April - June 2008 - LV Prasad Eye Institute

L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndiaCollaborating Centre forPrevention of BlindnessThis PDF report is also available on our websiteInside LVPEI, Bhubaneswar 2 LVPEI, Visakhapatnam 4 LVPEI, Hyderabad 5 Eye Banking 7 Vision Rehabilitation Centres 8 Community Eye Care 10 Education 16 Eye Research 21 Product Development 26 Supporters 27

Kalam at Donor Appreciation DayDr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, visited L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Bhubaneswar, on May 9, 2008 to deliver the secondFoundation Day lecture. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, and DrTaraprasad Das, Director, LVPEI Bhubaneswar, received him. In hisFoundation Day lecture on ‘Light to see – a beautiful vision’ Dr Kalamstressed upon the need to develop indigenous medical equipment.He advocated free school eye screening for all children and appealedto ophthalmologists and paramedical staff to serve at least 20 poorrural people in a year. This formed part of the oath he administeredon the occasion. “L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, scores 200out of 100”, he quipped.Dr Kalam toured the institute in an open jeep and saw the facilitiesand services available. He visited the banyan tree, which he hadplanted at the inauguration of LVPEI Bhubaneswar in July 2006.The program was held at the new Emami openairtheatre, which was inaugurated by Ms PritiSureka, Director, Emami Foundation. Someprominent donors Mrs Lalitha Raghuram,Country Director, Operation EyesightUniversal; Mr M S Ramachandran, Chairman,Community Development, BHP Billiton; andMr B D Sureka, Director, Hartex Rubber;shared the history of their partnership withthe LVPEI family. Before leaving, Dr AbdulKalam interacted with the staff of all LVPEIcampuses through video-conferencing.LVPEI, BhubaneswarNews & EventsMr Somnath Chatterjee at LVPEIHonorable Speaker of Parliament, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, visited LVPEI Bhubaneswar onJune 11, 2008. While giving him a tour of the institute, Dr Das briefed him about theservices available. Lauding the work, Mr Chatterjee enquired about the possibility ofextending eye care services to West Bengal. Mr Chatterjee observed, “The LVP EyeInstitute is rendering invaluable services, which are of world standard. Its concern forthose who cannot pay but need treatment is legendary. Its emphasis on the highestquality of treatment makes it a unique institution.”Eye check-up for SAI International SchoolThe Institute started vision screening for students of SAI International School,Bhubaneswar. By the end of June 2008, 200 children had undergone eye check-ups andreceived treatment. Those in need of spectacles were prescribed glasses. Around 250more children will get their eyes checked in July 2008.Regional Sterrad Users MeetingThe Regional Sterrad Users Meeting was organized on May 17, 2008, to share experiencesamong institutions using Sterrad NX and to provide updated information on theinstrument. There were 11 external participants from three hospitals – Ayush Hospital,Bhubaneswar; MCL, Talcher; and MCL, Ibpali, Sambalpur. Dr Savitri Sharma, in heraddress, spoke on the Need for surveillance in OR. The program was organized jointly byJohnson and Johnson Company.2

LVPEI, BhubaneswarVisit of Gita MehtaMs Gita Mehta, renowned Indian writer and daughter of legendaryfreedom fighter Shri Biju Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Orissa,visited the Institute on May 3, 2008. Appreciating the facilitiesshe commented that it was “A privilege and an inspiration to seethe institution.”Performance: April – June 2008Patient Care ServicesAnalysis of surgical proceduresServices Paying Non-paying Total Year to Date*Outpatients 9,453 2,510 11,963 11,963Cornea81Glaucoma30RetinaVitreous398Surgicalprocedures*Activity Year: April 2008 to March 2009766 420 1,153 1,153In addition, 33 children were examined andtreated under anesthesia (EUA).NTPC Centre for Sight Enhancement &Centre for Rehabilitation of Visually Challenged & Visually ImpairedApril - Year toJune 2008 Date*New patients 174 174Follow-up patients 21 21Total 195 195*YTD: April 2008 to March 2009Cataract436Centre for Sight EnhancementOthers45Botox2Lasik17Age-wise Analysis of PatientsBirth to 15 yrs 5616 to 45 yrs 10546 to 60 yrs 3461 & above 21Squint6Oculoplasty138Low Vision Devices prescribedOptical DevicesSpectacles 35Hand-held magnifiers 15Telescopes 11Non-optical DevicesReading stands 50Reading lamps 25Typoscopes 15Approach magnification 50Light control devices 20Closed circuit television 3Rehabilitation Services ProvidedCounseling 121Special skills training* 45Instruction in the use ofAssistive devices 13Low vision devices 22Non optical devices 35Environmental modification 101Educational guidance 50Vocational guidance 63Support services guidance 86Referral to other services 51*Special skills training includes orientation and mobility, visionstimulation, and training in visual skills through play.drushti daan Eye BankA total of 15 corneas were collected, of which 4 was used for therapeutic PK*, 10 for optical PK and the rest for research.*PK - Penetrating Keratoplasty (Corneal transplant)3

LVPEI, VisakhapatnamPatient Care ServicesPerformance: April – June 2008Services Paying Non-paying Total Year to Date*Outpatients 8,165 3,285 11,450 11,450Surgical procedures 660 611 1,271 1,271*Activity Year: April 2008 to March 2009Analysis of surgical proceduresCataract676Cornea149RetinaVitreous230Others88Plastics94Glaucoma32Bob Ohlson Centre for Sight Enhancement &Centre for Rehabilitation of Blind & Visually ImpairedCentre for Sight EnhancementApril - Year toJune 2008 Date*New patients 115 115Follow-up patients 26 26Total 141 141*YTD: April 2008 to March 2009Low Vision Devices prescribedOptical DevicesSpectacles 24Bifocals 6Hand-held magnifiers 22Stand & pocket magnifiers 35Telescopes 17Non-optical DevicesReading stands 24Reading lamps 13Typoscope 56Approach magnification 115Light control devices 9Closed circuit television 8Age-wise Analysis of PatientsBirth to 15 yrs 2816 to 45 yrs 4146 to 60 yrs 2361 & above 23Rehabilitation Services providedCounseling 224Special skills training* 134Instruction in the use ofAssistive devices 283Optical/Non-optical devices 148Environmental modification 131Educational guidance 85Vocational guidance 78Referral to other services 51*Special skills training includes orientation & mobility,vision stimulation & functional vision assessment, Brailleteaching & visual skills through play.4

LVPEI, HyderabadPatient Care ServicesPerformance: April – June 2008Services Paying Non-paying Total Year to Date*Outpatients 38,523 17,620 56,143 56,143Surgical procedures 4,776 3,614 7,410 7,410*Activity Year: April 2008 to March 2009Analysis of surgical proceduresCornealTransplantations257CornealSurgeries725Glaucoma219Squint301Cataract3248Plastic982In addition, 980 children wereexamined and treated underanesthesia (EUA).Others191Lasik144RetinaVitreous1343Amazing recovery from an unusual injury!A rare surgery was performed at L V Prasad Eye Institute,Hyderabad, which saved Gangaiah from blindness. On May12, 2008, Gangaiah accidentally hit a buffalo while ridinghis motorcycle. Though he was wearing his helmet, heexperienced sudden loss of vision in both eyes, andbleeding from the nose. A brain scan at a local hospital leftthe doctors stunned – they immediately referred him toLVPEI.It was an uncommon situation! Entering through a smallwound near his right eye, a broken piece of the motorcyclehandle, measuring 7cm, crossed itself from the right eyesocket behind both his eyeballs, injuring his left nerve. Atthe Institute ophthalmic plastic surgeons carefullyevaluated Gangaiah’s scans. The upper edge of the foreignobject was 3 mm from the brain; hence, surgical removalwas critical.The unusual and delicate surgery took almost 3 hours; finally,the metal piece was successfully removed. Gangaiah hassince regained full vision in his right eye. The optic nerveof his left eye was severely injured and he is undergoingmedication for it. He is still amazed by the size of the foreignbody. He is happy to have regained vision in the right eye,and is thankful to the L V Prasad team.5

