Jacob, Mr Aby

DO, DNB(Ophth), MS(Ophth), FRCS(Glasg), FRCSEd(Ophth)

Speciality

Ophthalmology

Sub-speciality

Glaucoma

Training and Education

Graduate of the Christian Medical College, Vellore.
Ophthalmology training at the Christian Medical College, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre & Yorkshire Deanery.
Specialist Registrar training at the St. Pauls Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital (Mersey Deanery).

Experience

Mr Jacob has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since July 2006.

Wide experience in the management of all ophthalmological conditions in two countries over nearly two decades.
Glaucoma training with Prof Ravi Thomas, Mr Peter Wishart  & Mr Mark Batterbury.
Experienced in augmented Trabeculectomy surgery, Deep sclerectomy (Non-penetrating ‘Trabeculectomy’) surgery, drainage implant surgery and combined procedures.

Key achievements

Epidemiological study on the prevalence of primary glaucoma in south India as dissertation for my Master of Surgery degree in Ophthalmology. It identified angle closure glaucoma as the more prevalent disease in the study population. Narrow angle suspects were reviewed five years later to generate incidence data that was rare in the literature.

Key awards and prizes

Dr. Ebenezer Prize, CMC - best outgoing DO student, 1992
Dr. P. I. Thomas Memorial Prize, CMC - best outgoing MS(Ophth) student,1996

Research

Jacob A, Thomas R, Koshi SP, Braganza A, Muliyil JP. “Prevalence of primary glaucoma in an urban South Indian population”; Ind J Ophthalmol 46(2):81-86, 1998.

Thomas R, George R, Parikh R, Muliyil JP, Jacob A. Five year risk of progression of primary angle closure suspects to primary angle closure: a population based study. Br J Ophthalmol 87(4):450-454, 2003.