2007-08 - LV Prasad Eye Institute

L V Prasad Eye InstituteCommitted to excellence and equity in eye careAnnual Activity ReportApril 2007 – March 2008Collaborating Centre forPrevention of BlindnessL V Prasad Eye Institute is a not-for-profit charitable organization governed by two trusts,Hyderabad Eye Institute & Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation.| Efficiency

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008The year atThe LVPEI pyramid of service delivery touches all levels of society, from the remoterural village to the busy urban centre. From primary eye care to advanced tertiary,or quaternary centres, we have been able to provide eye care services to thousandsof people, when they need it, where they need it, without compromising on quality.This year, we have been able to reach 819,147 people through these variouslevels of care; our circle of impact of people’s life and sight continues to grow.Reaching the underservedCommunity Eye HealthVillages surveyed 605Community screening programs 331Population covered 257,070Schools screened 261Children screened 25,157Eradicating blindness & visual impairment and referralsPrimary Eye CareVision Centres (2.1–4 million population)43 (nearly 500 villages)People served 63,213Secondary Eye CareService Centres (10–17 million population) 17Patients seen 202,524Surgeries performed 21,602Completing the circle – LVPEI Tertiary eye careBhubaneswar Visakhapatnam TotalPatients seen 37,520 37,213 74,733Surgeries performed 3,602 3,167 6,769Advanced Tertiary (Quaternary) CarePatients seen 196,450Surgeries performed 26,068Excellence | Equity

a glanceProviding a better quality of life*Vision Rehabilitation Centres 3Sight Enhancement beneficiaries (Low Vision) 3255Vision Rehabilitation beneficiaries 4791Enhancing skills for quality eye care*EducationOphthalmologists 142Other eye care professionals 355Participants in CME and other programs 1,595Pushing the frontiers in eye care*ResearchPresentations‣ International 104‣ National 326Publications 72Honors and Awards 45Facilitating the Gift of Sight*Eye BankCorneas harvested 3,396Used for transplants 1,123Used for research 1,808Sent to non-LVPEI surgeons 465* Numbers reflect activities across the LVPEI Network| Efficiency

International Centre forAdvancement of Rural EyeCare (ICARE), KismatpurcampusRohit KhannaS BhattacharyaS Sheela DeviS KrishnaiahGiridhar PydaV RajashekarGullapalli N RaoM SrinivasKovai VilasJachin David WilliamsManagementUsha GopinathanP SreedeviSam BalasundaramCore SupportG Surendra, TechnologyUsha Raman, CommunicationsG Haragopal, FinanceGhanshyam Singh, Opticals &OpticianrySBN Chary, PhotographyM Shoba, Audio-VisualL V Prasad Eye Institute,BhubaneswarDirectorTaraprasad DasCornea & Anterior SegmentSujata DasSrikant K SahuGlaucomaSanghamitra DashOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit &OncologySuryasnata RathRetina & VitreousSoumyava BasuTapas R PadhiTaraprasad DasContact Lens & Refractive SurgerySujata DasSrikant K SahuMukesh K SinghSouvik BhattacharyaNTPC Centre for Diabetic Eye DiseaseTaraprasad DasSoumyava BasuTapas R PadhiNTPC Eye Trauma CentreSuryasnata RathSujata DasTapas R PadhiSoumyava BasuOptometryMukesh K SinghSouvik BhattacharyaNTPC Centre for Sight EnhancementReema HelanJeevan RaoLaboratory ServicesSavitri Sharma Dasdrushti daan Eye BankSujata DasSrikant K SahuAnesthesia ServicesDebendranath DasAdministrationBikash Chandra MohantaRaghuram SastryL V Prasad Eye Institute, GMRV Campus,VisakhapatnamDirectorMerle FernandesCornea & Anterior SegmentMerle FernandesMeena LakshmipathyGlaucomaP V K S VarmaRetina VitreousAvinash PathengayContact Lens & Refractive SurgeryMerle FernandesMeena LakshmipathyRekha GunturOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & OcularOnocologyRoshmi GuptaUveitisAvinash PathengayOptometryP AnandRekha GunturM YugrajNimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye CareCentreMerle FernandesP V K S VarmaRoshmi GuptaBob Ohlson Centre for Sight EnhancementRekha GunturMohsin Eye BankMerle FernandesMeena LakshmipathyAnesthesia ServicesZohra MehdiAdministrationJoji PrasadK LokeshD Ch Lakshmi| EfficiencyVisakhapatnam

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Board MembersHyderabad Eye InstituteChairDr Gullapalli N RaoDistinguished Chair of Eye HealthL V Prasad Eye Institute, HyderabadMr T R PrasadFormer Cabinet SecretaryGovernment of IndiaVisakhapatnamJustice B P Jeevan ReddyFormer Justice, Supreme Court of IndiaHyderabadProf Palle Rama RaoFormer Secretary, Dept. of Science & TechnologyGovernment of IndiaDistinguished Professor, International Advanced ResearchCentre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials, HyderabadDr M Rammohan RaoDean, Indian School of BusinessHyderabadMr Ramesh PrasadManaging Director, Prasad Film Laboratories LtdHyderabadDr K Anji ReddyChairman, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories LtdHyderabadMrs Sudha MurthyChairperson, Infosys FoundationBengaluruDr R S AroleDirector, Comprehensive Rural Health ProjectJamkhed, Ahmednagar District, MaharashtraMr N PrasadExecutive Chairman, Matrix Laboratories LimitedHyderabadDr Sangeeta WaghCMD, Dr Sandeep Wagh Eye CentrePuneDr RavindranathChairman, Global HospitalsHyderabadMr G Mallikarjuna RaoChairman, GMR GroupBengaluruHyderabad Eye Research FoundationChairDr F C KohliChairman EmeritusTata Consultancy Services LtdMumbaiSecretary & TreasurerDr Gullapalli N RaoDistinguished Chair of Eye HealthL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadDr Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairperson & Managing DirectorThe Biocon Group of CompaniesBengaluruProf K Srinath ReddyPresidentPublic Health Foundation of IndiaNew DelhiMr B Ramalinga RajuChairmanSatyam Computer Services LtdHyderabadDr Seyed HasnainVice ChancellorUniversity of HyderabadHyderabadLt Gen D RaghunathPrincipal ExecutiveSir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research in Tropical MedicineIndian Institute of Science CampusBengaluruDr Mohan RaoScientist (Deputy Director)Centre for Cellular and Molecular BiologyHyderabadDr G Chandra SekharDirectorL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadProf D BalasubramanianDirector – ResearchL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadDr G Chandra SekharDirector, L V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadExcellence | Equity

GovernanceDistributed decision making, network-wide impactIn the past two years, the LVPEI system has grown almost exponentially, to threetertiary centres, 7 secondary centres and 49 primary care centres spread across thedistricts of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. This growth has posed a challenge not only interms of turning ideas to reality by creating infrastructure where none existed, bringingeye health to places where no health care existed, and creating the human resourcesto people the network. The other major challenge was in terms of governance, inestablishing policies, structures and procedures that would ensure that the core valuesof LVPEI, as it was established in Hyderabad in 1987, would be built into the DNA of thisgrowing network.A process of structural rationalization that began in late 2006 finally settled into a systemof assigned roles and responsibilities across our network. The new structure, whichdistributes functional authority and responsibility across the three tertiary centres,was realized in late 2007 and provided the mechanism for dialogue and discussionleading to the formulation of LVPEI’s five-year strategic action plan. The structure alsoallows for decision makers to think organically and systemically, to evolve ideas andimplementation schedules that take into account the needs and the strengths of anetwork rather than a single campus. Monthly meetings of all functional leaders allowsfor sharing of experiences, ideas and plans. In patient care, education and research, ithas meant that function-specific think tanks study and recommend action in a mannerthat maximizes resource utilization across the network without duplication.With the Village Vision complexes continuing to multiply, and activities at the tertiarycentres expanding, we will continue to face challenges in all these areas, but thisdistributed leadership approach promises to provide the means and the competenceto meet these challenges.| Efficiency

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Our VisionTo create excellent and equitable eye caresystems that reach all those in needLVPEIAgainst the backdrop of organizational and environmental change, we recognize the need toconstantly re-think our progress and make changes in our course that best address new andemerging needs in eye care in the developing world.To bring such a vision to bear on planning for growth in the individual operational areaswithin LVPEI, and to consider any alteration in our paths, a brainstorming exercise tookplace on January 10 and 11, 2008, involving about 25 persons from across seniormanagement, representing all areas of activity. The task was to consider growth areasover the next five years and to set long-term direction. Participants discussed issuesin five broad areas:• Patient Care• Education• Management and Organizational Development• Research• Community HealthGroups were charged with identifying five key objectives that wouldbe the focus of activity in the short and medium term, with specificgoals and a road map for the next five years.Our key goals for the next five years are to achieve• Branding as a cutting edge institute• Higher quality service and education• Breakthrough research and products• Impact making community eye health programs• The ability to catalyze and affect eye care globallyIn each area of activity, specific overarching goalshave been framed that set a clear direction andemphasis.Excellence | Equity

Vision 2012Our MissionThe mission of L V Prasad Eye Institute is to be a centre ofexcellence in eye care services, basic and clinical research intoeye diseases and vision-threatening conditions, training, productdevelopment, and rehabilitation for those with incurable visualdisability, with a focus on extending equitable and efficient eyecare services to underserved populations in the developing world.In patient care, we will achieve• substantial improvement in the quality of service delivery at all levels• improvement in patient as well as provider satisfaction• optimal utilization of time, energy, resources and expertise to augment patient carevolumeIn education, we will• achieve recognition as a premier centre of education in all areas of eye care planning,management and service delivery• share expertise and experience in eye health across the developing world• create the human resources needed to eliminate avoidable blindness and manage visionimpairmentIn research, we will• seek to understand and address selected diseases and genetic conditions, and• focus on generating and applying new knowledge in areas such as nanoscienceand gene deliveryEvery project undertaken will be translational in nature – starting from theneeds of the patient on the bedside to the laboratory bench and ultimately tothe community.In community eye health, we will apply our experience in primary eyehealth to• build a stronger and wider network of eye care service deliveryacross India and other parts of the world• share expertise by consultancy, education and planning• advocate at all levels for improved systems of eye care| Efficiency

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ContentsForeword 12A Year of Achivements 14Alumni News 25Patient Care 27LVPEI, Bhubaneswar 28LVPEI, Visakhapatnam 32LVPEI, Hyderabad 36Vision Rehabilitation Centres 38Patientspeak 41Community Eye Health and Outreach 45Education Centre 59Eye Research 79Product Development 106Our Support 107Our International & National Linkages 118NB : Data for period under review. Some other information(Faculty, Board members) updated as at the time of print.| Efficiency11

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008ForewordLVP is well poised to make significant contributions to tackling thenumerous emerging challenges in eye care and prevention of blindnessat both the national and global levels. ‘Comprehensive Eye Care’, thefoundation on which our Institute started 21 years ago, has now becomea major theme in discussions and an articulated goal for many eye careorganizations around the world. Our model of delivery at all levels ofcare is based on sound principles of quality care and a clear delineation offunctions. Referral patterns, efficiency, cost effectiveness, accessibility topeople of all social strata in the geographical regions we cover, withoutcompromising our vision of excellence with equity and efficiencyconstitute the core elements. This model is now getting replicated inmany parts of India and the world.To prepare for the ever increasing demand for our services, we haveinitiated several processes to make the organization stronger, morestreamlined, and focused, following a “Vision Retreat” in early 2008. Aroad map for the next 5 years with clear goals was developed, with welldefined strategies to achieve these goals. This, along with a completeaudit of all our processes by internal teams as well as external groups,a more rigorous quality assurance system, and a brand audit will serveas mechanisms that will strengthen our structure and give us pointerstoward serving patients better and achieving our other strategic goals.While the year saw many exciting developments, a few clearly standout. The inauguration of the Champalimaud Translational Centrefor Eye Research and the annual Antonio Champalimaud ResearchSymposium have enhanced the partnership with the Foundationsignificantly and boosted our capabilities in stem cell and moleculargenetics research. The number of collaborative international clinicaltrials under way at LVPEI has multiplied.On the Education front our proposal, in collaboration with the Universityof New South Wales of Australia, for an off-campus Master’s programin Community Eye Health was approved by that University. This will beopen for admission to candidates from all over the world. The existingprograms were expanded and enhanced. More members of the staffwere given the opportunity to pursue doctoral programs through ourparticipation in the Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Australia.We were particularly delighted with the progress of our work in the mostunderserved areas. Our seventh secondary Service Centre was openedand the community’s response has helped the growth of this centre take12 Excellence | Equity

place at a record pace. Within 6 months, the entire complement of 10Vision Centres linked to this were launched, thus completing our fifthVillage Vision Complex – a combination of one secondary ServiceCentre with 10 Vision Centres for primary care. We are now developingthe next three such complexes simultaneously. Local philanthropistswill be providing 100 per cent funding for these three complexes,thus enabling us to create a real model of health care with “completecommunity ownership”. We are grateful to these generous individualsfor ushering in this new era in the evolution of our Institute and enablingus to evolve this exciting model for health care.At the individual level, members of the LVP family continue to make amark and win laurels from local to global. We maintain the record for thehighest number of awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmologyfrom any Indian institution, due to the brilliant performance of our facultyin getting their work accepted for presentation at the Academy’s annualmeetings. We are particularly gratified by the recognition received bysome of our younger faculty at the American Academy, and of coursethe continuing performance of our senior researchers at the mostprestigious meetings such as the Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology, the details of which are listed in this report.During this past year again we have benefited immensely from themunificence of many friends of LVPEI from around the world. We arewitnessing a welcome development in this process of more supportcoming from within India, which augurs well for future resourcemobilization.We have new additions to our Boards, people who are eminent intheir fields of endeavor and are inspiring examples of leadership,entrepreneurship, scholarship and philanthropy. We are thankful thatthey have become part of LVPEI. The Institute has continued to growand the support and guidance of each of these individuals makes it whatit is today.Our impact is intensified through the work of our alumni around thecountry and the globe, from America to Australia and from China toNigeria. They are truly our Ambassadors.Let me also place on record, on behalf of each member of the LVPEIfamily, our deepest gratitude to all those who have given us the privilegeof serving them, people from all corners of India and some from otherparts of the world.Gullapalli N RaoChair, Board of Trustees| Efficiency13

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008A Year of AchievementsHyderabad campus named in honor of Kallam Anji ReddyThe Banjara Hills campus of L V Prasad Eye Institute,Hyderabad, has been renamed the Kallam Anji ReddyCampus, in honour of Dr Kallam Anji Reddy, Chairman,Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (a leading pharmaceuticalcorporation). The occasion was marked by a simpleceremony held at the Institute on June 22, 2007, in thepresence of select guests and LVPEI’s faculty and staff.Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, and Dr Anji Reddyunveil the commemorative plaqueDr Anji Reddy has remained a valued friend and generouspatron of LVPEI since his association with the Institutebegan 13 years ago. The Institute’s molecular geneticslaboratory is named in his honor and he was the first topledge 10 percent to the Silver Jubilee Endowment Fund.His support is integral to the Institute’s realization of itsvision. Currently on the Board of Hyderabad Eye Institute,Dr Reddy was formerly Chairperson of Hyderabad EyeResearch Foundation. Hyderabad Eye Institute andHyderabad Eye Research Foundation are LVPEI’s twogoverning bodies.New surgical centre for HyderabadOn July 9, 2007, Mr Kishore K Kothapalli, Managing Director of Modern Roofings Limited, pledged his support forsetting up a state-of-the-art surgical centre at LVPEI’s Kallam Anji Reddy Campus in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. Thecentre will be called the Kothapalli Rama Rao Ophthalmic Surgical Centre in honor of Mr Kothapalli’s father, Chairmanof Nidadavole Lions Eye Hospital, an affiliate of LVPEI.The new surgical centre is the first in a series of projects undertaken to mark two decades of LVPEI’s operations. Itwill have 16 state-of-the-art operating rooms, preoperative areas and a central sterilization facility, with the capacityto perform 40,000 complex surgical procedures annually of the highest international standards. “LVPEI’s tradition ofproviding nearly 50% of surgical procedures free of cost will continue with this centre,” affirmed Dr Gullapalli N Rao,Chairman of LVPEI.Mr Kothapalli Rama Raopresents the cheque toDr Gullapalli N Rao.Also seen (from left)Dr Usha Gopinathan,Ms Veena Kothapalli,Mr Kishore Kothapalli andMr Vellanki Rao(We regret to note that Mr Kothapalli Rama Rao passed away on July 10, 2008. We have lost a valued friend and supporter.A larger than life personality, Mr Rama Rao will be sorely missed. See Our Support, page 108)14 Excellence | Equity

A Year of AchievementsNimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye Care CentreOn July 7, 2007, L V Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, inaugurated a dedicatedchildren’s eye care facility – the Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye Care Centre, set up with generous support fromMr Nimmagadda Prasad, founder and Vice-Chairman, Matrix Laboratories Limited. The new initiative in children’s eyehealth will focus on preventing childhood blindness and creating awareness about the causes of childhood blindnessthrough school screening programs. The distinguished guests on the occasion included Mrs Lalitha Raghuram, IndiaCountry Director, Operation Eyesight Universal; Dr Prema Padmanabhan, Sankara Netralaya, Chennai; Mr L M LaxmanaMurthy, Chief Administrative Officer, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, Rajam; as well as Mr Naresh Kumar, Mr AppalaRaju, Mr Raghu Rayala, Dr Madhavi – all early supporters in the setting up of Visakhapatnam LVPEI.Mr Prasad’s long-term commitment to eye care in the region has also led to the collaborative Nimmagadda Prasad– LVPEI Children’s Eye Health Initiative. This initiative will drive LVPEI Visakhapatnam to set up primary and communityeye care programs with a special focus on children’s eye care. The fund will also help support 1000 non-payingcomplex surgeries in children annually, as well as the development of the Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye CareCentre. LVPEI Visakhapatnam covers a population of 15-20 million in the northern districts of Andhra Pradesh.(See also page 33)Mr Nimmagadda Prasad inaugurates the Children’s Eye Care Centre (right)First DNA chip for diagnosing eye infectionsL V Prasad Eye Institute was a proud partner in the New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI)program for developing the world’s first DNA chip for the diagnosis of eye infections. The project was chaired byDr D Balasubramanian, Director of Research, LVPEI, and included Dr Savitri Sharma Das and Mr Roby J Jose fromJhaveri Microbiology Laboratory, LVPEI.Sankar Nethralaya (Chennai), All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi),and the Centre for Cellular and MolecularBiology (Hyderabad) also participated inthis initiative, held under the aegis of theCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR), Government of India. Three chips(Keratoconjunctivits, Retinitis and Uveitis)for detecting various bacteria, fungi, virusesand parasites causing eye infections havebeen developed. Dr T Ramasamy, DirectorGeneral of CSIR, felicitated all the scientistsinvolved in the project at the product launchon September 22, 2007. The diagnostic DNAchip for ocular infections is the first in theworld.Dr T Ramasamy felicitates Dr Savitri Sharma Das| Efficiency15

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008A tour of the Champalimaud Translational Centre. From left: Ambassador of Portugal to India,Mr Luis Filipe de Castro Mendes; Smt. D Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Govt of India;Dr Leonor Beleza, President, Champalimaud Foundation; and Dr D Balasubramanian, Director – Research, LVPEIChampalimaud Translational Research Centre inauguratedThe Champalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Research (C-TRACER), a world-class translational research facilitydevoted to the analysis, management and treatment of selected eye disorders, has been set up at LVPEI, Hyderabad.The facility was inaugurated by Smt. D Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Governmentof India, on January 30, 2008. C-TRACER has been set up in partnership with the Antonio Champalimaud Foundationof Portugal and will enhance the vision research program of LVPEI’s Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre. The Indiangovernment’s Department of Biotechnology has also given a 5-year grant to support this work.A seminar on translational research was held to mark the event, with presentations on different aspects and processesof translational research. Prof N K Ganguly, UNESCO Centre for Translational Research and Training, New Delhi, deliveredthe First Champalimaud Lecture on ‘Translational Research: Scenario and Opportunities in India’. Prof Robert Folbergof the University of Illinois Chicago campus, Chicago, USA, explained how technology could be used to maximizethe impact of distance education in ophthalmology. Prof Jost Jonas from the University of Heidelberg, Germany,presented the results and policy implications of the Beijing Eye Study, while Dr Miguel Castelo-Branco from Coimbra,Portugal, described a model of genotype-phenotype correlations in ocular disease. Prof Brien Holden, CEO, Instituteof Eye Research, Australia, detailed the progress of translational research in the area of refractive error. LVPEI facultyChitra Kannabiran, Geeta Vemuganti and Virender Sangwan described the work done at LVPEI in molecular geneticsand stem cells.Later during the inaugural ceremony, Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, traced the history and developmentof LVPEI while Prof. Balasubramanian, Director, Research, spoke of the history of translational research in India.Prof Brien Holden reflected upon the 21-year association between LVPEI and the Institute for Eye Research, Sydney.Dr Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation, recalled the history of the partnership between theFoundation and LVPEI. The Ambassador of Portugal to India, Mr Luis Filipe de Castro Mendes, and Smt Purandeswarialso addressed the invitees.Sixth satellite centre of LVPEI inauguratedSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, the sixth satellite centre of LVPEI,was inaugurated on July 1, 2007. The Swarna Bharat CampusVenkatachalam (named after the donor) is located in Nellore inAndhra Pradesh.Prof Kakarla Subba Rao lighting the lampin the presence of Mr B V Naidu and Dr NairDr P C Kesavan Kutty Nair, Chairman, Medical Council of India,lit the lamp to inaugurate the centre. Mr Venkaiah Naidu of theSwarna Bharat Trust donated the space and presided over theevent. Dr Kakarla Subba Rao, Director, Nizam’s Institute of MedicalSciences, and Dr G N Rao, were also present. The Swarna BharatEye Centre started outpatient services the very next day, with 70patients coming on the first day.16 Excellence | Equity

