Deeksha Katoch, MBBS
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2026
Double Annulus in SPATA7 Rod Cone Dystrophy
Sharma M, Hasan S, Katoch D. Double Annulus in SPATA7 Rod Cone Dystrophy. Ophthalmology Retina 2026 PMID: 41837922, DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2026.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2, high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1, and complement factor H genetic variants on clinical phenotypes of age-related macular degeneration.
Ranga D, Kaur S, Nallabelli N, Sharma S, Tigari B, Dogra M, Katoch D, Sharma S, Singh R, Singh N. Impact of age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2, high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1, and complement factor H genetic variants on clinical phenotypes of age-related macular degeneration. Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2026, 74: 279-285. PMID: 41581044, PMCID: PMC12947101, DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1395_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration patientsChoroidal neovascular membranePigment epithelial detachmentRetinal pigment epitheliumGenotype-phenotype correlationOptical coherence tomographyClinical phenotypeSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsMacular degenerationG-CSFCytokine profilePhenotypes of age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration pathogenesisAge-related maculopathy susceptibility 2Granulocyte colony-stimulating factorMaculopathy susceptibility 2Association of single-nucleotide polymorphismsG-CSF levelsIrreversible vision lossBead-based multiplex immunoassaySerum cytokine levelsColony-stimulating factorLevels of erythropoietinSystemic cytokine profileMicrocephaly with or without chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, and mental retardation syndrome as a rare cause of chorio-retinal atrophy in a young child – A case report and review of literature
Kaur P, Kumari A, Arora A, Daniel R, Katoch D, Kaur A. Microcephaly with or without chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, and mental retardation syndrome as a rare cause of chorio-retinal atrophy in a young child – A case report and review of literature. Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology - Case Reports 2026, 6: 23-26. DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_276_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly recognitionDiagnostic valueDe novo heterozygous deletionChorio-retinal atrophyBilateral pedal edemaDiagnosis of microcephalyWhole-exome sequencingFundus examinationChorioretinal atrophyPedal edemaCDNA analysisChorioretinal lacunaeDysmorphic featuresMultidisciplinary careCase reportSyndromic featuresHeterozygous deletionExome sequencingGenetic analysisSyndrome presentationMental retardation syndromeGenetic testingMicrocephalyRetardation syndromeChorioretinopathy
2025
Diagnostic Accuracy of Pediatrician-performed Digital Retinal Imaging with 3nethra neo for ROP Screening: Authors’ Reply
Garg A, Kumar J, Katoch D, Kumar P, Dutta S. Diagnostic Accuracy of Pediatrician-performed Digital Retinal Imaging with 3nethra neo for ROP Screening: Authors’ Reply. Indian Journal Of Pediatrics 2025, 93: 102-102. PMID: 41353700, DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05852-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing the impact of distance from primary hemophilia treatment center on annualized bleeding rates in people with inheritable bleeding disorders
Katoch D, Maciejewski K, Lin H, Olivares M, Schwartz J, Daoud N, Recht M. Assessing the impact of distance from primary hemophilia treatment center on annualized bleeding rates in people with inheritable bleeding disorders. Blood 2025, 146: 1093-1093. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-1093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnnualized bleeding rateHemophilia treatment centersVon Willebrand diseaseInherited bleeding disorderBleeding eventsBleeding disordersHemophilia AResidential addressesBleeding rateBleeding phenotypeImpact of geographic accessIndividual's residential addressZip code centroidBarriers to accessSevere bleeding phenotypeLong-term morbidityType 3 VWDDevelopment of target jointsRetrospective cohort studyAge of diagnosisLong-term outcomesSeverity of hemophiliaTreatment centersClinically meaningful increaseDriving distanceOutcomes of pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a tertiary care center in North India
Urmila, Parmar U, Katoch D, Tigari B, Dogra M, Singh R. Outcomes of pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a tertiary care center in North India. Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2025, 73: 1640-1646. PMID: 41148019, PMCID: PMC12659836, DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_912_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest-corrected visual acuityPediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachmentRhegmatogenous retinal detachmentPars plana vitrectomyAnatomical successScleral bucklingFunctional successFollow-upRetinal detachmentPostoperative best-corrected visual acuityLong-term follow-upCombined scleral bucklingOptimal visual rehabilitationPrimary anatomical successOutcome measuresTertiary care centerTertiary care hospitalPrimary outcome measureSecondary outcome measuresPlana vitrectomyHigh myopiaOphthalmic findingsVisual rehabilitationVisual acuitySurgical strategySnail shell on moon appearance: cataracta nigra over coloboma
