Dr. G Seethapathy

Dr G Seethapathy is an ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgeon with 25 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Salem.

Whether a patient needs blepharoplasty, ptosis correction, DCR for watering eyes, orbital fracture repair, orbital tumour surgery, eyelid reconstruction, neuro-ophthalmology evaluation, or ocular prosthesis, Dr G Seethapathy provides thorough evaluation and comprehensive ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgical care.

He is fluent in English, Tamil, and Malayalam.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr G Seethapathy offers comprehensive ophthalmic plastic, orbital, lacrimal, and neuro-ophthalmological care with MS Ophthalmology, FRCS Edinburgh, Fellowship in Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery from Narayana Nethralaya, Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology from Queen's Medical Centre UK, and 25 years of clinical practice.

Eyelid Surgery

Patients with drooping eyelids, excess eyelid skin, eyelid malposition, eyelid tumours, or trauma-related eyelid defects receive structured surgical management from Dr G Seethapathy.

• Blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid) — published paper: Journal of Ocular Aesthetics 2009
• Ptosis Correction (levator resection and frontalis sling)
• Ectropion repair including Z-Plasty as primary procedure (free paper presented OPAI 2013)
• Entropion repair
• Eyelid Tumour excision and reconstruction
• Eyelid Reconstruction after trauma or oncological excision
• Sub-Brow Orbicularis Flap in periocular reconstruction (free paper NUH Singapore 2016)
• Cicatricial Ectropion prevention and management

Lacrimal Surgery

Patients with epiphora (chronic watering eye), nasolacrimal duct obstruction, dacryocystitis, or lacrimal system conditions receive structured surgical management from Dr G Seethapathy.

• Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) — open and endoscopic
• Transcanalicular Laser-Assisted DCR via bicanalicular approach (free paper OPAI 2011)
• Nasolacrimal Duct Probing and irrigation
• Lacrimal Sac evaluation and surgical management

Orbital Surgery

Patients with orbital fractures, orbital tumours, orbital inflammation, orbital varices, orbital cysts, or congenital orbital deformities receive structured surgical management from Dr G Seethapathy.

• Orbital Fracture repair including transorbital approach to complex orbital trauma
• Osteomesh in Orbital Reconstruction
• Orbital Tumour excision and management
• Orbital Cystic Lesion evaluation and surgery
• Orbital Varices evaluation and management
• Orbital Inflammatory Disease management
• Congenital Orbital Deformity evaluation and surgical correction

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Patients with neuro-ophthalmological conditions including diplopia, ocular motility disorders, optic neuropathy, giant cell arteritis, or papilloedema receive structured evaluation from Dr G Seethapathy, who completed a Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Adult Ocular Motility at Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham UK.

• Neuro-Ophthalmology evaluation for visual loss and optic nerve disorders
• Adult Ocular Motility assessment and management
• Diplopia evaluation and prism management
• Ocular Torsion measurement in children
• Giant Cell Arteritis evaluation and management
• Orbital Pseudotumour evaluation and management
• Haemolacria and systemic hypertension evaluation

Aesthetic Eye Plastic Surgery

Patients seeking aesthetic improvement of the periocular region receive structured evaluation and surgical care from Dr G Seethapathy.

• Aesthetic Blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid rejuvenation)
• Periocular Rejuvenation procedures
• Facial Harmony-focused periocular aesthetic assessment

Ocular Prosthetics

Patients requiring ocular prosthesis following enucleation or evisceration receive structured prosthetic fitting and management from Dr G Seethapathy.

• Custom Ocular Prosthesis fabrication using digital fabrication techniques
• Orbital Prosthesis fitting and management
• Post-enucleation and post-evisceration care

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (2001)
• MS (Ophthalmology), Madurai Medical College / Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University (2005)
• Clinical Fellowship in Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore (2009)
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons
• FRCS (Ophthalmology), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2015)
• FRCO, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
• Clinical Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Adult Ocular Motility, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK (2016)

He is registered with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (Registration No. 67816, 2001).

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI)

Hospital Affiliations

Dr G Seethapathy currently consults at Manipal Hospital, Vellakalpatti, Salem (Consultation Fee: ₹425).

Manipal Hospitals Salem

Manipal Hospitals Salem is a multispecialty hospital on Salem-Bangalore Highway Vellakalpatti Salem offering care across cardiology, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, gastrointestinal sciences, liver transplant surgery, nephrology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, psychiatry, and urology. The hospital is accredited by NABL and NABH.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr G Seethapathy is a regularly invited speaker at local, national, and international conferences on ophthalmic plastic surgery and has authored and co-authored research papers and case studies in national and international journals.

Key Publications

• Risk Factor Analysis of Corneal Complications in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis, AIOS (2006)
• Giant Cell Arteritis: An Unusual Presentation and SLE: An Unusual Presentation, Illumination: Journal of Aravind Eye Care System (2005)
• Hemiretinal Vein Occlusion and Ipsilateral Pseudotumour of the Orbit (co-author), Eye Journal (July 2005)
• Blepharoplasty: An Antiageing Crusader (co-author), Journal of Ocular Aesthetics, Karnataka Ophthalmic Society Special Issue (2009)
• Measurement of Ocular Torsion in Children, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (July 2010)
• Orbital Varices, TNOA Journal (2017)
• Haemolacria and Uncontrolled Systemic Hypertension, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (accepted 2019)

Book an Appointment with Dr G Seethapathy

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