New Vision Centres for Markapuram andAdilabadIn March 2008, four Vision Centres linked to the secondarycare Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre (SSREC) inMarkapuram, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, wereinaugurated. These are Darshi, Kurichedu, Podili andCumbham. Support for setting up the Vision Centreswas provided by the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., NewYork, USA. Local community members donated space forthe Centres.Two Vision Centres at Talamadugu and Gudihathnur,linked to the secondary Seshanna Chennawar EyeCentre (SCEC) in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh,were launched on March 28, 2008. These have been setup with support from the Indian Society of the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, USA. This bringsthe total number of Vision Centres set up with theirsupport to seven. Mr Lawrence Lyerly and Ms Toni Lyerlyrepresented the Church, and said they were happy to bepart of LVPEI’s primary eye care network development.The Jainath Vision Centre was inaugurated on July 5,2007. In addition to Mr Lawrence Lyerly and Mrs ToniLyerly, Zilla Parishad Chairman Mr B Ramanna, Mr P AshaReddy and Mr Addi Deva Reddy, both former JainathMr Lawrence Lyerly inaugurates the Gudihathnur Vision Centrevillage presidents, also attended the program. Jainath isexpected to serve 15 villages with a population of 48,500and is attached to the Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre(SCEC).LVPEI has received support from The Indian Society ofthe Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saint Charities,USA, to set up eight Vision Centres, all connected toSCEC, Adilabad. They have also supported the Institutein several other ways, including donating 16 wheelchairsfor use by patients at the three tertiary and secondarycentres, and publication of material for the VisionRehabilitation Centres. (See also page 46)Aesthetics Clinic launched at LVPEILVPEI, Hyderabad, launched its Aesthetics and Facial Plastic Surgery Services on March 30, 2008. The first suchcomprehensive cosmetic clinic to be established in an eye institute in India, the Aesthetics Clinic is equipped withan exclusive evaluation suite with skin analyser, professional digital photography, Botox and filler injection facility,skin lasers, and a surgical suite for facial cosmetic procedures including liposuction, fat transfer, and fat cryopreservation.The Clinic will provide comprehensive treatment for a wide range of cosmetic needs of the face and neck, fromsimple skin problems to complex facial procedures, under one roof. It has been set up in collaboration with SkinCity,a cosmetic dermatology centre in Pune. On the occasion of the launch of the Aesthetic Clinic, a Face Forum wasconducted to create awareness about the cosmetic applications of lasers, surgeries, and injections.LVPEI collaboration with Tianjin Eye HospitalAn agreement for mutual collaboration was signed onApril 20, 2007, between Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin,China (a Centre of Excellence) and L V Prasad EyeInstitute. The hospitals will collaborate in the areasof clinical care, training, staff exchange, research andblindness prevention. Seen in the picture from left: MrE Fengming (Vice Chief, Division of Veterinary MedicineAdministration of Tianjin Public Health Bureau), Mr Li Jie(Director, Tianjin Eye Hospital), Dr Rohit Khanna (LVPEI),Dr Gullapalli N Rao (LVPEI), Mrs Zhang Junfang (DeputyMayor of Tianjin), Mrs Tian Huiguang (Deputy Director,Tianjin Public Health Bureau), Mr Wang Shuhua (ViceMinister, Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin), Mrs YuanShuling (Chief, Division of Science and Technology ofTianjin Public Health Bureau) and Prof Zhao Kanxing(Director, Tianjin Eye Hospital).| Efficiency17

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Children’s Eye Care Centre celebrates 10th anniversaryThe Institute commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Jasti VRamanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre (CECC) on December 1-2, 2007.The Centre, set up in 1997, was the first such dedicated centre in Asiaand the developing world. It has state-of-the-art facilities for integratedmanagement of all pediatric eye diseases, and was set up with supportfrom Dr Jasti V Rattaiah and Smt V Ramanamma, with a matching grantfrom Sight Savers International, UK. The Centre has received substantialsupport from ORBIS International, USA, and recently ITC Limited, India,for the expansion and upgradation of the facilities.To mark the occasion a comprehensive scientific symposium, ‘Eye onthe Future’, on eye health and eye disorders of children was held onDecember 1-2, 2007. The international faculty included Dr Haroon Awan,Childhood Blindness in Pakistan, Sight Savers International, Pakistan;Dr Bronwyn Bateman, Director, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute,Denver, USA; Dr Hannah Faal, Senior Eye Care Programme Consultant,West Africa, Sight Savers International, Ghana; Dr Clare Gilbert, Readerin International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London, UK; Dr John Lee,Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK; Dr Marilyn Miller, University of Illinois,Chicago, USA; Dr Ken Nischal, Great Ormond St. Hospital for Children,London, UK; Dr R Pararajasegaram, consultant for Program for Blindnessand Deafness, WHO, Sri Lanka; and Dr Abu Raihan, Country director,ORBIS International, Bangladesh.(Also in Seminars and Workshops, page 76)On the evening of December 1, 2007, a commemorative ceremony washeld where Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, welcomed the guestsand Dr Anil Mandal, Head, CECC, spoke of CECC’s 10-year journey. DrHannah Faal presented commemorative plaques to representatives ofDr Jasti Rattaiah and Smt Ramanamma, Sight Savers International, ORBISInternational and ITC Limited. The program ended with a mandolinrecital by Dr BL Harsha, LVPEI faculty, and a sitar recital by Dr Akhila, wifeof Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya, organizing secretary of the symposium.Dr Marilyn Miller, Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya,Dr Ramesh Murthy and Dr Bronwyn Batemantake questions from the participantsDr John Lee speaking to Dr B Venkateswar RaoNobel Laureate Sir Martin Evans visitsLVPEI was honored by the visit of stem cell biology pioneer Sir Martin John Evans of Cardiff University, winnerof the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Seen in the picture are Prof D Balasubramanian, Director, Research, andother members of the LVPEI research faculty. February 8, 2008.18 Excellence | Equity

Film star Navadeep inaugurates the World Sight Day exhibitionWorld Sight Day 2007LVPEI commemorated World Sight Day 2007 with a three-day program, inaugurated by Telugu actor Navadeepat PRASADS IMAX, Hyderabad, on October 11, 2007. Setting an example by signing an eye donation pledge card,Navadeep promised to motivate his family and friends to make a similar commitment. The World Sight Day event ispart of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, WHO’s global initiative against avoidable blindness. Present on the occasionwere Mr Ramesh Prasad, Managing Director, Prasad Media Corporation Ltd. and Mr Ashish Vohra, EVP & Head ofCommercial Mass Market, Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. (FICCL).Mr Ramesh Prasad said, “The Prasad family is always pleased to be associated with LVPEI in its drive to increase publicawareness about eye care and eye diseases”. Mr Vohra said, “It is our corporate social responsibility to spread awarenessabout eye diseases and assist LVPEI in its effort to eradicate avoidable blindness.” The event was supported by FICCLand Prasad Media.The program included a poster gallery on eye diseases and eye health, display and sale of low vision devices, demo ofspecial software for the visually impaired, an eye donation information center, and sale of greeting cards designed byvisually challenged children. Free vision screening was done for visitors and many pledged to donate their eyes.Foundation Day celebrationsThe Institute celebrated its 21st Foundation Day on October 17, 2007. The day alsomarked the formal inauguration of the live satellite linking with video conferencingfacility between LVPEI’s three tertiary centres – Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar,and Visakhapatnam. The program started with an annual update by the threeLVPEI campus Directors – Dr G Chandrasekhar, Hyderabad; Dr Taraprasad Das,Bhubaneswar; and Dr PVKS Varma, Visakhapatnam. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman,LVPEI and Distinguished Chair of Eye Health, spoke of LVPEI’s plans and initiativesfor the future. Guest of Honor Dr Suzanne Gilbert, Director, Center for Innovationin Eye Care, Seva Foundation, USA, spoke from an insider-outsider’s perspectiveapplauding LVPEI’s standards of quality and equity, which, she said, were not verycommon in the world, adding “LVPEI lives this vision!”Dr Debbie Sweeny, CEO, Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia, outlined the high standardsVision CRC demands of its collaborators and how LVPEI continues to meet thesestandards. The collaborators are the best in what they do, have a good scientificoutput, possess essential core skills and knowledge, and contribute critically tooutcomes. Dr M Rammohan Rao, Dean, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad,delivered the guest lecture.As a run-up to the annual day, games and competitions were conducted for the staff. The evening ended with arousing cultural program with a fashion show, songs, dances and skits.Education DayThe Institute’s fourth Education Day was celebrated on October 1, 2007, with anauditorium full of students and parents. Prof V S Rao, Director, off-campus programsand Director designate of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani,presented degree certificates to 20 outgoing Bachelor of Science in optometrystudents, while 3 students received Diploma in Optometry (DOT) certificates fromFOREC, New Delhi. Chief guest Prof Barry Colin, former Dean, School of Optometry,University of New South Wales, Australia, delivered the Education Day address on‘What is the future of optometry and optometrists’. (See also page 71)Mr Ramesh Prasad addresses the audienceDr Usha Gopinathan, Executive Director, LVPEI,presents a certificate to Dr Prashant Garg,Director of Education on Foundation Day| EfficiencyProf Barry Colin presents the Prize of Excellenceto Aditi Desai, Best Outgoing student19

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Teleconnectivity across LVPEI networkTeleconnectivity across L V Prasad Eye Institute’s three tertiary care centres was formally inauguratedon October 17, 2007. As a first step, the Education Centres at Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar havebeen linked to Hyderabad, creating a video conferencing facility for tele-education. This technologicalintegration will immediately double the training capacity of L V Prasad Eye Institute. The distancebetween the 3 centres is now traversed by a mere phone call, a screen and sound system.Smt Purandeswari lights the lampSudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, MarkapurThe Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre at Markapur wasinaugurated on January 3, 2008, at a colourful well-attendedceremony. Chief guest Smt Daggubati Purandeswari, Minister ofState for Human Resource Development, Government of India,cut the ribbon. Launching the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi EyeHealth Initiative in Prakasam district, Mr Sreekanth Ravi said he wasproud to be associated with this initiative in his home district inAndhra Pradesh. Recalling his first meeting with Dr Rao, he said theRavi brothers’ support for LVPEI had given the family tremendoussatisfaction, whether it was for establishing the stem cell laboratoryor the outpatient facility at LVPEI, Hyderabad. The new Eye HealthInitiative will be a comprehensive eye health program for the districtstarting from prevention and improving uptake of eye healthservices up to rehabilitation.Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, spoke of his vision for the Institute’s seventh satellite centre, the Markapur eyecentre, urging the large gathering to make optimal use of the facility. He spoke of the initiatives taken by LVPEI, incollaboration with the district health administration, for the detection of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. LVPEI’sstem cell laboratory is named the Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory in honor of the Ravibrothers’ contribution. The townspeople also honored Mr Sreekanth Ravi with shawls. (See also page 48)20th Patient Care Day CelebrationsThe 20th anniversary of LVPEI’s Patient Care Day was joyously celebrated on June 1, 2007. The program began withthe lighting of the lamp by housekeeping staff members Mrs. Bhanu and Mrs. Kamalamma. The second patient tobe seen at LVPEI in 1987, Mr Bulusu Ramesh (picture on right), was present on the occasion – then a boy, he is now ayoung man. Representatives from LVPEI’s various arms presented updates on the Institute’s progress over the last twodecades – patient care, education and training, community outreach, research, eye banking, and vision rehabilitation.The evening concluded with a cultural program.20 Excellence | Equity

A Year of AchievementsConferencesInternational symposium onelectrophysiology of visionThe XLV annual symposium of the International Societyfor Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) was heldfrom August 25-29, 2007, at the Taj Krishna and hostedby LVPEI. A total of 237 participants interacted duringthe meeting. There were 188 scientific delegates from24 countries across 5 continents, who attended thescientific sessions. The program included high quality55 paper presentations, 3 keynote addresses, 39 postersand an award lecture. The trade exhibition had 15 tradedisplay counters of major international electrophysiologyequipment manufacturers.The ISCEV participants against the backdropof the imposing Golconda FortWorkshop on Visual ElectrophysiologyA Hands-on Workshop on Visual Electrophysiology wasconducted at LVPEI, Hyderabad, on August 24-25, 2007,with 87 registered participants. The workshop includedlectures and practical and hands-on experience in visualelectrophysiology. Seven faculty members from fivecountries shared their expertise with the delegates in 17didactic lectures. Eight manufacturers set up equipmentstalls for use during the course.The cultural program included a presentation on the growthof LVPEI, an introduction to 2000-year-old Indian Buddhistarchitecture, a glimpse into Nobel Laureate RabindranathTagore’s poetic life and a folk dance recital. The eveningended with a Kashmiri food festival.Fun and revelry duringthe ISCEV symposiumIndian Eye Research Group meetingThe 16th annual meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group, held at LVPEI, Hyderabad, from July 28 – 29, 2007, was ahuge success. Over 80 external delegates from various institutions in India attended the meeting, which comprisedpaper and poster sessions with 42 free papers, 42 posters, and 3 invited talks. Dr Samuel Zigler Jr from John HopkinsUniversity delivered the Bireswar Chakrabarti Memorial Oration. Four participants received the Amjad Rahi prizefor best presentation, two each for free paper and poster presentations. Travel fellowships were given to eightparticipants.| Efficiency21

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Congenital glaucoma meet facilitates interactionThe 13th Association of Parents of Childhood Glaucoma (APCG) annual meeting was conducted on November 29, 2007.The support group for parents of children with congenital glaucoma is an initiative of Dr Anil K Mandal, Head, Jasti VRamanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre. This year too, the event attracted parents with children of all ages. Startingwith a talk by Dr Mandal, the heart of the program was the shared experiences of parents and cultural items presentedspontaneously by the children. All the children received gifts from Milmet Pharmaceuticals Private Limited.Parents of children with congenital glaucoma take the stage to share their experiencesCutting Edge 2007Cutting Edge 2007, the joint annual meeting of the Oculoplastics Association of India (OPAI) and the Asia PacificSociety of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS) was held at Hyderabad International ConventionCentre, Hyderabad, December 13-16, 2007. L V Prasad Eye Institute was the official host for the event. The first suchAsia Pacific meeting in India, it had the participation of every major ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgerysociety including the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), European Society ofOphthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS), and InternationalSociety of Ocular Oncology (ISOO). (See also page 77)Cutting Edge 2007World Glaucoma Day & Glaucoma MeetThe World Glaucoma Association observed World Glaucoma Day on March 6, 2008, and LVPEI observed the day acrossits three campuses – Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam. Glaucoma patients, their relatives and expertsin the field attended a meeting at the auditorium of each campus, with all the auditoriums being linked throughvideoconferencing. The objective was to increase awareness of glaucoma and form a glaucoma support group forpatients.Coinciding with World Glaucoma Day, a two-day Glaucoma Update was organized from March 8-9, 2008, with thethree LVPEI campuses linked through videoconferencing. Talks were delivered by the Institute and invited faculty,followed by interaction among the delegates and faculty. The event was held at LVPEI Visakhapatnam, and beamedto the other two campuses.22 Excellence | Equity

A Year of AchievementsAwardsAward for stem cell therapy at LVPEIDr Geeta K Vemuganti and Dr Virender Singh Sangwanwere jointly selected for the Biotech Products and ProcessDevelopment and Commercialisation Awards for 2007 forinitiating the first adult stem therapy in India, which hasturned out to be the largest clinical trial of its kind thathas restored sight to more than 200 patients. Initiatedby the Ministry of Science & Technology, Department ofBiotechnology, Govt. of India, the awards were presentedby former President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on May11, 2007, in New Delhi.Dr APJ Abdul Kalam presents the award toDr Virender Sangwan and Dr Geeta K VemugantiPisart Vision Award for Dr G N RaoDr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, wasawarded the 2007 Pisart Vision Award, giveneach year to an outstanding humanitarianand respected ophthalmologist by theLighthouse International of New York. ThePisart Award is partially funded by MmeGeorgette Pisart, a longtime volunteer ofLighthouse International, New York, USA.November 15, 2007.Melbourne Univ honors Dr RaoDr G N Rao was awarded a Doctor of Medicine(honoris causa), from the University ofMelbourne on December 8, 2007. The Centrefor Eye Research Australia nominated him forthe award in recognition of his inspirationalwork in leading global efforts to eliminateavoidable blindness.Dr G N Rao, Dr Tara A Cortes, and Dr Donald DAmico with the Pisart AwardEMPI – Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards 2006Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, gave away the EMPI – Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards 2006at a glittering ceremony on December 22, 2007, in New Delhi. Dr G N Rao received the spectacular Gold Trophy onbehalf of L V Prasad Eye Institute. The citation read “In recognition of the institution’s innovative approach to providinga sustainable, comprehensive rehabilitation and community health eye-care to communities in remote as well as inurban areas. The system covers primary eye care through trained local ‘vision guardians’ and ‘vision centres’ in remoteareas, networked for advanced tertiary care, to a world class cutting edge research eye care centre of excellence.” Eightother organizations won gold trophies in various fields of industry and enterprise, while five received silver trophies.A panel discussion, ‘Innovative Journeys’ was also held with all the award winners participating. Moderated by MrArun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, USA, the session brought out insights and key issues of the winningorganizations’ innovations, the challenges they faced in implementation and their social and business impact.The Annual EMPI (Entrepreneurship and Management Processes International, New Delhi) – Indian Express IndianInnovation Awards are aimed at promoting a culture of innovation in the country.| Efficiency23

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008The Kismatpur campus of LVPEI Hyderabad won the FACT company shield for Best Rose Garden at the 32ndRose Show in Hyderabad on December 8, 2007. In addition, the Institute walked away with many first prizes forspecimen blooms, exhibited at the show. On January 29, 2008, the Kismatpur campus was awarded the secondprize in the 2008 Garden Festival organized by the Horticulture Department, government of Andhra Pradesh.A total of 143 gardens participated in the educational institutions category. Picture above: Mr MAA Ansari,Horticultural Consultant, LVPEI, receives the trophy from Mrs Raghavan, wife of Mr Raghavan, authority on roses.Syamala Bhaskaran Endowment LectureThe Eleventh Dr C Syamala BhaskaranEndowment Lecture was held on MondaySeptember 24, 2007. This year’s guestspeaker was Dr Baruch D Kuppermann,Professor, Department of Ophthalmology,University of California, USA. He spokeon age-related macular degeneration,touching upon new and exciting treatmentand management strategies and researchinitiatives. Dr Syamala Bhaskaran and Dr C SBhaskaran, along with Dr G Chandrasekhar,presented the Oration plaque to ProfKuppermann.Special LecturesDr G Chandrasekhar, Director, LVPEI, Hyderabad, felicitates guest speakerProf B D Kuppermann. Also seen (from left) Dr T Das, Director, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar,Mr C S Bhaskaran, Dr Mrs Syamala Bhaskaran, and Dr Ajit B Majji, Head, Retina ServicesDr Rustom D Ranji Rotary Award LectureThe Dr Rustom D Ranji Rotary Award Lecture 2007 was deliveredon October 24, 2007, by Dr P Namperumalsamy, Chairman,Aravind Eyecare System, Madurai. Dr Rustom D Ranji, HonoraryOphthalmologist to the former Nizam of Hyderabad, was associatedwith several charitable institutions, particularly the Institute for theBlind. The Rotary Club of Hyderabad Dist 3150 set up a corpus fundat L V Prasad Eye Institute in 1997-98, and continues to sponsor anannual lecture in Dr Rustom Ranji’s memory.Dr G N Rao presents a commemorativeplaque to Dr Namperumalsamy24 Excellence | Equity

Alumni NewsAnnual Alumni DayLVPEI’s annual Alumni Day was held on October 16, 2007, with a CME (continuingmedical education) program for the LVP alumni with scientific sessions dedicatedto cornea, glaucoma, and retina.Dr Debbie Sweeney addresses the audienceOn October 17, 2007, the Alumni Day celebrations coincided with the FoundationDay program, which was attended by Guests of Honor Dr Suzanne Gilbert, Director,Center for Innovation in Eye Care, Seva Foundation, USA, and Dr Debbie Sweeny,CEO, Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia. Dr M Rammohan Rao, Dean, Indian School ofBusiness, Hyderabad, delivered the guest lecture.(See also Foundation Day report, page 19)Later the Institute staff participated in a Visioning Workshop – an organizationaldevelopment exercise on LVPEI’s core values (led by ThinkSoft Consultants,Hyderabad). The exercise provided administrators, consultants, optometrists andthe support staff an opportunity to reflect on and share their views on what LVPEIstood for and what it meant to them to work here. The audience, split into groups,discussed key questions about the organizational vision, to arrive at five key wordsthat they would like to see reflected in a vision statement, along with three nonnegotiables.There was agreement that a vision should reflect not only what theorganization wished to achieve for society and individuals, but also the aspirationsand needs of its own employees.In the second half of the day a Practice Development seminar was organized forthe LVPEI alumni. The external faculty included Mr Jaideep Bajaj, consultant; DrAjay Sharma and Mr Rajat Goel of Eye-Q; Mr Rajamani from Carl Zeiss; and Mr RahulSingh, Investment Head (South India Head), Citibank. The seminar was attended by30 alumni members from outside Hyderabad, not working with LVPEI currently.Honor for LVPEI alumnusAnand Parthasarathy, LVPEI fellow (Cornea & Anterior Segment, 2002-2003), wasawarded Best Poster in the Cornea and External Disease section for his poster‘Outcomes of therapeutic lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty forinfectious keratitis – A comparative cohort study’, at the annual meeting of theAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, USA, October 10-13, 2007.New responsibilitiesDr Raman Mittal, LVPEI fellow (Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery,Orbital Diseases and Ocular Oncology Services, 2004-2005) hasmoved from MGM Eye Institute, Raipur. He is now working atGrewal Eye Institute (Chandigarh) and at Om Prakash SatyamNetralaya (Amritsar), three days a week each. On the personalfront, he was blessed with a baby girl in March 2008.| EfficiencyDr G Chandrasekhar, Director, LVPEI, Hyderabad,presents a memento to Dr Suzanne Gilbert25


