Dr. Suraj Singh Senjam

Prof. Suraj Singh Senjam

MBBS, MD, MSc PH for Eye Care ( London)

Community Ophthalmology, Dr. R. P. Centre

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Dr. Suraj is a Professor working in Community Ophthalmology, at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has done his post-graduation in Community Medicine from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and completed a master’s degree in Public Health for Eye Care from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London. He has extensively worked in assistive technology in collaboration with national and international organizations, including WHO. He is one of the expert members of the technical working of WHO, Geneva for redesigning the Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) study tool. He has led the rATA study in India, supported by the WHO. He served as a technical expert and led the national monitoring unit of rATA India under ICMR, New Delhi Ministry of Health. He was also an expert observer in developing the National Assistive Products Priority List of India as well as finalizing the technical draft on India making a Global Hub for Assistive Technology of the Ministry of Health. He is serving as one of the key members of NCAHT (National Centre for Assistive Health Technology), AIIMS New Delhi funded by ICMR, New Delhi. He was also nominated as one of the members by AIIMS to visit Japan under the JICA-AIIMS medical devices program. He is an expert member of site inspection of those START-UP funded by DBT, Govt. of India. He has established the Vision Rehabilitation & Training Centre in Dr. R.P.Centre and led a twinning Low Vision Rehabilitation program in Southeast Asia with support from the WHO Southeast Asia Regional Office. He also received the best government assistive initiative in the government sector organized by jointly AssiTech Foundation and IIT Madras. He is one of the key investigators for the National Blindness Survey supported by the Ministry of Health. He has received various awards, including oration at national and international conferences. He has published more than 100 research papers in national and international peer-reviewed indexed journals, 29 chapters, and 20 books, including various vision rehabilitation guides, and is a reviewer of regular of the Lancet Global Health. He served as Guest Academic Editor of Frontier in Public Health and PLoS One. He also chaired many national and international scientific conferences, including the Asia Pacific Academy of OPhthalmolgogy(APAO).

Publication in the last five years only

1. Senjam SS, Manna S, Goel G, Balhara YPS, Ray A, Gupta Y, et al. (2024) Vaccination coverage against COVID-19 among rural population in Haryana, India: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0299564.

2. Senjam SS, Monica N, Radhika T, Praveen V, Gupta V et al. Consensus Report: Establishment of Low vision and rehabilitation clinic in tertiary eye care hospital, Indian Journal of Ophth. (accepted)

3. Senjam SS. Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: the growing public health concerns in India. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Feb 28:S2214-109X(24)00075-5.

4. Gupta V, Vashist P, Sarath S, Gupta N, Senjam SS. Effective cataract surgical coverage in India: Evidence from 31 districts. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2835_23.

5. Senjam SS, Lomi N, Aggarwal S, Vashist P, Tandon R. Identifying causes of vision loss and assistive technology needs among patients attending rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary care center in North India. Indian J of Ophthalmol. 2024 Feb 5. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_194_23.

6. Senjam SS, Souvik M, Kishore J, Kumar A et al. Assistive technology usage, unmet needs and barriers to access: a subpopulation study in India. LancetRegional Health Southeast Asia May 19, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100213

7. Senjam SS, Aggarwal S, Beniwal Abh, Tandon R, Titiyal JS. Head Mounted Display Assistive Technology for Low Vision Rehabilitation, DOS Time, 29 (4) July, 2023.

8. Manna S, Grover S, Senjam SS, Vashist P. An overview on Pediatric Low Vision and Rehabilitation. Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology 32(5):p 72-81, Jul–Sep 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/dljo.dljo_49_23

9. Senjam SS, Mannan H. Assistive technology: The current perspective in India. Indian J of Ophthalmol 71(5):p 1804-1809, May 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2652_22

10. Senjam SS, Manna S, Vashist P. Improving assistive technology access to students with low vision and blindness in Delhi: A school-based model. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan;71(1):257-262. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1281_22. PMID: 36588246.

