Research by Mr Sivaraj

Publications

Oswal KS, Sivaraj RR, Murray PI, Stavrou P. Clinical course and visual outcome in patients with diabetes mellitus and uveitis. BMC Res Notes. 2013 Apr 29;6(1):167.

Gupta A, Sivaraj R. Blood on the macula: diabetes or age? Optometry today, April 2013. www.optmetry.co.uk/cet.

Oswal K, Sivaraj RR, Stavrou P, Murray PI. Clinical Features Of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Presenting With Their First Episode Of Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2009 Nov-Dec;17(6):390-3.

Tachyphylaxis and bevacizumab. Avgikos KN, Horgan SE, Sivaraj RR, Hu K. Ophthalmology. 2009 Sep;116(9):1831-2.

Hu K, Horgan SE, Sivaraj RR, Avigikos K, Letter to editor. Intravitreal bevacizumab for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Gündüz K, Bakri SJ Eye. 2008 Sep;22(9):1168-71. accepted for publication in Eye.

Abbot J, Sivaraj RR, Ng A, Cole TR, MacPherson LK, Ragge NK. Neurofibromatosis type 2 in twins. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2008 May-Jun;45(3):190-1.

Sivaraj RR, Durrani O, Denniston AD, Gordon PC, Murray PI: Ocular manifestations of Systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Dec;46(12):1757-62.

Ashwin PT, Sivaraj RR. Wehbeh L. Papilloedema or pseudopapilloedema: CT scan to the rescue. Postgrad Med J. 2006 Sep;82(971):580

Sivaraj RR, Evans R, Rauz S, Murray PI. Hand hygiene among Ophthalmologists. J Hosp Infect. 2006 Jul;63(3):352-4.

Murray PI, Sivaraj RR. Anti-TNF-α therapy for uveitis: Behçet and beyond. Eye 2005 Aug;19(8):831-3

Biswas J, Ganeshbabu TM, Raghavendran RS*, Raizada S, Mondkar SV, Madhavan HN. Efficacy and safety of 1% Rimexolone versus prednisolone acetate in the treatment of anterior uveitis – A randomized masked study. Int Ophthalmol. 2004 May;25(3):147-53.

Biswas J, Raghavendran RS*, Pinakin G, Arjundas D. Presumed Eales’ disease with neurological involvement: report of 3 cases. Retina, 21(2):141-5 March, 2001.

Biswas J, Krishna kumar S, Raghavendran RS*, Mahesh L. Lid swelling and diplopia as presenting features of orbital sarcoid. Ind J Ophthalmol. 2000 Sep;48(3): 231-3.

Biswas J, Krishnakumar S, Shanmugam MP, Raghavendran RS*: Clear cell thyroid carcinoma metastatic to choroid – clinicopathological study of a case. Eye.2000 Jun; 14(Pt 3A): 394-5.

Biswas J, Raghavendran RS*, Ratra V, Krishnakumar S, Gopal L, Shanmugam MP: Diffuse malignant melanoma of the choroid simulating metastatic tumor in the choroid. Ind J Ophthalmol 2000 Jun; 48(2):137-40.

Biswas J, Raghavendran RS*, Vijaya R: Intermediate uveitis of parsplanitis type in identical twins – report of a case. Int Ophthalmol. 1998;22(5):275-7.

Poster Presentations

Development of choroidal neovascularisation following uncomplicated cataract surgery with intraocular lens implant. Blain FC, Sivaraj R. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. Euretina 2013, Hamburg

Posters presented in Euretina 2012, Milan.

a.    Screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes is needed to prevent diabetic retinopathy. Kinshuck D, Sivaraj R. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

b.    A costing model comparing anti-VEGF treatment. Rangarajan P, Kinshuck D, Sivaraj R. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

c.     Audit of Technician led Virtual Macula clinic at tertiary eye centre in the United Kingdom. Pitchford L, Sivaraj R. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

R.R Sivaraj^1A, R Nair^1A, S Turner^1A, H Jenkinson^1B, JR Ainsworth^1A, HE Willshaw^1A. New mechanism of retinal detachment in Retinoblastoma.

^{1A & B} Departments of Ophthalmology and Oncology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital. ARVO 2006 Annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

M.Nessim^1A, R.R. Sivaraj^1A, S.P. Young^1B, F.Fortune², M.R. Stanford³, P.I. Murray^1A, G.R. Wallace^1A. Metabonomic Analysis of Serum From Patients With Behcet’s Disease: A New Research Tool? ^AAcademic Unit of Ophthalmology, ^BDepartment of Rheumatology, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Department of Oral Medicine, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom; ³Department of Ophthalmology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom. ARVO 2005 Annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

D.Dwarika¹, R. R.Sivaraj², V.Kumar¹, P.I. Murray². Biocompatibility and Visual Outcome of Injectable, Single Piece   Hydrophilic  Acrylic Intraocular Lenses in Patients with Uveitis: An Analysis of 100 Consecutive Eyes. ¹Ophthalmology, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Division of Immunity and Infection, Academic Unit Of Ophthalmology, The University of Birmingham, United   Kingdom. ARVO 2005 Annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A.H. Moosavi¹, R.R. Sivaraj¹, D.Dwarika¹, A.Khan², R.Evans², P.I. Murray¹, S.Rauz¹. Potential risks of cross infection from slit lamps. ¹Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Division of    Immunity & Infection, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Infection Control Research, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Young S, Sivaraj R, Nessim M, Levine B, Murray PI, Wallace G. Metabonomic analysis of serum from patients with Behçet’s disease XI International Conference on Behçet’s Disease. Antaalya, Turkey Oct 27-    31 2004.

Sivaraj R, Allie M, Good PA, Stavrou P. Electrophysiological testing, Heidelberg’s retinal tomography (HRT2), Echographic assessment of patients with uveitis associated with sarcoidosis. RCO Annual congress, Manchester, May, 2004.

Stavrou P, Sivaraj R, Allie M, Good PA. Electrophysiological testing, Heidelberg’s retinal tomography (HRT2), Echographic assessment of patients with uveitis associated with sarcoidosis. ARVO 2004 Annual meeting, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, April 25-29, 2004.

Sivaraj R , Evans R, Traynor E, Bradley C, Rauz S, Murray PI. Cross infection risks from hand held lenses and slit lamps: an evaluation of current cleaning practices. ARVO 2004 Annual meeting, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, April 25-29, 2004.

Biswas J, Joseph AE, Raizada S, Raghavendran RS*, Kumarasamy N, Solomon S. Ocular lesions in first 100 HIV positive cases in a referral eye centre. The proceedings of Dicennial Commemoration Conference of the Indo-UK Link Projects on HIV/AIDS on Chennai, 18-19, January 1999.

Biswas J, Joseph AE, Raizada S, Raghavendran RS*, Kumarasamy N, Solomon S.  Ocular lesions in the first 100 HIV positive cases in a referral eye centre. 57^th All India Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Cochin, 7^th-10^th Jan 1999.

Raghavendran RS*, Parthiban P, Venkataraghavan VS, Sundarajan R. Wyburn Mason Syndrome. Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association.  Salem, India. Aug 1996.