
Dr Rohan Singh
Senior Visiting Lecturer
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Dr. Rohan Bir Singh is a visiting senior lecturer in the Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Adelaide Medical School and concurrently pursuing clinical and basic science research under the mentorship of Prof.Reza Dana, MD MSc MPH, Claes H. Dohlman Chair of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Singh is pursuing his Ph.D. in ocular immunology at the Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands under the supervision of Dr. Dana and Dr. Martine J. Jager, Professor of Ophthalmology. He received his MD degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh.
His research focuses on the prevalence and pathogenesis of ocular graft-versus-host-disease in patients after bone marrow transplantation, factors modulating immunopathogenesis of acute and chronic dry eye disease, and epidemiology of corneal disorders in the United States. He has published his research in top ophthalmology journals and presented his basic science as well as clinical research at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, the Harvard Biennial Cornea Conference, American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Meeting, Cornea Society, and New England Ophthalmological Society.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Visiting Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2022 - 2022 Visiting Lecturer University of Adelaide 2021 - ongoing PhD scholar Leiden University Medical Center 2017 - ongoing Fellow Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Award Cora Verhagen Award J. Wayne Streilein Foundation for Ocular Immunology United States - 2020 Nomination Nomination, Harvard Chapter Sigma Xi Honor Society United States - 2019 Award National Eye Institute Travel Grant Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology United States - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Hindi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Panjabi; Punjabi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2009 - 2016 Government Medical College and Hospital India MBBS -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Singh, R. B., Das, S., Chodosh, J., Sharma, N., Zegans, M. E., Kowalski, R. P., & Jhanji, V. (2022). Paradox of complex diversity: Challenges in the diagnosis and management of bacterial keratitis. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 88, 44 pages.
Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC12022 Claessens, D., Ichhpujani, P., & Singh, R. B. (2022). MacuFix® versus Amsler grid for metamorphopsia categorization for macular diseases. International Ophthalmology, 42(1), 229-238.
Europe PMC12022 Shukla, S., Cho, W. K., Elbasiony, E., Singh, R. B., Mittal, S. K., & Chauhan, S. K. (2022). Non-immune and immune functions of interleukin-36γ suppress epithelial repair at the ocular surface. FASEB Journal, 36(8), 13 pages.
2022 Singh, R. B., Naderi, A., Cho, W., Ortiz, G., Musayeva, A., Dohlman, T. H., . . . Dana, R. (2022). Modulating the tachykinin: Role of substance P and neurokinin receptor expression in ocular surface disorders. Ocular Surface, 25, 142-153.
2022 Singhal, S., Patel, G., Singh, R. B., Goyal, A., Avgush, K., & Koka, J. (2022). Atezolizumab-induced autoimmune diabetes mellitus presenting as diabetic ketoacidosis and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. BMJ Case Reports, 15(7), e250662.
2022 Singh, R. B., Yuksel, E., Sinha, S., Wang, S., Taketani, Y., Luznik, Z., . . . Dana, R. (2022). Prevalence of neurotrophic keratopathy in patients with chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease. The Ocular Surface, 26(26), 13-18.
Scopus12022 Wang, S., Singh, R. B., Yuksel, E., Musayeva, A., Sinha, S., Taketani, Y., . . . Dana, R. (2022). Ocular pain in ocular graft-versus-host disease patients with neurotrophic keratopathy. The Ocular Surface, 26, 142-147.
Scopus12022 Singh, R. B., Perepelkina, T., Testi, I., Young, B. K., Mirza, T., Invernizzi, A., . . . Agarwal, A. (2022). Imaging-based Assessment of Choriocapillaris: A Comprehensive Review. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 22 pages.
WoS12022 Singh, R. B., Parmar, U. P. S., Kahale, F., Agarwal, A., & Tsui, E. (2022). Vaccine-Associated Uveitis after COVID-19 Vaccination: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Database Analysis. Ophthalmology, 130(2), 179-186.
Scopus1 Europe PMC22022 Agarwal, A., Singh, R. B., Erckens, R. J., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Webers, C. A. B. (2022). Quantitative Analysis of the Choroidal Vascularity in Eyes with Uveitis Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Systematic Review. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 12 pages.
WoS22022 Singh, R. B., Parmar, U. P. S., Cho, W., & Ichhpujani, P. (2022). Glaucoma Cases Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: A VAERS Database Analysis. Vaccines, 10(10), 12 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Ichhpujani, P., Rodrigues, A. M., Kumar, S., & Singh, R. B. (2022). Analysing the change in contrast sensitivity post-travoprost treatment in primary open-angle glaucoma patients using Spaeth Richman contrast sensitivity test. International Ophthalmology.