Across our campusesPatient CareThe reach and range of our patient care services continues to grow. During the yearin review, the three tertiary care centers received nearly 280,000 outpatient visits andhandled more than 32,000 surgeries. New services were introduced at all three centers,reflecting the increasing awareness of specialized eye care services and our capacity toadminister to these needs. Children and the elderly continue to be special points of focusof our work, as are rehabilitative and assistive services for those with untreatable visionimpairment. At the other end of the spectrum, we are sensitive to the changing needsof society, and are extending our services in areas of emerging need such as refractivesurgery and aesthetic services. The main focus of our work, however, is the patient whoselife can be transformed with comprehensive, high quality eye care, whether or not thispatient can pay.| Efficiency27

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Bhubaneswardrushti daan eye bank set upAn MoU was signed between drushti daan and LVPEI, Bhubaneswar, on April3, 2007, in the presence of Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Dr Taraprasad Das, Prof Paul JDubord, Chairman, Eyesight International, Canada, Dr Krishna Charan Padhi, andMrs Sudha Sundararajan. The eye bank will now be housed in the premises ofLVPEI, Bhubaneswar. Speaking at the occasion, Prof Paul J Dubord announcedEyesight International’s support for building and equipping the eye bank. Dr Raoreiterated that this would be a community eye bank and provide corneas forcorneal transplantation to surgeons in the state of Orissa and the surroundingregions.Dr Usha Gopinathan lighting the lamp atthe inauguration of drushti daan Eye BankFirst anniversary celebrationsL V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, celebrated its first anniversary onJuly 3, 2007. The occasion was marked by the inauguration of drushtidaan Eye Bank by the Chief Minister of Orissa Mr Naveen Patnaik. Otherdignitaries present included Minister of Health and Family Welfare MrDuryodhan Majhi; Prof Paul J Dubord; Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman,LVPEI; Dr Krishna Charan Padhi, President, drushti daan Eye Bank; Dr UshaGopinathan, Vice President, Eye Bank Association of India; Mrs SudhaSundarrajan, Secretary, drushti daan Eye Bank; Dr Taraprasad Das, Director,LVPEI, Bhubaneswar; Mrs Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, OperationEyesight Universal, Canada; and Dr Sujata Das, Medical Director, drushtidaan Eye Bank.Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chief Minister Mr Naveen Patnaik,and Dr T Das on the daisDr Das outlined the Institute’s progress, the services provided and community initiatives undertakenduring the year. Dr Rao spoke of the two-decade journey of LVPEI and its future plans. The ChiefMinister lauded the Institute’s work and appealed to the people to pledge their eyes to combatcorneal blindness. He presented certificates to the qualifying Vision Technicians as well as the BestEmployee awards. Mr Majhi presented certificates to graduating Ophthalmic Nursing Assistants.File photo of Prof Paul J Dubord at LVPEI28 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, BhubaneswarLVPEI-NTPC centre inauguratedOn October 10, 2007, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, openedthree new centres – the Centre for Diabetic Eye Diseases, Eye TraumaCentre and Sight Enhancement and Rehabilitation Centre – with thegenerous support of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Minister for Power, inaugurated thecentres. Mr Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, was the chief guest.The other dignitaries present were Mr Duryodhan Majhi, Minister ofHealth and Family Welfare, Government of Orissa, Mr T Sankarlingam,CMD, NTPC, Mr Somnath Banerjee, ED, NTPC (Kaniha), Dr Gullapalli NRao, and Mr L I Parija, Chairman, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar Board.From left: Mr Sushil K Shinde, Mr Naveen Patnaik,Dr Taraprasad Das at the inaugurationSBI opens an ATM counterThe State Bank of India, Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, opened an SBI-ATM counter on July 2, 2007, at LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. The counter wasinaugurated by Dr Savitri Sharma Das, Associate Director of LaboratoryServices, LVPEI. Among those present were Mr V Madhusudan Rao,Deputy General Manager of SBI, Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, and MrsPadmini Rao, President, SBI Ladies Club. SBI also supported the nonpayingsurgeries at the Institute on July 2 and 4, 2007.Dr Savitri Sharma Das cutting the ribbonto inaugurate the SBI ATMNational Eye Donation fortnightTo commemorate 22nd National Eye Donation Fortnight, drushti daanorganized a symposium on ‘Awareness of Eye Donation’ on August25, 2007. Several NGOs, along with donors and recipient families,participated in the symposium. Issues related to eye donation, eyebanking, and the hospital corneal retrieval program were discussed.National seminar on ‘Vision for Children’This year the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) dedicated World Sight Day to ‘Vision forChildren’. The National Programme for the Control of Blindness (NPCB), Government of India, and VISION 2020: TheRight to Sight – India commemorated World Sight Day 2007 by conducting a symposium on ‘Vision for Children’ onOctober 10, 2007. Mrs Hema Malini, Brand Ambassador of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – India, attended the lastsession and also interacted with the young staff of the institute. (See also page 77)Dr Taraprasad Das and Mrs Hema Malini interactwith the staff of LVPEI, BhubaneswarDr Hruday Ranjan Mohanty, ophthalmologist,chairing a session with Ms Lalitha Raghuram,Country Director, Operation Eyesight UniversalRetina CongressThe XII Retina Congress was organized at LVPEI Bhubaneswar, December 7-9, 2007, with Dr Soumyav Basu as theorganizing secretary. The main aim of the congress was to create a platform for lively interactive discussion withnational and international faculty. (See also page 77)| Efficiency29

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008IGNOU Study Centre inaugurationThe Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and LVPEI Bhubaneswar have started a BSc (Hons) Optometry &Ophthalmic Technique course. The IGNOU Study Centre was formally inaugurated on January 22, 2008. Ten studentshave enrolled in the first batch. Dr Krishna Charan Padhy, president, drushti daan, was the chief guest. Dr S K Tripathy,Regional Director, IGNOU Bhubaneswar centre; Prof. Coen de Jong, Director, Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry,LVPEI; and Dr Taraprasad Das were present along with the staff and students.Friends of drushti daan meetOn March 5, 2008, the Governor of Orissa Mr Murali C Bhandarevisited the Institute to commemorate the day as ‘the friends ofdrushti daan.’ Mr Tuhin K Pandey, Commissioner-cum-Secretary,Health and Family Welfare, Government of Orissa, and Prof PaulJ Dubord, Chairman, Eyesight International, were the guests ofhonour. Also present were Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Dr K C Padhy,delegates from Sight & Life, USA, and the media.The Governor released a souvenir, visited the eye bank andtook an eye donation pledge. Lauding the efforts of LVPEIBhubaneswar, he appealed to the people to pledge their eyesto combat corneal blindness.Winners of the quiz competitionGovernor of Orissa Mr Murali C Bhandare plants a sapling3rd Foundation Day celebrationsL V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, celebrated its 3rd FoundationDay on January 16, 2008. To commemorate the day, the staff hadorganized various activities such as sports events, a quiz competition,singing, dancing, and mimicry. The winners were given prizes at afunction that concluded with a cultural program. On January 15,2008, Dr Achyuta Samanta, the youngest Chancellor in India, KalingaInstitute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar,delivered the Foundation Day lecture and shared his experiences ofsetting up the University.Clinical Biochemistry ServiceThe Clinical Biochemistry Service at LVPEI Bhubaneswar was opened on December 26, 2007, to perform laboratorytests required for preoperative evaluation of patients. While paying patients would pay nominal fees, the serviceswould be provided free for non-paying patients.School Eye Screening Programs‣ A total of 4,700 school children between 6-15 years of agewere screened at the Kalinga Institute of Social Science, JaliPrimary School, Sikharchandi village school and DPS KalingaSchool between April 2007 and March 2008. Subsequently,223 children came to the institute for a check up. Ninetythreechildren identified with refractive errors were givenspectacles and two children underwent surgery at no costto them.‣ A teachers’ training program was organized on December 18,2007 and January 29, 2008 at the institute for teachers fromJali Primary school, Sikharchandi village school, volunteersfrom the social organization Professionals Association forAction and Development (PAAD) and Delhi Public SchoolKalinga. Thirty-eight school teachers were given training onhow to screen the children with eye problems in classroomsituation.A student tries out a pair of spectacles30 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, BhubaneswarHospitalPerformanceServicesPayingNon-payingTotalOutpatient visits29,7277,79337,520Surgical procedures2,5111,0913,602Analysis of surgical procedures (%)Cataract 1,378Retina Vitreous 1,310Corneal surgeries 252Glaucoma 108Plastic surgeries 512Other surgeries 42In addition, 127 children were examined andtreated under anesthesia (EUA).Vision Rehabilitation CentresLVPEI-NTPC Centre for SightEnhancementLow vision care during the yearNew patients 130Follow-up patients 34Total 164Optical devices prescribedSpectacles 63Magnifiers 25Telescopes 15Non-Optical devices prescribedReading stand 82Reading lamp 69Light control devices 36Closed-circuit television 10Rehabilitation for the Blind &Visually ImpairedChildren’s Centre 106Adult Centre 160Total 266Rehabilitation ServicesCounseling 266Special Skill Training 95Instruction in use of– Assistive devices (computers) 24– Low vision devices 89Environmental modification 234Educational guidance 93Vocational guidance 73Referral to other services 61Supportive guidance 124drushti daan Eye Bank StatisticsCornea collected 59Cornea utilized 28Used for research 31Motivated 51Volunteered 08| Efficiency31

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008GMRV Campus, VisakhapatnamFirst anniversary celebrationsOn July 7, 2007, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, celebrated its first anniversary, and the occasion was auspiciousfor more reasons than one. The Visakhapatnam institute campus was christened ‘GMR Varalakshmi Campus’ in honorof Mrs Varalakshmi and Mr G M Rao of the GMR Group. The GMR group of companies has committed long-termsupport to LVPEI over the next five years for its continued growth.The day also marked the inauguration of Mohsin Eye Bank at the Institute. The eye bank is managed by VEBARTTrust. His Excellency Shri Rameshwar Thakur, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, unveiled a plaque commemorating theoccasion. Chairman of Mohsin Eye Bank and VEBART Trust Dr R Ahikrishna and Chairman of LVPEI, Dr Gullapalli N Rao,formalized a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations.In his address, the Governor urged the gathering to pledge their eyes as the gift of sight was the greatest gift onecould bestow. He also encouraged them to work towards making eye care equitable and affordable to all membersof society.The Guest of Honor was Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Raman P Suthan. Visakhapatnam Mayor MrJanardhan Rao was also present. A cultural program was organized by the LVPEI staff in the evening, where winnersof various sports events and best employee awards were felicitated. The program included performances by threetalented, visually impaired patients.Visit of Mrs GMR Varalakshmi: On January 11, 2008, Mrs GMR Varalakshmi visited the campus.Mrs GMR Varalakshmi presents acheque to Dr PVKS VarmaShri Rameshwar Thakur inauguratesMohsin Eye BankFamily members of Mr G Mallikarjuna Rao lightingthe lamp at the first anniversary celebrations32 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, visakhapatnamMr N Prasad with Dr Gullapalli N RaoNimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye Care CentreAs part of the state-wide Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s EyeHealth Initiative, the Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye CareCentre was inaugurated on November 3, 2007. The Centre willprovide advanced eye care for all children’s eye problems fora population of 10 million around Visakhapatnam. The visionof this initiative is “No child in Andhra Pradesh should beneedlessly blind or visually impaired by 2020”.(See also News, page 15)LVPEI – Fullerton India ‘Save the Eye’ ProgramL V Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, with support fromFullerton India Credit Company Limited, conducted a communityscreening program at Vivekananda Kalyana Mandapam,Visakhapatnam, on August 19, 2007, to increase awarenessabout the causes of eye diseases and preventive methods, whilemaking affordable and quality eye care available to the people.The program included the following services: eye screeningfor refraction and prescription of spectacles; eye screening forall major blinding diseases, diagnosis, referral and counseling;referrals for surgeries and other critical care; dispensing ofspectacles and medicines; and display of awareness posters.Almost 500 people were screened, 200 were given free spectaclesby Fullerton and 168 were referred to LVPEI, Visakhapatnam, forfurther management.People register for eye screening at VisakhapatnamEye Banking and Cornea MeetAn Eye Banking and Cornea Meet was held on August 26, 2007. It was jointly organized by LVPEI along with theVEBART trust. The faculty included both external experts and our faculty from all campuses. Over 80 ophthalmologistsattended the seminar from around Visakhapatnam. (See also page 78)Ocular Oncology services launchedThe Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology Services commenced on November 1, 2007. Dr Roshmi Gupta, former fellowof LVPEI and former consultant of Narayan Netralaya, Bangalore, who has recently returned from a fellowship in USA,heads the department.Cataract & Cornea SeminarThe Cataract & Cornea Seminar organized from November 3-4, 2007, included guest faculty from Chennai, Ahmedabad,and from LVPEI. Over 80 delegates attended. This included didactic lectures, interactive sessions and practical wet labsessions. (See also page 78)Sight Life team visits LVPEIOn March 7, 2008, Mr Monty M Montoya, President & CEO, Sight Life, USA, and his team visited the Mohsin Eye Bank.Sight Life, USA, and the Blume Foundation are major supporters of Mohsin Eye Bank. They conducted a meeting withTrust Board members, visited the Eye Bank’s Hospital Cornea Retrieval Program Information Centre at KGH, met DrRavi Raju, Superintendent of KGH and the Principal of Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.World Glaucoma DayWorld Glaucoma Day was celebrated across all the three campuses of LVPEI on March 6, 2008. To commemoratethe occasion, a Glaucoma Update was conducted from March 8-9, 2008, at LVPEI Visakhapatnam. The faculty forthe program included Dr Ronnie George, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai; Dr R Ramakrishnan, Aravind Eye Hospital,Tirunelveli; Dr C V Gopala Raju, Visakha Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam; Dr G R Reddy, Sri Venkateswara Nethralaya,Thadepalligudem; as well as the senior faculty of L V Prasad Eye Institute’s three campuses. The interactive seminarwas conducted across all the three campuses via video-conference facility. The event was held at LVPEI Visakhapatnamand beamed to the other two campuses. (See also page 78)| Efficiency33

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008HospitalPerformanceServicesPayingNon-payingTotalOutpatient visits27,13410,07937,213Surgical procedures1,6971,4703,167Analysis of surgical procedures (%)Cataract 1,772Retina Vitreous 826Corneal surgeries 242Glaucoma 58Plastic surgeries 179Lasik 51Other surgeries 39In addition, 121 children were examined andtreated under anesthesia (EUA).Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye Care CentreOutpatient visits: 4,521 Surgical procedures: 183(Data included in the annual statistics above)LASIK CentreWith the growing popularity of LASIK refractive correction, a state-of-the-art excimer laser was set up at GMRVaralakshmi campus on April 4, 2007.Public Education ForumLVPEI Visakhapatnam held its first Public Education Forum on cataract on April 29, 2007, with an audience ofapproximately 1200 people. Dr Gullapalli N Rao and LVPEI Visakhapatnam consultants spoke on the magnitude ofcataract blindness, what causes cataract, the treatment methods available and various myths and facts pertaining tocataract.34 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, visakhapatnamVision Rehabilitation CentresBob Ohlson Centre for Sight EnhancementLow vision care during the yearNew patients 389Follow-up patients 108Total 497Optical devices prescribedSpectacles 191Magnifiers 141Telescopes 61Non-Optical devices prescribedReading stand 98Reading lamp 86Light control devices 30Closed-circuit television 3Age-wise analysis of patientsRehabilitation for the Blind & Visually ImpairedChildren’s Centre 360Adult Centre 522Total 882Rehabilitation ServicesCounseling 731Special Skill Training 835Instruction in use of– Assistive devices (computers) 1010– Low vision devices 353Environmental modification 342Educational guidance 293Vocational guidance 259Referral to other services 134Follow up 157Children playing at the Nimmagadda Prasad Children’sEye Care CentreMohsin Eye Bank StatisticsCornea collected 122Cornea utilized 74Used for research 48Motivated 60Volunteered 62| Efficiency35

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, HyderabadHospitalPerformanceServicesPayingNon-payingTotalOutpatient visits136,24760,203196,450Surgical procedures14,61411,45426,068Analysis of surgical procedures (%)Cataract 11,509Corneal transplants 922Corneal surgeries 2,582Glaucoma 862Retina Vitreous 5,003Squint 775Plastic surgeries 3,310Lasers 555Other surgeries 550In addition, 2877 children were examined andtreated under anesthesia (EUA).Jasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care CentreOutpatient visits: 31,265 Surgical procedures: 6,544(Data included in the annual statistics above)Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)For the first time we treated newborn to one-month old babies who were referred to us and airlifted from remoteparts of India such as Sikkim and Bhilai. The early ROP treatment helped save the babies’ vision; this stands testimonyto our efforts towards creating awareness about early treatment for retinopathy of prematurity in infants to save theirvision.Ocular Oncology ServiceIn 2004, Dr Parin Vakharia set up a Corpus Fund for treatment of children with eye cancer, in memory of late OliveSwoboda. The fund has enabled L V Prasad Eye Institute to provide quality tertiary cancer care to hundreds of childrenfrom underprivileged families free of charge. During the period under review (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) thetotal number of procedures performed on children with retinoblastoma was 1617. Of these 844 children were treatedabsolutely free of charge. The procedures performed included examination under anesthesia, laser transpupillarythermotherapy and cryotherapy, as well as hospital-based chemotherapy, and surgical procedures like enucleationwith orbital implant and plaque brachytherapy.36 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, HyderabadRamayamma International Eye Bank“This is the first time in the history of our family that we as parents have taken this decision to donate eyes. We believe ourbaby daughter came into the world with this divine purpose and this is a great solace to our hearts. As you rightly said thiswould be a living memorial to our loved one who entered this world as a butterfly and left us before we could see her flyingcolours.”– Expressions from a donor familyCommunity Eye Banking ProgramWe provided 465 donor corneas to corneal surgeons outside LVPEI, both within and outside Andhra Pradesh.TrainingTraining was provided to 16 eye bank technicians, 7 eye donation counsellors, 5 ophthalmologists and 1 eye bankmanager. This was supported by a significant grant from Eyesight International of Canada.Corneas collected(local & othereye banks)Corneas given toophthalmologistsoutside the InstituteCorneal tissuesused for research &training32154651729Tissues received from RIEB affiliate centresAcross LVPEI networkGift of Sight AwardApril 2007 – Mr T RajuMay 2007 – March 2008 – Mr A RaghuRIEB Affiliate Centres at Suryapet, Nidadavole & TanukuEye Bank Coordination & Research Centre (EBCRC) – eyesreceived only for practiceOther Eye BanksRIEB Collection – Hyderabad: 1881Our gratitude to all affiliates who helped us with donorcorneas: The Khammam Eye Bank, Khammam (246); Smt. R RLions Eye Hospital, Nidadavole (160); Modern Hospital, Nellore(105); Ongole Eye Bank, Ongole (96); Shri KVB Reddy IRCSEye bank, Kurnool (88); Lions Club of Suryapet, Suryapet (75);Regional Eye Hospital, Warangal (68); Lions Club of Janagaon,Jangaon (62); Lions Club of Karimnagar, Karimnagar (54);Lions Eye Hospital, Palakol (50); Chiranjeevi Eye & Blood Bank,Hyderabad (44); Sudarsani Eye Hospital, Guntur (40); LionsClub of Mahaboobabad, Mahaboobabad (38); Sadhuram EyeHospital, Hyderabad (22); Rotary Eye Hospital, Vuyyur (20);Lions Dundoo Eye Institute, Secunderabad (20); MullapudiVenkatrayudu Eye Centre, Tanuku (18); Badam Balakrishna EyeBank, Kakinada (18); Lions Club of Sircilla, Sircilla (16); RajivGandhi Super Sp. Hospital, Raichur (12); Mohsin Eye Bank,Visakhapatnam (10); District Hospital, Nandyal (8); Lions Club ofNizamabad, Nizamabad (8); District Blindness Control Society,Nalgonda (8); Dr Akbar Eye Hospital, Anantpur (6); SVRRGovt. General Hospital, Tirupati (6); Sukhabhogi Seva Samiti,Mancherial (4); Lions Club of Cherial, Cherial (4); Lions Club ofPalvoncha, Palvancha (4); Lions Club of Mancherial (Garividi),Mancherial (4); Sri Sai Rupa Netralaya, Repalle (4); Lions Clubof Mancherial, Mancherial (2); Vasavi Lions Eye Hospital,Nizamabad (2); Krishna Sai Hospital, Siddipet (2); Govt. RegionalEye Hospital, Kurnool (2); Nayana Eye Care, Nandyal (2); DrustiFoundation, Bidar (2); Govt. Hospital, Guntur (2); AnnapurnaNetralayam, Nalgonda (2)Practice Eyes: Eye Bank Coordination & Research Center,Mumbai (777)| Efficiency37