LVPEI, HyderabadJasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care CentreOutpatient VisitsTotal 10,766Surgical ProceduresTotal 2,09080001200700060005000732810008001140950400060030002000100034384002000PayingNon-paying0PayingNon-payingRetinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) programBabies screened : 219 (120 in NICUs*, 99 at LVPEI)Laser sessions : 35 (4 in NICUs*)ROP surgeries : 12The low number of ROP surgeries is a measure of the success of our screening and laser program.*NICU – Neo-natal Intensive Care UnitHighlightThere has been a problem of babies with ROP from Kolkata being brought for treatment too late. The Institute had beentrying to address this issue by planning a good screening and referral program. Now a two-way referral system has beenset up for providing tertiary care to babies undergoing ROP management in Kolkata by Dr Abhijit Chatterjee at PriyamvadaBirla Eye Hospital. Three babies referred here in time underwent prompt vision restoration ROP surgery during the quarter.This called for tremendous team effort due to the challenges of transportation, scheduling surgery and ascertaining fitnessfor general anesthesia in these very fragile babies.Ocular Oncology ServiceIn 2004, Dr Parin Vakharia set up a Corpus Fund for treatment of children with eye cancer, in memory of late Olive Swoboda.The fund has enabled L V Prasad Eye Institute to provide quality tertiary cancer care to hundreds of children fromunderprivileged families free of charge. This quarter the total number of procedures performed on children withretinoblastoma was 457. Of these 213 children were treated absolutely free of charge. The procedures performed includedexamination under anesthesia, laser transpupillary thermotherapy and cryotherapy, as well as hospital-based chemotherapy,and surgical procedures like enucleation with orbital implant and plaque brachytherapy.6

Eye BankingRamayamma International Eye BankMember, International Federation of Eye & Tissue Banks, USAMember, Eye Bank Association of India“As per your request I am sharing my feelings, which prompted this eye donation. While under treatment, my relative expressed hiswish to donate his eyes if he did not survive. Even at such a young age he had a social commitment. We donated his eyes to fulfill hisdesire, with the hope that they would give new life to others. It gives us great satisfaction that though he is no more his eyes still lookupon this world. This makes us feel that he is still living in this world with us.” – Expressions of a donor familyCorneal tissues donated to RIEBTotal 426Tissues received from RIEB supportersTotal 40282April - June303Year to Date303April - JuneYear to Date1231230 100 200 300 400215105*Activity Year: April 2008 to March 2009MotivatedVoluntaryRIEB Affiliate Centres at Suryapet, Nidadavole & TanukuEBCRC: Eye Bank Coordination & Research Centre (eyesreceived only for practice)Other Eye BanksCommunity Eye Banking ProgramA total of 118 corneas were distributed to corneal surgeons outside LVPEI, within and outside Andhra Pradesh.Other Eye Banks in Andhra Pradesh(No. of corneas/eyes received in brackets)The Khammam Eye Bank, Khammam (65); Smt. R. R. Lions Eye Hospital, Nidadavole (54); Regional Eye Hospital, Warangal (22);Lions Club of Suryapet Eye Hospital, Suryapet (20); Badam Balakrishna Eye Bank, Kakinada (18); Lions Club of Mahabubabad,Mahabubabad (18); Lions Club of Karimnagar, Karimnagar (14); R R Lions Eye Hospital, Palakol (10); Mullapudi Venkatarayudu EyeCentre, Tanuku (10); Sudarsani Eye Hospital, Guntur (8); Chiranjeevi Eye & Blood Bank, Hyderabad (7); Kamineni Institute MedicalSciences, Narketpally (6); Lions Club of Jangaon, Jangaon (5); Shri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian Red Cross Society Eye Bank,Kurnool (4); Rotary Service Community Trust, Vuyyur (4); Dr Akbar Eye Hospital, Ananthapur (4); Lions Club of Sircilla, Sircilla (4);Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Raichur (4); S V R R Govt General Hospital, Tirupati (4); Sadhuram Eye Hospital, Secunderabad(2); Madhav Nethra Nidhi, Secunderabad (2); Megur Eye Care Centre, Bidar (2); Jnananda Eye Bank, Bhimavaram (2); Lions EyeHospital, Bodhan (2); Sri Sai Rupa Netralaya, Repalle (2); Paramhansa Yogananda Netralaya, Vemagiri (2); Lions Club of Cherial,Cherial (2).Gift of Sight Award for grief counsellorApril to June – Mr A Raghu7

Vision Rehabilitation CentresMeera & L B Deshpande Centre for Sight EnhancementPatients seen at the CentreApril - Year toJune date*New patients 565 2413Follow-up patients 361 1107Total 926 3520*Activity Year: April 2008 to March 2009Age-wise Analysis of PatientsLow Vision Devices prescribedOptical DevicesSpectaclesFor distance vision 20For near vision 21Bifocals 42Stand & pocket magnifiers 131Hand-held magnifiers 10Non-optical DevicesReading stands 13Approach magnification 485Light control devices 22Dr P R K Prasad Centre for Rehabilitation of Blind &Visually ImpairedRehabilitation Services ProvidedCounselling 915* Special Skills Training 135Instruction in the use ofAssistive devices (computers) 213Low vision devices 467Environmental modification 976Educational guidance 461Vocational guidance 90Support services 609Referral to other services 54*Includes motor skills, Braille, communication skills, cognitiveskills, play and visual skills, orientation and mobility, homemanagement, daily living skills and money identificationRehab patients make us proud!Ms Sai Vindhya, Ms Zeba Parveen andMaster Venkatesh, patients of the VisionRehabilitation Centres at LVPEI, excelledin the Class X results this academic year.Their percentagein the Boardexaminations was:Ms Sai Vindhya –69.2%, Ms ZebaParveen – 85%,and Master PotluriVenkatesh – 85%.The children havebeen patients ofthe VisionRehabilitationcentres since childhood and have receivedcounselling, guidance and training inspecial skills (Braille, Taylor Frame, Abacus,etc.) here. The parents of all the childrengratefully acknowledged the support ofthe Centre as a significant factor in thesuccess of their children.8

Vision Rehabilitation CentresDr P R K Prasad Centre for Rehabilitation of Blind &Visually ImpairedSummer CampAn integrated summer camp for visually challenged childrenand their sighted siblings was organized at the Centresbetween May 5-30, 2008, in which 59 children aged between5 and 15 years participated enthusiastically. The activitiesincluded teaching of yoga and basic language skills, generalknowledge, mobility, and Braille, as well as dance, music,games, arts and crafts, and field trips. The program provideda platform for vision impaired children to enhance theirsocialization skills and develop self-confidence and selfesteem.While the Vision Rehabilitation Centres have organized such summercamps earlier, this was the first time that almost a month-longprogram was conducted. The camp concluded with a music anddance program, in which all the children participated joyously. Anumber of volunteers assisted the rehabilitation staff during thecamp.Interactive program for adults: An interactive session on ‘Achievingindependence in all aspects’ was organized for visually challengedadults on May 10, 2008. Nine patients and their family memberstook part in the session. The open group discussion provided anopportunity for participants to find ways to resolve problemsrelated to employment, education and supportive benefits.Development of Instructional Training ManualJob Access With Speech (JAWS) is a screen reading assistivesoftware that enables a vision impaired person to operate thecomputer independently. However, an individual cannot useJAWS unless he/she receives training in the software. In view ofthis an instructional manual has been prepared to provide stepby-steptraining in the use of Microsoft OfficePrograms (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) andhow to use the internet using JAWS technology.The manual is available with the VisionRehabilitation Centres.Photos: Summer campBorder Design: Drawings by vision impaired children9