11. Senjam SS, Beniwal Ab. Smartphone- A third eyes of People with Blindness. BOHR International Journal of Current Research in Optometry and Ophthalmology 2023, 2(1), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.54646/bijcroo.2023.30

12. Vashist P, Manna S, Senjam SS et al. Current Status of Trachoma Among Underserved Population of India: Results from the National Trachoma Rapid Assessment Survey 2014-17. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 5:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2232036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37408313.

13. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS et al. Prevalence and causes of low vision in a population-based study on childhood visual impairment in North India (CHVI 4) Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan;71(1):209-214. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1078_22. PMID: 36588238.

14. Manna S, Grover S, Senjam SS et al. An overview of pediatric low vision rehabilitation. Delhi J Ophthal. 22

15. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Saxena R, Gupta N. Study of health-seeking behaviour in parents of children in a population-based childhood visual impairment study in North India - "CHVI 2". J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Jan;12(1):47-54. doi:

16. Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Gupta N, Shamanna BR, et al. Blindness and visual impairment and their causes in India: Results of a nationally representative survey. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 21;17(7):e0271736. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271736. PMID: 35862402.

17. Senjam SS, Primo SA. Challenges and Enablers for Smartphone Use by Persons With Vision Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report of Two Case Studies. Front Public Heal [Internet]. 2022 Jul 6 ;0:1955. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.912460/full

18. Senjam SS, Manna S, Bascaran C. Smartphones-Based Assistive Technology: Accessibility Features and Apps for People with Visual Impairment, and its Usage, Challenges, and Usability Testing. Clin Optom (Auckl). 2021;13:311-322
    https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S336361

19. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Saxena R, Kalaivani M, Tandon R. Development of age-appropriate vision function questionnaire for children with visual impairment (CHVI-VFQ). Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar;70(3):930-938. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1177_21. PMID: 35225545; PMCID: PMC9114577.

20. Senjam SS. Smartphone: A smart Assistive device for people visual disabilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J of Public Health Apr-Jun;66(2):223-225. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1492_21. PMID: 35859512.

21. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS. Myopia prevalence in a population-based childhood visual impairment study in North India - CHVI-2. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar;70(3):939-943. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_974_21. PMID: 35225546; PMCID: PMC9114607.

22. Souvik M^, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Shukla P, Gupta N et al. Vision Delhi, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care: January 2022 - Volume 11 - Issue 1 - p 201-207 doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_913_21

23. Senjam S S, Balhara YPS, Kumar P. Assessment of Post COVID-19 Health Problems and Its Determinants in North India: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3937558 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3937558

24. Senjam SS. The Current Advance in Human-Smartphones User Interface Design: An Opportunity for People with Visual Loss, Indian J Ophthal. 2021

25. Senjam S.S. Smartphones as assistive technology for visual impairment. Eye (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01499-w

26. Senjam SS. A Persons-Centered Approach for Prevention of COVID-19 Disease and Its Impacts in Persons with Disabilities. Front Public Health. 2021 Feb 5;8:608958. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.608958. PMID: 33614567; PMCID: PMC7892617.

27. Senjam SS. Smartphones for Vision Rehabilitation. Accessible features and Apps, Opportunity, Challenges, and Usability Evaluation. IntechOpen: 200AD. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97703.

28. Senjam SS, Manna S, Vashist P, Gupta V, Varughese S, Tandon R. Tele-rehabilitation for visually challenged students during COVID-19 pandemic: Lesson learned. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar;69(3):722-728. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2527_20. PMID: 33595510.

29. Senjam SS, Foster A, Bascaran C. Assistive technology for visual impairment and trainers at schools for the blind in Delhi. Assist Technol. 2021 Jan 19:1-5. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2020.1839144. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33095120.

30. Manna S, Vashist P, Senjam SS, et al. Vision Delhi: A study of primary eye care model operational in urban slums and resettlement colonies of Delhi.J Family Med Prim Care 2021;(in press)

31. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Saxena R, Tandon R. A population-based study on the prevalence and causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment in North India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun;69(6):1381-1387. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2408_20. PMID: 34011705; PMCID: PMC8302266.