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Vision Rehabilitation CentresMeera & L B Deshpande Centre for Sight EnhancementLow vision care during the yearNew patients 1848Follow-up patients 746Total 2594Optical devices prescribedSpectacles 448Magnifiers 525Telescopes 128Non-Optical devices prescribedReading stand 91Reading lamp 68Light control devices 107Closed-circuit television 38Age-wise analysis of patientsDr PRK Prasad Centre for Rehabilitation of Blind and Visually ImpairedChildren’s Centre 1394Adult Centre 2249Total 3643Rehabilitation ServicesCounseling 3265Special Skill Training 608Instruction in use of– Assistive devices (computers) 653– Low vision devices 944Environmental modification 2159Educational guidance 1110Vocational guidance 379Supportive services 2417Referral to other services 339Follow up 135038 Excellence | Equity

Across our Campuses, HyderabadActivities and eventsNine 3rd year students of BHSc, from Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, came onan observation visit for ‘Management of children with special needs’ on April 20, 2007.An Arts and Crafts workshop was held at LVPEI on July 14, 2007, in which 25 visuallyimpaired children participated, along with their parents.A workshop was conducted on ‘Meeting the rehabilitation needs of low visionchildren’ on August 11, 2007, for students of the BEd special education course at ThakurHari Prasad Institute for the Research and Rehabilitation of Mentally Retarded (THPI),Hyderabad.Mr Nagagurappa and the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) team conducted anorientation and mobility course for the students and staff of BBS Devnar School for theBlind, from August 20-22, 2007.The Vision Rehabilitation Centres participated in the World Sight Day celebrations onOctober 11, 2007, and showcased a range of low vision devices, including special softwarefor persons with visual impairment.Some drawings by visually impairedchildren, used as artworks forgreeting cards that are on sale atthe Vision Rehabilitation CentreFun and games atthe Fun CampThe Vision Rehabilitation Centres organized an integrated fun camp for visually challenged and sighted childrenon December 9, 2007. The 230 participants included vision impaired children, sighted siblings and family members.A team of dedicated volunteers and staff coordinated the event, which comprised a range of indoor and outdooractivities and competitions. The parents had an opportunity to learn from one another on how to cope with thechallenges of raising special children. All the children were presented with certificates, gifts and prizes. The camp aimsto enhance the children’s social skills, and foster independence and self-esteem.An interactive session on ‘Achieving independence in all aspects’ was conducted for adults with vision impairmenton February 9, 2008. Individual issues for achieving independence was the focus of the session. In addition, patientswho had fared well guided others regarding employment opportunities, advocacy and day-to-day issues in copingwith vision loss. The session was greatly appreciated; such sessions will now be conducted every quarter.CME ProgramsLow Vision Awareness program (LAP) for ophthalmologists, optometrists and rehabilitation professionals: The17th LAP was conducted from April 27-29, 2007; 50 eye care professionals from all over the country participated inthe program. The 18th LAP was conducted from September 28-30, 2007; 36 eye care professionals from India and twofrom Bangladesh participated in the program.| Efficiency39


PatientspeakIt’s not until a patient can “see” and “feel” the difference that we are satisfied, no matter howdelicately the surgeon has wielded the microsurgical instruments required for ophthalmicsurgery. For a rural agricultural worker, it might mean the removal of a cataract that hasenabled him to regain control of his work and his life. For a schoolgirl in class seven, itmight mean gaining the ability to participate on the same level as her classmates, justbecause a pair of high-powered lenses now allows her to see the blackboard better! Someof our patients paint their own pictures here, in their own words…| Efficiency41

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Amazing recovery for a young patientHitesh Kumar Sharma was just 4 in May 1999 when hewas playing with his brother, though with a knife. Hisbrother poked little Hitesh in the right eye with theknife. The panic-stricken parents took him to a hospitalin Jaipur, where an emergency corneal tear repair wasdone and the globe structure salvaged. Hitesh had toundergo two more surgeries to remove a cataract witha posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in July1999. Then he underwent a posterior capsulotomy inSeptember 1999.After these surgeries, Hitesh did well for a while buteight years later, the numerous surgeries took a toll onhis cornea. The cornea has a carpet-like layer of cells inits innermost layer called endothelial cells. This is a singlelayer of cells that is finite in number. Each cornea has afixed number of these cells, which reduce in numbergradually as a person ages. The primary function ofthese cells is to pump out water from the cornea andkeep it transparent. However, multiple surgeries cancause significant damage to these cells resulting in adrastic reduction in number, eventually causing cornealdecompensation leading to fluid accumulation andwhitening of the cornea.When Hitesh came to LVPEI Hyderabad in November 2007,he was suffering from exactly this condition. His visionwas poor and he was able to identify objects only at adistance of 2 metres. He had dense corneal edema and adislocated intraocular lens (IOL) that was rubbing on thecornea and causing recurrent damage to the endothelialcells. In the hope that he would have enough reserveendothelial cells and that his cornea would recover if theIOL was removed, he was advised an IOL explantation,which was done on January 1, 2008. The surgeon knewthat the prognosis for a corneal transplantation wouldbe very poor, even though the corneal edema did notsubside. He was unable to continue his studies due tocontinuous watering and discomfort in his right eye.In June 2008 Hitesh came to LVPEI again. This time thesurgeon planned a definitive surgery but he faced abig challenge as scarring had left very little space for acorneal transplant. An alternative surgery was considered– Descemets Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)*,an exciting new procedure. Hitesh underwent DSEK butit was very different from routine DSEK surgery, becauseof his corneal scars.Hitesh seemed fine on his first two post-operativevisits; though his vision did not improve much, he wassymptomatically slightly better. He was asked to go forfollow up locally. When he came back after a month,there was a surprise in store for us. Hitesh had the biggestsmile on his face, as did his father. His symptoms haddisappeared completely and his vision had improved to6/36. The edema in the cornea had resolved completelyand the upper cornea was crystal clear. With contactlenses, his vision improved further to 6/24, a remarkableimprovement considering he was injured at the age of4 and did not have any amblyopia therapy since then.His surgeon hopes that with time and regular contactlens wear, Hitesh’s vision would improve further. Mostimportantly, he is now free of the pain, watering anddiscomfort that he had lived with since childhood!*DSEK or Descemets Stripping Endothelial Keratoplastyis a new procedure of partial transplantation of thecornea. The endothelial cells in the innermost layer ofthe cornea are crucial to retain the clarity of the corneaas they continuously pump water out of it. All of us havea fixed number of these cells in our eyes. If the cells aredamaged, water accumulates and the cornea becomeshazy, reducing vision. Earlier the only option was a fullcorneal transplantation (penetrating keratoplasty), butit has limitations such as suture related complications,infection and high astigmatism. DSEK has revolutionizedcorneal transplantation by allowing transplantation ofonly the diseased endothelial cells, leaving the rest of thecornea intact. Using a virtually sutureless procedure, adisc of healthy endothelium from a donor is inserted intothe patient’s eye and attached in place with an air bubble.Visual recovery is faster than in penetrating keratoplastyand complications such as infection, rejection and highastigmatism are greatly minimized. The surgery can berepeated with ease if required.42 Excellence | Equity

PATIENTSPEAKNo limits for Saida NaikSaida Naik was ecstatic when he walked into LVPEI recently – he had been selected as a probationary officer by theState Bank of India. A patient of LVPEI for 12 years, he remembers when life didn’t seem so promising.Saida was born with albinism, a pigmentation disorder that robs the skin of its color and also affects vision. Albinismcauses reduced visual acuity and extreme sensitivity to bright lights. His parents were farmers in Narasaraopeta,Guntur district. They had themselves never been to school, but they gave him an education. Eager to learn, Saidamanaged to get by at school by standing next to the chalkboard. In 1997, when he was in high school, a friend (also apatient of LVPEI) advised him to go to LVPEI.At LVPEI, Saida underwent a detailed eye examination and was operated upon. Though his vision could not be restored,the surgery stopped the shaking of his pupils (nystagmus). He was referred to the Vision Rehabilitation Centres, wherehe underwent some more tests. Finally, he was prescribed glasses – 2 pairs, one each for short and long distance. Hewas also given a telescope that would help him read bus numbers. He now pulls it out of his pocket, proudly sayingit’s 12 years old and still functional! He received the glasses and telescope free of cost.*Now 26, Saida has a commendable academic track record, while studying all through in government schools. Helost his father at a very young age, but was encouraged by his mother to continue his studies, despite financialconstraints.After doing a B Com from SKRBR Degree College in Narasaraopeta, Saida took coaching classes and was admittedto the MBA program at Acharya Nagarjuna University Campus College, near Vijayawada. He worked as faculty in thesame college while continuing to study for his MBA.Saida topped the university and was offered a job with ICICI Bank in campus recruitments. For two years he worked asa Team Leader with the HPCL Petro Card Division based in Hyderabad, leading a group of 18 youngsters.Yet Saida was not content. He decided to take a bank exam for probationary officers, which he got through fairlyeasily! Excited, he wanted to qualify for the country’s leading banks. He attended coaching classes and applied forseveral bank examinations. Finally, he qualified for the one of his choice – State Bank of India. A thrilled Saida came toshare the news with his friends at LVPEI, reeling off all the advantages of the job.Saida says he has not had any trouble performing his job and shares an excellent rapport with all those he works with.And as he derives satisfaction from his job, he continues to enjoy other things in life – he is a good cook and a singer,performing devotional music in TTD temples regularly.*(Mr Praveen Gottipalli of USA continues to support the provision of low vision devices to underprivilegedpatients at LVPEI’s Vision Rehabilitation Centres)| Efficiency43

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Hope for budding livesHarish, an 8-year-old boy, had been a playful child before his right eye suddenly started increasing in size. A darling ofhis parents, Harish was their only hope and support for the future.Unfortunately, one day a rapid swelling in Harish’s right eye was followed by a marked decrease in vision. The anxiousparents consulted several local doctors, even traversing to the nearest city. But they were disappointed.Harish was brought to L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, by his father in March 2008. With a fungating mass inhis right eye, poor vision and pain the child was miserable and was clinging to his father. A detailed comprehensiveexamination, followed by an examination under anesthesia (EUA: cialized procedure), as well as fine needle aspirationcytology of the regional lymph nodes helped establish the diagnosis of retinoblastoma. (Retinoblastoma is apotentially fatal cancer of the eye).The little boy was treated with triple drug chemotherapy to save his life and, if possible, the eye too. Two months afterchemotherapy was started, Harish is happy and playful again. The treatment has infused a fresh ray of hope into himand all his loved ones.“We spent so much money for the survival of our prematurely born babies.We thank our eye doctor whose timely intervention helped my babies to see.”Archana, mother of Sai (boy) and Shradha (girl), 40 days old,resident of Rasulgarh village, Bhubaneswar.44 Excellence | Equity

Community Eye Health & OutreachInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care (ICARE)This year saw the emphasis move to the realization of comprehensive eye care servicedelivery systems at the district level – Village Vision Complexes – with fully functional primaryand secondary eye care linkages through ten Vision Centres linked to one secondary ServiceCentre. Obviating the need for rural folk to travel to the cities for basic eye care, thesecomplexes take care of a significant proportion of eye conditions and refer only thoserequiring complex superspecialty eye care to the urban tertiary centres. In addition, theICARE team traveled across the globe sharing their knowledge and expertise of settingup community eye health systems and helping structure effective national eye care policy.Mobilising communities to take charge of their own eye care needs by donating space andinfrastructural support has been a major achievement of ICARE. We believe that this is theonly way to sustain high quality eye care services in the long term.Centres of ExcellenceTraining of trainers and specialists,active research and advocacyTertiary Eye Care5,000,000 populationSecondary Eye CarePrimary Eye Care500,000 population (10 Vision Centres)50,000 population (20-25 villages)Community Eye Care5000 population (2-3 villages)| Efficiency45

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Village Vision – Service DeliveryA. Primary Eye Care – Vision Centres in Andhra Pradesh11 New Vision centres inauguratedDuring the year under review 11 new Vision Centres (VCs) were inaugurated in Adilabad and Prakasam district,bringing the total number of ICARE – LVPEI Vision Centres to 43. Seven of the new VCs were set up in Adilabad andfour in Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh. Each VC covers a population of 50,000 – 100,000, providing primary eyecare in underserved areas.Adilabad: The seven VCs are attached to the Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre in Adilabad. They are located at Bela,Narnoor, Jainath, Jannaram, Jainoor, Talamadugu and Gudihathnur. The population of these areas has a significantnumber of tribals, such as Gonds, Kolams and Andhs. All the Vision Centres began screening patients from the first day.As is wont, the local governing bodies and village chiefs helped mobilize rent-free buildings for the Vision Centres,thus ensuring ownership and sustainability. The capital cost of the seven VCs was borne by the Indian Society of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, USA, taking the total number of Vision Centres set up with their supportto eight. Mr Lawrence Lyerly and Ms Toni Lyerly, humanitarian volunteers and representatives of the Latter-day SaintCharities, USA, attended the inaugurals at Bela and Narnoor. They interacted with the local supporters and appreciatedthe active participation of the community in this humanitarian work. (See also page 17)Prakasam: In March 2008, four new Vision Centres linked to the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre (SSREC) inMarkapuram, Prakasam district, were inaugurated. These are located at Darshi, Kurichedu, Podili and Cumbham. Thefour Vision Centres are supported by the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., New York, USA.Local community members donated space for the facility; donors as well as the local governing bodies representativesattended the inaugurals. A meeting with an NGO, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), was organized to ensureoptimum utilization of the Vision Centres by the community.LVPEI’s Network of Vision Centres and Service Centres in Andhra Pradesh46 Excellence | Equity

International centre for advancement of rural eye carePrimary Eye Care – Vision CentresPerformance Screening Spectacles Spectacles Visual Blindness Referred toPrescribed Sold impairment Service CentreThoodukurthyWanaparthy 4276 1545 1050 779 476 1590Achampet 1980 667 335 168 121 539Nagarkurnool 2836 1054 730 160 422 1015Kothakota 2145 579 430 104 142 606Kollapur 1296 459 255 124 7 379Amangal 901 261 193 58 26 260Khilla Ghanapuram 723 289 223 12 16 204Bijnapally 1928 655 626 103 132 614Telkapally 1275 517 380 61 49 339Kalwakurthy 852 342 236 47 39 248Lingala 1036 385 309 59 0 269Total 19248 6753 4767 1675 1430 6063AdilabadBhainsa 7468 1800 1766 565 304 1338Kubeer 2053 536 581 0 28 273Navipet 1469 546 456 27 29 393Nandipet 1640 671 477 42 22 234Echoda 3034 1268 1376 510 182 636Kallur 1256 534 419 3 2 210Indravelly 1506 792 920 80 34 255Tanoor 1619 548 572 0 133 524Lokeshwaram 1679 734 754 191 98 485Boath 672 281 247 30 25 160Utnoor 1790 981 1005 133 101 231Jainath (June 2007)* 918 347 341 24 10 298Bela (Nov 2007)* 896 325 240 35 31 267Narnur (Nov 2007)* 387 202 138 10 36 80Jannaram (Dec 2007)* 444 172 127 60 32 98Jainur (Dec 2007)* 444 200 193 39 45 114Gudihathnoor (Mar 2008)# 12 7 2 4 0 4Talamadugu (Mar 2008)# 36 20 4 1 0 9Total 27323 9964 9618 1754 1112 5609KaramcheduParchuru 2706 932 604 482 61 709Panguluru 1140 512 313 356 57 287Ballikuruva 969 516 285 65 60 241Chinnaganjam 1028 381 174 268 112 259Yadannapudi 1128 604 423 61 16 64Martur 1217 481 323 56 14 151Nagulapallapadu 1282 679 354 546 154 231Peddanandipadu 3978 1658 1418 521 683 758Epurupalem 941 480 221 333 76 228Vetapalem 1619 473 232 573 110 309Total 16008 6716 4347 3261 1343 3237Markapuram(Data for 10 days)Darshi 137 39 19 18 60 21Kurichedu 186 90 26 73 5 65Kambham 164 54 19 28 2 25Podili 147 30 25 29 4 95Total 634 213 89 148 71 206Grand Total 63213 23646 18821 6838 3956 15115* Data from month of inauguration# Data March 30-31, 2008| Efficiency47

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008B. Secondary Eye Care in Andhra PradeshSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, Venkatachalam, Nellore districtLVPEI’s sixth satellite centre Swarna Bharat Eye Centre was inaugurated at Venkatachalam, Nellore district, AndhraPradesh, on July 1, 2007. Dr P C Kesavan Kutty Nair, Chairman, Medical Council of India, was the guest of honour. Thecentre will provide high quality, affordable and accessible eye care services to a population of 500,000. (Picture onpage 16).Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, MarkapurThe Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre at Markapur was inaugurated on January 3, 2008. This is LVPEI seventhsatellite centre. Chief guest Smt Daggubati Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development,Government of India, cut the ribbon. Launching the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Health Initiative in Prakasamdistrict, Mr Sreekanth Ravi said he was proud to be associated with this initiative in his home district in AndhraPradesh. He said the Ravi brothers’ support for LVPEI had given the family tremendous satisfaction, whether it was forestablishing the stem cell laboratory or the outpatient facility at LVPEI, Hyderabad.LVPEI’s stem cell laboratory is named the Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory in honor of the Ravibrothers’ earlier contribution. Markapur is LVPEI’s seventh satellite centre. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, urgedthe large gathering to make optimal use of the facility and spoke of the Institute’s initiatives, taken in collaborationwith the district health administration, to identify people with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. (See also page 20)Mr Sreekanth Ravi at the inauguration of the Sudhakar and SreekanthRavi Eye Centre, Markapur. Also in the picture Smt D PurandeswariParamahansa Yogananda Netralaya of Divine Eye Foundation, RajahmundryThe ninth partner eye facility of LVPEI, Paramahansa Yogananda Netralaya of Divine Eye Foundation, Rajahmundry,was inaugurated on July 6, 2007. The distinguished guests at the inauguration included Dr G N Rao and Dr G V SMurthy, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi.Anniversaries‣ The Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre in Karamchedu celebrated its fifth anniversary on June 7, 2007.‣ The Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre in Adilabad celebrated its second anniversary on June 9, 2007.‣ LVPEI’s second satellite centre, Sri Kuchukalla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre (KRREC) in Toodukurthy(Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh), celebrated its ninth anniversary on October 24, 2007. Since itsestablishment on October 24, 1998, the centre has screened 1,00,000 outpatients and performed over 13,000surgeries. It has a full complement of 10 Vision Centres attached to it, thus providing quality eye care to a catchmentpopulation of approximately 500,000 – 1 million people.‣ The 11th anniversary of Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, an LVPEI satellite, was celebrated onDecember 20, 2007.48 Excellence | Equity

International centre for advancement of rural eye careSecondary eye care – Satellite and Partner CentresRural satellite & partner centresBhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye CentreMudhol, Adilabad DistrictKuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye CentreThoodukurthy, Mahabubnagar DistrictSeshanna Chennawar Eye CentreNational Highway Road, AdilabadSiloam Eye CentreMadanapalli, Chittoor DistrictVenkata Lakshmi Eye CentreKaramchedu, Prakasam DistrictSwarna Bharat Eye CentreVenkatachalam, Nellore (July 2007)*Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye CentreMarkapuram, Prakasam District (Jan 3, 2008)*Mullapudi Venkatarayudu Eye CentreTanuku, West Godavari DistrictSmt. Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lions EyeHospital, Nidadavole, West Godavari DistrictSt. Gregorius Balagram Eye HospitalYacharam, Ranga Reddy DistrictLions Club of Suryapet Eye HospitalSuryapet, Nalgonda DistrictThe Rotary Eye HospitalProddatur, Kadapa DistrictParamahansa Yogananda NetralayaVemagiri, Rajahmundry (July 2007)*Hyderabad Urban Partner CentresM S Reddy Lions Eye HospitalMoula AliKishore Chand Chordia Eye CentreBegum BazaarBalanagar Lions Eye HospitalBalanagarLVP-VST Vision Screening CentreRamnagarPayingNon-payingOutpatients Surgeries Outpatients Surgeries11,812 1,206 6,010 1,2905,917 357 3,912 1,0657,571 413 5,346 9938,791 385 1,495 4254,322 289 4,328 869820 8 1,679 1031,434 21 1,413 8811,147 801 2,030 38512,252 752 14,202 3,2214,511 193 2,116 8215,066 394 13,314 9318,807 630 6,260 1,5395,020 296 2,793 3558,749 358 5,938 1,3034,241 143 10,049 82811,890 170 2,959 879– – 6,330 91Grand Total 1,12,350 6,416 90,174 15,186Total Outpatients: 2,02,524Total Surgeries: 21,602* Data from month of inauguration| Efficiency49

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Hyderabad Outreach Urban Slums Eye-care (HOUSE) ProgramSurveysSlums/Villages surveyed 6Population covered through door to door survey 18,733People identified with eye ailments and referred for eye examination 2,056Community Screening ProgramsCSPs organized 30People screened 8,852Treated at venue 813Prescribed spectacles 3,633Referred to base hospital 2,386Within normal limits 2,020Referral Services at LVPEI-VST Screening CentrePeople treated at Vision Centres 5,068Prescribed spectacles 2,453Treated for other conditions 589Cataract & other surgeries 86Referred to secondary and tertiary care facilities 1,281Within normal limits 659LVPEI & Lakshmi Charitable Clinic Community Eye Care Program,Narsingi Village, Ranga Reddy districtPeople screened 554Prescribed spectacles 12Treated at venue 115Cataract 79Referred to base hospital 146Within normal limits 202Kismatpur Vision Screening Centre, Kismatpur, HyderabadPeople screened 1,358Prescribed spectacles 540Referred to base hospital 319Others/Within normal limits 499Teachers being trained to perform visionscreening for schoolchildrenEnrolment of children for vision screening50 Excellence | Equity

