Dr.Dharani R
Professor
Department : Optometry
Email : dharanir@srmist.edu.in
Introduction:
Qualified with a PhD in Optometry and Vision Science with 26 years of overall experience in Optometry including Clinical work, Teaching and Research.
Educational Qualifications:
| Degree | Year | Name of College & University | Registration number with date of registration |
Name of State Medical council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Optom | 1994-1998 | Elite School of Optometry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan | NA | NA |
| PhD | 2005 – 2012 | Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, London | NA | NA |
Details of Teaching experience till date:
| Designation | Department | Institution | From | To | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist | Optometry | Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College road, Nungambakkam | 1998-08-01 | 2004-07-31 | 5 yrs |
| Senior Optometrist & Faculty | Optometry | Elite School of Optometry & Sanakara Nethralaya | 2004-08-01 | 2010-08-02 | 6 yrs |
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health | National University of Singapore | 6-cotober-2010 | 2012-02-28 | 1.5 yrs |
| Assistant Professor - Optometry | Optometry | SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre | 2012-03-29 | 2014-06-20 | 2 years |
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health | National University of Singapore | 2014-06-30 | 2017-02-28 | 3.5 years |
| Associate Professor - Optometry | Optometry | SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre | 2017-06-30 | 2023-12-31 | 6.5 yrs |
| Professor | Optometry | SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre | 2024-01-01 | Till date | 1 yr |
Research & Publications :
- R Dharani, C-F Lee, Z X Theng, V B Drury, C Ngo, M Sandar, T-Y Wong, E A Finkelstein, and S-M Saw. Comparison of measurements of time outdoors and light levels as risk factors for myopia in young Singapore children. Eye.2012, 26, 911–918 (IF: 2.28)
- Pan C-W, Ramamurthy D & Saw S-M. Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2012, 32, 3–16 (IF: 2.3)
- C Ngo, S-M Saw, R Dharani, I Flitcroft. Does sunlight (bright lights) explain the protective effects of outdoor activity against myopia? Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2013, 33, 368-72. (IF: 2.3)
- Raja M, Ramamurthy D, Srinivasan K, Varadharajan LS. Development of Pocket Vision Screener and its effectiveness at screening visual acuity deficits. Indian journal of ophthalmology. 2014 Dec; 62:1152. (IF: 0.84)
- Ramamurthy D, Lin Chua SY, Saw SM. A review of environmental risk factors for myopia during early life, childhood and adolescence. Clin Exp Optom. 2015 Nov; 98:497-506. (IF: 1.23)
- Verkicharla PK, Ramamurthy D, Nguyen QD, Zhang X, Pu SH, Malhotra R, Ostbye T, Lamoureux EL, Saw SM. Development of the FitSight Fitness Tracker to Increase Time Outdoors to Prevent Myopia. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2017 Jun 16; 6(3):20.
- Dharani R Sunlight Does Explain the Protective Effect of Outdoor Activity Against Myopia. J Eye Dis Disord 2018 Jun; 3: 121. (IF: -nil-)
- Ramamurthy D, Radhakrishnan H, Pardhan S. The influence of nearwork and time spent outdoors on refractive error and axial length in Indian children. Optom Vis Perf 2019;7(4):238-45. (IF: -nil-)
- Ramamurthy D, Samuel Paulraj AK, Lakshmi T, Rajagopalan T, Lavanya R. Development of smart spectacles to monitor and modify myopia-related health behaviour in children. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023 May;43(3):517-524. doi: 10.1111/opo.13119. Epub 2023 Mar 7. PMID: 36882952. (IF: 3.992)
- Ramamurthy D, Radhakrishnan H, Pardhan S. Associations between Accommodative Facility, Age, and Refractive Errors in Early, Older olescent Myopes and Emmetropes. Br Ir Orthopt J. 2023 Mar 31;19(1):15-25. doi: 10.22599/bioj.284. PMID: 37008825; PMCID: PMC10064887. (CiteScore: 0.6)
- 3. Kaliugavaradhan A, Ramamurthy D. Accommodative Facility and Response Time before and after Computer Task of Varying Durations in Young Adults. The British and Irish Orthoptic Journal. 2023;19(1):85-95.
Awards & Acheivements :
- OPO Bernard Gilmartin Award, College of Optometry, United Kingdom, 2014
- SRM NewGen IEDC fund; May 2021
- SERB – Core Research Grant, 2022
- SERB – Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research Grant, 2022
- International Myopia Institute (IMI) Travel grant, 2022
- Selective Excellence Research Initiative grant, SRM, 2025