Village VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye careNews & Events6 Vision Centres inauguratedA total of 6 new primary care Vision Centres (VC) wereinaugurated during the quarter April – June 2008. The fiveattached to the secondary care Sudhakar and Sreekanth RaviEye Centre, Markapuram, are located at: Giddalur,Thripuranthakam, Yerragondapalem, Dornala, andBestavaripeta. With this, LVPEI has completed the establishmentof 19 out of 30 Vision Centres in Prakasam district. The LavelleFund for the Blind, Inc., USA, supported the VCs attached toMarkapuram.The sixth Vision Centre at Medarpet village is attached to thesecondary care Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad.This was inaugurated on June 14, 2008, in the presence of MrLawrence Lyerly and Ms Toni Lyerly, volunteers from the IndianSociety of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ThisVC completes the 8 Vision Centres project in Adilabad, supportedby the church. The Medarpet VC is the 49 th Vision Centre to beset up by LVPEI.6 th anniversary of Karamchedu satellite centreVenkat Lakshmi Eye Centre, the third satellite centre of LVPEI,celebrated its sixth anniversary on June 7, 2008. Since itsinception, the centre has screened around 50,000 outpatientsand performed more than 7000 surgeries, 70% of them free ofcost.At the program guests and beneficiaries expressed theirhappiness that the centre was serving needy and poor patients,delivering quality eye care services in Prakasam district. Thecentre has the capacity to see even more patients and performmore surgeries. The notable guests at the celebrations includedMr Nageshwar Rao, husband of the village sarpanch and MrVeerabhadra Chary, a teacher and beneficiary. The programconcluded with the presentation of Best Employee awards andgifts to employees for participation in sports events.3 rd anniversary of Adilabad satellite centreSeshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, the fourth satellite centre ofLVPEI, celebrated its third anniversary on June 9, 2008. Sinceits inception, the centre has screened over 26,000 outpatientsand performed more than 3600 surgeries, 70% of them free ofcost.A review of the centre’s performance showed that the targetsset for the year 2007 – 2008 had been achieved. The credit forthis goes to the hospital staff, doctors and supporters of thecentre. The centre has scope for greater revenue generationby seeing more paying patients. Among the notable people atthe celebrations were Mr Kondaiah Chowdary, farmer unionleader, Mr Prakash, family member of a donor, Mr KrishnaReddy, MPDO, and other beneficiaries. The program concludedwith the presentation of Best Employee awards and gifts toemployees for participation in sports events.A. Service Delivery1. Village Visiona. Providing Eye Care through Empowered People (PEEP) Project (Launched October 14, 2004)April – June 2008 CumulativeTotal collection 11,448.00 599,340.00Outpatients treated at service centres 271 3693Surgeries at service centre 63 772People renewed for 2nd year 303 8795Households renewed for 2nd year 58 2021People renewed for 2nd and 3rd years 651 6478Housholds renewed for 2nd and 3rd years 123 144810

Village VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye careb. Community Eye Care LVPEI LVPEISatellitesPartnersVillage Vision – LVPEI Satellite & Partner CentresSatellitesPartners1. SurveysVillages/slums surveyed 153 2Population surveyed 49,552 1,972People identified with eye ailments and referred 6,379 1482. Community Screening ProgramsCSPs organized 44 20People screened 4,693 1,841Treated at venue 511 193Prescribed spectacles 2,301 435Referred to base hospital 1,240 3963. Service offered at base hospitalPeople treated 3,401 339Prescribed spectacles 653 108Treated for other conditions 2,311 53Cataract & other surgeries 537 293School Screening ProgramsNo. of schools screened 19No. of children screened 2,237Identified with eye ailments 28Prescribed spectacles 6Referred to primary/secondary/tertiary centers 22Within normal limits 2,20911

Village VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye carec. Secondary eye care – Satellite and Partner CentresPayingNon-payingOutpatients Surgeries Outpatients Surgeries1. Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre 3,260 352 1,713 403Mudhol, Adilabad District2. Kuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre 1,866 169 1,308 385Toodukurthy, Mahabubnagar District3. Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre 1,252 76 819 129Karamchedu, Prakasam District4. Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre 2,041 127 1,231 255Adilabad, Adilabad District5. Siloam Eye Hospital 2,457 112 153 31Madanapalli, Chittoor District6. Mullapudi Venkatarayudu Eye Centre 2,869 153 418 52Tanuku, West Godavari District7. Smt. Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lions Eye 3,363 215 2,843 772Hospital, Nidadavole, West Godavari District8. St. Gregorius Balagram Eye Hospital 1,194 50 498 231Yacharam, Ranga Reddy District9. Suryapet Lions Eye Hospital 1,137 106 1,587 141Suryapet, Nalgonda District10. The Rotary Eye Hospital 2,873 296 1,933 601Proddatur, Kadapa District11. Swarna Bharat Eye Centre 236 8 759 104Venkatachalam, Nellore District12. Paramahansa Yogananda Netralaya 2,063 75 837 86Vemagiri, Rajahmundry13. Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre 1,803 123 1,645 202Markapuram, Prakasam DistrictTotal 26,414 1,862 15,744 3,392Hyderabad Urban CentresM S Reddy Lions Eye Hospital, Moula Ali 1,717 77 1,407 274Kishore Chand Chordia Eye Centre, Begum Bazar 1,109 45 2,803 224Balanagar Lions Eye Hospital, Balanagar 2,373 121 1,611 464LVP-VST Vision Screening Centre, Ramnagar 1,455 79Total 5,199 243 7,276 1,041Grand Total 31,613 2,105 23,020 4,43312

d. Primary Eye Care – Vision CentresVillage VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye careAnalysis of PerformanceVision Centres Total Glasses Glasses Referrals toScreening Prescribed Dispensed Service CentreAdilabad DistrictBhainsa 1,724 431 423 288Kubeer 643 235 218 96Naveepet 320 142 134 44Nandipet 441 206 166 78Echoda 707 330 326 129Kallur 485 213 188 130Indravelly 492 294 294 41Tanur 434 192 181 108Lokeshwaram 560 325 310 167Boath 120 107 107 12Utnoor 543 273 275 69Jainath 158 52 42 74Bela 251 78 104 45Narnur 129 59 32 19Jannaram 310 137 124 74Jainur 79 52 52 17Gudihathnoor 363 160 113 45Talamadugu 392 208 160 88Medaripeta 263 89 75 108Total 8,414 3,583 3,324 1,632Mahaboobnagar DistrictWanaparthy 1,247 410 299 382Achampet 396 166 104 120Nagarkurnool 670 242 184 238Kothakota 632 155 115 200Kollapur 312 126 53 73Amangal 217 68 50 73Ghanapuram 21 11 7 4Bijnapelly 80 39 26 20Telkapelly 203 95 75 57Kalwakurthy 42 16 13 6Lingala 295 113 80 97Total 4,115 1,441 1,006 1,270Prakasam DistrictKaramcheduParchuru 611 212 184 192Panguluru 227 82 76 61Chinnaganjam 130 65 38 27Ballikaruva 209 115 68 68Yuddanapudi 191 95 59 33Martur 153 64 48 26Naguluppalapadu 298 200 106 58Peddanandipadu 859 385 385 132Epurupalem 141 77 71 39Vetapalem 152 80 73 35Total 2,971 1,375 1,108 671MarkapuramDarshi 182 59 34 54Karichedu 302 138 67 121Podili 401 143 98 135Kambham 570 183 79 102Giddalur 1,018 259 195 410Thripuranthakam 774 277 120 319Yerragondapalem 689 166 154 376Dornala 349 114 43 151Bestavaripeta 479 182 89 211Total 4764 1521 879 1879Grand Total 20,264 7,920 6,317 5,45213