International centre for advancement of rural eye care| EfficiencyC. Community Eye CareSatellites Partners Total1. SurveysVillages/slums surveyed 578 21 599Population surveyed 2,16,623 14,395 2,31,018People identified with eye ailments and referred 29,223 1,123 30,3462. Community Screening ProgramsCSPs Organized 224 59 283People screened 14,581 5,894 20,475Treated at venue 1,431 844 2,275Prescribed Spectacles 7,124 1,388 8,512Referred to base hospital 5,920 934 6,8543. Service offered at base hospitalPeople treated 14,390 1,206 15,596Prescribed spectacles 2,481 204 2,685Treated for other conditions 7,673 92 7,765Cataract & other surgeries 2,071 962 3,033Diagnosed as irreversibly visually impaired/blind 13 Nil 13Providing Eye care through Empowered People (PEEP) programThe Providing Eye Care through Empowered People (PEEP) project is a self-financed eye care model, working throughexisting community based organizations and institutions. Anyone can register by paying a nominal fee of Re. 1 permonth. Local self help groups (SHG) and LVPEI’s community volunteers, Vision Guardians, administer the scheme. Theproject is being implemented in four mandals around LVPEI’s first satellite facility, Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre,Mudhol in Adilabad district, with support from ORBIS International (India country office) and technical input byAndhra Pradesh Mahila Abhivruddhi Society, Hyderabad, along with our partner in Sargur, Swami Vivekananda YouthMovement. The service cost recovery for the project has been 91% through payment by the community members.April 2007 to March 2008Cumulative*People registered 5964 34327Households registered 1474 8214Outpatients treated at Service Centres 1330 3422Surgeries at Service Centres 310 709Patients visited Vision Centres 602 2304People renewed for 2nd year 3735 8492Households renewed for 2nd year 853 1963People renewed for 2nd and 3rd years 4450 5827Housholds renewed for 2nd and 3rd years 990 1325Vision guardians trained 22 97SHG members trained 946 1065Teachers trained 50 153* Project launched October 14, 2004GHMC Aasara – LVPEI Senior Citizens Eye Care programThe objective of the joint Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Aasara and LVPEI’s Senior Citizens EyeCare program is to provide treatment and rehabilitation services to needy senior citizens suffering from cataract andother eye aliments. The program covers all the circles of GHMC in association with the Senior Citizens Association. Thefirst phase of the program started on February 1, 2008, coveringeight major eye care service centres in Greater Hyderabad. Theywould have access to spectacles, cataract surgeries and treatmentfor other ailments free of cost. From February to March 2008,LVPEI conducted six community screening programs (CSPs) inwhich 1119 people were screened. A total of 446 spectacles weredispensed free and 111 persons were referred to the base hospitalfor further treatment, including cataract surgeries.An Aasara meeting in progress51

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Fullerton India & LVPEI ‘Save the Eye’On September 13, 2007, Fullerton India Credit Company Limited(FICCL) signed an MoU with L V Prasad Eye Institute to conductcommunity eye screening programs in underserved areas. Mr G SSundararajan, Managing Director & CEO, FICCL, and Dr Gullapalli NRao, Chairman, LVPEI group, signed the agreement.Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI group, andMr G S Sundararajan, MD & CEO, FICCL, signing the MoUUnder this ‘Save the Eye’ initiative Community Eye Screening Programswere conducted in 12 major towns and cities in Andhra Pradesh,with support from LVPEI’s tertiary and secondary level eye facilities,affiliates, partners and alumni members’ facilities. A total of 6200people were screened. The program also dispensed free spectaclesfor 2700 people and referred 2028 for further management. Of these701 were operated upon for cataract.D. National Collaborating Centres: Accompaniment ProgramAs a result of its intensive engagement at all levels of servicedelivery, ICARE has devised an end-to-end capacity buildingprogram that addresses the need for eye care services by bridgingdemand, need and capability to deliver. Working with partnereye care hospitals and development agencies, ICARE providesstrategic and technical assistance to establish standardizedsystems of patient care, hospital management and communityeye care programs in areas of need. Under the AccompanimentProgram, as this is known, the ICARE team works with the partneragency within the context of its service community to design aneye care solution that meets the highest standards of equity andexcellence.vvvvIndia Partners: Tertiary CentresSuryodaya Eye Centre, KolkataC L Gupta Eye Institute, Moradabad, Uttar PradeshMGM Eye Institute, Raipur, ChattisgarhAlakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute, UdaipurIndia Partners: Secondary CentresLVPEI - OEU Collaborating hospitalsLVPEI - Rotary Partner hospitalsChandra Prabha Eye Hospital, Jorhat, AssamBausch & Lomb Advanced Cataract Centre, Haldwani,UttaranchalBausch & Lomb Advanced Cataract Centre, Sri Ganga Nagar52 Excellence | Equity

International centre for advancement of rural eye carea. Rotary Hospitals ProjectIn the year 2005 the Rotarians resolved to do 100,000 more cataract surgeries, over and above what they were doing.They also wanted all their hospitals to set up uniform protocols for performing cataract surgery (pre-operativeevaluation, sterilization, management of complications and follow-up) and monitoring and reporting of outcomes.Towards this objective ICARE – LVPEI conducted a series of Rotary Project Workshops in 2005, in which 80 RotaryHospitals from all over the country participated.After the last workshop in June 2005, all the Rotary Hospitals continued to send back reports of cataract surgeriesto LVPEI. This is a joint project of Rotary and Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU); they reimburse the costs of surgeryonce the outcome report is verified.Since the inception of the project, 54528 surgeries have been performed, of which 22,756 were done in 2007-2008. Ateam from OEU and LVPEI has visited hospitals for quality control checks and evaluation. As the project had extendedbeyond the stipulated time of 2 years, a new MoU was signed.After the project is over, a complete capacity building project will be taken up for 10 Rotary hospitals.b. Operation Eyesight UniversalL V Prasad Eye Institute is a global resource centre for Operational Eyesight Universal, Canada, and is working closelywith their partners across India in developing excellent equitable and efficient eye care systems. During the yearregular developmental visits to partner hospitals were undertaken by clinical and non-clinical teams, to ensure followupon earlier recommendations.‣ A one-day operation room technicians workshop on various aspects of operating room care was held on April 15,2007; 21 technicians and assistants from the partners centres participated in the program.‣ A six-week eye care managers trainingprogram was conducted from May 15 toJune 23, 2007, in which 11 eye care managersparticipated.‣ 13 students underwent training for one yearin the vision technician’s program from 7partners centres.‣ Two ophthalmologists went for training – onefor short-term and another for long-term.Performance statistics‣ Total outpatients: 638,746‣ Total surgeries: 51,740‣ 65% of the partners achieved better than70% cost recovery for their operationalexpenditureParticipants of the six-week eye care managers training programc. C L Gupta Eye InstituteA foundation stone has been laid for construction ofLVPEI’s partner tertiary eye care facility – C L GuptaEye Institute at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The firstphase of training of personnel is under progress. Theconstruction work and staff training is expected to becompleted by the end of 2008.Perspective view of C L Gupta Eye Institute at Moradabadd. Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye InstituteL V Prasad had signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Alakh Nayan Mandir Trust,Udaipur, Rajasthan, for capacity building to developa modern tertiary eye care facility. Constructionwill commence in mid 2008 and is expected to becompleted by the end of 2009.| Efficiency53

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008E. Research and Special Projects1. CHILD-to-Child and CHILD-to-Family communicationThe CHILD to Child and CHILD to Family communicationstudy focuses on the effectiveness of utilizing childrenfor communicating eye health and eye care messages toother children and their families to favorably influencetheir attitudes and practices relating to eye health care.This study is being conducted under the aegis of theVision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC) ofAustralia. The duration of the project is June 2006 toOctober 2008.The main study was conducted in four rural areas, whichequally represent the geographical distribution of thestate of Andhra Pradesh. Schoolchildren of grades 6–8from 13 schools in rural Andhra Pradesh were givenorientation to eye health care with the help of trainedteachers. The children were asked to perform a basicvision test on their family members, neighbours andpeers using a Snellen 6/12 opto-type ‘E’ chart and alsoto convey eye health messages. They were instructedto refer those suspected of having eye problems to thenearest Vision Centres.Within a week, 1087 children screened 12,956 people.Of these, 2,213 (17%) suspected of having visionproblems were referred to the nearby Vision Centre.After five months, 867 (39%) referred people visitedthe Vision Centres for further eye examination. Pre andpost training evaluation showed an increase in basicknowledge about parts of the eye, signs and symptomsof eye diseases, and awareness of eye ailments due tonutritional deficiency among the children, parents andpeer group members.The study shows that children can understand andcommunicate eye health messages clearly and functionas collaborators in health promotion and educationalactivities at the community level.2. Impact assessment studyThe ‘Impact of correction of refractive errors amongchildren aged 10 to 15 years on activity-basedperformance and other vision-based functions in thestate of Andhra Pradesh’ research study taken up byICARE – LVPEI aims to provide information on the impactof refractive error correction on the life of schoolchildrenand use of spectacles within the existing system.The exercise aims to assess the benefits in terms ofimproved ability to perform routine activities, which inturn affects their quality of life positively. It also studiesthe percentage of compliance when advised spectaclesand the barriers in procuring them. This study is beingconducted under the aegis of the Vision CooperativeResearch Centre (Vision CRC) of Australia.Subjects for the study were recruited from 31 schoolsfrom four locations in Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad,Mudhol, Thoodukurthy and Karamchedu, where LVPEI’ssecondary and primary eye care centres are situated. Atotal of 5438 children were screened by trained teachers,of which 990 were identified with eye ailments andtreated.Of these 310 subjects were recruited for the study andbaseline data collection was completed by interviewing310 subjects, 310 parents of the subjects, 310 teachersand 930 peers.3. Sight First – 1141: Lions – LVPEI capacity development project for diabetic eye diseaseBlindness due to diabetes is a major eye health concernas almost two-thirds of patients with diabetes have ahigh potential for vision loss. To address the problem ofdiabetic retinopathy in the state of Andhra Pradesh, L VPrasad Eye Institute has undertaken a 3-year capacitybuilding program for 18 eye hospitals, with support fromLions Club International. The project was launched inAugust 2005.The main objectives of Sight First – 1141 project are togenerate awareness about eye diseases associated withdiabetes, provide comprehensive treatment for personswith diabetic retinopathy, build the capacity of partnerhospitals through training of personnel at various levels,and set up a dedicated training infrastructure at LVPEI.Project update 2007 – Cumulative2008 2005 - 2008Screening programs 224 457Diabetic patients screened(hospital & outreach) 7410 28379Patients identified withdiabetic retinopathy 3432 22299Patients treated 455 7158Patients referred for treatment 728 1956Training programsShort term fellows trained 9Long term fellows trained 1Mid-level ophthalmic assistants trained 15Community workers trained 14Guest lectures 4 1154 Excellence | Equity

4. Diabetes Prevention Program in Prakasam district(World Diabetes Foundation – LVPEI program)The Diabetes Prevention Program in Prakasam districtwas launched in May 2006 and is supported by theWorld Diabetes Foundation. The program’s durationis from April 2006 – March 2011. It aims to promotehealth education on diabetes using the child-to-familycommunication strategy, diabetes being a major factorin many retinal eye diseases. During the year trainingprograms were organized for 55,404 schoolchildren(cumulative*: 72,199) and 4642 teachers (cumulative:5616) in 223 schools (cumulative: 507) of 149 villages(cumulative: 340) in 26 mandals (cumulative: 32) ofPrakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Training programshave been conducted for 68 primary health centresSchoolchildren participate in a rally on World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2007(PHC) doctors (cumulative: 74), 90 NGOs (cumulative:104) and 15,209 self help group representatives (SHGs)(cumulative: 21,038); 768 training programs have beenconducted for SHGs.The trained children created awareness about diabetes,screening 255,645 families (cumulative: 325,350) and1,168,341 persons (cumulative: 1,447,704) till March2008. A total of 44,580 high risk persons identified(cumulative: 68,186) were screened for blood and urinesugar; of these 2428 (cumulative: 4011) were suspectedto have diabetes.(*Cumulative data since the launch of the project)5. Sight for Kids (Lions Clubs International Foundation – Johnson & Johnson – LVPEI program)LVPEI is committed to provide eye care throughappropriate systems of vision care, addressing the needsof all sections of society. In this mission, early detectionof eye ailments among children through a structuredapproach to address childhood blindness has beenundertaken through the Sight for Kids project, with thesupport of the Lions Clubs International Foundation(LCIF) and Johnson & Johnson. LVPEI’s role is of designer,coordinator and implementer. The objectives of theproject are:Eye check-up for schoolchildren‣ identify children with vision defects and ocularailments;‣ refer them for appropriate treatment;‣ train schoolteachers to identify children with eyeailments and refer them for appropriate care;‣ empower teachers to create awareness of eye healthissues; and‣ implement sustainable eye health program inschools.The Sight for Kids project has completed its third phase.In these three years, LVPEI has trained ophthalmicassistants and trainers of schoolteachers for 8 partnereye facilities in Greater Hyderabad. During the yearunder review, ICARE conducted school screeningprograms in 109 schools, in which 7631 children werescreened by trained teachers. They referred 150 childrenfor detailed eye examination and treatment, while 83children were given spectacles and others treated at thebased hospital.Cumulatively, in all the three phases, LVPEI has trained549 teachers of 505 schools; 42,827 children havebeen screened by the trained teachers. Of these, 724were identified with eye problems and 490 referred forfurther screening. A total of 219 children were givenfree spectacles and 224 treated for other eye conditions.Posters on eye health awareness, screening kit andteacher’s screening manual were distributed to all theschools covered under the project.| Efficiency55

Annual Activity Report 2007-20086. Nimmagadda Prasad – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health InitiativeChildhood blindness is the second largest cause ofblindness in the developing world, followed by cataract,with India estimated to have five times more visionimpaired children as compared to developed nations.Andhra Pradesh is estimated to have 10,000 – 50,000blind children, while 30,000 – 150,000 more have lowvision. Around 5% of the children between 10 –15 yearshave significant vision problems, requiring spectacles.Over one-third of these cases of vision impairment canbe avoided, either through appropriate prevention ortreatment. In order to address childhood blindness inAndhra Pradesh, a major initiative was launched lastyear with support from the Nimmagadda Foundation.The Nimmagadda – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health Initiativewas launched on July 7, 2007, at Visakhapatnam inthe presence of Mr Nimmagadda Prasad, founder ofNimmagadda Foundation.The Nimmagadda Foundation offered support in thefollowing areas during the year:‣ Support for 1000 surgeries for non-paying children atan advanced tertiary centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute,Hyderabad‣ Development of Nimmagadda Prasad Children’s EyeCare Centre at LVPEI, Visakhapatnam‣ Support for screening and treatment of all non payingchildren at LVPEI, Visakhapatnam7. ORBIS – LVPEI Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training CentreSome of the major hurdles in the elimination of avoidablechildhood blindness are shortage of skilled humanresources to address pediatric eye diseases, inadequateinfrastructure and lack of good anesthesia and paraophthalmic support. To address these concerns in Indiaand south-east Asia ORBIS has set up two PediatricOphthalmology Learning and Training Centres (POLTC)at Sankara Netralaya and Aravind Eye Hospitals. The thirdPOLTC was set up at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad,in October 2006.Trainee ophthalmologists and faculty with Dr J Bronwyn Bateman,Director, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Denver, USA‣ Support for screening of all children at all LVPEI ruralcentres and for screening programs conducted bythe rural centresThe program will create awareness among variousstakeholders about the importance of children’s eyehealth.Mr N Prasad launching the Nimmagadda – LVPEIChildren’s Eye Health InitiativeObjectives of the 3 ½ year POLTC program‣ Train 5 pediatric eye care teams for ORBIS Indiapartners. Each team of 6 personnel (ophthalmologist,anesthetist, optometrist, nurse, counselor, and anoutreach coordinator) will empower one institutionin pediatric ophthalmology.‣ Examine 25,000 children and provide treatment to2500 children‣ Enhance capacity of the 2 ORBIS supported partnersin pediatric ophthalmology‣ Provide 450 free spectacles to children‣ Perform eye surgeries on 975 children‣ Provide support in skill development for the pediatricophthalmology faculty of LVPEI‣ Offer research and participation opportunities atnational & international conferences and workshopsPerformance‣ Over 45,472 children were examined, 4256 childrentreated and 4887 surgeries performed from April2007 to March 2008. The target for three years wasachieved in the first three quarters of the year 2007.‣ Training of the first batch completed by March 2008.‣ The training of two long-term ophthalmologistsfrom two more organizations identified by ORBIS isin progress, followed by an optometrist’s training.‣ 21 school screening programs were conducted underthis project.‣ A pediatric Hospital Based Program was conductedin December 2007.56 Excellence | Equity

International centre for advancement of rural eye care8. Seeing is BelievingIn early 2007, Seeing is Believing program of StandardChartered Bank, UK, to help eye care organizationsin India has selected LVPEI. A total of 40 Vision Centreswill be set up during 2008 – 2011, 10 each with VenuEye Institute, Aravind Eye Care System, Sadguru NetraChikithsalaya and LVPEI. Subsequently, a meetingwas held from December 10-12, 2007, at LVPEI. Theparticipants included Mr Gerald Yeo, Director, TemasekFoundation; Mr Sumeet Singla and Ms Pratima Harite,Standard Chartered Bank, India; Dr Abhay Sinha, VenuEye Institute, New Delhi; Mr Vijay Kumar, Lions AravindEye Care System, Chennai; Mr Subramanyam, SadguruNetra Chikithsalaya, Chitrakoot; and the faculty of ICAREand LVPEI.The activities of the pyramidal model and the ruralnetwork of eye health activities of LVPEI were explainedto the group. A field trip to Mahabubnagar districtwas organized to show them the Vision Centres andtheir linkages with the Service Centre. Subsequently,a meeting was held to discuss the practical issues ofscaling up the Vision Centre model.The overall goals for the Seeing is Believing projectinclude establishing mutual understanding andpartnership between NGOs and NGOs and betweenNGOs and Standard Chartered Bank and setting upclear goals and methods for the partnerships. The groupwill meet in May 2008 to take the process of buildingpartnerships further.F. News & EventsWorld Sight Day at satellite centres‣ World Sight Day was commemorated on October 11, 2007, at three LVPEI satellite centres, with awarenessprograms, rallies and public meetings, attended by local doctors, NGOs, village leaders and others.‣ The Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, Adilabad district, organized a screening camp and public meetingat Bhainsa, in which the municipal chairman and commissioner of Bhainsa town, market committee chairman andwakf board chairman Dr Damodar Reddy, and office-bearers of the local Lions Club participated.‣ The Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, organized an awareness rally with the support of Urban Programfor Advancement of Household Income (UPADHI) Labs program of Dr Reddy’s Foundation, in which 300 studentsparticipated. An eye screening camp was conducted in UPADHI Labs.‣ Local village leaders of Kalwakolly village attended the awareness program and screening camp at KuchukullaRamachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Thoodukurthy.World Diabetes Day programWorld Diabetes Day was commemorated on November14, 2007, at Ongole in collaboration with the Prakasamdistrict administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Apublic rally was flagged off by Joint Collector Mr DinakarBabu, along with other district government healthand education officials. Over 1000 people includingschoolchildren, self-help group members, NGOs andnursing students participated in the rally, along with theLVPEI team.Later a public seminar was held, where Dr Nalluri RaghavaRao, former state president, Indian Medical Association,delivered a special address. Other dignitaries presentincluded senior government officials, ophthalmicsurgeons, officers of the District Blindness ControlSociety, and Mr Srinivas, local representative of the RaviSreekanth Foundation. Dr Seetharamaiah, diabetologist,spoke on diabetes, followed by a talk by Ms Sunitha Sapurfrom Akshaya Foundation. Dr Ajit B Majji, Retina VitreousServices, LVPEI, also spoke on diabetic retinopathy.Essay writing, elocution and poster competitionswere organized, in which 110 schoolchildren from 25schools participated; the winners were given prizes andcertificates. A cultural unit from Assist India performed asong and skit to raise awareness.From left: Dr Ajit B Majji, Ms Sheela Devi, withgovernment officials, flagging off the rally| Efficiency57

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008World Diabetes Day programs at satellite centres: The Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, Adilabaddistrict, organized a program in Kuntala village, with an awareness meeting. At a screening program 246 people wereexamined, of which 80 were identified with cataract and 120 with refractive errors. Of the 116 people examined fordiabetes 21 were identified with the disease. The Kuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Toodukurthy, Prakasamdistrict, organized an awareness program and rally in Nagarkurnool mandal, which was attended by 400 schoolchildrenand teachers from 7 schools. An awareness program was conducted at Swarna Bharat Eye Centre, Nellore, which wasattended by patients from the Primary Health Centre, dental hospital, diagnostics centre and schoolchildren frombridge schools in the Swarna Bharat Trust. The Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, also held an awarenessprogram and rally in Jainur village.Vision and diabetes screening: Earlier, teams from LVPEI conducted an enumeration and vision-screening programfrom November 1-10, 2007, in Madanoor village in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association, Ongole. Visionscreening was done for 3800 persons, all above the age of 5, and urine and blood sugar estimation was done forthose above 40 years. On November 11, 2007, a mega medical screening program was organized at Madanoor village,where 300 people were given referrals and free medicines were distributed. A press meet was held on November 12,2007; local newspapers and TV channels covered the event, with a one-hour exclusive telecast.Blindness prevention plan for RwandaLVPEI-ICARE participated in a review meeting to develop a 5-year National Strategic Plan for Prevention of Blindnessin Rwanda. This meeting was held in Kigali, Rwanda, March 10–12, 2008.Partner meetThe fifth LVPEI Satellite and Partner centres meet was conducted on 22nd December 2007. Over 50 delegatesattended the meeting. The participants discussed various issues pertaining to each centre, including human resourcemanagement, output, outcomes, quality, sustainability and future directions.Participation in fairs‣ ICARE participated in the ‘Abilities Mela 2007’ exhibition held in Hyderabad, August 25-26, 2007. Eye healthmaterial, posters and other information material were exhibited and distributed at the fair.‣ ICARE participated in ‘Yuvachaitanyam 2007’ on July 8, 2007, setting up an eye health and diabetes exhibition stall.The program was organized by LEPRA Society at Osmania University, Hyderabad. There were around 2000 visitors;over 250 people were screened for vision and diabetes.G. Community Eye Health JournalFour issues (Serial nos 14 – 17) of the Community Eye Health Journal – Indian supplement, published under the aegisof the VISION 2020 Indian Forum, were distributed to 4,755 readers all over the country and to neighboring countries,including Pakistan, Nepal, Zambia and Bangladesh and the Sultanate of Oman.58 Excellence | Equity

