Dr. Prashanthi Giridhar
Location
Areas of Expertise
About Me
Dr. Prashanthi Giridhar is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. She completed fellowship training in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Children's Medical Center in Dallas following her residency at Texas Tech where she served as chief resident. Her clinical focus includes the diagnosis and treatment of children's eye disorders such as amblyopia, congenital and juvenile cataracts, refractive errors, and strabismus.
Dr. Giridhar is actively involved in clinical research and has authored several articles in the field. She is a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Her background in biomedical engineering informs her approach to patient care and research.
Outside of her practice, Dr. Giridhar enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.
Training
Pediatric Ophthalmology
2015University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
2013Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
ResidencyInternal Medicine
2010Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
ResidencyMaster of Business Administration (MBA-HOM)
2009Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Masters / PhDDoctor of Medicine (MD)
2009Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Medical School
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Bio-Medical Engineering
2002SMU
Undergraduate
Awards & Honors
OKAP score award
2012Texas Tech Department of Ophthalmology
Title 7 Traineeship Scholarship in Health Care Administration for commitment to Rural Health
2006Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
National Eye Institute Travel Grant for the Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology
2004National Institutes of Health
Outstanding Senior Woman Award in School of Engineering
2002SMU
Publications & Press
Randomized clinical trial of streaming binocular contrast-rebalanced dichoptic movies versus patching for treatment of amblyopia in children aged 3 to 7 years
Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX, AAPOS•2022Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a 35-year-old postpartum woman with recent preeclampsia
JAMA Ophthalmology (formerly Archives of ophthalmology)•2013The Effect of Second-eye Occlusion On Monocular Pupillometry
Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology•2011Case report on "Blastomycosis"
Texas Academy of Internal Medicine conference•2008Longitudinal monitoring of drusen features using infrared reflectance imaging: analysis of drusen in the fellow eye with unilateral exudative age-related macular degeneration
Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology•2004Longitudinal monitoring of drusen in AMD: infrared reflectance imaging of drusen resorption induced by laser photocoagulation
Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology•2004Macular Dystrophy in a family of Native American Descent
Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology•2004
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- TX
- License Numbers
- p6394