32. Shukla P, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Gupta N. A study to assess the knowledge and skills of Accredited Social Health Activists and its retention after training in community-based primary eye care. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan;70(1):36-42. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1020_21. PMID: 34937205.

33. Senjam SS. Developing a disability-inclusive model for low vision service. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb;69(2):417-422. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_236_20. PMID: 33463601.

34. Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Manna S, Gupta N, Shamanna BR, Bhardwaj A, Kumar A, Gupta P. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in India: Results from the National Survey 2015-19. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3087-3094. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1310_21. PMID: 34708747.

35. Gupta N. Manna S, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Vashist P. Integrating primary eye care with primary health care: tracing the journey Comm Eye Health J. 26 October 2021 Epub ahead of print. pp S5-S6. Published online 26 October 2021.

36. Senjam SS. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people living with visual disability. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020;68(7):1367-1370. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1513_20

37. Senjam SS. Glaucoma blindness–A rapidly emerging non-communicable ocular disease in India: Addressing the issue with advocacy. J Fam Med Prim Care. 2020 ;9(5):2200-2206.

38. Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, et. at. Consensus statement for strengthening refractive error and presbyopia services in India, DOS times: 2021;26: 22-25.

39. Meenakshi V, Vashist P, Senjam SS., et al. A population-based study on prevalence and causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment in North India – CHVI. Indian J Ophthalmol 2021;69:1381-7.

40. Wadhwani M, Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, Gupta N, Saxena R. Prevalence and causes of childhood blindness in India: A systematic review. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb;68(2):311-315. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2076_18. PMID: 31957718; PMCID: PMC7003592.

41. Senjam SS, Chandra P. Retinopathy of prematurity: Addressing the emerging burden in developing countries. J Family Med Prim Care 2020;9:2600-5

42. Vashist P, Senjam SS, Gupta V, et al. Community eye-health and vision center guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic in India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020;68(7):1306-1311. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1527_20

43. Gupta V, Vashist P, Senjam SS. Commentary: COVID-19-How it has impacted ophthalmic care and where do we go from here?. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020;68(7):1399-1400. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1873_20

44. Senjam SS, Foster A, Bascaran C. Barriers to using assistive technology among students with visual disability in schools for the blind in Delhi, India. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology https://doi.org/101080/1748310720201738566. 2020;

45. Senjam SS, Singh A: Addressing the Health needs of people with disabilities in India Accepted in Indian Journal of Public Health 2020 Jan-Mar;64(1):79-82. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_27_19.

46. Senjam SS. Assistive technology for visual impairment: An Indispensable tool for visual challenged people Indian Journal of Community Ophthalmology 2020;1:10-3.

47. Senjam SS. Assistive technology for people with visual loss, Delhi J Ophthalmology 2019: 30: 7-12.

48. Senjam SS, Foster A, Bascaran C, Vashist P. Awareness,utilization and barriers in accessing assistive technology among the youngpatients attending in low vision rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary eye care centrein Delhi. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Oct;67(10):1548-1554

49. Senjam SS, Allen Foster, Covadonga Bascaran, Praveen Vashist & Vivek Gupta ( April 2019): Assistive technology for students with visual disability in schools for the blind in Delhi, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, EPub April 2019 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2019.1604829

50. Senjam SS. Assistive technology for students with visual disability: Classification matters. Kerala J Ophthalmol 2019;31:86-91.

51. Gupta v, Shukla P, Sindhu T. Vashist P, Senjam SS. Primary Eye care at Health Centre & Wellness Centre: An opportunity for innovation. AIOS Times 2019.

52. Malhotra S, Kalaivani M, Rath R, Prasad M, Vashist P, Gupta N, Senjam SS. Use of spectacles for distance vision: coverage, unmet needs and barriers in a rural area of North India. BMC Ophthalmol 2019;19(1):252.