Professional Profile

Dr. Aneena Anna Thomas is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in Uveitis and Medical Retina at Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute, Trivandrum. She completed her fellowship training in Uveitis and Medical Retina at Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru. Her clinical expertise includes the evaluation and management of complex infectious and non-infectious uveitis, immunomodulatory therapy, and multimodal retinal imaging. She has a special interest in infectious uveitis and ocular inflammatory disorders.

Dr. Thomas completed her M.S. in Ophthalmology and Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, following her MBBS from CMC Ludhiana. She has presented clinical and research work at national and international ophthalmology conferences, including AIOC, USICON, and APAO.

Education

• Fellowship in Uveitis & Medical Retina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru
• M.S. Ophthalmology – Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine – Christian Medical College, Vellore
• MBBS – Christian Medical College, Ludhiana

Research & Academic Presentations

• Tocilizumab in non-infectious uveitis and tear cytokine correlates – International Uveitis Study Group Congress, Tubingen, Germany
• Paediatric Behçet’s Disease Uveitis: A Case Series from South India – Paper presentation, AIOC, Jaipur
• Profile of Infantile Uveitis from South India – E-poster, AIOC, Jaipur
• Diagnostic Utility of Arm-to-Retina Time (ART) in Uveitis – USICON, Jammu; APAO, Hong Kong
• Tocilizumab in Non-Infectious Uveitis – USICON; APAO, Hong Kong
• Paediatric Uveitis Profile – USICON, Jammu
• Peripapillary Cotton Wool Spots and Obstructive Sleep Apnea – USICON, Jammu
• Drug-Induced Uveitis – Uvea Case Festival, SN Chennai
• Retinal Vessel Parameters and Choroidal Thickness in Children – EYECON, Salem

Professional Memberships

• Uveitis Society of India (USI)
• All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
• Karnataka Ophthalmic Society (KOS)
• Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (KSOS)
• Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Special Interests

• Infectious Uveitis
• Ocular Inflammatory Disorders
• Paediatric Uveitis
• Immunomodulatory Therapy
• Multimodal Retinal Imaging