Village VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care2. Hyderabad Outreach Urban Slums Eye care (HOUSE) ProgramSurveysSlums/villages surveyed 1Population covered through door to door survey 2,845People identified with eye ailments and referred for eye examination 284Community Screening ProgramsCSPs organized 17People screened 7,760Treated at venue 1,236Prescribed spectacles 3,624Referred to base hospital 1,284Within normal limits 1,616Referral Services at LVPEI-VST screening centrePeople treated at vision centre 1,027Prescribed spectacles 478Treated for other conditions 110Cataract & other surgeries 29Referred to secondary and tertiary care facilities 217Within normal limits 193LVPEI & Lakshmi Charitable Clinic Community Eye Care Program,Narsingi village, Ranga Reddy districtPeople screened 68Treated at venue 32Referred to base hospital 16Within normal limits 20Vision Screening Centre, Kismatpur, HyderabadPeople screened 71Prescribed spectacles 37Referred to base hospital 15Others/Within normal limits 19Community Eye Screening Programs were organized during the quarter at the following places: Yedulabad village, Ghatkesarm, Rangareddy district Infosys Technologies Limited, Manikonda Village Lingampally, Rangareddy district Riyasath Nagar, Moin Bagh, Hyderabad Jai Bharat – Jana Harsha Foundation, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district Jai Bharat – Janaharsha Foundation, Abdullahpurmet, Hayathnagar mandal, Ranga Reddy district Jai Bharat – Janaharsha Foundation, L B Nagar Crossroad, yderahbad HyHyderabad Govt. High School, Nanapur Circle, Gulmatkar village, Yadagir taluka, Gulbarga districtLVPEI - Fullerton India ‘Save the Eye’ programs YMCA Hall, Gandhi Market, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam Sri Satya Sai Kalyanamadampam, Bhimavaram, West Godavari district BVR Kalakendram, Near Fire Station, Thadipally Gudem, West Godavari district Govt. Girls Junior College, Usmanpura, Karimnagar IMA Hall, Eluru, East Godavari district Vidyaniketan High School, Nasarpura, Siddipet, Medak district Arya Vaisya Kalyanamandapam, Chirala, Prakasam district Balaji Bhavan, Thirupathi, Chittor district Sama Public School, Jaganadhapuram, Kakinada, West Godavari district Sri Krishna Geeta Ashram, Near Padmashali Klayanamadapam, Proddatur, Kadapa districtSchool Eye Screening ProgramBrahm Prakash DAV School, Midhani Township, Kanchanbagh, HyderabadNo. of children screened 1,528Identified with eye ailments 173Prescribed spectacles 61Advised to continue with same spectacles 70Referred to primary/secondary/tertiary centers 42Within normal limits 1,35514

Village VisionInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye careB. Education and TrainingDiploma in Eye Health Management courseThe 1-year Diploma in Eye Health Management course hasbeen restructured to ensure greater academic as well asprofessional rigor. The senior faculty of both the clinical andsupportive services departments were involved in the process.Applications were invited for the current year. A Training ofTrainers (TOT) program has been designed to enable theteachers to teach the course effectively. The course will beformally launched on August 1, 2008.Training of Trainers of SCOJO Vision EntrepreneursA program for Training of Trainers of SCOJO Vision Entrepreneursin integrated community eye care was conducted at ICARE –LVPEI on May 21, 2008. A total of 12 district coordinators,including Mr Graham Macmillan, Senior Director, Mr AruneshSing, India Country Director, Mr Vipin Sharma, Manager –Programs and Operations, and Mr Maruti Ram Kesiraju, VEChannel Manager, participated in the program.Trainers workshop for Vision Technician CourseUnder the Standard Chartered Bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’project, representatives from eye institutes in India – L V PrasadEye Institute, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Venu Eye Institute,Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai –participated in an orientation workshop for trainers of the VisionTechnician course from June 16-17, 2008.CEC & CBR Training ProgramsICARE conducted a community eye care and community basedrehabilitation field workers training program from June 23-28,2008. A total of 34 field staff from 7 satellite centres of LVPEI(Mudhole, Adilabad, Thoodukurthy, Karamchedu, Markapur,Nellore and Madanapally) participated in the program held atKismatpur campus.C. ResearchImpact assessment studyThe ongoing ‘Impact of correction of refractive errors amongchildren aged 10 to 15 years on activity based performance andother vision based functions’ study has completed its baselinedata collection at all its study locations. A barrier study datacollection was done from children who have not boughtspectacles even a month after being prescribed spectacles. Allthese child subjects were provided spectacles free of cost.Further, data on the one-month impact after using spectacleswas also collected. The project members conducted a sensitivityand specificity analysis of the teachers’ screening outcomewith the vision technicians screening. This project is supportedby Vision CRC, Australia.Sight for Kids‘Sight for Kids’ is a collaborative child eye health project forchildren between 5 and 9 years, supported by Johnson &Johnson, Lions International, L V Prasad Eye Institute and LionsEye Hospitals of Greater Hyderabad. During this quarter, LVPEIinitiated the production of a revised teacher’s manual, eyehealth posters in Telugu, monitoring and evaluating tools, anda redesigned screening protocol. In addition, the partneringeye hospitals staff were trained on how to document theactivities.Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training Centre(POLTC)Under this joint ORBIS International – L V Prasad Eye Instituteinitiative training of the first batch of pediatric eye care teamswas completed by the end of March 2008. Training of thesecond and third batches is in progress. A total of 3,764 childrenwere screened at the community level and 11,218 at thesecondary and tertiary levels. Of these, 943 children wereexamined under anesthesia, 425 children were prescribedspectacles and 2,189 surgeries were performed. Traineesunder the project were involved in presentations and researchactivities. They were also exposed to rural satellite centres andvision centres at Mahabubnagar district.Diabetes Prevention Program in Prakasam districtTill date training has been given to 595 children and 17 teachersin 2 schools of 2 villages in 2 mandals of Prakasam district. TillJune 2008 each trained child has provided health educationand screened 3,107 families with 10,880 persons for diabetes.Members of 6,625 self-help groups were given health educationabout diabetes. A total of 15,599 persons at risk for diabeteswere screened for blood and urine sugar; of them 1,520 weresuspected to have diabetes. A refresher training program washeld in June 2008 for training all vision technicians in MarkapurService Centres in screening for blood sugar.Sight First – 1141The 3-year Lions – L V Prasad Eye Institute Capacity DevelopmentProject for Management of Diabetic Eye Disease in AndhraPradesh, which started in August 2005, will build the capacityof Lions and Lions affiliated eye hospitals (including a satellitehospital of L V Prasad Eye Institute) to comprehensively dealwith the problem of diabetic eye disease. A project partnersorientation meeting was held on April 18, 2008. A nationalseminar on diabetic retinopathy has been planned for October3-4, 2008. The project will end by July 31, 2008.D. Community Eye Health JournalThe seventeenth issue of the ‘Community Eye Health Journal’with Indian supplement, published under the aegis of theVISION 2020 Indian Forum, was dispatched to 4935 readers allover the country and to neighboring countries includingPakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Zambia and Bangladesh, Malasiya,Ghana and the Sultanate of Oman.15

EducationEducation CentreShort-term Ophthalmology programsDuring the quarter trainees came to L V Prasad Eye Institute from Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Jordan,and Nepal and from all across India.NamePlaceCORNEA & ANTERIOR SEGMENT (3 months)Dr Jamil HasnovDhaka, BangladeshGLAUCOMA (3 months)Dr Lin SiyongTianjin, ChinaRETINA VITREOUS (3 months)Dr Sun Wei Yunnan, China 3 monthsPEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY (3 months)Dr Snehal ThakreAurangabad, MaharashtraRETINA LASER (1 month)Dr Mugdha RanadeDr Suvidha Mahar BoraDr SulochanaPHACOEMULSIFICATION (1 month)Dr K MadhavilathaDr Namita DaveDr Parveen KhulsumMumbai, MaharashtraBareilly, Uttar PradeshKaramchedu, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (2 months)Dr Shubhangi DeshmukhBelgaum, KarnatakaDr Neelam JauhariHyderabad, Andhra PradeshVISUAL ELECTOPHYSIOLOGY (1 month)Dr Sarbani HazraKolkata, West BengalLVP - ZEISS BASIC COURSE IN OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTICS (1 month)Dr Rinku DasCuttak, OrissaDr Samir MahapatraBhubaneswar, OrissaDr Ayush SinghalBelgaum, KarnatakaDr Nitish MahajanIndore, Madhya PradeshDr Arundhati TamuliDibrugarh, AssamDr Ulka A MirajkarHyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr C K DeepaBerhampur, OrissaDr Smruti MishraBerhampur, OrissaDr Ashok Kumar Upadhyay Cuttack, OrissaDr Pekila LamaGuwahati, AssamDr Shrabani KalitaGuwahati, AssamDr Bhumika DebGuwahati, AssamDr Deepa D KandhareAttapur, HyderabadDr Praveen ParePuttur, KarnatakaDr Abhishek BansalDehradun, UttaranchalDr Deepa Ajit KumarBhilai, ChattisgarhDr Sonali TripathyCuttack, OrissaDr Shikha DhawanVaranasi, Uttar PradeshDr Sunil Kumar NigamAllahabad, Uttar PradeshDr Manpreet Singh Sekhon Dehradun, UttarakhandDr Madhu UddarajuBhimavaram, West Godavari16

