Dr.Bala

PhD, BSc (Med) (Hons I), MBBS.(Hons I), FRANZCO

Eye Surgeon

Dr. Chandra Bala specializes in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery and glaucoma surgery, with comprehensive experience in the anterior segment of the eye. Dr. Bala graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours (Class I). He completed an additional year of research for which he was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Med) (Honours Class I). He completed his general ophthalmic training at Sydney Eye Hospital and has a Ph.D. in ophthalmology.

He completed further subspecialty training in Australia and overseas. Dr Bala completed a glaucoma fellowship with Associate Professor Paul Healy at Westmead hospital. He has also completed a cornea fellowship with Dr. Gerrit Melles in Holland, and a refractive fellowship in Greece with Dr. Ioannis Aslanides.

Dr. Bala has a number of research publications and is a senior clinical lecturer at Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University. He is a VMO at Bankstown hospital.  He operates at Macquarie University Hospital and performs refractive laser surgery at Personaleyes in Paramatta and at the York Street clinic in the City. Dr. Bala is fluent in English, Tamil and Hindi.

Publications

Papers Published

1. Balachandran, C., et al., Comparison of objective diagnostic tests in glaucoma: Heidelberg retinal tomography and multifocal visual evoked potentials. Journal of Glaucoma, 2006. 15(2): p. 110-6.

2. Klistorner, A., et al., Objective perimetry using the multifocal visual evoked potential in central visual pathway lesions. Br J Ophthalmol, 2005 89(6): p. 739-44.

3. Sirimaharaj, M., Balachandran, C, Chan, WC, Hunyor, AP, Chang AA, Gregory-Roberts, J, Hunyor ABL, Playfair JT,, Vitrectomy with short-term postoperative tamponade using perfluorocarbon liquid for giant retinal tears. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005. 89(9): p. 1176-79.

4. Balachandran, C., A.I. Klistorner, and F. Billson, Multifocal VEP in children: its maturation and clinical application. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004. 88(2): p. 226-32.

5. Balachandran, C., A.I. Klistorner, and S.L. Graham, Effect of stimulus check size on multifocal visual evoked potentials. Documenta Ophthalmologica, 2003. 106(2): p. 183-8.

6. Martins, A., et al., Effect of pupil size on multifocal pattern visual evoked potentials. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2003. 31(4): p. 354-6.

7. Balachandran, C., et al., Methotrexate-induced optic neuropathy. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2002. 30(6): p. 440-1.

8. Balachandran, C., et al., Ophthalmologists in teaching hospitals: do we make a difference to patient outcome? Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology., 2001. 29(2): p. 59-63.

9. Balachandran, C. and M.R. Bennett, ATP-activated cationic and anionic conductances in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Neuroscience Letters, 1996. 204(1-2): p. 73-76.

10. Balachandran, C., et al., Malignant Optic Glioma presenting as an Acute Anterior Optic Neuropathy. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, 2007. in press.

11. Millar M.J., et al., Mycobacterium hemophilum infection presenting as filamentary keratopathy in an immunocompromised adult. Cornea, 2007. 26(6): p. 744-6.

12. Ham, L., et al., Visual rehabilitation rate after isolated Descemet membrane transplantation: Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Arch Ophthalmol., 2008. in press.

13. Balachandran C., Ham L., Verschoor C et al. Spontaneous corneal clearance despite graft detachment in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). American Journal of Ophthalmology.

14. Balachandran C, Ham L., Birbal RS et al. A simple technique for graft insertion in Descemet stripping (automated) endothelial keratoplasty, using a 30G needle. J Cataract Refract Surg, in press