Research & Publications
- Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Dutta S, Bolisetty M, Jain H, Labhsetwar N. Management of coexisting cataract and diabetic macular edema: a comparative study of dexamethasone implant versus anti-VEGF agent injections. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 2026 Jan 18;19(1):56-62. doi:10.18240/ijo.2026.01.07.
- Jain HH, Naaz R, Sagar T, Kothari A, Kelkar A, Sengupta S. Bilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusion After Paclitaxel in Breast Cancer. JAMA Ophthalmology. 2025 May 29. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2025.1379. PMID: 40440053.
- Chougule Y, Jain H, Ladi J, Sengupta S. Management of long-standing post-traumatic epithelial ingrowth following laser in situ keratomileusis. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology – Case Reports. 2025 Oct–Dec;5(4):749-750. doi:10.4103/IJO.IJO_779_25.
- Contributed to the cover page, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, November 2025, Volume 73, Issue 11.
- Kelkar JA, Jain HH, Kelkar AS, Kelkar S. Childhood amblyopia in a tertiary eye care center in western India. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025 Jul 18;18(7):1369-1374. PMID: 40688791; PMCID: PMC12207316.
- Sengupta S, Kelkar A, Jain HH. Comment on “Brolucizumab-associated intraocular inflammation in Indian patients by VRSI study group”. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025 Jun 1;73(6):925-926. PMID: 40434470; PMCID: PMC12178350.
- Chavan NA, Shinde P, Tikute S, Vishwanathan R, Deoshatwar AR, Gurav YK, Waghchaure R, Ahmed NH, Rani VS, Khan V, Kelkar A, Jain HH, Jain A, Lavania M, Tandale BV. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreaks associated with Coxsackievirus A-24 in India, 2023. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2025 Feb;18(2):102626. doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102626. PMID: 39740338.
- Kelkar JA, Kelkar AS, Packard R, Jain HH, Kelkar S. Use of Selective Laser Capsulotomy for Mature White Cataracts: Initial Experience in Indian Eyes. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Nov;72(11):1635-1638. PMID: 39462924; PMCID: PMC11668212.
- Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Mondal S, Bolisetty M, Amrute T, Jain HH. Predictive Factors and Visual Outcomes After Immediate Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Posteriorly Dislocated Lens Fragments During Complicated Phacoemulsification Surgery. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar;71(3):784-789. PMID: 36872678; PMCID: PMC10229959.
- Kelkar J, Kelkar A, Thakur P, Jain HH, Kelkar S. The Epidemiology and Disease Pattern of Pediatric Ocular Morbidities in Western India: The NIMBUS Study Report 1. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar;71(3):941-945. PMID: 36872714; PMCID: PMC10229925.
- Iatrogenic Macular Hole following PFCL Injection: Implications of Retinal Dimpling as an Intraoperative Indicator. Kelkar A, Bolisetty M, Mondal S. AJOC_102122. Case report.
- Comparison of cognitive workload and surgical outcomes between a three-dimensional and conventional microscope macular hole surgery. Kelkar A, Natarajan S, Kothari A, Bolisetty M. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Mar 1;24(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03361-5. PMID: 38429711; PMCID: PMC10908162.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for cataract surgery - Practice patterns amongst Indian Ophthalmologists. Aditya S Kelkar, Namrata Sharma, Lalit Verma, Shraddha A Chandorkar , Rohit Saxena , Deepak Mishra, Jai A Kelkar, Sabhyasachi Sengupta Affiliations expand PMID: 37602614, DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_702_23.
- What do retina fellows-in-training think about the vitreoretinal surgical simulator: A multicenter survey. Sukanya Mondal, Aditya S Kelkar, Ramandeep Singh, Chaitra Jayadev, V R Saravanan , Jai A Kelkar ,Affiliations expand PMID: 37530282, DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_381_23
- Predictive factors and visual outcomes after immediate pars plana vitrectomy for posteriorly dislocated lens fragments during complicated phacoemulsification surgery. Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Mondal S, Bolisetty M, Amrute T, Jain HH.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Mar; 71(3):784-789. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1968_22.PMID: 36872678.
