Ocular Pharmacology
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| Department of Ocular Pharmacology Research Contributions |
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| Malachite Green Toxicity |
| First reported the Ocular toxicity of Malachite green in Holi color (Hindustan times March 2006)- J Hazard Mater. 2007 |
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| Ocular drug disposition studies in progress |
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| Indian Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Assessment Project- ISUVRA under WHO-INTERSUN Project |
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| Corneal angiogenesis model for screening antiangiogenis compounds |
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| Ocular drug disposition studies using concentric microdialysis probe |
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| CADD experiments with Androgen receptors |
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| CADD experiment to design ocular specific FQ |
| Incharge | Dr.T.Velpandian, Prof. of Ocul Pharmacology |
| Faculty | Dr. Nabanita Halder, Prof. of Ocul Pharmacology |
Facilities Established
HPBAF - High Precision Bio-analytical Lab (DST-FIST grant)
MolDyne – Molecular Dynamics Lab
OcuCel- Cell culture facility for invitro drug screening
NODDL – Novel Ocular Drug Development Lab
ADD-FOND – Adv.DrugDelv. Fac. For Ocu. Neovascular Dis.
GLP-Disp - Pharmacy (IV-Parentral dispensing Facility)
Patient Care
- Nearly 30 drugs formulations for Dr. RP Centre
- Extemporaneously dispensed Bevacizumab Ampules (First time in India )
- Dispensing drugs for other Departments in AIIMS
- Provision to enable corneal preservation for transplantation (PECPT) – Free distribution to 45 eye banks 21 states in India (AIIMS & MHFW Initiative)
Community Services
- Involved in National Security along with DRDO –Developing antidotes for Chemical warfare
- Taxane content analysis in Taxes species of Himalayan region - Tribal welfare
- Toxic dyes in Holi colors revealed (Malachite toxicity)
- Glaucoma Patient knowledge assessment and awareness program for public
- Two National Bio-analytical workshopsà promoting Phase I studies in India
- Quality of spectacle lenses available in India-Project ISUVRA (BIS)
- Rampur Chemical Spell tragedy – Revealed
- Pollutants in River water- Antibiotics in Yamuna water revealed
PhD Scholars
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MadhuNath |
Evaluation of the Role of Retinal Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) in the Animal Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) |
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Hanuman Sharma |
Functional Importance of Nucleoside Transporters in the Ocular Disposition of their Substrates |
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AnkitaKotnala |
Evaluation of A2E Biological Functions Relevant to the Pathology of Age Related Macular Degeneration |
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Moksha Laxmi |
Understanding the Drug Transporter Functions in Blood Ocular Barriers during ocular inflammation in the Experimental Models of Uveitis |
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Ujjwalkumar Das |
Developing and validating QSPR model to define enhanced drug penetration across blood ocular barriers |
State-of-the-Art Facilities Available at Ocular Pharmacology and Pharmacy
| HPBAF |
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Neo-vasular research |
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NODDL-Sterile facility |
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| MOLDYN |
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