EducationEducation CentreNameOBSERVERSDr K Rama DeviDr N Ezhilvathani GanapathiDr Kanhaiya Lal AgarwalDr Sanjeev Kumar GuptaDr Vivekanand U WarkadDr Partho BakshiDr Reena SethiMr Pritam C NaghmareDr Abhishek DagarDr Aziza YasmeenDr Vinod K AggarwalMs Hiba AhmedMs Claire SpellmanDr Jessica Prasad RaoDr Areej R SomkuwarPRECEPTORS (1 month)Ms Angelica LYMs Gladys FungMr Joshua ClarkPlaceBangalore, Karnataka (Ophthalmic Plastics)Chettikulam, Pondicherry (Ophthalmic Plastics)Darbhanga, Bihar (Ophthalmic Plastics)Darbhanga, Bihar (Ophthalmic Plastics)Darbhanga, Bihar (Ophthalmic Plastics)Barrackpore, Kolkata (Ophthalmic Plastics)New Delhi (Ophthalmic Plastics)Pune, Maharashtra (Pediatric Glaucoma)New Delhi (Glaucoma)Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (Glaucoma)New Delhi (Retina)Omaha, NE (Summer Observer)Omaha, NE (Summer Observer)Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (Pediatric Ophthalmology)Karak, JordanSydney, AustraliaSydney, AustraliaSydney, AustraliaOther Eye Care Professional Training ProgramsNamePlaceEYE BANK TECHNICIANS (3 months)Mr Mukesh Kumar SinghBhairahawa, NepalMr Rishabh Dev SinghJaipur, RajasthanMr Navneet SharmaJabalpur, Madhya PradeshMr T RajuHyderabad, Andhra PradeshEYE DONATION COUNSELLOR (1 month)Mr Vijaya KarkiBhairahawa, NepalMr Preetam Singh Waghmare Pune, MaharashtraEYE BANK MANAGER (1 week)Mr S V G SubrahmaniamOPHTHALMOLOGISTS (1 week)Dr Vamshidhar MaramgantyDr Hasanov Jamil VagifChennai, Tamil NaduSalem, TamilnaduHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHospital Team Training ProgramsNamePlaceAdministrative Fellow Training ( 1 Year)Mr Shankarappa SontalPulimamidi, Mahaboobnagar district, Andhra PradeshMr Ayyappa AdapaKadiyam, East Godavari district, Andhra PradeshMr Harikrishna SadigeUtnoor, Adilabad district, Andhra PradeshKandukuru Eye Centre, Kandukuru, Prakasam district, Andhra PradeshName Discipline DurationMs Srividya Kalichati Patient Counselor 4 MonthsMr Govindamma Mareddy Ophthalmic Nurse 6 MonthsThe Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata (19 April – 2 May 2008)Mr Tirthabas Ghosh Pathology Technician 2 Weeks17

EducationEducation CentreHospital Team Training ProgramsCommunity Eye Care and Community Based Rehabilitation Program – Field WorkersTraining Program 23 – 28 June 2008 (1 Week)Name Place DisciplineBhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, Adilabad districtMr Gadadhala Sayanna Puspur, Lokeshwam CoordinatorMs Karuna Gaddam Gangaramanda, Makloor CEH WorkerMs Neela Chatla Navipet, Nizamabad CEH WorkerMr Sonkamble Babu Rao Mudhol CEH WorkerMr Maggidi Sridhar Puspur, Adilabad CEH WorkerMr Rahul Gunderao Bijur, Bhainsa CEH WorkerMr Ashok Pingle Bhainsa CEH WorkerKuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Thoodukurthy, Mahaboobnagar districtMr Kothapally Raju Indrakal, Nagarkurnool SupervisorMs Toom Sunitha Polepally, Bijinapally CEH WorkerMr Parashu Ramulu Kavali Nagarkurnool CEH WorkerMs Rajitha Kasoju Lingal CEH WorkerMs Padma M Amabakula, Kothakota CEH WorkerMr Komara Venkataiah Vemacharla, Nagarkurnool CEH WorkerVenkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, Karamchedu, Prakasam districtrictMr Y Venkateswarlu Vittal Nagar, Chirala SupervisorMs Sarala Kumari Pallapau Pallapagu, Inkollu CEH WorkerMr Srinivasa Rao G Ravuripeta, Vetapalem CEH WorkerMr Charles Gali Nagandla, Inkollu CEH WorkerMr Kranthi Kiran Kumar G Naguluppalapadu CEH WorkerMr Prabhu Das Nadedla GV Palem, Chirala CEH WorkerMr Ramesh Yedluri Inkollu CEH WorkerSeshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, Adilabad districtrictMr Krishnamachary Erroju Ichoda, Adilabad SupervisorMr Nagu Ada Shekuguda, Jainoor CEH WorkerMr Sagar Pawar Venu Nagar, Utnoor CEC WorkerMr Mukkera Rakesh Mandagada, Jainath CEH WorkerMr Ravi Penta Dhannur, Boath CEH WorkerMs Suvarna Manne Dwaraka, Dandepally CEH WorkerMr Santosh Meshram Jainur, Adilabad CEH WorkerSiloam Eye Centre, Madanapalle, Chittoor district, Andhra PradeshMr D Anand Madanapalle CoordinatorSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, Venkatachalam, Nellore district, Andhra PradeshMr Chinnaiah Nalabalapu Kasumuru, Venkatachalam CEH WorkerMr Rajesh Voosi Dargamitta, Nellore CEH WorkerMr Venkaiah Kadiveti Kasumuru, Venkatachalam CEH WorkerSudhakar & Sreekanth Eye Centre, Markapuram, Prakasam district, Andhra PradeshMr Shaik Abdul Suhel Basha H Dudem, Cumbum SupervisorMr Shaik Hussain Ardhaveedu CEH WorkerMr Patchavali Dudekula Bestavaripeta CEH WorkerLVPEI – VST Vision Screening Centre, Ramnagar, HyderabadMr Surender Reddy Narra Habsiguda, Tarnaka CEH WorkerMr Shanker Mamilla Darga, Kismathpur CEH WorkerMr Veeru Matam Shivarampally, Rajendranagar CEH Worker18