2022 Singh, R. B., Li, J., Parmar, U. P. S., Jeng, B. H., & Jhanji, V. (2022). Vaccine-associated corneal graft rejection following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a CDC-VAERS database analysis. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 6 pages.
2022 Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S., Singh, T., Singh, R. B., & Kumar, S. (2022). Effect of laser peripheral iridotomy on contrast sensitivity using Spaeth/Richman Contrast Sensitivity test.. Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology, 14, 25158414221078142.
2022 Dohlman, T. H., McSoley, M., Amparo, F., Carreno-Galeano, T., Wang, M., Dastjerdi, M., . . . Dana, R. (2022). Bevacizumab in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation: A Pilot Multicenter Prospective Randomized Control Trial. Ophthalmology, 129(8), 865-879.
WoS22021 Nakagawa, H., Blanco, T., Kahale, F., Bir Singh, R., Dohlman, T. H., & Dana, R. (2021). Novel adaptation of a running suture technique in a mouse model of corneal transplantation.. Journal of biological methods, 8(4), e156.
2021 Singhal, S., Patel, G., Singh, R. B., & Potdar, R. (2021). Grade 3 Neuroendocrine Tumor (G3NET): An Unusual Tumor With A Histochemical Surprise.. Cureus, 13(10), e19103.
2021 Fan, N. W., Dohlman, T. H., Foulsham, W., McSoley, M., Singh, R. B., Chen, Y., & Dana, R. (2021). The role of Th17 immunity in chronic ocular surface disorders. Ocular Surface, 19, 157-168.
Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC92021 Sinha, S., Singh, R. B., Dohlman, T. H., Taketani, Y., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2021). Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Corneal Perforation in Chronic Ocular Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. Cornea, 40(7), 877-882.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC32021 Singh, R. B., Gupta, P., Kartik, A., Farooqui, N., Singhal, S., Shergill, S., . . . Agarwal, A. (2021). Ocular Manifestations of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 36(7), 582-595.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Singh, R. B., Liu, L., Anchouche, S., Yung, A., Mittal, S. K., Blanco, T., . . . Dana, R. (2021). Ocular redness – I: Etiology, pathogenesis, and assessment of conjunctival hyperemia. Ocular Surface, 21, 134-144.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC42021 Sharma, V., Dhaliwal, S., & Singh, R. B. (2021). Psychological and Physical Implications of COVID-19 on School Children in India. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(5), 672-673.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12021 Singhal, S., Singh, R. B., & Potdar, R. (2021). Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the colon: A conundrum in colorectal malignancies. BMJ Case Reports, 14(4), e240573.
2021 Singh, R. B., Blanco, T., Mittal, S. K., Alemi, H., Chauhan, S. K., Chen, Y., & Dana, R. (2021). Pigment Epithelium–Derived Factor Enhances the Suppressive Phenotype of Regulatory T Cells in a Murine Model of Dry Eye Disease. American Journal of Pathology, 191(4), 720-729.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC32021 Dohlman, T. H., Singh, R. B., & Dana, R. (2021). Advances in the Medical Management of Neurotrophic Keratitis. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 36(4), 335-340.
Scopus4 WoS32021 Tahvildari, M., Singh, R. B., & Saeed, H. N. (2021). Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Diseases. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 36(8), 641-648.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12021 Singh, R. B., Liu, L., Yung, A., Anchouche, S., Mittal, S. K., Blanco, T., . . . Dana, R. (2021). Ocular redness – II: Progress in development of therapeutics for the management of conjunctival hyperemia. Ocular Surface, 21, 66-77.
Scopus4 WoS42021 Singh, R. B., Khera, T., Ly, V., Saini, C., Cho, W., Shergill, S., . . . Agarwal, A. (2021). Ocular complications of perioperative anesthesia: a review. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 259(8), 2069-2083.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC22021 Wang, Y., Carreno-Galeano, J. T., Singh, R. B., Dana, R., & Yin, J. (2021). Long-term Outcomes of Punctal Cauterization in the Management of Ocular Surface Diseases. Cornea, 40(2), 168-171.
Scopus4 WoS22021 Singh, T., Ichhpujani, P., & Singh, R. B. (2021). First Line of Defense in COVID-19: Masks in Clinical Practice. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(1), 147-149.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12021 Kalra, G., Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S., Singh, R. B., Sharma, U., & Kumar, S. (2021). A pilot study for smartphone photography to assess bleb morphology and vasculature post-trabeculectomy. International Ophthalmology, 41(2), 483-490.
Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC32021 Muralidharan, S., Ichhpujani, P., Bhartiya, S., & Singh, R. B. (2021). Eye-tunes: role of music in ophthalmology and vision sciences.. Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology, 13, 25158414211040890.