Sharma M, Sharma D, Chaitanya Y, Dokania H, Katoch D. Snail shell on moon appearance: cataracta nigra over coloboma. QJM 2025, 118: 941-942. PMID: 40833032, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaf196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitreous hemorrhageVisual acuityAnterior segment examinationDense vitreous hemorrhagePars plana vitrectomyPosterior segment visualizationPatient's visual acuityColobomatous areaPlana vitrectomySegment examinationIris colobomaFemale presentingCataractous lensColobomaSegment visualizationHemorrhageVitrectomyAcuityNigraPhacofragmentationPatients
2024
Validation of the Online Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study Calculator for Tubercular Uveitis
Zhang L, Rojas-Carabali W, Choo S, Thng Z, Lim Y, Lee B, Jun S, Patnaik G, Biswas J, Agarwal A, Testi I, Mahajan S, Kempen J, Smith J, McCluskey P, Kon O, Nguyen Q, Pavesio C, Gupta V, Agrawal R, Agrawal 1 2 3 R, Testi 2 I, Mahajan 4 S, Yuen 5 Y, Agarwal 6 A, Rousselot 7 A, Raje 8 D, Gunasekeran 1 2 D, Kon 9 O, Barisani-Asenbauer 10 T, Kempen 11 J, Gupta 6 A, Jabs 12 D, Smith 13 J, Bodaghi 14 B, Zierhut 15 M, DeSmet 16 M, McCluskey 17 P, Agarwal 18 M, Agarwal 19 M, Aggarwal 6 K, Agrawal 20 M, Al-Dhibi 21 H, Androudi 22 S, Asyari 23 F, Balasundaram 24 M, Murthy 25 K, Baglivo 26 E, Banker 27 A, Bansal 6 R, Basu 28 S, Behera 6 D, Biswas 18 J, Carreño 29 E, Caspers 30 L, Chee 3 31 S, Chhabra 32 R, Cimino 33 L, Concha Del Rio 34 L, Cunningham 35 E, Curi 36 A, Das 37 D, Denisova 38 E, Denniston 2 39 A, Errera 40 M, Fonollosa 41 A, George 18 A, Goldstein 42 D, Crosier 43 Y, Gurbaxani 2 A, Invernizzi 44 A, Isa 45 H, Islam 46 S, Jones 32 N, Katoch 6 D, Khairallah 47 M, Khosla 48 A, Kramer 49 M, Kumar 50 A, Kumar 51 A, La Distia Nora 23 R, Lee 2 R, Lowder 52 C, Luthra 53 S, Mahendradas 54 P, Makhoul 30 D, Mazumdar 55 S, Mehta 56 S, Miserocchi 57 E, Mochizuki 58 M, Mohamed 59 O, Muccioli 60 C, Munk 61 M, Murthy 62 S, Narain 63 S, Nascimento 64 H, Neri 65 P, Nguyen 66 M, Okada 67 A, Ozdal 68 P, Palestine 69 A, Pichi 65 F, Rathinam 70 S, Schlaen 71 A, Sehgal 6 S, Sen 72 H, Sharma 6 A, Sharma 6 K, Shoughy 73 S, Singh 6 N, Singh 6 R, Soheilian 74 M, Sridharan 18 S, Thorne 75 J, Tappeiner 61 C, Teoh 76 S, Tognon 77 M, Tugal-Tutkun 78 I, Tyagi 79 M, Uy 80 H, Vasconcelos-Santos 81 D, Vidovic Valentincic 82 N, Westcott 2 M, Yanai 83 R, Yanez Alvarez 84 B, Zahedur 85 R, Nguyen 4 Q, Pavesio 2 C, Gupta 6 V. Validation of the Online Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study Calculator for Tubercular Uveitis. JAMA Ophthalmology 2024, 142: 1140-1148. PMID: 39480402, PMCID: PMC11581623, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.4567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollaborative Ocular Tuberculosis StudyInitiation of antitubercular therapyPositive predictive valueTubercular uveitisAntitubercular therapyClinician judgmentRecords of patientsOphthalmic CenterLow-resource settingsTuberculosis endemicityProspective studyCriterion standardInternational cohortPatientsPredictive valueDiagnostic studiesDiagnostic testsCalculated sensitivityHighest prevalenceTuberculosis studiesHighest specificityDiagnostic accuracy metricsAccuracy of cliniciansUveitisMain OutcomesOptic nerve head: an initial site of relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Rana V, Katoch D. Optic nerve head: an initial site of relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Eye 2024, 39: 34-35. PMID: 39604629, PMCID: PMC11841573, DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03452-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic retinopathy data augmentation and vessel segmentation through deep learning based three fully convolution neural networks
Sachdeva J, Mishra P, Katoch D. Diabetic retinopathy data augmentation and vessel segmentation through deep learning based three fully convolution neural networks. Image And Vision Computing 2024, 151: 105284. DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2024.105284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional neural networkNeural networkGaussian filterFundus imagesDifference of Gaussians filterGaussian (DoG) filterDifference of Gaussian (DoG) filterHigh frequency detailsEye fundus imagesVessel segmentation methodPresence of noiseFrequency detailsData augmentationAugmented imagesDeep learningVoting classifierVessel segmentationSegmentation methodFCNNEnsemble modelClinical datasetsNetworkRetinal fundusDatasetFilter
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