Dr. Juhy Cherian

Dr. Juhy Cherian holds an MS in Ophthalmology from the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, completed in 2017, and later earned a DNB in Ophthalmology in 2020. She also holds an MBBS degree from MOSC Medical College in Kolencherry, Kerala, completed in 2009. Dr. Cherian is registered with the Kerala State Medical Council, registration number 56864.

She specializes in medical retina and cataract, with expertise in general ophthalmic conditions and emergencies. Her procedural skills include Small Incision Cataract Surgery, Phacoemulsification, and Intravitreal injections, along with competence in both anterior and posterior segment lasers.

Senior Resident-Ophthalmology Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry September 2020 to August 2021

Medical retina-cum-Research fellow at Giridhar eye institute Kochi August 2021 to December 2021

Cataract and medical retina fellow at Giridhar eye institute Kochi January 2022 to December 2022

• One-month observership at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry.

• Participated in Biostatics and Research Methodology Workshop conducted in Pondicherry institute of Medical Sciences on August 2017.

• Leadership developmental programme by KSOS October 2023

• Update on Diabetic Retinopathy CME, JIPMER, Pondicherry in November 2019.

• SALEM EYECON, Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association, August 2019, Salem.

• “CUTTING EDGE’19”-Held at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, July,2019.

• 34th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress Bangkok, Thailand, March 2019.

• AIOS-ARC Cataract and Glaucoma Symposium, February 2019 at JIPMER Pondicherry.

• “NEURO CONNECT CME 2018”- Held at Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai, December 2018.

• Southern Regional Ophthalmic Conference and 37th Annual Conference of Karnataka State Ophthalmic Society, December 2018 at A.J Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore.

• Pudhuvue’18 – 66th Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association, August 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry.

• KSOS Drishti 2022 –49th Annual conference of KSOS held at Calicut

• “Profile of Glaucoma in a teaching hospital in Southern India”-Presented at 34th APAO Bangkok, Thailand.

• “Ocular ischemia and Beyond: Ocular Ischemic Syndrome”-Presented at 34th APAO Bangkok, Thailand.

• “Blinding Mucor attacks with fervour-A case series”-E-poster presentation at TNOA Pudhuvue 2018.

• “A Key to the diagnosis: Papilledema to CVT in a case of Polycythemia”-E-poster presented at SALEM EYECON, TNOA 2019.

• “Ocular ischemia and beyond-Ocular ischemic syndrome”-E poster presented at SALEM EYECON, TNOA 2019.

• “Burden of blindness due to glaucoma in a teaching hospital in Southern India”-E poster SALEM EYECON, TNOA 2019.

• “Blinding Mucor attacks with fervour-A case series”-Presented a paper in 37th Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference, Mangalore 2018.

• “Post-operative Vision Loss following non ocular surgery-A Boon and Bane” Presented in PIMS Scientific Society in August 2018.

• “Case of Polycythemia presenting as Papilledema”-Paper presented as part of Scientific Society Day events on 15th October 2019.

• “Emmetropization after Phacoemulsification”-Paper presented in TNOA Nov 2020

• “Efficacy of retropupillary iris claw IOL in correction of aphakia”- Paper presented in KSOS Drishti 2022

• “Predominant peripheral lesions – a key finding in diabetic retinopathy”- Paper presented in KSOS Drishti 2022

• “Myopic choroidal neovascular membrane” – Myopia Conclave 2023

• Gold medalist Ophthalmology Pondicherry University 2020

• Cherian, Juhy; Giridhar, Anantharaman; Sivaprasad, Sobha1; Rajalakshmi, R2; Raman, Rajiv3; Khan, Rehana4; Prakash, Nimmy; Rodrigues, Ann M. Predominant peripheral lesions in patients with diabetic retinopathy and its association with systemic comorbidities. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 70(8):p 3021-3025, August 2022.

• PramodKumar TA, Sivaprasad S, Venkatesan U, Mohan V, Anjana RM, Unnikrishnan R, Cherian J, Giridhar A, Gopalakrishnan M, Rajalakshmi R. Role of cystatin C in the detection of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2023 Aug;37(8):108545.

• Asokan K, Cherian J, Vijay V, Prasanth HR, Srinivasan R. Multiple migratory caterpillar hairs in the eye – A case report. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022;8(4):559-562. • Cherian, Juhy; Giridhar, Anantharaman; Sivaprasad, Sobha1; Rajalakshmi, R2; Raman, Rajiv3; Khan, Rehana4; Prakash, Nimmy; Rodrigues, Ann M. Predominant peripheral lesions in patients with diabetic retinopathy and its association with systemic comorbidities. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 70(8):p 3021-3025, August 2022

• Cherian J,Wadwekar B.Polycythemia rubra vera presenting as a case of papilledema.Indian J Opthalmol Case Rep 2021;1:776-8

• Kuriachan KE, George GS, Cherian J, et al. A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of self-medication practices and its associated factors among housewives in rural areas of Ernakulam district. J.Evolution Med.Dent.Sci 2016;5(46):2909-13.