Dr Neena Chris William is a Cornea, Anterior Segment (Phaco) and Refractive Consultant with expertise in advanced corneal surgeries and ocular surface diseases. She specialises in corneal transplantation procedures including full thickness keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK).

Her clinical expertise also includes pterygium surgery, collagen cross-linking (C3R), amniotic membrane transplantation, and management of various corneal diseases such as corneal ulcers, keratoconus, recurrent corneal erosion, allergic eye disease and dry eye. She also manages ocular trauma including chemical injuries, blunt trauma and open globe injuries with corneal tear suturing and lid injury repair. She performs refractive procedures including PRK and topography-guided PRK.

Educational Background

• MBBS – St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
• MS Ophthalmology – Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Trivandrum
• Fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment – Little Flower Eye Hospital, Angamaly
• Fellowship in Phacoemulsification – Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore
• DNB – Diplomate of National Board (Ophthalmology)
• MRCS (Ophthalmology) – Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow

Publications

• William NC, Nixon HK, Pudukadan D, Bhat L. The resurgence of post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth. Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology 2020;32:174-6
• Nixon HK, Bhat L, Pudukadan D, William NC. Scleral patch graft as a rescue for infectious scleritis. Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology 2020;32:295-8

Awards

• Best Paper Award – Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (KSOS) Conference, 2023
• Best Physical Poster – All India Ophthalmological Conference (AIOC), 2021

Paper Presentations

• Comparing ocular thermography at different temperatures using iDEA – AIOC 2023
• Clinico–microbiological profile and comparison of outcome of therapeutic keratoplasty – KSOS 2020
• Influence of Myopia on Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness using OCT – KSOS 2018
• Instruction Course – "An Eye for an Eye: Eye Banking Today" – KSOS 2020
• Tips on Pterygium Surgeries – Women Ophthalmologists Society (WOS) Conference 2024
• Video Presentation – “What an iDEA!” – KSOS 2024
• Ocular Thermography Device – IMA Medtech Ideathon, IIT Palakkad 2026

Poster Presentations

• The Tip of the Iceberg – Ocular Graft Versus Host Disease – AIOC 2022
• Patching the Pirate! – Scleral Patch Graft for Infectious Scleritis Post Pterygium Excision – AIOC 2021
• Comparison of Outcome of Therapeutic Keratoplasty with Recipient Button Culture Results – AIOC 2021
• A Patch Graft Rescue for Corneal Melt in Steven-Johnson Syndrome – KSOS 2020
• Looking Beyond the Obvious – An Unusual Case of Ophthalmic Trauma – KSOS 2020
• An Unusual Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated with Fuch’s Iridocyclitis – KSOS 2017

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association
• All India Ophthalmic Society
• Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons
• Cornea Society of India

Languages Known

English, Malayalam, Hindi