- The epidemiology and disease pattern of pediatric ocular morbidities in Western India: The National Institute of OphthalMologyAmBlyopiaStUdy in Indian PaediatricEyeS (NIMBUS) study report 1. Kelkar J, Kelkar A, Thakur P, Jain HH, KelkarS.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Mar;71(3):941-945. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2759_22.PMID: 36872714
- Cognitive workload, complications and visual outcomes of phacoemulsification cataract surgery: Three- dimensional versus conventional microscope. Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Chougule Y, Bolisetty M, SinghviP.Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep;32(5):2935-2941. doi: 10.1177/11206721211062034. Epub 2021 Nov 26.PMID: 34825825.
- Preferred practice patterns in aphakia management in adults in India: A survey. Kelkar AS, Kelkar J, Bhende P, Narayanan R, Maiti A, Bolisetty M, SinghviP.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug;70(8):2855-2860. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_319_22.PMID: 35918929
- Commentary: Not just COVID-19 pandemic, it is a pandemic of digital eye strain among children. Kelkar J, Kelkar A, SinghviP.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar;70(3):993. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_214_22.PMID: 35225558
- Prevalence of risk alleles in the lysyl oxidase-like 1 gene in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma patients in India.Vallabh NA, Sambare C, Muszynska-Lyons D, Patiyal S, Kelkar A, Killedar M, Malani S, Prabhudesai M, Walimbe T, McKay GJ, Willoughby CE.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun;70(6):2024-2028. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2664_21.PMID: 35647973.
- Kelkar JA, Kelkar AS, Bolisetty M. Initial experience with three-dimensional heads-up display system forcataractsurgery–Acomparative study.Indian JournalofOphthalmology.2021Sep1;69(9):2304-9.
- Kelkar A, Kelkar JA, Bolisetty M, Kanoriya A. Management of Recurrent Optic Disc Pit- AssociatedMaculopathywith Human Amniotic Membrane Graft in a Pediatric Case: A Case Report. Case Reports in Ophthalmology.2021; 12:734-9.
- Kelkar AS, Kelkar J, Bolisetty M, Kelkar SB. Visual outcomes, safety profile and morphometric response of optical coherence tomography biomarkers to ranibizumab biosimilar treatment in neovascular age- related macular degeneration :Real- world evidence.IndianJournalofOphthalmology.2021Jun1;69(6):1469-74.
- Outcomes of preoperative bevacizumab in diabetics with nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage without tractional detachment - A quasi-randomized retrospective study. Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Kelkar A, Sengupta S, Roy S, Bolisetty M, Kothari A, MajumderJ.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3283-3287. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1264_21.PMID: 34708788.
- Narayanan R, Kelkar A, Abbas Z, Goel N, Soman M, Naik N, Sudhalkar A, Walinjkar J, Shah U, Maksane N. Sub-optimal gain in vision in retinal vein occlusion due to under-treatment in the realworld: results from an open-labelprospective studyofIntravitrealRanibizumab. BMCophthalmology.2020Dec;21(1):1-9.
- Kelkar A, Webers C, Shetty R, Kelkar J, Labhsetwar N, Pandit A, Malode M, Tidke S. Factors affecting compliance to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in Indian patients with retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic macular edema. Indian Journal ofOphthalmology.2020Oct;68(10):2143.
- Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Kothari AA, Kelkar SB. Comparison of flanged intrascleral intraocular lens fixation versus iris claw intraocular lens fixation: A retrospective study. Indian journal of ophthalmology. 2019Nov;67(11):1838
- Kelkar J, Kelkar A, Chougule Y. Management of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy with ultra thin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and modified Yamanes' technique of scleral fixation. Indianjournalofophthalmology.2020Jan;68(1):185
- KelkarJ,KelkarA,PanditA,KelkarS.A prospective comparative study on endothelial cell loss and morphology after femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery and phacoemulsification. International ophthalmology. 2020May;40(5):1299-305.
- Prospective comparative study on endothelial cell loss and morphology after femtolaser- assited cataract surgery and phacoemulsification. IntOphthalmol. 2020;40(5):1299- 1305.Doi:10.1007/s10792-020-01297-5.
- Prolonged ozurdex – macular contact following vitrectomy for macular hole- Aditya S Kelkar, Jai A Kelkar, Aanchal A Agarwal,Hetal Mehta, ShreekantBKelkar. 2019 Dec5. doi:10.1097/ICB.0000000000000951.