EducationEducation CentreNamePlaceSCOJO Training of Trainers of Vision Entrepreneurs on Integrated Community Eye Care (21 May 2008)Mr GanjaeliyaHyderabadMr J Sudheer KumarHyderabadMr K KrishnaHyderabadMr D Sudhir KumarHyderabadMr S Raja RaoHyderabadMr Ch Surya PrakasahHyderabadMr K V S Maruti RamHyderabadMr M Prasad RajHyderabadMr A Srinivasa RaoHyderabadMr Anitha GopalanHyderabadMr Arunesh SinghHyderabadOrientation workshop for Trainers for Vision Technician Course (16 & 17 June 2008)NameName of the Hospital & AddressDr Sandeep BhuttanDr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New DelhiMr A K SinghDr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New DelhiDr Abhishek B DagarVenu Eye Institute, New DelhiDr Abhas SinhaVenu Eye Institute, New DelhiMr Balraj Kumar SinghSadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, ChitrakootMr Jay Narayan KushwahaSadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, ChitrakootMs P Alees MaryLAICO, MaduraiMs K Rajeswari PrinceLAICO, MaduraiBausch & Lomb School of OptometryBS Optometry – a BITS off-campus program in collaboration with LVPEIThe Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry (BLSO) conducts the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, off-campusprogram BS in Optometry. During this period 90 students were enrolled in the programme. In May BITS, Pilani, called for admissionsfor the academic year 2008–2009 and, subsequently, shortlisted the candidates. Selections will be finalised by BLSO and BITS. In theacademic year 2007–2008 optometry students from other colleges came to BLSO, LVPEI, for internship. Nineteen external internsfrom various colleges across India will join the internship program.MSc Optometry & Vision Science – a University of Hyderabad program in collaboration with LVPEIThe University of Hyderabad called for applications for the integrated five-year master’s program in Optometry & Vision Science,conducted in collaboration with LVPEI. The very first batch of 20 students will start in August. The principal of BLSO has developedthe curriculum and will coordinate the course.BSc Optometry & Ophthalmic Techniques – an IGNOU distance learning programTen students have joined the IGNOU BSc Optometry & Ophthalmic Techniques at LVPEI Bhubaneswar last year. Efforts are also beingmade to start the IGNOU degree course at LVPEI Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad.Vision Technician courseThe Vision Technician course trains students for work in rural (secondary) hospitals and Vision Centres. About 60% of the studentsare meant for LVPEI’s community eye health programs. Most of the other students come through sponsors outside Andhra Pradesh.During the report period 73 students participated in the Vision Technician program.Guest LecturesHyderabadProf Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Communications, University of Hyderabad, delivereda lecture on Media Globalisation and Alternative Media on April 9, 2008.Mr Mazher Hussain, Executive Director, COVA, spoke on Indian Foreign Policy in the Sub-Continent: A People’s Perspective on May 14, 2008.Ms R Akhileswari, Senior correspondent, The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, delivered a lecture on The media under attack on June 11, 2008.BhubaneswarDr Bikash R Pattnaik, PhD, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, USA, delivered two lectures on ERG Abnormality and Visual Pathophysiology,Ion Channel in Epithelial Transport on April 11 and 12, 2008.19

EducationEducationSeminars & WorkshopsA three-day Low vision Awareness Program (LAP) was held at LVPEI, Hyderabad campus, from April 25-27, 2008. A total of 35 delegatesfrom all over the country attended the program.A three-day Eye – PEP (Postgraduate Education Program) 2008 was held at LV Prasad Eye Institute’s KAR Campus Hyderabad from 9-11 May 2008, 200 postgraduate students from all over India attended the program in the three campuses.To increase awareness among the in-house ophthalmology faculty and sensitize them towards Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR) Services,a LAP seminar for ophthalmologists was conducted on April 13, 2008. In the 2-hour session Ms Vijaya K Gothwal spoke on When and whomto refer for LVR services and Ms Beula Christy spoke on Vision Rehabilitation Services. It was attended by 9 ophthalmology faculty and 40ophthalmology fellows.Public Education Fora: As part of the Institute’s eye health initiatives, open house Public Education Fora are organized every month,where members of the public can obtain information on eye diseases and interact with eye specialists. The Public Education Foraheld during the quarter focused on Cataract, Squint, and Dry Eye & Computer Vision Syndrome.Central Audio Visual Unit (CAVU)In this quarter the Central Audio Visual Unit (CAVU) produced videos for the video competitions of American Academy ofOphthalmology and All India Ophthalmological Society. We also produced Retinoblastoma PSAs for a video competition ‘Reel Lives’for the International Union against Cancer (UICC).Videos Produced – 27Wonder of Water – Blumenthal Manual Small Incision CataractSurgery in Phacolytic Glaucoma by Dr Srivalli Kaza and Dr RohitKhanna; 6:57 minFour Musketeers to the Rescue – Use of Iris Hooks in Small PupilPhacoemulsification Surgery by Dr Srivalli Kaza and Dr RohitKhanna; 7:57 minSurgical Management of a Child with Congenital Glaucoma andFetal Hydrocephalus by Dr Anil K Mandal, Dr Sunayana Hegde andDr Vijaya K Gothwal; 7:51 minFull Thickness Donor Scleral Patch Graft for Hypotony MaculopathyFollowing Glaucoma Filtering Surgery with Mitomycin C by Dr AnilK Mandal, Dr Rajat Maheshwari, Dr Sirisha Senthil and Dr RasheenaBansal; 4:38 minClassical Surgical Technique of Ahmed Glaucoma ValveImplantation by Dr Anil K Mandal, Dr Rasheena Bansal, Dr GarudadriChandra Sekhar and Dr Peter A Netland; 6:00 minPot-pourri of Shocks & Surprises – Tackling the Posterior Capsulein a Posterior Polar Cataract by Dr Srivalli Kaza and Dr Rohit Khanna;10:00 minCultivated Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation – The SurgicalTechnique by Dr Virender S Sangwan and Dr Sanghamitra Burman;7:20 minUse of Capsular Tension Ring in Subluxated Cataract Surgery byDr Rohit C Khanna, Dr Manish Shyamkul, Dr Gaurav Gupta and DrSrivalli Kaza; 9:44 minNo Bubble, No Trouble: The Groove & Peel Technique – A simplifiedApproach to Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty by Dr Rishi Swarup, DrAzad Gaurav Bansal and Dr Virender S Sangwan; 8:54 minCataract Surgery with Primary Posterior Capsulotomy Combinedwith Silicone Oil Removal by Dr Raja Narayanan, Dr Rajeev Reddyand Dr Vinay A Shah; 6:44 minSurgical Reposition of Late Traumatic Flap Slippage and Tear at theSuperior Hinge after uneventful Laser In Situ Keratomileusis(LASIK) by Dr Pravin V Krishna, Dr Muralidhara and Dr SunitaChaurasia; 6:54 minVertical Lid Split Orbitotomy: A Step by Step Approach by Dr SavariDesai and Dr Santosh G Honavar; 9:44 minInterpretation of MRI in Ophthalmological Practice by Dr KekunnayaRamesha, Dr Virender Sachdeva, Dr Vijay Bhasker Nori and DrSunitha Lingareddy; 9:44 minCeleb Udho Sahu Fund by Shobha Mocherla and Gangadhar Jalli;2:26 minDon’t Concede to Eye Cancer. Not in this Age! – PSA (English Version1) by Shobha Mocherla and Gangadhar Jalli; 1:34 minDon’t Concede to Eye Cancer. Not in this Age! – PSA (English Version2) by Shobha Mocherla and Gangadhar Jalli; 42 secondsDon’t Concede to Eye Cancer. Not in this Age! – PSA (English Version3) by Shobha Mocherla and Gangadhar Jalli; 41 secondsDon’t Concede to Eye Cancer. Not in this Age! – PSA (Telugu) byShobha Mocherla and Gangadhar Jalli; 44 secondsAankh Mein Chamak – PSA (Hindi Version 1) by Shobha Mocherla;40 secondsAankh Mein Chamak – PSA (Hindi Version 2) by Shobha Mocherlaand Gangadhar Jalli; 40 secondsTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (PSA on Retinoblastoma, English,Version 1) by Gangadhar Jalli and Shobha Mocherla; 1:05 minTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (PSA on Retinoblastoma, English,Version 2) by Gangadhar Jalli and Shobha Mocherla; 39 secondsLeaking Bleb – How to fix it? By Dr Sirisha Senthil and Dr Anil KMandal; 09:37 minFosters Modification of Knapps Procedure for the Management ofDouble Elevator Palsy by Dr Ramesh Murthy and Dr SunayanaHegde; 10:00 minLoop Myopexy for the Management of Strabismus Fixus by DrRamesh Murthy and Dr Sunayana Hegde; 08:00 minAhmed Glaucoma Valve Implant in Refractory Glaucomas by DrSirisha Senthil; 7:20minTechniques of Trabeculectomy by Dr G.Chandrasekhar and DrSirisha Senthil; 7:05 minVideos Edited – 33220