2020 Ichhpujani, P., Singh, T., Thakur, S., Singh, R. B., & Kumar, S. (2020). Assessing glaucoma deterioration using Spaeth/Richman contrast sensitivity test.. Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology, 12, 2515841420977412.
2020 Singh, R. B., Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S., & Jindal, S. (2020). Promising therapeutic drug delivery systems for glaucoma: a comprehensive review.. Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology, 12, 2515841420905740.
Europe PMC152020 Vira, J., Marchese, A., Singh, R. B., & Agarwal, A. (2020). Swept-source optical coherence tomography imaging of the retinochoroid and beyond. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 17(5), 413-426.
Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC82020 Singh, R. B., Zhu, S., Yung, A., Dohlman, T. H., Dana, R., & Yin, J. (2020). Efficacy of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in the management of corneal thinning and perforation due to microbial keratitis. Ocular Surface, 18(4), 795-800.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC32020 Sinha, S., Singh, R. B., Dohlman, T. H., Wang, M., Taketani, Y., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2020). Prevalence of Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects in Chronic Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 218, 296-303.
Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC62020 Singh, R. B., Yung, A., Coco, G., Sinha, S., Dohlman, T. H., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2020). Efficacy and retention of silicone punctal plugs for treatment of dry eye in patients with and without ocular graft-versus-host-disease. Ocular Surface, 18(4), 731-735.
Scopus7 WoS52020 Singh, R. B., Marmalidou, A., Amouzegar, A., Chen, Y., & Dana, R. (2020). Animal models of high-risk corneal transplantation: A comprehensive review. Experimental Eye Research, 198, 9 pages.
Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC32020 Singh, R. B., Sinha, S., Saini, C., Elbasiony, E., Thakur, S., & Agarwal, A. (2020). Recent advances in the management of non-infectious posterior uveitis. International Ophthalmology, 40(11), 3187-3207.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC22020 Zheng, Q., Jones, F. K., Leavitt, S. V., Ung, L., Labrique, A. B., Peters, D. H., . . . Saini, J. (2020). HIT-COVID, a global database tracking public health interventions to COVID-19. Scientific Data, 7(1), 8 pages.
Scopus45 WoS40 Europe PMC432020 Kartik, A., Garg, D., & Singh, R. B. (2020). Implications of Reduced Health Care Services for Cancer Patients in India and Similar Resource-Limited Health Care Systems During COVID-19 Pandemic. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 32(5), 287-288.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12020 Taketani, Y., Marmalidou, A., Dohlman, T. H., Singh, R. B., Amouzegar, A., Chauhan, S. K., . . . Dana, R. (2020). Restoration of Regulatory T-Cell Function in Dry Eye Disease by Antagonizing Substance P/Neurokinin-1 Receptor. American Journal of Pathology, 190(9), 1859-1866.
Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC72020 Singh, R. B., Saini, C., Shergill, S., & Agarwal, A. (2020). Window to the circulatory system: Ocular manifestations of cardiovascular diseases. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 30(6), 1207-1219.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC42020 Singh, R. B., Blanco, T., Mittal, S. K., Taketani, Y., Chauhan, S. K., Chen, Y., & Dana, R. (2020). Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor secreted by corneal epithelial cells regulates dendritic cell maturation in dry eye disease. Ocular Surface, 18(3), 460-469.
Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC72020 Singh, R. B., & Thakur, S. (2020). Nightclub Photokeratitis. Ophthalmology, 127(2), 239.
2019 Singh, R. B., Shergill, S., Singh, K. P., & Thakur, S. (2019). Down and out: Acquired oculomotor nerve palsy. BMJ Case Reports, 12(8), e231485.
2019 Foulsham, W., Dohlman, T. H., Mittal, S. K., Taketani, Y., Singh, R. B., Masli, S., & Dana, R. (2019). Thrombospondin-1 in ocular surface health and disease. Ocular Surface, 17(3), 374-383.
Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC112019 Yin, J., Singh, R. B., Al Karmi, R., Yung, A., Yu, M., & Dana, R. (2019). Outcomes of Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive Application in Corneal Thinning and Perforation. Cornea, 38(6), 668-673.
Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC152019 Ichhpujani, P., Singh, R. B., Foulsham, W., Thakur, S., & Lamba, A. S. (2019). Visual implications of digital device usage in school children: A cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmology, 19(1), 8 pages.
Scopus28 WoS31 Europe PMC182018 Singh, R. B., Thakur, S., & Ichhpujani, P. (2018). Traumatic rosette cataract. BMJ Case Reports, 11(1), e227465.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12018 Kumar, S., Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S., & Singh, R. B. (2018). Traumatic corneal perforation with exteriorisation of Ahmed glaucoma valve tube. BMJ case reports, 2018, bcr-2018-225181.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12018 Agarwal, A., Invernizzi, A., Singh, R. B., Foulsham, W., Aggarwal, K., Handa, S., . . . Gupta, V. (2018). An update on inflammatory choroidal neovascularization: epidemiology, multimodal imaging, and management. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 8(1), 13.