- Simplified Updates on the Pathophysiology and Recent Developments in the Treatment of Amblyopia-Santhan K S Gopal, Jai Kelkar, Aditya Kelkar, Abhishek Pandit. 2019 Sep;67(9):1392- 1399. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_11_19.
- A Delphi method based consensus statement for surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in India. Sengupta S, Sindal MD, Shanmugam PM, Bhende P, Ratra D, Nagpal M, Narayanan R, Rajendran A, Saravanan V, Kelkar A, Maiti A, Chakraborty D, Dogra M, BeheraS.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3308-3318. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1265_21.PMID: 34708794.
- Does size of telangiectasia on optical coherence tomography angiography influence vision in eyes with type 2 macular telangiectasia? Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Tidke S, Agarwal A, Bolisetty M, KelkarS.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec;69(12):3570-3576. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_315_21.PMID: 34826997.
- Precision Pulse Capsulotomy in Phacoemulsification: Clinical experience In Indian eyes- KelkarJ,Mehta H,KelkarA,AgarwalA,Kothari A,KelkarS. Accepted forpublicationinMay2018.
- Cataract Surgery in Diabetes mellitus – A Systematic Review- Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Mehta H,AmoakuW..Acceptedfor publicationinMay2018.
- Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina Comparison of two modified sutureless techniques of scleralfixation of intraocular lens- Kelkar A, Kelkr J, Kothari A, Mehta H, ChitaleS,Fogla R, Kelkar S. Accepted forpublicationin March2018.
- Cataract surgery in diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Mehta H, AmoakuW.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct;66(10):1401-1410. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1158_17.PMID: 30249823.
- AntibioticprophylaxispracticepatternsforcataractsurgeryinIndia.IndianJOphthalmol.2017De c;65(12):1470-74.
- Sutureless 27gauge Needle Assisted TransconjunctivalIntrascleral Intraocular Lens Fixation – InitialExperience.Indian JOphthalmol. 2017Dec;65(12):1450-53.
- Kelkar J, Kelkar A, Sharma S, Dewani J.A mobile team for screening of retinopathy of prematurityin India: Cost -effectiveness,outcomes,andimpactassessment.TaiwanJ Ophthalmol.2017Jul-Sep;7(3):155-159
- KelkarA,KelkarJ,ChitaleS,ShahR.Authors'reply.IndianJOphthalmol.2017Apr;65(4):328.
- Kelkar J, Agashe S, Kelkar A, Khandekar R.Mobile unit for retinopathy of prematurity screeningandmanagement at urban Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Outcomes and impact assessment.Oman JOphthalmol.2017Jan-Apr;10(1):13-16.
- Kelkar A, Shah R, Vasavda V, Kelkar J, Kelkar S.Primary iris claw IOL retrofixation with intravitrealtriamcinoloneacetonideincasesofinadequate capsular support.IntOphthalmol.2017Feb9.
- Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Barve PM, Mulay A, Sharma S, Amoaku W.Post-clear corneal phacoemulsificationendophthalmitis: profile and management outcomes at a tertiary eye carecenter in western India.JOphthalmicInflammInfect.2016Dec;6(1):48.
- KelkarAS,AroraER,SowkathB,BiswasJ.Uveitis: Classification, Etiologies and Clinical Signs .The Official Scientific Journal of Delhi Ophthalmological Society.2016Mar 10;26(4):264-71.
- Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Chitale S, Shah R, Jain A, Kelkar S.To assess surgical outcomes of combined femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with 25-gauge vitrectomy surgery at a tertiary eyecarecenter.Indian JOphthalmol.2016Aug;64(8):584-8.
- Kelkar AS, Lisa M, Mulay A, Datar S. Corneoscleral patch graft combined with vitrectomy and intravitrealantibiotics for the management of Morganellamorganiiendophthalmitis. JCRS OnlineCase Reports. 2016 Jan31;4(1):5-7.
- Kelkar J, Kanade A, Agashe S, Kelkar A, Khandekar R.Outcomes of Asymmetric Primary Inferior Oblique MuscleOveraction Managed by Bilateral Myectomy and Tucking of Proximal Muscle End:A Cohort Study.Middle EastAfrJOphthalmol.2015Oct-Dec;22(4):457-61.
