CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Ramesh S Ve is Professor in the Department of Optometry at SOAHS, Manipal. He began his career as an optometrist & clinical researcher in 2001 and has academic, clinical and research experience in the field of optometry, vision science and eye care. He is currently Professor, Department of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.  He completed his Doctorate (PhD) in 2014 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He has received the Indo-US Public Health Research Post-doctoral Research fellowship-2014 at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. He has 72 research articles in peer reviewed indexed journals with H Index of 22 and has filed 4 patent. He is currently listed among the top 200 optometry & vision science researchers globally and is one of the two researchers listed from India.

Their interdisciplinary research team have received over INR 5.2 crores ($725,826) research grants from national, international and industry funding agency.  Research work focusses on developing innovative technology in tele and Home eye care including virtual reality based amblyopia therapy, virtual reality with eye tracker based portable glaucoma & neurodegenerative disease monitoring systems and innovative solution for angle-closure glaucoma care. VISINT Healthcare Pvt Ltd, faculty startup graduated from Manipal Universal Technology and Business Incubator is recipient of Biotechnology Ignition Grant and facilitates translational research to viable Medtech device products to market. Visint in collaboration with Polish partners (Remmed) have launched the CE certified Virtual reality based Amblyopia therapy treatment system in India. Innovations from their research has won the Gold Medal for best innovation at the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme-2013 and he is a nominated mentor for the DST Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program.

He was the one of the India Coordinator for ERASMUS Project- Optometry Curriculum for Life long learning through Erasmus (OCULUS). OCULUS is a consortium of optometry educators with the aim to reform optometry education in Israel and India towards European standards, and develop resources for improved education through lifelong learning.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject	Semester / Year
Clinical Optometry - Evidence and Practice	B Optom UG First year/ 2 Semester
Clinical examination techniques - II	B Optom UG Second year/ 3 Semester
Clinical examination techniques - III	B Optom UG Third year/ 3 Semester
Project work	B Optom UG Third year/ 6 Semester
Open Elective- Evidence based practice in Health care	UG Students
Evidence based practice and data management	PG M Optom First year/ 1 Semester
Ocular Disease II	PG M Optom First year/2 Semester
Research Project I	PG M Optom Second Year/ 3 semester
Public Health and Community Optometry	PG M Optom Second Year/ 4 semester
Research Project II	PG M Optom Second Year/ 4 semester
PhD supervision	1 Completed, 2 Full time & 2 part time candidates

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree	Specialisation	Institute	Year of passing
Post-doctoral Fellowship	Preventive Ophthalmology	Wilmer eye Institute,, Johns Hopkins University, USA Public Health Research Fellowship (Supported by PHFI & INDOUSSTF)	2014
Doctorate	Glaucoma	Elite School of Optometry, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.	2013
Master of Philosophy	Advanced Glaucoma	Elite School of Optometry, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.	2004
Bachelors of Optometry	Optometry	Elite School of Optometry, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.	2001

Experience

Institution / Organisation	Designation	Role	Tenure
Dept of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal.	Professor	Ocular disease (UG & PG), Evidence Based Practice (PG) & Epidemiology (PG)	2021 onwards
Dept of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal.	Associate Professor (Senior Scale) and Head	Administrative, Optometry Instrumentation (UG), Ocular disease & Epidemiology (PG)	2019-2021
Dept of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal.	Associate Professor and Head	Administrative, Optometry Instrumentation (UG), Ocular disease & Epidemiology (PG)	2016 – 2019
Wilmer eye Institute,, Johns Hopkins University, USA	Post-doctoral Fellowship	Indo-US Public Health Research Fellowship	10 months (2014)
Dept of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), Manipal University, Manipal	Associate Professor	Optometry Instrumentation (UG), Ocular disease & Epidemiology (PG). Member Research cell (MCHP)	2014-2016
Dept of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), Manipal University, Manipal	Assistant Professor Selection grade	Optometry Instrumentation (UG), Ocular disease (PG)	2012-2014
Elite School of Optometry, A unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	Assistant Professor	Glaucoma, epidemiology	2009-2011
Elite School of Optometry, A unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	Senior Lecturer	Glaucoma	2007-2009
Elite School of Optometry, A unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Affiliated to Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	Lecturer	Optometric Instrumentation	2004-2007
Chennai Glaucoma Study, Glaucoma Department, Sankara Nethralaya	Senior optometrist and research scholar	Research Associate as part of Chennai Eye Disease Incidence Study	2001- 2011