two-year Fellowship in Vitreous and Retina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (2020–2022).
Work Experience
Clinical Fellow, Medical Retina, Uveitis and Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (Jan 2023–Jul 2025), including independent and locum consultant-level clinics, virtual medical retina services, and Retinal Advice and Refer (RAR) pathway.
Vitreoretinal Fellow, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (Research Fellowship 2019–2020; VR Fellowship 2020–2022) with significant surgical exposure in pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, membrane peeling and complex retinal detachment repair.
Postgraduate resident, Aravind Eye Hospital, with around 600 independent cataract surgeries and participation in cataract and diabetic retinopathy screening camps.
Publications
Sen P, Giridhar S. Commentary: Retinal folds: To operate or not to operate. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020 Jun 1;68(6):1200.
Das T, Agarwal M, Behera U, Bhattacharjee H, Bhende M, Das AV, Dave VP, Dogra A, Ghosh AK, Giridhar S, Joseph J. Diagnosis and management of fungal endophthalmitis: Indian perspective. Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 2020 Nov 1;15(6):355-65.
Shah A, Giridhar S, Patnaik G, Mhatre R, Das D, Janani MK, Mahadevan A, Biswas J. Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and Molecular Biologic Study of an Enucleated Specimen of a Case of Eales’ Disease.
Sneha Giridhar, Lalit Verma, Anand Rajendran, Muna Bhende, Mallika Goyal, Kim Ramasamy, Rajalakshmi, Padmaja R, Sundaram Natarajan, Mahesh Shanmugam Palanivelu Rajiv Raman, Sobha Sivaprasad, Diabetic macular edema treatment guidelines in India: All India Ophthalmological Society diabetic retinopathy task force, Vitreoretinal Society of India Consensus Statement.
Ratra D, Roy K, Giridhar S, Madaan S. Comparison Between Ranibizumab Biosimilar, Innovator Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab in a Real World Situation.
Ratra D, Chattree S, Raviselvan M, Pradhan A, Giridhar S. Structural and functional phenotypic features and molecular analysis of Indian patients with Bietti crystalline dystrophy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Azzopardi M, Giridhar S, Tsika C, Koutsocheras G, Katzakis M, Demir B, Rahman W, Heng LZ, Chong YJ, Logeswaran A. A Comparison of Ultra-Widefield Imaging Quality Obtained with Zeiss Clarus and Optos for Virtual Medical Retina Services. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025 May 8;14(10):3270.
Achievements
Swarnalatha Punshi Award for Best Research Fellow, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya (2021).
Presenting author for papers and posters at major meetings, including AIOS, EURETINA, USI, TNOA and Moorfields courses and symposia.
Active involvement in clinical audits and quality improvement projects at Moorfields Eye Hospital, including studies on peripapillary polypoidal vasculopathy and virtual medical retina clinic outcomes.
Book Chapters
Sneha Giridhar, Dipankar Das, Jyotirmay Biswas. Intraocular Tumours—Advances in Ophthalmic Pathology. Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry.June 2021
Vikas Khetan, Arkaprava Pradhan, Sneha Giridhar. Multimodal imaging of intraocular tumours.Fingers Essential Ophthalmic Oncology.2024
