
Ramesh Kekunnaya, MD, FRCS (Ophthal) received his basic medical training from Karnatak Medical College, Hubli and specialized in ophthalmology from Government Medical College, Mysore, India in 1999. He completed a comprehensive ophthalmology fellowship (with special focus on Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology) at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad followed by a Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship (AAPOS accredited) at Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Dr Kekunnaya is currently, the Head of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuroophthalmology at Child Sight Institute and Jasti V Ramanamma Children’s eye care center, LVPEI, Hyderabad. He is in charge of Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus fellowship program.
He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), World Society for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (WSPOS) and AAO. He is an executive bureau member of WSPOS and administrative council member of ISA (International Strabismological Association).
He has presented at various international and national meetings including named Keynote lectures. He received ‘Achievement award’ from AAO in 2012 and APAO in 2016, ‘International scholar Award’ from AAO in 2014 and HONOR AWARD from AAPOS in 2016. He was a William Giles lecturer at ANZSS, RANZCO, Sydney Australia, 3rd Marilyn Miller lecturer 2016 at the NIPOSS subspecialty day, Nigeria and invited speaker at prestigious Cambridge Symposium in UK. He has authored more than 125 publications in various peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, AJO, Eye, IJO, EJO, Strabismus, Plos One, Nature scientific reports, Lancet and JAAPOS. He is a ‘section editor - Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus’ for BJO, BMJ Open Ophthalmology, IJO and Current Eye Research. He is actively involved in teaching and research activities in the pediatric ophthalmology services. His clinical interests include complex strabismus, pediatric cataract, vision development, lazy eye and neuro-ophthalmological disorders.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Kekunnaya does not have any affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.
Sessions in which Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS participates
- Current Concepts I
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Extraocular Muscle Transplantation - Applicability in different scenarios of strabismus
- Keynote speaker Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 11:40 AM - 11:48 AM | 8 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Pandemic Diversions - Ponderings of a paediatric ophthalmologist
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Identify the different types ...
- Surgical Management of Strabismus in Duane Syndrome: What, why & where?
- Keynote speaker Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Pandemic Diversions - Ponderings of a paediatric ophthalmologist
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Zoom with the Experts in Paediatric Ophthalmology - A transcontinental perspective
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants are able to:Identify when surgical options ot...
- 10 Commandments for intermittent exotropia
- Keynote speaker Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 3:36 PM - 3:56 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Zoom with the Experts in Paediatric Ophthalmology - A transcontinental perspective
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Ask the experts
- Panelist Justin Mora MD (Keynote Speaker) | Panelist Yi Ning Strube | Keynote speaker S. Grace Prakalapakorn MD, MPH (Keynote Speaker) | Moderator Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari | Moderator Stephanie Dotchin MD | Panelist Asim Ali | Panelist Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 4:04 PM - 4:43 PM | 39 minutes Part of: Zoom with the Experts in Paediatric Ophthalmology - A transcontinental perspective
- Discussion
- A Clear Perspective - Paediatric Uveitis and Secondary Lens Implants
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Describe an approach to scree...
- Secondary IOL implantation in children
- Keynote speaker Ramesh Kekunnaya MD, FRCS (Keynote Speaker) |
- 5:51 PM - 6:11 PM | 20 minutes Part of: A Clear Perspective - Paediatric Uveitis and Secondary Lens Implants
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur