Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya
Specialisation
Children’s Eye Care & Pediatric Cataract, Strabismus (Squint), Neuro-ophthalmology
Other Designations
Network Director, Technology Innovation
Director, The Child Sight Institute and the Technology Innovation
Head - Jasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre
Email Address
rameshak@lvpei.org
Biography
Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya is the Network Director for Technology Innovation at LVPEI. He also serves as the Director of both the Child Sight Institute and the Center for Technology Innovation, and the Head of the Jasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre at LVPEI.
He is also an Executive Bureau Director of the World Society for Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS), a Founder Executive Bureau Member of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Network (POSN) of India, and an Administrative Council Member of the International Strabismological Association (ISA).
Dr Kekunnaya received his basic medical training from the Karnataka Medical College in Hubli and specialized in ophthalmology from the Government Medical College, Mysore. He completed a fellowship in pediatric and neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus, and comprehensive ophthalmology at LVPEI, followed by an AAPOS-accredited fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, USA.
His core clinical interests include simple and complex strabismus in adults and children (squint), childhood cataract, vision development, myopia, amblyopia (lazy eye), and neuro-ophthalmological disorders in children.
Dr Kekunnaya has been honoured with Achievement Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. He is also the recipient of the International Scholar Award and International Education Award from AAO, and the Honor Award from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
He has authored over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has written more than 25 textbook chapters so far. He serves as the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section Editor for the British Journal of Ophthalmology, Current Eye Research, and BMJ Open Ophthalmology. He has presented widely, is invited as a keynote speaker at both national and global levels, and is passionate about teaching.
Known among colleagues for his calm and composed demeanor, Dr Kekunnaya spends his free time listening to music and watching movies.