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Venkatapathy Narendran

Publications 13

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Coexisting chronic central serous chorioretinopathy and adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy

George J Manayath, Sweta Patro, Shishir Verghese et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2026 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_410_24

A 62-year-old male presented with a 1-year history of reduced vision in both eyes. His best-corrected visual acuity was 6/36 in the right eye (RE) and 6/12 in the left eye (LE). Anterior segment examination revealed immature cataracts in both eyes. Fundus examination and multimodal imaging identified chronic central se …

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Co occurrance of Macular Telangiectasia type 2 with hemorrhagic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor

Shreyas Shah, George J Manayath, Shruthi Gajula et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2023 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_281_22

We report the case of a 57-year-old female patient who presented with defective vision in the right eye due to large hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment with subretinal hemorrhage near the arcades with scattered retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) alteration at the macula and minimal vitreous hemorrhage inferiorly. …

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Intraretinal and subretinal fluid in exudative nonproliferative macular telangiectasia type 2

George J Manayath, Rohan Suresh Ninan, Shishir Verghese et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2022 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_4_22

A 62-year-old man presented with complaints of decreased vision in BE. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/12 in both eyes (BE). Based on his fundus examination and imaging findings, he was diagnosed with BE Macular Telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2) and was advised of regular follow-up. Over the course of foll …

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Multimodal imaging including optical coherence tomography angiography of benign familial fleck retina

George J Manayath, Shishir Verghese, Hirika Vipul Gosalia et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2022 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_286_21

A 44-year-old woman presented with complaints of pain in the right eye (RE). Fundus examination revealed disc edema in the RE along with retinal flecks sparing the macula in both eyes (BE). Fundus autofluorescence demonstrated a symmetrical pattern of white flecks in BE. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD …

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Case report of central retinal artery occlusion following bee sting injury: A possible link?

Sudeep Pujari, Ratnesh Ranjan, Shishir Verghese et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2021 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_27_21

We report the case of a 54-year-old male who presented with complaints of decreased vision in the left eye (LE). He gave a history of multiple bee stings following which he had an episode of allergic anaphylaxis to the face and neck region for which he was admitted and treated with steroids. On examination, he was foun …

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Sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage as an unusual presentation of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

George Joseph Manayath, Shishir Verghese, Ratnesh Ranjan et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2021 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_310_2020

We report the two cases who presented with sudden decreased vision and sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) hemorrhage without a history of Valsalva maneuver, trauma, or hematological disorders. Multimodal imaging revealed the features suggestive of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in addition to the sub-ILM hem …

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Rapid macular hole formation and closure in a vitrectomized eye following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair

Ratnesh Ranjan, George Joseph Manayath, Udayasree Avadhani et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2018 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_35_2017

The development of a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair is a rare occurrence. We report the first case of rapid MH formation with internal limiting membrane (ILM)-like hyper-reflective bridging membrane under silicone oil (SO) meniscus …

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Central serous chorioretinopathy: Current update on pathophysiology and multimodal imaging

George Joseph Manayath, Ratnesh Ranjan, Vanee Sheth Shah et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2018 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_75_2017

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), the fourth most common nonsurgical retinopathy, is characterized by serous retinal detachment most commonly involving the macular region. Although natural history of CSC shows a self-limiting course, patients are known to present with persistent, recurrent, or even bilateral CSC …

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Central serous chorioretinopathy: Current update on management

George Joseph Manayath, Ratnesh Ranjan, Smita S Karandikar et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2018 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_29_2018

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), the fourth most common nonsurgical retinopathy with a usual self-limiting course, is known to present with persistent or recurrent form with distressing visual loss. Evolution of newer mutimodal imaging techniques have revolutionized the understanding about the pathophysiology of …

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Iatrogenic subretinal injection of Ozurdex® implant and its effect on macular edema

Smita Shriram Karandikar, George J Manayath, Veerappan Saravanan et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2017 · 10.4103/0974-620x.209120

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report a rare case of subretinal lodgement of Ozurdex® implant (Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) and its effect on macular edema in a case of central retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Methods: A rare complication of subretinal lodgement of Ozurdex® implant without retinal perforatio …

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Pigmented ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant

Parag K Shah, Prajna Meeralakshmi, R Shanthi et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2017 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_1_2017

Ciliary body medulloepithelioma is a nonpigmented tumor which presents during the first decade of life. It is rarely seen in newborn infants. We report a pigmented medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant, which showed a rapid growth. Ciliary body medulloepithelioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a …

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