| |
| |
Nirmal
Ashram Eye Institute , a 100-bed
eye hospital was inaugurated on 25th March
2007. Located in the picturesque town of
Rishikesh and catering to the hilly terrain
of Uttaranchal, Nirmal Ashram Eye Institute
will eventually perform 10,000 free eye
surgeries every year. Apart from Cataract
surgery, the institute would be developed
into a super-speciality unit providing services
in Diabetic Retinopathy, Pediatric Ophthalmology,
Low Vision treatment, etc. |
|
| |
| |
| |
The 100
– bed Bhojraj eye hospital was inaugurated
on 30th January 2007. Located in the industrial
belt of Silvassa, this hospital will cater
to the tribal areas of Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Daman and eventually perform 10,000
free surgeries per annum.Since the inauguration,
169 free surgeries have been performed in
this hospital.
Bhojraj Eye Hospital is
funded by Mr. Madhu Chanrai
apart being a respected industrialist engages
himself in various charities. Bhoraj
Eye Hospital which was recently
opened in Silvassa in India is funded by
him through Seth Bhojraj Hassomal Charitable
Trust.
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Sankara
Eye Hospital at Krishnaarpanam
which was managed by Dr Vivekananda Raja
became part of the KKMT group of hospitals
in 2004. Mr Budhrani funded the phase II
expansion. With this expansion, the bed
capacity has been increased to 200 and eventually
the hospital expects to perform 20,000 surgeries.
On 14th February, the new section of the
hospital was officially inaugurated.
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Ms
Servanne, a flight attendant with
British Airways, visited  our
projects in Nashik and Rishikesh for volunteering
work and also to evaluate the effectiveness
of the projects.
Ms Servanne was motivated to visit India
during the BA foundation day in London on
14th December 2006 which was attended by
Mission for Vision.
|
| |
 She
spent a week in Tulsi Eye hospital observing
the processes in the hospital and the out
reach camps.
She also met a few beneficiaries who had
been operated in Tulsi hospital. |
|
| |
| |
| |
Dr.
R K Seth Memorial Award for the
“Outstanding performance in
Community Ophthalmology in India”
has been conferred on Sankara Eye Centre
on 8th October 2006 at New Delhi.
Three decades of dedicated service, over
3 lakhs eye surgeries to its credit, presently
performing over 1250 eye surgeries every
week, involved in teaching and training
of medical and paramedical personnel, made
a mark in research, a leader in Eye Banking
and Corneal Transplants, it is little wonder
that this Mission for Vision has been duly
recognized at the National level.
Photo
: Dr. R.V.
Ramani, Managing Trustee of Sankara Eye
Centre receiving the National Award from
Prof. Gorden Johnson from UK. Others in
the Picture are Dr. Jose, Deputy Director
General of Ophthalmology – Government
of India, Dr. Tanuja Joshi, Managing Director
– Venu Eye Institute, New Delhi, Prof.
G V S Murthy from AIIMS – New Delhi
and Dr. Nelson Jesudasan.
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Rapid
Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB),
Pallakad district, Kerala
Sankara Eye Centre, Coimbatore was invited
by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
New Delhi to conduct the data collection
for the prevalence of blindness among the
age group of 50 + population. A team comprising
of 3 Ophthalmologists, 3 Administrators
and 6 paramedical staff conducted the door
to door survey along with volunteers from
NSS College of Engineering, Pallakad.
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Launch
of Sankara–ORBIS Paediatric Ophthalmology
Programme, Guntur. Smt JayaLakshmi,
Dist Collector, was the Chief Guest for
the function. The Paediatric Department,
the consultation room, play area and the
specially equipped paediatrics recovery
room were inaugurated by the collector.
Ms Jyothi Nagpal, Programme Manager, Country
Office, New Delhi, ORBIS INTERNATIONAL,
USA shared with the audience the philosophy
of ORBIS, and appreciated the work being
carried out by Sankara Eye Hospital at Guntur. |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Inauguration
of Genetic Research centre at Sankara
Nethralaya, Chennai . Sankara Nethralaya
launched a state of the art research centre
to explore genetic engineering, nanotechnology
and stem cell studies in an ophthalmic context.
The project was inaugurated in August 2006
by the Finance Minister of India Mr P Chidambaram
. The project is expected to be completed
by September 2007 |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Strabismus
Workshop was conducted at Tulsi
Eye Hospital, Nashik in September 2006 in
collaboration with Orbis International.
Strabismus ( also known as "heterotropia",
"squint", "crossed eye"or
"cockeyed',) is a condition
in which the eyes are not properly aligned
with each other. It typically involves a
lack of coordination between the extra ocular
muscles which prevents bringing the gaze
of each eye to the same point in space,
preventing proper binocular vision, which
may adversely affect depth perception.
Dr Richard Knowlden , an International
expert in Starbismus and based in Birmingham
UK, conducted the training program in Strabismus
and also guided the participating surgeons
on the recent developments in cataract surgery.
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Graduation
Day ceremony of the 2nd and 3rd batches
of
Eye Care Managers and Vision Care Technicians
of the Sankara Tulsi National Institute
of Community Ophthalmology was held on19th
July 2006..
The courses have been designed to ensure
that along with the technical knowledge
empathy and practical working skills are
taught. Diploma holders today hold key positions
at our hospitals in Coimbatore, Guntur and
Krishnankovil. The next generation of eye
care visionaries required for the proposed
projects at Bangalore and Shimoga are already
being trained.
|
|
| |
| |
| |
Mission
for Vision medical convention was
held on 19th August 2006.
All key members from Mission for Vision
and the partner institutions attended this
convention. The
panel discussed and concluded on implementation
of minimum standards in the Medical Procedures
at the Camp Site, at the Hospital and during
post-operative period and Patients Care
The activities discussed in detail
were : Outreach Activity which
included Propaganda, Organisation, Manpower,
Procedure, Selection of patients, Fitness,
Follow up
Camp organization : To
arrange for a room, drinking water facility
and keeping the toilet clean are all part
of Camp Organization.
In all areas we should endeavor to conduct
camps with the help of an Ophthalmologist
and an Optometrist. Ideally the team should
also include a physician who can be arranged
to visit the camp from local area on a part-time
basis, a technician to carry out pathological
test, an Ophthalmic Assistant and the Volunteers
from the respective areas.
Also discussed were the procedures for Transportation,
Pre-operation procedure, surgery procedures,
and follow up schedules
|
| |
|
|
|
|