Eye ResearchProf. Brien Holden Eye Research CentrePresentations by FacultyIn addition to the following fora, our Faculty participated in other seminars(scientific and non-scientific), workshops and advisory board meetings.Rupesh Vijay AgarwalInternationalInvited faculty/Free papers presentation/Poster/Video/QuizmasterInternational Society of Ocular Trauma meeting, Wurzburg,Germany. June 19-22, 2008Chairperson of sessionAnterior segment injuries and traumatic cataractSayed Imtiaz AhmedNationalCoordinatorTraining of Trainers workshop, Seeing is Believing project,Standard Chartered Bank and ICARE – LVPEI, Hyderabad. June16-17, 2008Hemalatha ArunachalamNationalHost faculty19 th Low Vision Awareness Program (LAP), L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad. April 25-27, 2008Deepak K BaggaNationalHost faculty19 th Low Vision Awareness Program (LAP), L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad. April 25-27, 2008Eye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008D BalasubramanianInternationalParticipantAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited speakerCold Spring Harbor Symposium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,New York, USA. May 28 – June 2, 2008University of Pennsylvania & National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, Maryland, USA. June 3-15, 2008MemberThird World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Officers meeting,London. June 26, 2008Invited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalPresidentIndian Academy of Sciences Council Meeting, Indian Academyof Sciences, Bangalore. April 19-20, 2008DirectorBoard Meeting, Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad. May 5, 2008SpeakerNational Technology Day, National Geophysical ResearchInstitute, Hyderabad. May 12, 2008ParticipantCommittee meeting on 4-year Bachelor of Science Program forIndia, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. May 24, 2008Soumyava BasuNationalInvited facultyShared Clinical Experience Network (SCENE) meeting forMacugen users, Pfizer India, Kolkata. April 27, 2008Harsha BLNationalInvited speakerPushpagiri Eye Institute, Hyderabad. April 6, 2008Invited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerMedical management of glaucoma, Alcon, Warangal. June 22,2008Beula ChristyNationalHost faculty19 th Low Vision Awareness Program (LAP), L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad. April 25-27, 2008Eye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008ParticipantWorkshop on Development of software for assessment of personswith disabilities, Byrraju Foundation, Hyderabad. June 13, 2008Sujata DasNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Taraprasad DasInternationalPoster presentationAnnual meeting of Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology (ARVO) at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. May2008NationalInvited facultyOCT in retinal diseases. Guwahati Eye Institute, Guwahati,Assam. June 200821

Eye ResearchProf. Brien Holden Eye Research CentreMerle FernandesNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Rituparna GhoshalNationalHost faculty19 th Low Vision Awareness Program (LAP), L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad. April 25-27, 2008Vijaya K GothwalNationalHost faculty19 th Low Vision Awareness Program (LAP), L V Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad. April 25-27, 2008Roshmi GuptaNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Subhadra JalaliInternationalInvited speakerNational ReVeal meeting, Alcon, Cairo. May 16-18, 2008Chairperson/Program Committee Chair for Pediatric RetinaSessionWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Korani JyothiNationalCoordinatorWorkshop & launch of LVPEI – GHMC – Aasara, ICARE – LVPEI,Kismatpur campus, Hyderabad. April 3, 2008FacultyTraining of Trainers of SCOJO Vision Entrepreneurs, ICARE –LVPEI, Kismatpur campus, Hyderabad. May 21, 2008Chitra KannabiranInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1,2008Invited speakerMeeting on Indo-US collaborative program in eye researchNationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Inderjeet KaurInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Rohit KhannaInternationalPosters/Video presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008S KrishnaiahInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Meena LakshmipathyNationalInvited facultyChallenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Ajit Babu MajjiNationalGuest facultyAravind Eye Institute, Coimbatore. April 6, 2008MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa. April 13, 2008Host facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Chairman video session/Guest facultyHyderabad Ophthalmic Association meeting, Hyderabad. June15, 2008Somasheila MurthyInternationalParticipantAllergan Young Ophthalmologists meeting, Allergan, Bangkok,Thailand. May 1-4, 2008Poster presentationsWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalInvited speakerKOS-CME on Uveitis, Karnataka Ophthalmologic Society, Coorg.April 26-27, 200822

Eye ResearchProf. Brien Holden Eye Research CentreMilind NaikInternationalInvited faculty5th Annual Meeting of Asia Pacific Society of OphthalmicPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Seoul, Korea.June 20-22, 2008R NarayananInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May1, 2008NationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Tapas R PadhiNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Avinash PathengayNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, SmtRajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole.May 25, 2008Visakha Ophthalmic Association Meeting, Visakhapatnam.June 8, 2008K RameshInternationalDelegateAsia – Pacific Regional Ophthalmology Conference 2008,Allergan, Bangkok. May 1-2, 2008Poster presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalFacultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Gullapalli N RaoInternationalInvited speakerSecond World Conference on Optometric Globalisation, WorldCouncil of Optometry, London, UK. April 11-13, 2008Session: The Impact of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight inResponding to the Challenges of Globalisation and PublicHealth Topic: IAPB: Delivering VISION 2020Keynote lectureXXXVIII Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology, Tromso, Norway.June 14-16, 2008Topic: Global Blindness and its PreventionSession: Partnership in OphthalmologyTopic: The idea of partnership in ophthalmologyInvited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Session: Luncheon for Ophthalmologic Society AdvocatesTopic: International Initiatives: IAPB, WHO and VISION 2020Chair of the Session: Programme – VISION 2020Session : WHO Collaborating Centres: Role in EducationKeynote Introductory Lecture: WHO Collaborating Centre – TheRole in EducationChair of the Session: Programme – World Forum of Non ProfitOrganisation in Vision and Prevention of BlindnessSession: Building Sustainable Programmes for Prevention ofBlindness in Developing CountriesTopic: Sustainable Eye Care Programmes: LVPEI ModelProgramme: VISION 2020Session : Fund Raising for Blindness PreventionTopic: Self-financing (Sustainable Models)Programme: Low VisionSession : Vision Rehabilitation in Asia: A Report on the State ofLow Vision - Efforts and AchievementsTopic: Community Ophthalmology in IndiaSuryasnata RathNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Rajeev K ReddyNationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerHyderabad Ophthalmic Association meeting, Hyderabad.June 15, 2008Jayanthi SagarNationalProject coordinatorTraining programs for vision technician, Markapuram, AndhraPradesh. June 7, 2008V S SangwanInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1,200823

Eye ResearchProf. Brien Holden Eye Research CentreNationalChief faculty4th community ophthalmology conference for corneasymposium, Eye India 08, H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune.April 13, 2008G Chandra SekharInternationalFree paper presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1,2008Invited participant/PresentationWorld Glaucoma Association meeting, World OphthalmologistCongress, Hong Kong June 27 –July 2, 2008Attended, ICO Clinical practice Guidelines Committee meetingas a member of the committeeNationalInvited speakerZonal meet of Glaucoma Society of India, Bhopal DivisionalOphthalmic Society, Bhopal. April 13, 2008Dr RHP Sinha orationMid-term conference, Glaucoma scientific program under theageis of Glaucoma Society of India, Bihar OphthalmologicalSociety, Patna. May 25, 2008Sirisha SenthilInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1,2008NationalInvited speakerCME Program: Update on Medical Management of Glaucoma,Central Hospit al, South Central Railway, Hyderabad. July 19,2008Savitri SharmaNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Sterrad Users’ State Chapter meeting, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.May 17, 2008Saumil ShethNationalHost faculty/PresentationsEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Rishi SwarupInternationalPoster/Video presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalPresentation/Quiz/OSCE organizerEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008PVKS VarmaNationalInvited facultyChallenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Geeta K VemugantiInternationalInvited speaker/Chairperson, Award Paper session5 th World Congress On Tissue Banking, 12 th InternationalConference of Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banks,Minister of Health (MOH), Minister of Science, Technology andInnovation (MOSTI), Minister of Higher Education (MOHE),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 4-5, 2008Invited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalInvited speakerCME on stem cells and its applications, PSG Institute of MedicalScience and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore. June 14, 2008Jachin D WilliamsNationalConvener/FacultyWorkshop & launch of LVPEI – GHMC – Aasara, ICARE – LVPEI,Kismatpur campus, Hyderabad. April 3, 2008Organizer/FacultyTraining of Trainers of SCOJO Vision Entrepreneurs, ICARE –LVPEI, Kismatpur campus, Hyderabad. May 21, 200824