Education CentreThe expansion of our tertiary level infrastructure to two more campuses has also meant anincrease in the opportunities available for education in these two additional centers. LVPEI’semphasis on the creation of a broad-based human resource base for eye care service deliveryat all levels translates into training programs for nursing assistants, technicians, community eyehealth workers, and all other cadres that will make service delivery complete and sustainable.| Efficiency59

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Education CentreTrainees continue to come from across India and other parts of the world to L V Prasad’s EducationCentre for a variety of training needs ranging from specialised surgical techniques to ophthalmicnursing assistance. With the addition of the real-time videoconferencing facility, made possibleby the generous support of Mr Vikram Thapar, nephew of the late Mr Karamchand Thapar, weare now able to link all our tertiary centre campuses to training events, thus extending the reachof instructional programs. Videoconferencing is now also possible with universities in Australiaand USA thus bringing to LVPEI expert lectures/opinions. This year we had participants fromAfghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Baku, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Germany, Indonesia, Israel,Italy, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, UnitedKingdom, United States of America and Vietnam.60 Excellence | Equity

education centreOphthalmology Training ProgramsCornea & Anterior Segment15 months 3 monthsDr Alfredo Roude Buenos Aires, Argentina Dr Fahima Nahid Dhaka, BangladeshDr Nitesh Narayan Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Kyati Vivek Shah Baroda, GujaratDr Shweta Karandikar Nagpur, Maharashtra Dr Sanjay S Vodela Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Deepender Chauhan New Delhi Dr Amiruzzaman Dhaka, BangladeshDr Vishal Shah Pune, Maharashtra Dr John Nkurikiye Kigali, RwandaDr Bindiya Singhania Mumbai, MaharashtraGlaucoma15 months 3 monthsDr Rajat Maheshwari Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh Dr Himabindu Nair Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Nyugen Tran Quoc Hoang Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dr Lin Yunxia Shenyag, ChinaDr Syed Mujeeb Iqbal Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Hafizur Rahman Dhaka, BangladeshDr Michael Gyasi Azerbaijan, BakuRetina Vitreous15 months 3 monthsDr Anina Abraham Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Seema Jaiswal Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Ritesh Narula New Delhi Dr Neeraja Praveen Warangal, Andhra PradeshDr Sujit Gharai 24 Parganas, West Bengal Dr Tapas Ranjan Padhi Bhubaneswar, OrissaDr Anshuman Sinha Dhanbad, Jharkhand Dr Jayashree Pradhan Bhilai, ChattisgarhDr Nandakishore Tibra Bikaner, Rajasthan Dr Quanhong Han Tianjin, ChinaComprehensive Ophthalmology36 months 3 monthsDr Shiwali Ganeshpuri Nagpur, Maharashtra Dr Md Shafi Suraga Ethiopia, South AfricaDr Sweety Tiple Chandrapur, Maharashtra Dr R S Sreejith Port Blair, Andaman & NicobarDr Tatagatho DasKolkata, West BengalPediatric Ophthalmology15 months 3 monthsDr Sunayana Hedge Mangalore, Karnataka Dr V Rajasekhar New DelhiDr Rasheena Bansal New Delhi Dr Utpal M Jani Ahmedabad, GujaratDr Mitali Shah Sangli, Maharashtra Dr Murtaza Farrahmand Kabul, AfghanistanDr Uyen DuyenHo Chi Minh City, VietnamOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & Ocular Oncology15 months 3 monthsDr Fasina Oluyemi Ibadan, Nigeria Dr Anuj Mehta New DelhDr Savari Desai Mumbai, Maharashtra Dr Tajamul Khan Peshawar, PakistanManual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (2 months)Dr TKR Manjula Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr D Panigrahy Khurda, OrissaDr Neelima Shah Ahmedabad, Gujarat Dr Namita Dave Bhilai, ChattisgarhDr R Saritha Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr R Radhika Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Snehal V Ghatwai Nashik, Maharashtra Dr R Mamata Subhakar Chennai, TamilnaduDr Saleena S Naik Goa Dr Preeti Barta Ajmer, RajasthanDr Niyamat Ali Bhagalkot, Karnataka Dr Mradula Yadav Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Ravi Kumar Nagol, Andhra Pradesh Dr Chandan Pandit Mumbai, MaharashtraDr Shweta Bhide Nashik, Maharashtra Dr Raka Chatterjee Kolkata, West BengalPhacoemulsification (1 month)Dr Jatinder S Bhalla New Delhi Dr Shobana Dube Lucknow, Uttar PradeshProf Mwaka Amosi Kampala, Uganda Dr D P Ray Malda, West BengalDr Riad A Awaida Jerusalem, Israel Dr P Rohini Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr IS Murthy Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh Dr Garima Agrawal Ahmedabad, GujaratDr Anupama Anchala Detroit, USA Dr Vinay Babu Gutti Case Western University, USADr Kalliopi Stasi University of Rochester, USA Dr Sulochana Karamchedu, Andhra PradeshDr Sydney Chang University of Rochester, USA Dr P Padmaja Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh| Efficiency61

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Dr Pranav H KodialDr Gianfiancesco M VillaniDr Sharina NandaDr Shivaram NadkarniDr Anurag BankaDr Shoba NaveenDr Hemant S SankpalDr Sajid AdhiRetina Laser (1 month)Thane, MaharashtraRome, ItalyJalandhar, PunjabMumbai, MaharashtraMadhapur, RajasthanMadanapalli, Andhra PradeshMumbai, MaharashtraNegara Darrussalam, BruneiRetina of Prematurity (1 month)Dr Praveen Saluja Bilaspur, Chattisgarh Dr Prakrati Manohar Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshLVP - ZEISS Basic Course In Ophthalmic Diagnostics (1 month)Dr Kishore Patowary Guwahati, Assam Dr Sudhanshu A Banka Guwahati, AssamDr Amit Anand Guwahati, Assam Dr Anjum Medhi Guwahati, AssamDr Manav Khera Guwahati, Assam Dr Jayanta Thakuria Guwahati, AssamDr Parul Panwar Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Rakhi Kusmeh Meerut, Uttar PradeshDr Bankey Lal Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Shrawan Yadav Meerut, Uttar PradeshDr Sumanth Reddy Kolar, Karnataka Dr Praveen Kumar Sadanand Hubli, KarnatakaDr Khandakar Fariduddin Guwahati, Assam Dr Ashraful Alam Guwahati, AssamDr Zakir Hussain Laskar Guwahati, Assam Dr Rahul Ratnam Meerut, Uttar PradeshDr Shyam Kumar Gupta Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Maneesh Dhupper Dehradun, Uttar PradeshDr Bijay Kumar Pattnaik Cuttack, Orissa Dr Furquaan Isa Chicago, USADr M Malleswari Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Dr Mugdha Ranade Mumbai, MaharashtraDr Abhishek Kumar Narketpally, Andhra Pradesh Dr Shaista Parveen Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Saumendra Nath Ghose Kolkata, West Bengal Dr Snehasis Dixit Bhubaneswar, OrissaDr Vuppula Devender Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh Dr Ningthaonjam Linghoigambi Guwahati, AssamDr Taniya Maitra Guwahati, Assam Dr K M Riva Das Guwahati, AssamDr Sabita Devi Berhampur, Orissa Dr Balakrushna Samantray Berhampur, OrissaDr V Padmavathi Warangal, Andhra Pradesh Dr Shruti U Narsapur Tumkur, KarnatakaDr Saurabh Agarwal Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Chitralekha De Guwahati, AssamDr Nilakshi Baruah Guwahati, Assam Dr Sandeep Patil Sambalpur, OrissaDr Hardik Parikh Davangere, Karnataka Dr Vishal Kakhandki Belgaum, KarnatakaDr H Maruthi Sambalpur, Orissa Dr Sujani Timardas Khammam, Andhra PradeshDr Tanuja Abhilash Kolar, Karnataka Dr Samatha Gurram Karimnagar, Andhra PradeshDr Roopleen Dehradun, Chattisgarh Dr I P Singh Dehradun, ChattisgarhDr Gayatri Baruah Guwahati, Assam Dr Valensha Surong Guwahati, AssamDr Manas Ranjan Panda Berhampur, Orissa Dr P Smruthi Rekha Berhampur, OrissaDr Amit Jain Narketpally, Andhra Pradesh Dr N Karthika Narketpally, Andhra PradeshDr S Avinash Davangere, Karnataka Dr Anil K S Davangere, KarnatakaDr Surabhi Arora New Delhi Dr Kunal Jain Swami Ram Nagar, DehradunDr Lipi Chakrabarty Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Dr Chaitra N Gowda Davangere, KarnatakaDr Girish Reddy Davangere, Karnataka Dr Manjunath H R Davangere, KarnatakaLVP - ZEISS Advanced Course In Ophthalmic Diagnostics (15 days)Manisha GhaiMs Duna ForsterMr Daniel DnyaneshwarMs Lisa LyMr Karthik SelvakumarPreceptorshipObservershipSydney, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales, AustraliaDr Kalpana Rathore Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh CorneaDr Jagan Mohan East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh CorneaDr V Vinod Columbia University, USA CorneaDr Sushas G Nagargoje Beed, Maharashtra CorneaDr Victoria Wong Hong Kong, China CorneaDr Som Nath Sri Ganganagar CorneaDr Dharmesh D Shah Rajkot, Gujarat CorneaMs Shreya Patel North Andover, USA Cornea62 Excellence | Equity

education centreDr Rajesh U Patel Jhagadia, Gujarat RetinaDr Alex Melamund Virginia, USA RetinaDr M Agarwal Silguri, West Bengal RetinaDr Dharmesh Kar Mumbai, Maharashtra RetinaDr Mohit Sharma New Delhi RetinaDr Rajan P Pradhan Siliguri, West Bengal RetinaDr Ajay Dave New Delhi RetinaDr V K Tewari Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh RetinaDr Kiran Agrawal Shantinagar, Raipur RetinaMr Mukunda Chaitanya Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh RetinaDr Naveen K Rao Grafton, USA Retina/CorneaDr Timirkanti Mandal Kolkata, West Bengal GlaucomaDr Rekha Khandelwal Nagpur, Maharashtra GlaucomaMs Amrinder Dosanjh University of Melbourne, Australia ExternshipMr V Mahinder Reddy Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmic AsstMr Samip S Malkan Dahod, Gujarat Pediatric OptometryDr Swapnali Sabhapandit Guwahati, Assam PediatricChristopher ng Chee Bing Singapore OptometryKonda V Nagaraju Singapore OptometryVivien Chiang su Wun Singapore OptometrySim Cheng yee Cindy Singapore OptometryEe Jin Hui Shirley Singapore OptometryLoh Shu Chuan Singapore OptometryTan Jia Ying Janice Singapore OptometryHong ai Ping Singapore OptometryChua wee Ling Winnie Singapore OptometryLim li Yun Michelle Singapore OptometryZhang Kailin Singapore OptometryVitya Meiko Singapore OptometryCitra Pusvita Singapore OptometryAgnes Tan Singapore OptometryChan Khai Gin Singapore OptometryLim Hui Ying Singapore OptometryHong Kerjing Singapore OptometrySoh Zhida Singapore OptometryMaybelline Ong Singapore OptometryLekxuan Singapore OptometryTan LinYing Singapore OptometryDr Koh Hui Hiang Singapore OptometryMs Shree Radia Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMs Simran Ryatt Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMr Manvirsingh Rana Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMr Vinay Najran Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMs Rosanna Lee Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMs Victoria Robins Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMs Dean James Roberts Birmingham, United Kingdom OptometryMs Senay Aydin Berlin, Germany OptometryMr Goutam D Das Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryMs Aramitra Chakraborthy Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryMr Sujeet Kumar Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryMr D Vinay Kumar Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh OptometryMr Ajay Shinde Bangalore, Karnataka OptometryMr Santosh Kumar Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryMr Subrata Bhuiya Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryMs Mousumi Roy Siliguri, West Bengal OptometryDr Shehadri S Mahajan Nasik, Maharashtra ROPDr K Rama Devi Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Oph. PlasticsDr Priyanka Gandhi Vadodara Stem Cell BiologyDr Payal Doshi Jalna, Maharashara Stem Cell BiologyMr Abhilekh Aneja New Delhi Contact LensDr Sumit Kr Ghosh Kolkata, West Bengal Ocular PathologyMs Hetal ShahLondon, United KingdomMs Rebecca WongLondon, United KingdomMs Abira ThillaivinayagalingamLondon, United KingdomMs Ranbir K SanghaLondon, United Kingdom| Efficiency63

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Optometry Training ProgramsBachelor of Science in Optometry (New students, Batch 2007)Kamalpreet DhaliwalBhagike, PunjabLabishetty VivekHyderabad, Andhra PradeshJonadula KartikHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMohammed ShafeeKodad, Andhra PradeshBaggam Vijaya PreethiVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshB Sampath RajBhiknoor, Nizamabad, Andhra PradeshKelli VidyasagarHyderabad, Andhra PradeshVaishnavi RaghuramHyderabad, Andhra PradeshAfreen FathimaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshGudapati PriyadarsiniVijayawada, Andhra PradeshMohammad Ghouse Mohiuddin East Godavari, Andhra PradeshMariya FatimaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshGollapudi SushmaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMamidala Vasundara DeviHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMd Nazia BegumKodad, Andhra PradeshSobia TaureenHyderabad, Andhra PradeshUshasree BeniyaGuntur, Andhra PradeshN Geetha SravaniAnantapur, Andhra PradeshThirumala SwethaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshV Preethi AroraHyderabad, Andhra PradeshC Rama VenkateshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshSyed Mujamil AhmadNizamabad, Andhra PradeshAsmitha KorutlaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshTripuraneni DharaniHyderabad, Andhra PradeshJason Raj William RapakaEast Godavari, Andhra PradeshAsma FathimaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshAsa NarasaiahDonakonda, Andhra PradeshKadam YogeshMudhol, Adilabad, Andhra PradeshM SathishMandamarry, Andhra PradeshFellowship In Optometry – LVPEI, Hyderabad (13 months & 2 years)Mr Amit Kumar VermaLucknow, Uttar PradeshMr S Koteswara RaoNellore, Andhra PradeshMs Saba InamdarMumbai, MaharashtraMs Aditya SinghDehradun, UttarakhandMr Sauvik MandalBhubaneswar, OrissaMs Sushweta GuhaBhubaneswar, OrissaMr Tamal ChakrabortyNadia, West BengalMr Dhiraj ChakrabortyNadia, West BengalMr Priyangshu ChandraBirhun, West BengalMs Satabdi SarkarBirati, West BengalMs Tanima GhoshHooghly, West BengalMr Debarun DuttaKestopur, West BengalMr Hriddhi BiswasGuha Road, West BengalMr Samrat Sarkar24 Parganas, West BengalMr Joshef Mollah24 Parganas, West BengalMs J Karamchandani KirtiJalagaon, MaharashtraMs H Sheethal PaiMangalore, KarnatakaMr K ParthasarathiArakkonam, TamilnaduMr Sandesh SharmaKarnal, HaryanaMs Esther RaniTirunelveli, TamilnaduMr Dinesh R MankarChandrapur, MaharashtraMr Pramod KumarLakhmipuri, Uttar PradeshFellowship In Optometry – LVPEI, Bhubaneswar (1 year internship)Ms Mahasweta ChowdhuryMs Bhaktiprada SahooMr Samik Bandhu Banerjee,Mr Dibyendu Pusti64 Excellence | Equity

education centreVision Technician ProgramThe number of Vision Technician students in each batch has been increasing steadily. Of the 42 students in the juniorbatch 18 were sent by ICARE – LVPEI and 4 were from LVPEI Bhubaneswar. We need to develop new strategies toprovide hands-on clinical training to more students.August 2007 BatchG Sravani Achampet, Andhra Pradesh ICAREN Kalpana Achampet, Andhra Pradesh ICARES Nirmala Achampet, Andhra Pradesh ICAREB Swathi Achampet, Andhra Pradesh ICAREDivya Achampet, Andhra Pradesh ICAREK Shankar Sripuram, Andhra Pradesh ICARECh Subba Reddy Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREK Murali Mohan Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREK Vinay Simha Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREJ Sreenu Yacharam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREV Venkanna Yacharam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREBichappa Yacharam, Andhra Pradesh ICAREMallesh Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh ICARESrujana Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh ICAREPrasanthi Nellore, Andhra Pradesh ICAREK Kamalamma Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh ICAREK Nagesh Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh ICAREVenkatesam Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh KCCEC, Begum BazarAswathi Balakrishnan Ernakulam, Kerala OEUSunita Kulu, Himachal Pradesh OEUTK Shibi Muhammed Ernakulam, Kerala OEUK Anusuja Ernakulam, Kerala OEUSubir Kumar Paul Darjeeling OEUDeepak Rana Darjeeling OEUK Roshan Bhai Shukkar Bhai Dang, Gujarat OEUAslam Hussain Indore, Madhya Pradesh OEUBhupendra Jaiswal Dewas, Madhya Pradesh OEUMahesndra Singh Parihar Dewas, Madhya Pradesh OEURitesh Vishwakarma Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh CL Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadGoldy Singh Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh CL Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadKushal Pal Singh Sambhal CL Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadHuma Naaz Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh CL Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadSwayambar Singh Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh CL Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadRohit Varshney Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh Rotary Sunderlal Eye Hospital (OEU)Rosin George Kothamangalam, Kerala St Joseph’s Hospital, Dharmapuri (OEU)Minu Muralidhran Yacharam, Andhra Pradesh St. Gregorious Balagram Eye Hospital, YacharamMohammed Qadir Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh Rotary Sunderlal Eye Hospital (OEU)Elsamma Thomas Palakkad, Kerala Assumption Hospital, Kanjipuzha, KeralaSaumya Ranjan Parida Bhubaneswar, Orissa LVPEI, BhubaneswarAnshuman Garnayak Bhubaneswar, Orissa LVPEI, BhubaneswarDebashish Mahapatra Bhubaneswar, Orissa LVPEI, BhubaneswarArunima Mishra Bhubaneswar, Orissa LVPEI, BhubaneswarFebruary 2008 BatchTwenty-seven Vision Technician students started their training in February 2008. They include seven students from SriLanka, who will work on the Sri Lankan project of ICEE (Sydney).Mr Pandurang Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMs K Chandra Kala Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMs J Rajashekar Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr D Srinu Kumar Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr P Pundalik Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr R Naveen Kumar Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr Z Bheem Rao Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr N Kapil Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMs D Lavanya Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr Gaikwad Utham Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr P Aravind Reddy Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEI| Efficiency65

