My Publications
Published Scientific Contributions
Dr. Pooja Khamar holds an MBBS from Dr. D.Y. Patil University and an MS in Ophthalmology from Gujarat University. She completed a fellowship in Cataract & Refractive Services at Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru. Her academic training includes a PhD programme in Translational Ophthalmic Sciences at the University of Maastricht, Netherlands. She is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council and the Medical Council of India.
2023–2025
- AI in refractive surgery decision making – Indian J Ophthalmol (2023)
- Decision taking in corneal refractive surgery – J Cataract Refract Surg (2023)
- SILK refractive outcomes – Clinical Ophthalmology (2024)
- Proteomics & tear biomarkers in keratoconus – IOVS (2025)
2021–2022
- Scleral lens visual rehabilitation studies – Ophthalmic Physiol Opt / Eye Contact Lens
- COVID‑19 ocular aerosol studies – J Cataract Refract Surg / Indian J Ophthalmol
- Proteomics and immune profiling in dry eye – Indian J Ophthalmol
2019–2020
- Biomechanics of LASIK Flap and SMILE Cap – J Refract Surg (2019)
- Dysregulated Tear Fluid Nociception Factors – IOVS (2019)
- Early biological responses after SMILE and LASIK – Experimental Eye Research (2020)
- Accuracy of OCT curvature and aberrations – J Refract Surg (2020)
2017–2018
- Keratoconus screening indices – American Journal of Ophthalmology (2017)
- Repeatability of adaptive optics visual simulator – Journal of Refractive Surgery (2017)
- Corneal biomechanical changes after SMILE and LASIK – IOVS (2017)
- Wavefront-guided LASIK vs SMILE – J Refract Surg (2018)
- Corneal tomographic features of post-refractive ectasia – Journal of Biophotonics (2018)
Full List of Publications by Year Wise
2025
- Epigenetic modulation after LASIK and SMILE – Life
- Ocular surface microbiome in keratoconus – IOVS
- Untargeted tear proteomics in keratoconus – IOVS
- Vision performance after SILK surgery – Scientific Reports
2024
- Proteomic analysis post SMILE and LASIK – Experimental Eye Research
- Polarization-sensitive OCT in thick corneas – Eye and Vision
- SILK refractive surgery outcomes – Clinical Ophthalmology
2023
- Hormones, vitamin D, ion channels in dry eye – Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Decision taking in corneal refractive surgery – JCRS
- AI-driven keratoconus diagnosis – British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Optimized AI for ectasia detection – American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Cold bandage contact lens after PRK – IJO
2022
- Proteomics in corneal wound healing – International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Corneal birefringence mapping – JCRS
- Scheimpflug vs Hartmann-Shack repeatability – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Mask-associated ocular surface immune changes – Biomedicines
- Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmic patients – IJO
2021
- Repeatability of Pentacam AXL Wave – Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Topo-guided PRK/CXL vs PTK/CXL – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Scleral lens visual rehabilitation studies – Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics
- Scleral lens rehabilitation of corneal hydrops – Eye & Contact Lens
- SAHA and MMC for corneal epithelial fibrosis – Scientific Reports
2020
- Early biological responses after SMILE and LASIK – Experimental Eye Research
- Accuracy of OCT curvature of Bowman’s layer – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Epithelium Zernike indices and AI – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Aerosol generation during ophthalmic procedures – JCRS / Journal of Glaucoma
- COVID-19 ocular prophylaxis approaches – Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
2019
- Biomechanics of LASIK Flap and SMILE Cap – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Bilaterally asymmetric corneal ectasia following SMILE – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Dysregulated tear fluid nociception in evaporative dry eye – IOVS
- Pain management after photorefractive keratectomy – JCRS
- Predictive factors for post-surgical corneal haze – Scientific Reports
2018
- Wavefront-guided LASIK vs SMILE – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Corneal tomographic features of post-refractive ectasia – Journal of Biophotonics
- In vivo prediction of air-puff induced corneal deformation – IOVS
- Topography-based removal of corneal epithelium for keratoconus – Cornea
2017
- Keratoconus screening indices – American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Repeatability of adaptive optics visual simulator – Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Corneal biomechanical changes after SMILE and LASIK – IOVS