Eye ResearchProf. Brien Holden Eye Research CentreChakrabarti S, Rao KN, Kaur I, Parikh RS, Mandal AK, ChandrasekharG, Thomas R. The LOXL1 gene variations are not associated withprimary open angle and primary angle closure glaucomas. InvestOphthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 2343-7Das S, Sharma S, Sahu SK, Nayak SS, Kar S. New microbial spectrumof epidemic keratoconjunctivitis: Clinical and laboratory aspects ofan outbreak. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92: 861-2Jain V, Garg P, Sharma S, Vemuganti GK. Sutureless wound infectionby unusual acid-fast organisms. Cornea 2008; 27: 615-8PublicationsNarayanan R, Shah VA.Intravitreal bevacizumab in themanagement of choroidal neovascular membrane secondary tochoroidal osteoma. Eur J Ophthalmol 2008; 18: 466-8Narayanan R, Kuppermann BD. An ethical view of the ranibizumaband bevacizumab controversy – reply. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126: 287Ponnam SPG, Ramesha K, Tejwani S, Matalia J, Kannabiran C.Missense mutation in the LIM2 gene causes autosomal recessivecongenital cataract. Mol Vis 2008; 14:1204-8Johar SR, Vasavada AR, Praveen MR, Pandita D, Nihalani B, Patel U,Vemuganti GK. Histomorphological and immunofluorescenceevaluation of bimanual and coaxial phacoemulsification incisionsin rabbits. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34: 670-6Kaur I, Katta S, Hussain A, Hussain N, Mathai A, Narayanan R,Hussain A, Reddy R, Majji AB, Das TP, Chakrabarti S. Variants in the10q26 gene cluster (LOC387715 and HTRA1) exhibit enhanced riskof age-related macular degeneration along with CFH in Indianpatients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 1771-6Raju B, Bali T, Thiagrajan G, Rao V, Das T, Sharma S. Physicochemicalproperties and antibacterial activity of the precipitates ofvancomycin and ceftazidime: implications in the management ofendophthalmitis. Retina 2008; 28: 320-25.Sharma S. Adapting to the best in the sterilization technology.Steritimes (Ophthalmic Special) 2008: Guest editorial; 11: 1-2Vemuganti GK, Naik MN, Honavar SG. Rosai Dorfman disease ofthe Orbit. J Hematol Oncol 2008; 1: 7Naik MN, Gupta R, Honavar SG. Bicanalicular laceration managedwith two Mini-Monoka monocanalicular stents. Orbit 2008; 27: 135-7Honors & AwardsSubhabrata ChakrabartiMember, WGA Promulgation Committee, World GlaucomaAssociationObtained the second Indo-Australian grant on ‘Developing aglobal blueprint for zero PCG: Towards a complete understandingof the molecular basis of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG)’Subhadra JalaliAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award; itrecognizes an individual’s contribution to the AAO academicprogramChitra KannabiranAndhra Pradesh Scientist Award 2008 in the field of MedicalSciences from the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Science andTechnology.Associate editor, Journal of Genetics (published by the IndianAcademy of Sciences).Ajit Babu MajjiAwarded World Diabetes Foundation grant for diabetic retinopathyprogram for 5 years; the program will be implemented in Prakasamdistrict, Andhra PradeshA K MandalAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award;it recognizes an individual’s contribution to the AAO academicprogram.Milind NaikElected Secretary of Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic &Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS). The youngest office-bearer inAPSOPRS, he will also serve as the Society’s webmaster.American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award; itrecognizes an individual’s contribution to the AAO academicprogram.V S SangwanH V Desai Award for Best work in Ocular Surface disorders, H VDesai Eye Hospital, Pune. April 20, 2008.Rishi SwarupAppointed webmaster for the website of Hyderabad OphthalmicAssociation.25

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Support during the quarterHyderabadMr AdinarayanaMs C Subba LakshmiMs Sushma AgarwalMs S Vara LakshmiMs Mahjabeen AhmedDr Ajit Babu MajjiMr Mohammed AkbarDr Annie MathaiMrs M AkhilaMrs Annie ModyMrs Sarika Jain AntonyDr Ramesh R MurthyMr K AshokDr Somasheila MurthyLate Mrs Shanti BaiMs Kavitha NampalliDr D BalasubramanianMr P ParvathisemMr & Mrs Gowtham ChandMs Githa PisupatiMs T ChandramukiMr T S R PrasadDr Savari DesaiMr V RajashekarMs M Rama DeviMrs Vijaya L RamamMs Sheela DeviDr Usha RamanMs Perin Barun DittiaDr Ramesh KDr Usha GopinathanMr T S Gopinath RaoAshok G GudsoorkarMs RituparnaDr G S GuptaDr Virender SachdevaMr Rajoshi GuptaMrs Anne SaralaDr Santosh G HonavarMrs SubbalakshmiDr Rohit KhannaMr G SurendraMr D KiranMr B SuryaprakashMr Allika Mohan Sai Krishna Ms Y SwarnaDr Pravin V KrishnaMr VenkateshMrs Bandla Kusuma Kumari Mr M VishalMs T Kusuma KumariMr A Jachin David WillamsMs Devulapalli Rama Lakshmi Nimmagadda FoundationBangaloreIndian Society of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day SaintsChennaiRMP Infotech Private LimitedChiralaMs T Harika RukminiKolkotaGirdharilal Shewnarain Tantia TrustMumbaiMr Bala DeshpandeMs Elizabeth KurienMrs Seetha LakshmiMr Hastimal U MehtaEnkay Texfab Pvt LtdNew DelhiMr Naman GuptaDr Rajesh NoahMr Anil K ThakurMr Vikram M ThaparTirupathiMr Sudheer MarisettiVisakhapatnamMr V SrikrishnaSo That All May SeeYour contribution towards supporting the LVPEImission for the people of India could be utilized inseveral ways: eye care services for non-payingpatients in rural areas, training deserving eye careprofessionals, researching eye diseases treatmentstrategies or setting up new facilities at the Institute.You can make a one-time contribution or pledgelong-term support. Some of the areas where yourcontribution would be used:Rs. 10,000One day’s entire non-paying outpatient services ona chosen date OR subsidizing cataract surgery fortwo non-paying patients on a chosen date for fiveyears.Rs. 20,000Subsidizing cataract surgery for four non-payingpatients on a chosen date for five years OR one day’sexpenses for children’s non-paying out-patientsservices on a chosen date for five years.Rs. 50,000Subsidizing 50% of all non-paying patients surgerieson a chosen date every year for five years OR entireexamination under anesthesia and minor surgicalprocedures on non-paying patients in the Children’sEye Care Centre on a chosen date every year for fiveyears.Rs. 100,000Subsidizing all surgeries for non-paying patients ona chosen date every year for five years.Rs. 10,00,000Subsidizing setting up of a patient care facility likean examination room, in the name of a familymember or friend.L V Prasad Eye Institute is administered by twogoverning bodies registered under the Society Act,Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF) andHyderabad Eye Institute (HEI). Donations toHyderabad Eye Research Foundation are eligible for125% exemption under section 35 (i) (ii) and toHyderabad Eye Institute 50% exemption undersection 80G of the Income Tax Act.For more information contact: sjbala@lvpei.orgWe apologize if we have misspelt your name or the name of your family member.Please call or email us to help us update our records, in case of any errors.30

L V Prasad Eye InstituteKallam Anji Reddy CampusL V Prasad Marg, Banjara HillsHyderabad 500 034, IndiaTel: 91 40 3061 2345Fax: 91 40 2354 8271e-mail: info.hyd@lvpei.orgL V Prasad Eye InstitutePatia, Bhubaneswar 751 024Orissa, IndiaTel: 91 0674 3989 2020Fax: 91 0674 3987 130e-mail: info.bbsr@lvpei.orgL V Prasad Eye InstituteG M R Varalakshmi CampusDoor No: 11-113/1, Hanumanthawaka JunctionVisakhapatnam 530 040, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaTel: 91 0891 3989 2020Fax: 91 0891 398 4444e-mail: info.vizag@lvpei.orgWeb Site: www.lvpei.org31