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Mr P Rajendra Prasad Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr G Pullaiah Prakasham, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr K Srinivasulu Prakasham, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr Subba Reddy Prakasham, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr M Prabhakar Yacharam, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMs P M Priyanka Nellore, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr R Aravind Kumar Nellore, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMs K Kamalamma Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh LVPEIMr Aslam Hussain Tnalaa, Madhya Pradesh OEUMs Baththiram Pedige Rasika Sanjeewani Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMr Yogage Vidya Priyajanaka Jayarathna Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMr Deniye Gedara Sudeera Kelum Tissa Kumara Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMr Kithalawalana Kankanamlage Chandrika Niroshan Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMr Gannoruwa Athauda Mudiyanselage Newan Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMs Malawita Mohottalalage Menaka Samanmali Malawita Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaMs Rubasingh Gamage Piumika Mihirani Sri Lanka ICEE - AustraliaICARE – International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, LVPEIOEU – Operation Eyesight Universal, CanadaKCCEC – Kishore Chand Chhordia Eye Centre, HyderabadICEE – International Centre for Eyecare Education, AustraliaOther Eye Care Professional Training ProgramsMr Dinesh Kumar SrivastavMr Chhandu Lal TharuDiploma in Community Eye Health – 2007 (Two weeks)Community Eye Care & Health Promotion (CEHP), NepalCommunity Eye Care & Health Promotion (CEHP), NepalDiploma in Community Eye Health – 2008 (6 Months)Mr Shiva Shankar EedaDistrict Hospital, Mahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Siva Kumar Voleti Venkata District Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra PradeshMr Ajay Kumar ShilaganiThotapally, Karimnagar district, Andhra PradeshMr Krishnaiah Veerabrahmmam Keesara, Ranga Reddy district, Andhra PradeshMr Narsimha Chary Veeravelli Subsidiary Health Centre, Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy districtMr Ramachandra Rao Boyina Kusimi, Srikakulam district, Andhra PradeshMr Srinath GomatamGundi, Karimnagar district, Andhra PradeshMr Mall Reddy GadeParvathagiri, Warangal district, Andhra PradeshMr Harinath Nehru Anupoju Kondapak, Medak district, Andhra PradeshMr Ram Chander VelpulaDammapeta, Khammam district, Andhra PradeshMr Krishna Rao S V RGurla, Vizianagaram district, Andhra PradeshMr V Bhujanga ReddyDevgoam, Nizamabad district, Andhra PradeshMr M V Naganjaneyulu Akurati District Hospital, Ongole, Andhra PradeshMr Bichanna YerupulaNawabpet, Mahaboobnagar district, Andhra PradeshMr Satyanarayana SristiMandapadu, Guntur district, Andhra PradeshMr Md SharifuzzamanMymensingh B N S B Eye Hospital, BangladeshMr Bhabani Prasad PantNepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Tripureshwar, Kathmandu, NepalMs Jessie Irene ND AnkrahKorle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, West AfricaDr Shreya S PatelBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA (3 Weeks)Low Vision and Rehabilitation (3 months)Mr Purushottam Dhungana Kathmandu, Nepal Mr Krishna Kant Ayodhya, Uttar PradeshMr Krishna Kant Yadav Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Mr Deepak Chandra Nand Dhamtari, ChattisgarhMs Manasi Mehta Thane, Maharashtra Ms Kamalakshi Sutar Bangalore, KarnatakaEye Bank Technicians (3 months)Mr Anif Mulyazam Jakarta, Indonesia Mr Rosikin Jakarta, IndonesiaMr Raveendra Nayak Mangalore, Karnataka Mr Gerald Mariungi Murithi Nairobi, KenyaMr R Srishylam Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Mr K L S Prasad Vuyyur, Andhra PradeshMr Nitin Sharma Jalandhar, Punjab Mr Om Prakash Pandey Gorakhpur, Uttar PradeshMr Subhash C Shikder Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr SVR Krishna Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMr Mahadev Lekhwani Jaipur, Rajasthan Mr Abhijit Saha Nadia, West BengalMs T Shobha Rani Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh Mr J U M Satya Ram Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMr G Suresh Kumar Rao Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh Mr M Suresh Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh66 Excellence | Equity

education centreEye Donation Counsellor (1 month)Mr Bharat Kumar Shah Jaipur, Rajasthan Ms Noor Saba New DelhiMr Anif Mulyazam Jakarta, Indonesia Mr Rosikin Jakarta, IndonesiaMr Md Musa Mansury Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr Gerald Mariungi Murithi Nairobi, KenyaMr Pradeep Kumar Tamta Meerut, Uttar PradeshEye Bank Ophthalmologists Observership (1 week)Dr Daniel Kiage Nairobi, Kenya Dr Millicent Kariuki Nairobi, KenyaDr Mohd Shahbaaz Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Dr Shashikant Pacharne Ahmednagar, MaharashtraDr Suhas G Nagargoje Beed, MaharashtraHospital Team Training ProgramsOphthalmic Nursing Assistant Trainees (2 years)Ms B Vijaya LakshmiHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs G SarithaHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs M AnithaHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs P SyamalaHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs S Naga JyothiHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs Y KalyaniHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMs G SandhyaGudivada, Andhra PradeshOphthalmic Nursing Assistant Trainees (3 months)Mrs A RadhabaiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMrs P SuseelaLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs PadmajaLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs VaralakshimiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs PadmajaLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs Banu SaraswathiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs SwethaLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshOperation Theatre Technicians (2 years)Mr G SwamyHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMr K Venkateshwar RaoHyderabad , Andhra PradeshMr B Maheshwara RaoHyderabad , Andhra PradeshOperation Theatre Technicians (12 months)Mr Varun BhartiMoradabadMr Pushpendra KumarMoradabadEye Bank Manager (1 week)Ms Rakhi RathoreJaipur, RajasthanOperation Theatre Technicians (3 months)Mr K Appala RajuLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMr V Gangadhar BhupathiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshOphthalmic Maintenance Technicians (6 months)Mr Yator James KiprutoKisumy, KenyaMr Abdalla Omar IsmailMombasa, KenyaPatient Counsellors (3 months)Ms Mothi BaiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs K Mary PrasanthiLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMr B Sri Rama PhaniLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMr KVV Suresh KumarLVPEI, Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, Venkatachalam, Nellore district, Andhra PradeshMr Mallikarjuna Komara Administrative 1 YearMr Rama Krishna Chappli OT Technician 6 MonthsMr Sai Kumar Tenkayala MRD & Stores Assistant 3 MonthsMr Srinivasulu Majjiga Biomedical & Maintenance 3 MonthsMr Anil Kumar O Patient Counselor 3 Months| Efficiency67

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Community Eye Care & Community Based RehabilitationBhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, Adilabad districtMr Gadadhala SayannaCoordinatorMr Sonkamble Babu RaoCEH WorkerMr Maggidi SridharCEH WorkerMr Pingle AshokCEH WorkerKuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Thoodukurthy, Mahaboobnagar districtMs Toom SunithaCEH WorkerMr Kothapally RajuCEH WorkerMr Komara VenkataiahCEH WorkerVenkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, Karamchedu, Prakasam districtMr Chennupati Seetharamaiah SupervisorMr Gummanampati Srinivasa Rao CEH WorkerMr Valeru VenkatCEH WorkerMr Yedluri RameshCEH WorkerMs Sheik ParveenCEH WorkerSeshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, Adilabad districtMr Meshram SantoshCEC WorkerMr Mukkera RakeshCEH WorkerMr Battula UshannarCEH WorkerSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, Venkatachalam, Nellore district, Andhra PradeshMr Nalabalapu ChinnaiahCEH WorkerMr Voosi RajeshCEH WorkerParamahansa Yogananda Netralaya, Vemagiri, Rajahmundry, East Godavari districtMr K V SatyanarayanaCoordinatorMr Chintakayala Narayana Murthy CEH WorkerMr G BabjiCEH WorkerMarkapuram Eye Centre, Markapuram, Prakasam districtMr Yedukondalu Nandyala Administrative 1 YearMr Brahma Naik Bilavath OT Technician 6 MonthsMr Sriram Naik Bilavath OT Technician 6 MonthsMs Adi Lakshmi Abburi Patient Counselor 6 MonthsM S Reddy Lions Eye Hospital, Moula Ali, Hyderabad (1 month)Shanker AnantwarField WorkerRotary Sunder Lal Eye Hospital, Bisauli Gate, Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh (1 month)Amzad KhanOT TechnicianSudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, Markapuram, Prakasam district (6 months)Mr Yedukondalu NandyalaAdministrative fellow – 1 YearMr Brahma Naik BilavathOT TechnicianMr Sriram Naik BilavathOT TechnicianMs Adi Lakshmi AbburiPatient CounselorSheik Siraj AhmedBio-Medical & Maintenance TechnicianPeople’s Initiative Network (PIN) Eye Health Training Program – July 19, 2007Bro. Francis D’SilvaHyderabadBro. LintoHyderabadB SophiaHyderabadNazeema BegumHyderabadSr. Rosamma GeorgeHyderabadK JayasreeHyderabadJ NatchramHyderabadBro. JomonHyderabad68 Excellence | Equity

education centreChaddami Lal Jagdish Saran Charitable Trust, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (1 year)Chandra Shekhar PantAdministrative fellowVivek ManuchaAdministrative fellowVarun BhartiOperation theater technicianPushpender KumarOperation theater technicianMona BhartiOphthalmic nurse assistantCharu LambaOphthalmic nurse assistantSusan Yeolene JohnOphthalmic nurse assistantManmeet KaurOphthalmic nurse assistantChild Eye Care Charitable Trust, Dang Tribal Centre, Gujarat (1 year)D K Ramesh Bhai PatelAdministrative fellowYashoda Tulsya BhoyeOphthalmic nurse assistantSumitra Chandra RautOphthalmic nurse assistantAdministrative Fellow - Training (1 year)Siva Rama Prasad RaviPrakasam districtVasu Babu ViravalliPrakasam districtAshok GaddamAdilabad districtVenkateswara Rao MiryalaKaramchedu, Prakasam districtSuresh MadasuMandamarri, Adilabad districtL V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Orissa1 year 6 monthsMs Sujata Hota Patient Counsellor Rinku Naik Ophthalmic nurse assistantMr Manoj K Sahoo Patient Counsellor Jyotiprava Naik Ophthalmic nurse assistantMs Jharana Rout Patient Counsellor Shradhanjali Behera Ophthalmic nurse assistantSusanta Kumar Mishra Bio-Medical Technician Jharana Rout Ophthalmic nurse assistantPrasant Kumar Nayak Bio-Medical Technician Kabita Sahoo Ophthalmic nurse assistantGayatri DehuriOphthalmic nurse assistantTraining Program for Field Investigators(Child to Child and Child to Family Communication Project)Mr Narayana Murthy Chintakayala Vemagiri, Rajahmundry, West Godavari DistrictMr C Bheema RajuBijinapally, Mahaboobnagar DistrictMr Ramakrishna DathurkaUtnoor, Adilabad DistrictAndhra Pradesh Tribal Eye Care Project Program Coordinators Training ProgramSupported by Andhra Pradesh Right to Sight Society, Hyderabad (10 days)Sriharsha GudalaK.Gangavaram Mandal, East Godavari district, Andhra PradeshSachin DKaghaznagar, Adilabad district, Andhra PradeshSatish KandakatlaAthmakur, Warangal district, Andhra PradeshPratap Kumar BTenali, Guntur district, Andhra PradeshHarish Vijay GudalaK Gangavaram Mandal, East Godavari district, Andhra PradeshRama Rao J T VPeapully, Kurnool district, Andhra PradeshGnana Sundara Rao Balijepalli Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra PradeshRajendra Kumar MaddalaYeleswaram, East Godavari district, Andhra PradeshChinnari BondalaVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshSridevi TirupathiParapuram, Kotturu, Srikakulam district, Andhra PradeshVenkata Surya Kanthi BVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshVision Guardian Training ProgramIn Collaboration with N T R Memorial Trust, HyderabadJanaki PanthagiRTC Colony, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictSwathi KothaAthivelly, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictRamadevi CheliveruMuneerabad, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictRenuka PuligaruDabilpur, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictSandhya KanukautiMedchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictKrishnaveni SandhilaPudur, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictShobha PoojariDabilpur, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictJayanthi BachuDabilpur, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictPadmavathi DakhurSrirangavaram, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictMaheshwari GorakantiGirimapur, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District| Efficiency69

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Lalitha MendaLaxmi KairothuNarmada GurumanchiJhansi Laxmi PanugantiLaxmi GanapuramMadhavi ChedriRajeshwari CherylaMangamma PamulaparthyP Sunitha PandyaVenkata Ramani NarlakantiNuthankal, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictRajbollaram, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictGundlapochampally, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictMedchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictGandhi Road, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictYadaram, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictHousing Board Colony, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictMedchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictRamnagar, HyderabadKummarigadda, Medchal, Ranga Reddy DistrictOEU – LVPEI Eye Care Managers Training Program (6 weeks)Dr Pradeep N Sawardekar Child Eye Care Charitable, MumbaiMr V Clement GodfreyEmmanuel Blind Relief Society, Coonoor, Tamil NaduMr Satyandra Pal SinghRotary Sundarlal Eye Hospital, Chandausi, Uttar PradeshMr P D K Ramesh BhaiChild Eye Care Charitable Trust, Dang Tribal Centre, GujaratMr Seby PouloseLittle Flower Hospital Annex Koonamavu, Angamaly, KeralaMr Amit Sudhakar Marne Jnana Prabodhini Medical Trust, PuneMs Simi JoseLittle Flower Hospital, AngamalyMs Janaki KarkiThakur Sitaram Sevakendra, Malda, West BengalSr Ushus MariaAssumption Eye Hospital, Kanhirapuzha, KeralaSr PavanaSt. Joseph’s Hospital, Kothamangalam, KeralaName Place Area of Training DurationMr Samip S Malkan Dahod, Gujarat Optometry-POLTC 6 monthsMr Suryakanth Dahod, Gujarat Counselor-POLTC 3 monthsMs Hirut Ethiopia Nurse 1 monthMr Teckle Benti Ethiopia Clinic Manager 1 month70 Excellence | Equity

education centreBausch & Lomb School of OptometryEducation DayEducation Day was held on October 1, 2007. Dr G Chandra Sekhar as Director of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad,welcomed the graduating students, guests and staff. Professor H Barry Collin, Former Dean, School of Optometry,University of New South Wales, Sydney, was the chief guest.Professor V S Rao, Director, off-campus programmes, BITS, Pilani, and Director, BITS Hyderabad Campus, presentedthe BS Optometry degree certificates to the students. Dr Prashant Garg, Director – Education, LVPEI, and Prof Coende Jong, Director – Education Development, and Principal, Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, reported on theactivities of their departments.Prof Coen de Jong introduced the graduating students; all 20 students of Batch 2003 completed the bachelor’s coursein optometry. The students are Ms Aditi Desai, Ms Amruthavalli Dasapati, Mr Anand Singh Kholia, Ms Arifa Begum, MrV Hari Krishna, Ms Kalika Bandamwar, Ms Krupa Philip, Mr Kulbhushan Sachdeva, Mr S P V R Naresh, Ms Prachi Lathkar,Ms Sen Paulami Ashoke, Ms Sneha Kataria, Mr V Sumanth, Ms Sumit Kumar, Ms R Sushma, Ms D Swathi, Ms G SwathiLakshmi, Ms Swetha Velpula and Mr Vardaan Sood.Prof V S Rao – BITS PilaniProf Coen de JongDr G Chandrasekhar, Director, LVPEI, Hyderabadaddresses the audience on Education DayOf these seven students were placed in distinction, 10 in the first division and two in the second division. Ms AditiDesai was declared the Best Outgoing Student based on her highest average throughout the four years of the course.For her outstanding performance in the clinic and at the school she was awarded the Prize of Excellence, a glassartwork made by Mr Sisir Sahana, one of LVPEI’s artists-in-residence.The first-ranked student of each batch, including the first year student who made the best admission exam, receivedthe Carl Zeiss Scholarship. These were Mr Viswanathan, Ms Khuseeya Shareef, Ms Ritika Kataria and Mr LabishettyVivek. They were presented certificates by Mr Ramachandra Bhat on behalf of Carl Zeiss.The Diploma Ophthalmic Techniques (DOT) students, who participated in the first two years of the bachelor degreecourse, also received certificates. The DOT students are Ms Akila Appla, Mr Bharath Kumar, Ms Kiranmayee, Ms PLavanya, Mr Rahul Leekha, Ms G Sagarika, Ms Shreya Adhiya, Ms Vasavi and Mr Veerendranath.B S OptometryThe selection of students for the B S Optometry Course Batch 2007 was held on July 15, 2007 (written exams) andJuly 18, 2007 (interviews). The results were declared the same day. This year the written exams for the Birla Instituteof Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, degree courses in optometry in Chennai and Hyderabad were identical andconducted simultaneously. The interviews were held on different days with different teams. The interview team forHyderabad comprised:‣ Prof Coen de Jong, Principal, BLSO (Chairperson)‣ Dr Prashant Garg, faculty, LVPEI‣ Dr Ramu, coordinator, BITS‣ Mr I Sreedhar, coordinator, BITSA total of 29 students have enrolled in the course; while 28 are from Andhra Pradesh, one student is from Punjab.| Efficiency71

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008ScholarshipsAt the beginning of each academic year the five best students in a batch get a scholarship of Rs 30,000 and a certificate.The scholarship for the best student is given by Carl Zeiss, while the other four receive LVPEI scholarships.Batch – 2003 (III YEAR): G R Viswanathan, Ankita Agarwal, Kolanu Sailesh, K Swathi, Athira RoseBatch – 2005 (II YEAR): Khuseeya Shareef, C Rebecca Sumalini, Safiya Sultana, Naila Amreen S A Ali, Ekta J ThakkarBatch – 2006 (I Year): Ritika Kataria, V Nirosha, V Sri Latha, S Jaya Sowjanya, Uzma FatimaBatch – 2007 (Admission exam): Labishetty Vivek, Syed Mujamil Ahmad, Baggam Vijaya Preethi, N Geetha Sravani,Afreen FathimaSponsored studentsThe Institute has taken the initiative to offer full sponsorships to promising students who cannot afford to pay forthe degree course and commit to work in LVPEI for a period of five years after completing the degree course. Everyyear four Vision Technician students who have proven themselves will be selected for this sponsorship. In addition,selected candidates can apply for the sponsorship. For the year 2007 – 2008, 11 students were selected. They are:Batch 2007: Ushasree Beniya, Asa Narasaiah, Kadam Yogesh, M Sathish, Syed Mujamil Ahmad, Mohammed GhouseMohiuddin, Md Nazia Begum, Mohammed Shafee, Kelli VidyasagarBatch 2006: P Hari Kumar, S BharaniOther newsIGNOU – LVPEI degree course in BhubaneswarLVPEI Bhubaneswar has started a B Sc (Hons) course in Optometry & Ophthalmic Techniques. The 4-year degreecourse is being conducted in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). All 11 studentsare Vision Technicians.Other coursesAt the request of Sight Savers International we will conduct a four-week course in “Dispensing Optics” for studentsfrom Karnataka who will be working there in rural centres.Tradition DayThe third-year students organised Tradition Day on September 7, 2007, where the students and staff came in theirtraditional clothes. The students decorated the school for the occasion and organized a cultural program held in thescenic environs of the open-air theatre at the school.Screening ProgramOn November 14, 2007, the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicappedorganised a Health Camp, where third-year students from BLSO conducted eye screening of visitors.Visual Refractometer workshopOn November 16 and 17, 2007, the International Centre for Eyecare Education, Australia, and Essilor conducted aVisual Refractometer workshop at Chennai. Mr Shyam Sunder, faculty, optometry, participated in the workshop.External ExaminersIn December 2007 Manipal University invited our faculty Mr Vijay Kumar as external examiner for the Manipal universityoptometry students. In December 2007 our faculty member Mr M Vinod Kumar was invited as external examiner inthe School of Optometry in BVP University in Pune.Water purification plantThe new water purification plant of Water Health India Private Limited was inaugurated on March 19, 2008, at Kismatpurby Dr G N Rao and Prof Coen. Staff of Water Health Private Limited and LVPEI staff and students attended the event.Optometry QuizOn December 18, 2007, an Optometry Quiz was organised for the BS optometry students in which eight groupsparticipated.External InternsFor the first time BLSO admitted external interns. Two students from Pune participated for nine months (August 2007to April 2008) in the internship program.72 Excellence | Equity

education centreCentral Audio-Visual UnitThis was an eventful year for the Central Audio-Visual Unit (CAVU) – we received two grants and one videoprize at the European Society of Cataract Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) meeting and 13 videos were acceptedfor the video competition of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (nearly 35% of the total).‣ Dr Anil K Mandal’s instructional video ‘Surgicalmanagement of infantile glaucoma with secondarycorneal hydrops’ won first prize in the surgical videosection at the 17th annual meeting of the GlaucomaSociety of India.‣ Award-winning videos produced by CAVU weredisplayed in the Video Theatre at the 39th meetingof the Andhra Pradesh State Ophthalmic Society atTirupati. September 29, 2007.‣ The Leprosy Mission, Kolkata, dubbed the patientinformation video on cataract into four languages– Bhojpuri, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi.‣ Our video on ‘Epidemic Conjunctivitis’ was telecastby ETV2 as part of the Sukhibhava health programon September 9, 2007.‣ Videos submissions to the oculoplasty conferenceCutting Edge 2007 were compiled and displayedin the video theatre during the conference. Morethan 200 presentations were edited with voice andcompressed to produce a conference DVD.‣ The International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE)commissioned CAVU to make a video on VisionTechnicians from Sri Lanka; it was produced forOptometry Giving Sight, Vision Source doctors andthe ICEE for use in fundraising activities.‣ We produced the first set of basic videos on squint.CAVU also completed audio-video re-cabling from theLVPEI Operation Theatre to CAVU to the auditorium. Thelive surgery video signal feed to the new tele-networkvideoconference system has been improved. Video recablingfrom some of the outpatient departments andoperation rooms to CAVU for live surgery demonstrationswas completed. Audiovisual connections wereestablished at LVPEI Visakhapatnam to transmit cataractconference proceedings as live relay feed to the library.The Central Audio-Visual Unit received a grant fromSight and Life to publish the ‘Healthy Eyes ActivityBook: A Health Teaching Book for Primary Schools– Second Edition’ in Hindi and Telugu. On World SightDay, the Telugu book was released in Hyderabad andthe Hindi book was released in Bhubaneswar. The bookis being distributed among primary schools children inRajahmundry, Adilabad and Nellore districts of AndhraPradesh. CAVU also received 150 copies of the firstedition for distribution.CAVU received a grant from the American Cancer Societyfor children with retinoblastoma. Nutritional food itemsfortified with calcium and iron and a goody-bag of toys,scarf and hat were provided to children with eye cancerat LVPEI, Hyderabad. Alcon Laboratories India (Pvt) Ltd.also donated 500 bags for distribution among thesechildren.Over 1000 videos were edited for presentations byLVPEI fellows and consultants.Videos Produced – 19‣ The Pyramid of Eye Care – Dr Usha Raman, Ms SarikaAntony, Mr Sam J Balasundaram‣ Surgical Management of Infantile Glaucoma withSecondary Corneal Hydrops – Dr Anil K Mandal‣ Considerations in Pediatric Cataract Surgery –Dr Sushma Tejwani‣ Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty: The Modified Big BubbleTechnique – Dr Rishi Swarup‣ Tackling Surprises during Manual Small IncisionCataract Surgery – Dr Rishi Swarup & Dr ManishMalhotra‣ Challenging Situations in Pediatric Cataract Surgery– Dr Murali K Aasuri‣ Inferior Oblique Myectomy – Dr Ramesh Murthy‣ Superior Oblique Tendon Tuck – Dr Ramesh Murthy‣ Instrumentation for Squint Surgery – Dr RameshMurthy‣ Fun Camp for Visually Challenged Children, Winter2007 – Ms Beula Christy‣ Vitamin A and the Eye (Patient Education Video inMarathi)‣ Cosmetic Management of Blind Eyes – Dr EktaAggarwal and Mr Kuldeep Raizada‣ Considerations in Pediatric Cataract Surgery(re-edited) – Dr Sushma Tejwani‣ My Turn: Information for Outpatients –Dr Raja Narayanan‣ The Day of My Surgery: Information for the SurgicalPatient – Dr Raja Narayanan‣ Gold-weight Implant for Facial Palsy: Trial and SurgicalTechnique – Dr Milind Naik‣ My Eye, My Life: All about Artificial Eyes – Mr KuldeepRaizada and Ms Deepa Raizada‣ Activities of Vision Technicians from Sri Lanka – editedfor Prof Coen DeJong‣ Laser Surgery for ROP – edited for Dr Subhadra Jalali| Efficiency73

