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Gullapalli N Rao

Gullapalli N Rao

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D-Index
80
Citations
18715
World Ranking
17305
National Ranking
18

Overview

Gullapalli N Rao is primarily affiliated with the L V Prasad Eye Institute in India. Their research spans multiple aspects of ophthalmology and related medical fields, focusing extensively on visual impairment, eye health coverage, and ocular disease management.

Their recent publications between 2020 and 2020 include:

  • Incidence, Incident Causes, and Risk Factors of Visual Impairment and Blindness in a Rural Population in India: 15-Year Follow-up of the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study, 2020, American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Capacity building for universal eye health coverage in South East Asia beyond 2020, 2020, Eye
  • The L V Prasad Eye Institute: A comprehensive case study of excellent and equitable eye care, 2020, Healthcare
  • Factors associated with visual outcomes after cataract surgery: A cross-sectional or retrospective study in Liberia, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Population-based Assessment of Vision Impairment in the Elderly Population in Telangana State in India - Policy Implications for Eye Health Programmes, 2020, Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Gullapalli N Rao include Rohit Khanna, Srinivas Marmamula, Asha Latha Mettla, Pyda Giridhar, and Seema Banerjee. These collaborators have contributed to various investigations and publications in overlapping fields of study.

The primary fields of study comprised Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology. Research topics cover a spectrum including:

  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments

Gullapalli N Rao's work frequently appears in specialized ophthalmologic and medical journals. Notable publication venues include:

  • Eye
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Healthcare

The research contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach to eye health, blending clinical studies with epidemiological assessments and imaging technologies. This comprehensive perspective informs policy implications and capacity-building efforts aimed at improving eye health services, particularly in South Asia and other regions.

Best Publications

  • The epidemiological features and laboratory results of fungal keratitis: a 10-year review at a referral eye care center in South India

    Usha Gopinathan;Prashant Garg;Merle Fernandes;Savitri Sharma

  • Blindness in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

    Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Marmamula Srinivas;Pyda Giridhar

  • Angle-closure glaucoma in an urban population in southern India. The Andhra Pradesh eye disease study

    Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Partha Mandal;Marmamula Srinivas

  • Review of epidemiological features, microbiological diagnosis and treatment outcome of microbial keratitis: Experience of over a decade

    Usha Gopinathan;Savitri Sharma;Prashant Garg;Gullapalli N Rao

  • Open-angle glaucoma in an urban population in southern India: the Andhra Pradesh eye disease study.

    Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Marmamula Srinivas;Partha Mandal

  • Refractive errors in an urban population in Southern India: the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study.

    Rakhi Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Lalit Dandona;Thomas J. Naduvilath;Marmamula Srinivas

  • Awareness of eye diseases in an urban population in southern India

    Rakhi Dandona;Lalit Dandona;Rajesh K. John;Catherine A. McCarty

  • Population based assessment of diabetic retinopathy in an urban population in southern India

    Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Thomas J Naduvilath;Catherine A McCarty

  • Is current eye-care-policy focus almost exclusively on cataract adequate to deal with blindness in India?

    Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;Thomas J Naduvilath;Catherine A McCarty

  • The Global Burden of Cataract

    Gullapalli N Rao;Rohit Khanna;Abhishek Payal

  • Patient characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of non-contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis.

    Savitri Sharma;Prashant Garg;Gullapalli N Rao

  • Amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction.

    Merle Fernandes;Mittanamalli S Sridhar;Virender S Sangwan;Gullapalli N Rao

  • Keratomycosis: clinical and microbiologic experience with dematiaceous fungi.

    Prashant Garg;Usha Gopinathan;Kushal Choudhary;Gullapalli N Rao

  • Outcome of probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in older children.

    Santosh G Honavar;Vasudha E Prakash;Gullapalli N Rao

  • POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS IN SOUTHERN INDIA

    Lalit Dandona;Jachin D. Williams;Beula C. Williams;Gullapalli N. Rao

  • Ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas keratitis.

    Prashant Garg;Savitri Sharma;Gullapalli N Rao

  • Role of Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Fungal and Acanthamoeba Keratitis

    Pravin K. Vaddavalli;Prashant Garg;Savitri Sharma;Virender S. Sangwan

  • Integrated model of primary and secondary eye care for underserved rural areas: the L V Prasad Eye Institute experience.

    Gullapalli N Rao;Rohit C Khanna;Sashi Mohan Athota;Varda Rajshekar

  • Evaluation of agent and host factors in progression of mycotic keratitis: A histologic and microbiologic study of 167 corneal buttons

    Geeta Kashyap Vemuganti;Prashant Garg;Usha Gopinathan;Thomas J Naduvilath

  • Outcome of pterygium surgery: analysis over 14 years

    M. Fernandes;V. S. Sangwan;A. K. Bansal;N. Gangopadhyay

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine A. McCarty
Catherine A. McCarty University of Minnesota
Clare Gilbert
Clare Gilbert London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Mark D. P. Willcox
Mark D. P. Willcox University of New South Wales
Don M. Gash
Don M. Gash University of Kentucky
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Narsing A. Rao
Narsing A. Rao University of Southern California
David J. Apple
David J. Apple University of Utah

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