- Kelkar J ,Gopal S, ShahRB, KelkarAS .Intermittentexotropia:Surgicaltreatment strategies.IndianJOphthalmol.2015 Jul;63(7):566-9.
- Bhandari V, Prasanna J, Bendale P, Kelkar A, Doraisamy A. Shylaja (2015) NecrotisingScleritisPostTrans- ScleralDiodeCyclophotocoagulation-ANovelApproach.JClinExpOphthalmol.;6(412):2
- Kelkar A, Shah R, Kelkar J, Kelkar S, Arora E.Sutureless, Glueless, Scleral Fixation of Single- PieceandToricIntraocular Lens:ANovelTechnique.CaseRepOphthalmol.2015Jul21;6(2):239-45.
- Datar S, Kelkar A, Jain AK, Kelkar J, Kelkar S, GandhiP, ShahR, KediaR. Repeat Descemetopexy after Descemet'sMembraneDetachmentfollowingPhacoemulsification.Case RepOphthalmol.2014Jul 11;5(2):203-6.
- KelkarA,GandhiP,AmoakuW,KelkarJ,KelkarS,RautP,ShahR. Hemorrhagic macular infarction after intravitreal bevacizumab for chronic multifocal central serous chorioretinopathy.Case Rep Ophthalmol.2014Jul11;5(2):207-11.
- Authors' reply. Kelkar AS, Kelkar JA, Kelkar SB, BhanushaliD.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun;62(6):753.
- Kelkar A,Shah R,Kelkar J,Kelkar S,Bhirud S,Gandhi P.Changes in the retinalvascularnetworkmorphology(diameter and tortuosity) afteradministration of intravitrealbevacizumab in a patient withischaemicbranchretinalveinocclusion.CaseRep Ophthalmol.2014Dec4;5(3):411- 5
- Discovery of p1736, a novel antidiabetic compound that improves peripheral insulin sensitivity in mice models. Anthony J, Kelkar A, Wilankar C, Ranjith V, Bhumra SK, Mutt SJ, Deka N, Sivaramakrishnan H, Sharma S, Marita AR.PLoS One. 2013 Oct 23;8(10):e77946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077946. eCollection 2013.PMID: 24194903.
- Kelkar AS, BhanushaliDR,KelkarJA,Shah RB, Kelkar SB. Spontaneous Closure of a Full-Thickness Stage2 Idiopathic Macular Hole without Posterior Vitreous Detachment. CaseRep Ophthalmol.2013 Sep- Dec;4(3):188–191.
- Pandit RS, Kelkar AS, Bodhankar SL. Retinal and lens protective effect of sitagliptin in streptozotocininducedtype-Idiabeticwistarrats. Biomedicine& AgingPathology.2013Jun30;3(2):65-73.
- KelkarAS, KelkarJA, BhanushaliDR, KelkarSB. Surgical management of optic disc pit maculopathy with outer retinal hole. CaseRep Ophthalmol .2012 May;3(2):185-9.
- Kelkar A, Kelkar J, Kelkar S, Bhirud S, Biswas J. Cytomegalovirus retinitis in a seronegative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on immunosuppressive therapy. JOphthalmicInflammInfect.2011 Sep;1(3):129- 32.
- Orphan products: an emerging trend in drug approvals. Coté T, Kelkar A, Xu K, Braun MM, Phillips MI.Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2010 Jan;9(1):84. doi: 10.1038/nrd2546-c1.PMID: 20043031.
- KelkarAS, KelkarJA, KelkarSB, ShaikhAI. Late posterior subluxation of rollable intraocular lens after an uneventful microphacoemulsification cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol.2010Jul-Aug;58(4):350-1.
- Kelkar AS, Sayyad MG, Kelkar JA, Kelkar SB, Narvankar R, Shaikh A. Comparison of single injectioofintravitrealtriamcinolone versus single injection of intravitreal bevacizumab in macular edemasecondary to branch retinalvein occlusions with regard to changes in best corrected visual acuityand central macular thickness in the shortterm.IndianJOphthalmol.2009May-Jun;57(3):243-4.