Scopus51 Europe PMC262018 Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S., Kumar, S., & Singh, R. B. (2018). Juvenile Open Angle Glaucoma with Nonbullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma. Journal of Glaucoma, 27(11), E180-E182.
2018 Singh, R. B., Thakur, S., Ichhpujani, P., & Kumar, S. (2018). Ethics of a therapeutic trial: Addressing limitations of an active intervention in optic nerve lymphoma. BMJ Case Reports, 2018, bcr-2018-224217.
2018 Singh, R. B., Thakur, S., & Singh, K. P. (2018). Blueberry eye: Acquired total anterior staphyloma. BMJ Case Reports, 2018, bcr-2018-224271.
2018 Singh, R. B., & Batta, P. (2018). Herpes simplex virus keratitis mimicking Acanthamoeba keratitis: A clinicopathological correlation. BMJ Case Reports, 2018, bcr-2018-226100.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12014 Ichhpujani, P., & Singh, R. B. (2014). Pediatric genetic diseases causing glaucoma.. Journal of pediatric genetics, 3(4), 209-218.
Europe PMC1- Singh, R. B., Parmar, U. P. S., & Ichhpujani, P. (n.d.). Glaucoma cases reported post-COVID-19 vaccination : A VAERS database analysis.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2020 Alemi, H., Blanco, T., Singh, R. B., Nakagawa, H., Luznik, Z., Yin, J., . . . Dana, R. (2020). 1 alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 has a cytoprotective effect against inflammatory stress-induced corneal endothelial cell death. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2020 Blanco, T., Nakagawa, H., Singh, R. B., Taketani, Y., Ge, H. Y., Fan, N. -W., . . . Dana, R. (2020). CD103(+) Conventional Dendritic Cells Are Critical for Corneal Allograft Survival. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2020 Singh, R. B., Blanco, T., Alemi, H., Chen, Y., Chauhan, S., & Dana, R. (2020). Pigment Epithelial Derived Factor ameliorates dry eye disease by promoting regulatory T-cell mediated suppression of Th17 immune response. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2020 Nakagawa, H., Blanco, T., Anchouche, S., Singh, R. B., Alemi, H., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2020). The effect of the diabetic state in donors on resident corneal immune cells and graft survival. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2020 Yung, A., Singh, R. B., Qin, H., Sinha, S., Dohlman, T. H., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2020). Retention Rates and Efficacy of Silicone Punctal Plugs for the Treatment of Dry Eye in Ocular Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2020 Yuksel, E., Hall, N. E., Singh, R. B., Yin, J., Elze, T., Sobrin, L., . . . Dana, R. (2020). Corneal Opacity in The United States: An Epidemiological Study from the IRIS Registry. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 3 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2019 Zhu, S., Yin, J., Singh, R. B., Al Karmi, R., Yung, A., Yu, M., & Dana, R. (2019). Use of cyanoacrylate glue in corneal thinning and perforation associated with infectious keratitis. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 60 (pp. 3 pages). Vancouver, CANADA: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2019 Singh, R. B., Jha, P., Blanco, T., Amouzegar, A., & Dana, R. (2019). Pigment Epithelium Derived Factor Secreted by Corneal Epithelial Cells Regulates Dendritic Cell Maturation in Dry Eye Disease. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 60 (pp. 2 pages). Vancouver, CANADA: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2018 Singh, R. B., Al Karmi, R., Yu, M., Yin, J., & Dana, R. (2018). Outcomes of Cyanoacrylate Glue Application for Corneal Perforation. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 59 (pp. 2 pages). Honolulu, HI: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC. 2017 Singh, R. B., Ichhpujani, P., & Thakur, S. (2017). OPTIC NERVE LYMPHOMA: ADDRESSING LIMITATIONS OF AN ACTIVE INTERVENTION. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 58 (pp. 4 pages). Baltimore, MD: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC.
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Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Board Member Frontiers in Ophthalmology Frontiers Switzerland 2022 - ongoing Board Member BMC Ophthalmology BMC Ophthalmology United States 2022 - ongoing Board Member Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology SAGE Publications Inc. United Kingdom -
Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice
Date Title Type Institution Country 2021 - ongoing Clinical and Translational Science Awards External Reviewers Exchange Consortium Grant Assessment University of California, Irvine United States 2020 - ongoing Harvard Catalyst Sight & Science Pilot Grant Program Grant Assessment Harvard Medical School United States
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