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Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar

PhD Candidate
Postgraduate Research Student
Medicine & Health School of Optometry and Vision Science

Biography

Mukesh Kumar is an Optometrist who holds a master’s degree in clinical optometry from the National Institute of Medical Sciences and a bachelor's degree from Vinayaka Mission University, India. He has extensive research experience and has published 20 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, with 12 as the first author. His research has been cited more than 450 times. He is a reviewer of many optometry and ophthalmology journals. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) and the British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA).

Research Title

Comparison of ocular response, comfort and corneal curvature during daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens wear.

Supervisors

  • Prof. Mark Willcox
  • Dr. Ajay K Vijay
  • Dr. Simin Masoudi

Research Abstract

Contact lenses can correct short and long-sightedness but up to 30% of contact lens wearers discontinue wearing contact lenses due to discomfort. In recent years there has been a massive increase in refractive errors in children due to working more indoors and using electronic devices and this has led to an increase in the use of contact lenses, including myopia control lenses, in children.
The reason that contacts lenses are uncomfortable during wear is not fully understood. Whilst there is evidence that comfort with daily disposable contact lenses is better than daily wear lens wear, there are still reports of discomfort with daily disposable contact lenses. Furthermore, the design of these studies has been questioned as potentially being biased in the TFOS report on contact lens comfort.
Discomfort with lenses has been reported to involve changes to the conjunctiva and the eye lids, especially the meibomian glands and their lipid secretions. The significant contribution of meibomian gland function to contact lens discomfort is indicated by the association between meibomian gland morphology and the expressibility of secretions, higher grades of meibomian acini secretion reflectivity with ocular symptoms in lens wear. Several biomarkers have been shown to be correlated with contact lens discomfort, such as cytokines However, these have only been examined in single reports and so it is important to confirm the association using new populations. Hence, these biomarkers will be examined for correlations with comfort in the current study. Also, the effect of lens polymer on these changes is yet to be identified nor have the changes been examined during daily disposable lens wear.
Email:

mukesh.kumar1@unsw.edu.au

  • Kumar M; Shetty R; Lalgudi VG; Khamar P; Vincent SJ; Atchison DA. The effect of scleral lenses on vision, refraction and aberrations in post-LASIK ectasia, keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2021 Mar 26.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Lalgudi VG, Khamar P, Vincent SJ. Scleral Lens Visual Rehabilitation of Sequential Bilateral Corneal Hydrops With Post-LASIK Ectasia. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Jul 1;47(7):429-431
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Lalgudi VG, Atchison DA, Vincent SJ. Corneal ectasia with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Clin Exp Optom. 2021 Mar 1:1-3.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Khamar P, Vincent SJ. Scleral Lens-Induced Corneal Edema after Penetrating Keratoplasty. Optom Vis Sci. 2020 Sep;97(9):697-702.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Lalgudi VG, Vincent SJ. Scleral lens wear following penetrating keratoplasty: changes in corneal curvature and optics. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2020;40(4):502-509.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Dutta D, Rao HL, Jayadev C, Atchison DA. Effects of a semiscleral contact lens on refraction and higher order aberrations. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2019;42(6):670-674.
  • Kumar M, Basu S, Rath S. 45-year-old female with decreased vision in left eye. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2017 May-Aug;10(2):123.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Jayadev C, Rao HL, Dutta D. Repeatability, and agreement of five imaging systems for measuring anterior segment parameters in healthy eyes. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Apr;65(4):288-294.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Jayadev C. Role of mini-scleral lens in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Apr;65(4):320-322.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Jayadev C, Dutta D, Nicolsan MD, Nagaraj S, Kumar RS. Comparison of intraocular pressure measurement with Scheimpflug-based noncontact tonometer with and without hydrogel contact lenses. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2015, Apr;63(4):323-6.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Jayadev C, Dutta D. Comparability and repeatability pachymetry in keratoconus using four noncontact techniques. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2015 Sep;63(9):722-7.
  • Shetty R, Arora V, Jayadev C, Nuijts RM, Kumar M, Puttaiah NK, Kummelil MK. Repeatability and agreement of three Scheimpflug-based imaging systems for measuring anterior segment parameters in keratoconus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014:29;55(8):5263-8.
  • Kumar M, Shetty R, Kumar RS, Nagaraj S, Shetty B. Use of Wavefront Imaging Technology to Demonstrate Improvement in Corneal Aberrations using Piggyback Contact Lens in a keratoconus eye with intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation: A Case Report. Eye and contact lens. 2016 May;42(3) e 12-6.
  • Rao A, Kumar M, Prakash B, Varshney G. Relationship of central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure by iCare rebound tonometer. J Glaucoma. 2014 ;23(6):380-4.
  • Rao A, Sahoo B, Kumar M, Varshney G, Kumar R. Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children <18 years by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Semin Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;28(2):97-102.
  • Kumar M, Das T, Kesarwani S. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography finding in posterior microphthalmos. Clin Exp Optom. 2012;95(6):651-2.
  • Kumar M, Kesarwani S, Rao A, Garnaik A. Macular fold- unusual association with topiramate toxicity. Clin Exp Optom.2012;95:449-452.
  • Nayak S, Basu S, Kumar M. Presumed tubercular retinal vasculitis with serpiginous like choroiditis in the other eye. Ocul Immunol Inflamm.2011;19(5): 361-2.
  • Kumar M, Kesarwani S. Post-Traumatic Cyclodialysis cleft with hypotonic maculopathy. Clin Exp Optom. 2011; 94(5):481-3.
    • CCLSA Dorothy Carlborg Research Awards 2023
    • Fellow of American of Optometry (FAAO) 2021
    • Best Paper award in international Journal (All India Optometry Conference)
    • 2020 Fellow of British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA) 2015
    • Travel grant from centre for international co-operation in science (CICS) for A- ARVO-2015
    • Travel grant from Asia ARVO (Japan) 2014
    • Travel grant from the council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR) for ASCRS -2013
    • Travel grant from the Department of Indian council of medical research (ICMR) and Department of Science and Technology, (DST) for ESCRS conference.
    • 2012 Travel grant for Indian Eye Research Group meeting (Arvo India) from Hyderabad eye Research Institute 2012
    • Kumar M, Vijay A K, Masoudi S, Willcox M ‘Ocular comfort and meibomian gland changes after using two types of daily disposable contact lenses’ Seattle, Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle, USA
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Dutta D, Atchison D ‘Effects of a semi-scleral contact lens on refraction and higher order aberrations’ Greece, presented at visual and physiological optics’ Greece, Athens.
    • Tejwani S, D’souza S, Joshi A, Kumar M, Shetty R 2012’Does the “new corneal visualization with Scheimpflug Technology “measure intraocular pressure (IOP) in a better way, and does it correlate with Pascal dynamic contour tonometer and ocular response analyzer? Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Sitaraman B, Kumar R, 2012 ‘Comparison of corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II, Pentacam and Corvis in keratoconus’ Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Sitaraman B, Kumar R,2012 ‘Comparison of central corneal thickness measurement in keratoconus with hand-held spectral domain optical coherence tomography’ Orbscan II, Pentacam and anterior segment optical coherence tomography’ Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • R Archita, Kumar M, Rath S, Basu S, 2011’Importance of spectral domain optical coherence tomography in transpupillary thermotherapy in choroidal hemangiomas’ Jaipur, presented at the All-India optometry conference, Jaipur, India
    • Kumar M, Kesarwani S, 2010 ‘Non-surgical management of post traumatic cyclodialysis cleft and hypotony maculopathy should be the first choice of treatment’ Orissa, presented at the Orissa ophthalmology conference, Orissa, India.
    • Kumar M, Jana S, Basu S, Sahoo B, 2011 ‘Clinically significant macular oedema can be pitfalls in axial length measurement before cataract surgery’Hyderabad, presented at the Indian eye research group meeting, Hyderabad, India.
    • Kumar M, Kumari A, 2008 ‘Nystagmus blockade syndrome’ Chandigarh, presented at the All-India optometry conference, Chandigarh, India.
    • Conference Poster: Kumar M, Shetty R, Atchison D 2018 ‘Corneal thickness, intraocular pressure and corneal biomechanical properties changes in keratoconus after scleral lens wear’ Greece, presented at visual and physiological optics’ Greece, Athens.
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Kumar R, Jayadev C 2016 ‘Role of mini- scleral lens mucous membrane pemphigoid’ Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA, presented at Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Kumar R, Jayadev C 2016 ‘Effect of mini scleral lenses on higher order aberrations in irregular corneas’ Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA, presented at Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Kumar R, Jayadev C 2016 ‘The impact of mini scleral lenses in post Lasik ectasia’ Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA, presented at Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, USA
    • Kumar M, Shetty R 2015 ‘Effect of mini scleral lenses in irregular corneas’ Yokohama, presented at Asia Arvo meetings, Yokohama, Japan.
    • Tejwani S, D’souza S, Joshi A, Kumar M, Shetty R 2012 Correlation between Corvis ST and ocular response analyzer to study corneal biomechanics in normal and keratoconic eyes. Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • Tejwani S, D’souza S, Joshi A, Kumar M, Shetty R 2012’Does the new corneal visualization with Scheimpflug technology matches well with the Goldmann Applanation tonometer or agrees better with ocular response analyzer’ Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • Kumar M, Shetty R, Sitaraman B, Kumar R,2012 ‘Intraocular pressure measurement with the oculus Corvis ST through daily disposable contact lens’ Milan, presented at the European society of cataract and refractive surgery, Milan, Italy.
    • 2022- present: Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), member-in-training
    • 2022: -present: Cornea and Contact Lens Society, Australia 
    • 2022- present: Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society
    • 2018 -present: American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
    • PhD student UNSW, School of Optometry and Vision Science.
    • 2022- current Master’s in Clinical Optometry, National Institute of Medical Science, India.
    • 2012 Bachelor of Clinical Optometry” Vinayaka Mission University, Chennai, India.
    • 2010 Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques, FOREC, Delhi, India.