DR. LATHIKA V K
Professor & HOD- Curriculum coordinator, phase 3 part 1
- Member, Institutional Ethics committee,AlMS
- Member,Curriculum committee, AIMS
- Member, Medical Education Unit, AIMS
- Vice president, Thrissur Academic club of ophthalmology
Area of Interest
Medical retina
| Qualification | Specialization | Institution | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum. | 1995 | |
| MS | Ophthalmology | Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum. | 2003 |
| DO | Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum. | 2002 | |
| FRCS | Ophthalmology | Royal College of physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK | 2010 |
| Sri Ratan Tata Fellowship | Cataract microsurgery | Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai | 2003 |
| Fellowship | Medical retina | Giridhar Eye Institute, Kochi | 2012 |
| Observership | ROP | Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore | 2015 |
| LEEP : Leadeship education for excellent patient care Leadership training | NHS leadership programme | UK | 2020 |
| Designation | Institution | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Professor & HOD | Amala Institute Of Medical Sciences | |
| Professor | Amala Institute Of Medical Sciences | |
| Associate Professor | Amala Institute Of Medical Sciences | |
| Assistant Professor | Amala Institute Of Medical Sciences | |
| Senior Resident | Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur | |
| Consultant Ophthalmologist | Aswini Hospital, Thrissur | |
| Lecturer | Medical College, Thrissur |
- Kumar SS, Kamaladevi LV, Valsan SM. Utilization of diabetic retinopathy screening among diabetic patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kerala, India. Int J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:4938-43
- Mathew M, Kamaladevi LV, Skariah CK. Microbial profile of lid margin flora in anterior blepharitis as compared with normal: A comparative, descriptive study. Kerala J Ophthalmol 2020;32:51-5
- Lathika ,Vasu & Thresika, Uvaraj & Nayana, Sebastian. (2017). Usefulness of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in descemet’s membrane detachment following cataract surgery. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 5. 1484. 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171251.
- Lathika VK, Minu SP, Charles KS. Influence of cataract on image quality and macular thickness measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography: a prospective cohort study. Int J Adv Med 2017;4:546-50.
- Lathika Vasu, Susan Prakash Minu, & K. Skariah Charles. "Influence of surgical time on post-surgical visual acuity in patients undergoing small incision cataract surgery: a prospective study." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences [Online], 4.10 (2016): 4588-4592.
- Association of grade of cataract with duration of diabetes, age and gender in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Int J Adv Med 2016; 3:304-8.
- Macular changes following cataract surgery over six months-Kerala Journal Of Ophthalmology-june2015 Influence of glycaemic control on applanation tonometry in diabetic patients- Kerala Journal Of Ophthalmology- June 2010
- Axial length as a determinant of earlier age at cataract surgery- Kerala Journal Of Ophthalmology-june2008
- Ocular surface changes in diabetic retinopathy- Kerala Journal Of OphthalmologyJune2002
- Editor and contributor of a chapter in book “The diabetic eye” published by Kerala society of ophthalmic surgeons in 2019
- Transient visual loss- Kerala Journal Of Ophthalmology.2013
- Keratoplasty-what is new ?-Tacopsia-November-2008
- Thyroid related ophthalmopathy- Kerala Journal Of Ophthalmology –March2002
- Gopi V, Kamaladevi LV, Skariah CK. No-touch management in tick infestation of periocular skin. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022;2:341-2.
- Lathika VK, Sebastin T, Skariah CK. Neurosurgical strike by a coconut “shell”: A rare case of isolated internuclear ophthalmoplegia following closed head injury due to coconut fall. Kerala J Ophthalmol 2018;30:127-30
- Catastrophe behind the Catarrhal Eye -Proptosis in an elderly gentleman, Digital journal of Ophthalmology, 2014. http://www.djo.harvard.edu/
| Award/Achievements | Award Provider | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala Government District Merit Scholarship | Government of Kerala | 1988 |
| TACOappreciationawardformostpromisingyoungophthalmologist | Thrissur Academic Club of Ophthalmology | 2005 |
| TACO award for the academic achiever of the year | Thrissur Academic Club of Ophthalmology | 2010 |
| Guide and Coauthor of the original paper that received the Dr Noel Moniz award for the best anterior segment free paper in the state at DRISHTI 2019 | Kerala Society of ophthalmic surgeons | 2019 |