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Guest LecturesLVPEI, HyderabadThe wide network LVPEI has established with institutions and organisations worldwide enablesit to draw on an international resource base of senior consultants and experts in every field ofeye care. The eminent faculty who delivered lectures at LVPEI during the year were:LVPEI, HyderabadDr Meenakshi Mukerjee, noted literary critic and retiredprofessor, University of Hyderabad, delivered a lectureon English in an Uneven Land. April 11, 2007Dr Dan Martin, Interim Clinical Chair, Department ofOphthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine,Atlanta, delivered a lecture on CATT trail and AREDS.April 18, 2007Dr Swaroop Vedula, University of Pennsylvania HealthSystem, delivered a lecture on Overview of systematicreviews and the concept. April 25, 2007Dr Evita Fernandez, Consultant Obstetrician atFernandez Hospital, delivered a lecture on The social andmedical reality of HIV - AIDS: The experience at MaternityClinic. May 9, 2007Dr Balamurali K Ambati, Associate Professor inOphthalmology & Director of Medical College ofGeorgia, delivered a lecture on Interesting Clinical Casesand Corneal angiogenies. June 8-9, 2007Mr Babu Gogineni, humanist and rationalist, andDirector of International Humanist and Ethical Union,delivered a lecture on Globalisation and its Contents.June 13, 2007Dr Ramachandra Pararajasegaram, Consultant forProgram for Blindness and Deafness, WHO, Sri Lanka,delivered a lecture on Quality Assurance in Eye Care.June 22, 2007Dr Prasanta Mahapatra, Commissioner of Inquiries,Andhra Pradesh Government, and Honorary President,Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, delivered a guestlecture on Social evolution of hospitals. July 11, 2007Justice TNC Rangarajan, retired Justice, High Courtof Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, and Member, EthicsCommittee, LVPEI, delivered a guest lecture on Conflictresolution and the courts. August 8, 2007Prof Michael Bach, President, ISCEV, and Faculty,University of Frieburg, Germany, was visiting facultyfrom August 22-24, 2007. He delivered lectures andhad interactive session with fellows and faculty on thefollowing topics:– Optical visual illusions– How to make a presentation– Basics and advances in VEP– Biomedical statistics– Multifocal ERGDr Sachin Kedar and Dr Deepta Ghate, Departmentof Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Centre,Mississippi, University of Nebraska Medical Centre,Omaha, USA, delivered a guest lecture on Homonymoushemianopia revisited and Fluorophotometer in glaucomaand ocular drug delivery respectively.September 1, 2007Dr Lalitha Iyer, soft skills trainer, ThinkSoft, delivereda guest lecture on Stress management techniques in thecare giving profession. September 12, 2007Ms Sarada Natarajan, Visiting Faculty, University ofHyderabad, delivered a lecture on The autonomy of artand censorship. October 10, 200774 Excellence | Equity

education centreMr Edward S Cohen, Senior Vice President, SatyamSchool of Leadership, delivered the LVPEI FoundationDay guest lecture on Nurturing leadership culture: Achallenge for growing organizations. October 17, 2007Prof P Namperumalsamy, Chairman, Aravind EyecareSystem, delivered the Dr Rustom D Ranji Rotary Lecture.October 24, 2007Prof Robyn H Guymer, Head, Macular Research Unit,Centre for Eye Research Australia, delivered a lecture onChanges in Bruch’s membrane and AMD.October 30, 2007Prof Paul N Baird, Head, Ocular Genetics Unit, Centrefor Eye Research Australia, delivered a lecture on Currentunderstanding of genes in AMD. October 31, 2007Mr N Sreekumar, Prayas Energy Group, Pune, spoke onEnergy Security – what it means to us as a nation and asindividuals. November 14, 2007Dr J Bronwyn Bateman, Professor, Department ofOphthalmology, University of Colorado, spoke onPotpourri of ophthalmic genetics. December 4, 2007Dr Asa D Morton, Assistant Professor of Surgery,Uniformed Services University, San Diego, USA, presenteda 3 Dimensional Anatomy slide show. December 15, 2007Dr Shrikant R Bharadwaj from Indiana University,School of Optometry, USA, spoke on General overviewof how focusing and eye alignment works in humans– adaptable nature of the human focusing mechanism.December 28, 2007Prof Kancha Ilaiah, Professor of political science,Osmania University, delivered a lecture on Social &cultural Inequalities – a medical dimension.January 9, 2008Dr Achyut Samant, Vice Chancellor, Kalinga Institute ofIndustrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, delivered a lectureon What goes in to building institutions. January 15, 2008Dr Robert Folberg, Department of Pathology, Universityof Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, delivered a lecture onVasculogenic mimicry. January 29, 2008Prof Narsing A Rao, Director, Intraocular inflammation/Uveitis Service and the Ophthalmic PathologyLaboratories, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, USA,delivered a lecture on Role of Alpha A crystallin inprevention of photoreceptor mitochondrial oxidative stress.February 5, 2008Dr Anil Kumar Mahapatro, Grant Medical College andSir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, delivered a lecture onBasic management of medical emergencies in ophthalmicset-up. February 13, 2008Dr Suraj Bhat, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology,Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, LosAngeles, USA, delivered a lecture on Alpha B-crystallin:The common theme in cataract, cancer and neuraldegeneration. February 16, 2008Prof Shukti Chakravarti, Associate Professor, Departmentsof Medicine, Cell biology and Ophthalmology,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland,USA, delivered a lecture on Corneal diseases: Help frommouse models. February 20, 2008Dr Arun Singh, Director, Department of OphthalmicOncology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, delivered a guestlecture on Interactive lecture on tumors of the eye.February 29, 2008Dr Monty M Montoya, Sight Life, USA, and Paul ProfJ Dubord, Chairman of the Board, Sight Life Eye Bank,Canada, delivered a guest lecture on Recent findingsof Top EBAA Eye Banks and Corneal transplantationrespectively. March 3, 2008Mr Pradeep Krishnatray, social researcher, Centrefor Research and Education (CREED), delivered a guestlecture on Surviving the Trends. March 5, 2008Dr Torkel Snellingen, International Health, Universityof Tromso, Norway, delivered a lecture on Innovations inuser oriented health information management systems atthe point of care. March 8, 2008LVPEI, Kismatpur, HyderabadOn September 29, 2007, Prof Barry Colin andDr Robert Chappell gave guest lectures at the Bauschand Lomb School of Optometry, Kismatpur. Prof Collinspoke on age-related maculopathy. Dr Chappell sharedhis experiences in the use of colour to help dyslecticchildren. Prof Barry Colin is former Dean of the Schoolof Optometry, University of New South Wales, Australia.Dr Chappel is president of the World Council ofOptometryA guest lecture on ‘Leprosy & Cataract’ was given byDr Caleb from Nigeria for the faculty of ICARE and theDCEH 2008 batch. February 5, 2008LVPEI, BhubaneswarProf Anand Swaroop, PhD, Harold F Falls CollegiateProfessor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Universityof Michigan Kellog Eye Centre, Ann Arbor, USA, delivereda guest lecture on The promise of genetics for bettermanagement of retinal diseases. August 20, 2007Dr Eric E Sutter, PhD, from the Smith-Kettlewell EyeResearch Institute, San Francisco, USA, delivered a guestlecture on Multifocal Electroretinography.September 1, 2007| Efficiency75

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Seminars & WorkshopsLVPEI, HyderabadThe LVP – Novartis Macula Center Symposium on agerelated macular degeneration was held onApril 15, 2007.A writers’ workshop was held on May 21, 2007, toprovide an opportunity for people working on scientificand academic papers to receive help with structure andlanguage issues and polish their work. Eight researchersparticipated in the workshop, which was coordinated byDr Usha Raman.The 38th Indian Contact Lens Educators Program(ICLEP) basic course was conducted from June 29 – July2, 2007; 91 delegates participated.The LVP – Novartis Macular Center Age Related MacularDegeneration Symposium was held on July 15, 2007;there were 10 participants.The 16th annual meeting of the Indian Eye ResearchGroup, held at LVPEI, Hyderabad, from July 28-29,2007, was a huge success. Over 80 external delegatesfrom various institutions in India attended the meeting.Dr Samuel Zigler Jr from John Hopkins Universitydelivered the Bireswar Chakrabarti Memorial Oration.LVPEI’s second workshop on Good Clinical Practicewas held on August 19, 2007; it was attended by 55participants. The guest faculty was Dr Sauren Das fromExcel Life Sciences, a site management organizationfor clinical research, who conducted the program. GCPtraining is a must for all those involved in research asinvestigators, co-investigators, study team optometristsor research coordinators. GCP certification is aprerequisite for starting research projects. The workshopprovides participants guidelines for conducting clinicaltrials effectively; they also receive certificates and coursematerial.A Hands-on Workshop on Visual Electrophysiologywas conducted at LVPEI, Hyderabad, from August 24-25, 2007, with 87 registered participants. The workshopincluded lectures, practicals and hands-on experience invisual electrophysiology.The XLV annual symposium of International Societyfor Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) washeld in Hyderabad from August 25-29, 2007. A total of237 participants interacted during the meeting, whichwas organized by LVPEI, Hyderabad. A total of 188scientific delegates from 24 countries across 5 continentsattended the scientific sessions. The program includedhigh quality 55 oral presentations, 3 keynote addresses,39 posters and an award lecture. The trade exhibitionhad 15 trade display counters of major internationalelectrophysiology equipment manufacturers.The inaugural of the main ISCEV symposium had atraditional Kuchipudi dance program, followed bya Bollywood filmi-style dance. The day-long intensescientific sessions were offset by fun and revelry in theevenings, including vignettes of Indian culture, traditionand cuisine. The ISCEV Olympics comprised the vigorous‘kho-kho’, a high-pitched conch blowing competition,and sari (ladies) and dhoti (gentlemen) tying contests.A visit to the Ramoji Film City, the Golconda fort,Gandipet Lake, a ‘holi’ playing session and a dance balletperformance were other highlights. A grand gala dinnerbrought the curtain down on a very satisfying week ofhard scientific sessions coupled with evenings full ofwarmth and fun.The Eleventh Dr C Syamala Bhaskaran EndowmentLecture was held on September 24, 2007. This year’sguest speaker Dr Baruch D Kuppermann, Professor,Department of Ophthalmology, University of California,USA, spoke on age-related macular degeneration. DrSyamala Bhaskaran and Dr C S Bhaskaran, along with DrG Chandrasekhar, presented the Oration Award to ProfKuppermann.An ROP follow-up workshop supported by SightSavers International was held at LVPEI, Hyderabad,on November 30, 2007. Twenty delegates from centresthat had undergone training at LVPEI and had set upservices on Retinopathy of Prematurity, supported bythe Sight Savers International ROP grant, were invited.The objectives of the workshop were: to review theexperience and performance of these centres involved inROP related services; understand the challenges faced inaddressing ROP and possible solutions; and identify waysto scale up the ROP related work to reach the maximumpopulation. The program was chaired by Dr SubhadraJalali, LVPEI, and coordinated by experts including ProfClare Gilbert, International Centre for Eye Health, London,UK, and consultant, SSI; Dr Mangat Dogra from PGIMER,Chandigarh; and Mr Pankaj Vishwakarma of Sight SaversInternational.To mark the occasion a seminar ‘Eye on the Future,’a comprehensive scientific symposium on eye healthand eye disorders of children, was held on December1-2, 2007. The international faculty included Dr HaroonAwan, Childhood Blindness in Pakistan, Sight SaversInternational, Pakistan; Dr Bronwyn Bateman, Director,Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Denver, USA; DrHannah Faal, Senior Eye Care Programme Consultant,West Africa, Sight Savers International, Ghana; Dr ClareGilbert, Reader in International Centre for Eye Health(ICEH), London, UK; Dr John Lee, Moorfields Eye Hospital,UK; Dr Marilyn Miller, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA;Dr Ken Nischal, Great Ormond St. Hospital for Children,London, UK; Dr R Pararajasegaram, consultant for76 Excellence | Equity

education centreProgram for Blindness and Deafness, WHO, Sri Lanka; andDr Abu Raihan, Country director, ORBIS International,Bangladesh.A Live Surgical Workshop was conducted the day before,while the second day was dedicated to strabismus. Theseminar was attended by 235 delegates, who found theprogram very useful and informative.(See pictures on page 18)A Hospital Based Program on Pediatric Ophthalmologyand Strabismus was conducted at LVPEI,Hyderabad. Dr J Bronwyn Bateman (Professor,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado)was the faculty for the program, which was attended by38 delegates. December 3-7, 2007.The 39th Indian Contact Lens Education Program(ICLEP) Basic and Advanced course was conducted fromDecember 6-10, 2007. A total of 91 delegates participated– 120 for the basic and 70 for the advanced program.The 2nd annual meeting of the Indian Associationof Ophthalmic Pathology was held on December15, 2007, at Patodia Auditorium, LVPEI, Hyderabad.The participants included pathologists, former corneafellows and faculty, some delegates of Cutting Edge 2007conference and fellows. The quality of histopathologysections/photography displayed during the talkswere appreciated by everyone. A total of 91 delegatesattended the meeting, in addition to 23 faculty and 20fellows.Cutting Edge 2007Cutting Edge 2007, the joint annual meeting of theOculoplastics Association of India (OPAI) and the AsiaPacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery (APSOPRS) was held at Hyderabad InternationalConvention Centre, Hyderabad, December 13-16, 2007.Almost 500 delegates participated in the meeting.LVPEI, Bhubaneswar‘Master Stroke’ – Cataract SeminarA seminar ‘Master Stroke – Cataract’ was organized atLVPEI Bhubaneswar on July 7, 2007, to discuss advancedphaco surgery in different situations. Led by Dr AbhayR Vasavada, the resource persons for the seminar wereDr S T Muralidhar, Dr N R Dhanuka, Dr Sujata Das and DrSrikant K Sahu.National Seminar on ‘Vision for Children’This year the International Agency for the Preventionof Blindness (IAPB) dedicated World Sight Day to ‘Visionfor Children’. The National Programme for the Controlof Blindness (NPCB), Government of India, and VISION2020: The Right to Sight – India commemorated WorldSight Day 2007 by conducting a symposium on ‘Visionfor Children’ on October 10, 2007.Mrs Hema Malini, Brand Ambassador of VISION 2020:The Right to Sight – India, attended the last session andThe first such Asia Pacific meeting in India, it had theparticipation of every major ophthalmic plastic &reconstructive surgery society including the AmericanSociety of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery(ASOPRS), European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic &Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), British OculoplasticSurgery Society (BOPSS), and International Societyof Ocular Oncology (ISOO). Attended by nearly 500delegates, the meeting created an awareness ofophthalmic plastics and aesthetics in India and Asia atlarge. Every continent and major centre in ophthalmicplastics and aesthetics was represented, leading to astrong international faculty of 34 distinguished speakersand a national faculty of over 40 speakers. LVPEI facultywere involved in all aspects of the meeting.Beginning with a pre-conference Thyroid Eye DiseaseSymposium and Live Surgery Session at LVPEI, themeeting had several unique features like 3-DimensionalAnatomy show, special symposia on OphthalmicPathology and Ocularistry, the Oculoplasty quiz, freezeframe photography competition, and a video competitionthat provided unique education and entertainment! Inaddition to new scientific insights, the delegates carriedback memories of nostalgic moments to cherish!Public Education ForaThe Institute continues to conduct monthly PublicEducation Forums to create awareness and disseminateinformation to the members of the public. Each Forumfocuses on an eye disease or service and details thetreatment options, risk-benefit ratio, and suggestionsfor better eye health. Senior faculty of the subspecialtyare on hand to address the concerns of the audience.The initiative draws enthusiastic participation frompeople from all walks of life. The Public Education Foraheld during the year focused on cataract, diabeticretinopathy, refractive surgery, Botox, eye trauma, agerelatedmacular degeneration, ocular prosthesis, andcosmetic surgery.also interacted with the young staff of the institute. Overa 100 delegates from across the country comprisingophthalmologists, INGOs, NGOs and social workersin the eye care sector attended the seminar. Twentyresource persons from reputed eye institutions sharedtheir expertise with the delegates. The seminar includedlectures, panel discussion and a question and answersession. (See also page 29)Retina CongressThe XII Retina Congress was organized at LVPEIBhubaneswar, December 7-9, 2007, with Dr SoumyavBasu as the organizing secretary. The main aim of thecongress was to create a platform for lively interactivediscussion with national and international faculty. Fortydelegates from different parts of the country took partin the congress, along with 14 national and internationalfaculty. There were seven trade delegates.| Efficiency77

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008LVPEI, VisakhapatnamAn Eye Banking and Cornea Meet was held on August26, 2007. It was jointly organized by LVPEI along withthe VEBART trust. The faculty included both externalexperts and our faculty from all campuses. Over 80ophthalmologists attended the seminar from aroundVisakhapatnam.The Cataract & Cornea Seminar organized fromNovember 3-4, 2007, included guest faculty fromChennai, Ahmedabad, and from LVPEI. Over 80 delegatesattended. This included didactic lectures, interactivesessions and practical wet lab sessions.Wet lab session at the Cataract & Cornea Seminar,VisakhapatnamThe guest faculty included Dr Srinivas K Rao, Chennai;Dr Prema Padmanabhan, Chennai; and Dr AbhayVasavada, Ahmedabad. Among the LVPEI faculty wereDr VS Sangwan and Dr Pravin V Krishna from Hyderabad,Dr Sujata Das and Dr Srikant Sahu from Bhubaneswar,and the host faculty. A special point of attraction forthe delegates was the small incision cataract surgeryand phacoemulsification Wet Lab, held on the preconferenceday, November 2. The participants were verypleased with the hands-on skills imparted.World Glaucoma DayWorld Glaucoma Day was celebrated across all the threecampuses of LVPEI on March 6, 2008. To commemoratethe occasion, a Glaucoma Update was conducted fromMarch 8-9, 2008, at LVPEI Visakhapatnam. The facultyfor the program included Dr Ronnie George, SankaraNethralaya, Chennai; Dr R Ramakrishnan, Aravind EyeHospital, Tirunelveli; Dr C V Gopala Raju, Visakha EyeHospital, Visakhapatnam; Dr G R Reddy, Sri VenkateswaraNethralaya, Thadepalligudem; as well as the seniorfaculty of L V Prasad Eye Institute’s three campuses. Theinteractive seminar was conducted across all the threecampuses via video-conference facility. A trade fair wasalso organized, where seven companies displayed theirproducts.78 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchConference participation, publications, successful grant applications, and, of course, atthe bottom of it all is the work that makes it all possible and the work that makes itworthwhile, in the clinics and in the laboratories of the institute. The research program atLVPEI continues to expand, with increasing emphasis on frontline areas of research suchas regenerative medicine and nanotechnology, while continuing to look for answers frommolecular genetics and biochemistry, and participating in multicentric clinical trials.| Efficiency79

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Prof Brien Holden Eye Research CentreAll research at L V Prasad Eye Institute is conductedthrough its constituent arm, the Hyderabad EyeResearch Foundation (HERF), which is recognized bythe Indian Government’s Department of Scientific andIndustrial Research (DSIR) as a Scientific and IndustrialResearch Organization (SIRO). HERF continues tocompete for and receive grants from all over the worldto conduct cutting edge research on the eye. The ProfBrien Holden Eye Research Centre (BHERC) investigatesthe causes and treatment strategies through its variouscomponents, namely the Champalimaud TranslationalCentre (C-TRACER), the Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, theSaroja A Rao Immunology Laboratory, the Kallam AnjiReddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory, the OphthalmicPathology Laboratory, the Sudhakar and Sreekanth RaviStem Cell Biology Laboratory, and the clinical researchlaboratories. Each of these components has been namedafter its donor, in recognition of their generous support.Support and recognitionResearch at HERF has concentrated on the molecularand functional genetics of inherited and some agerelatedeye diseases, devising molecular diagnosticsfor early detection and to seek targets where effectiveintervention can occur, microbiology of eye infections,biochemical features of cataract, and stem cell technologyfor reconstruction of the damaged ocular outer surface.Support for these projects have come from competitivegrants received from the Department of Biotechnology(DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST),Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), andthe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – all fromIndia, as well as the National Eye Institute (NEI, NationalInstitutes of Health), USA.Thanks to the recently formalized US – India eye researchcollaboration, several joint research projects have beeninitiated at HERF, jointly with researchers in the US.Likewise, collaborative research has been initiated withcolleagues in Australia and Canada through the DBTsponsoredbilateral Indo-Australian and Indo-Canadianprograms. In addition, HERF is one of the four pillarsof the multinational research and development groupcalled Vision CRC (operating from Sydney, Australia),and conducts research on its behalf on the genetics ofmyopia, as well as a series of clinical studies such as onantibacterial contact lenses and corneal onlays.The Institute is recognized as an external research centreby the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad; Birla Instituteof Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani; and the Universityof New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. This enablesresearch scholars from LVPEI to register with, and obtaintheir Ph D degrees from these universities. Collaborativeresearch has also been forged with colleagues at theCentre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Centrefor DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), NationalInstitute of Nutrition (NIN), and University of Hyderabad– all in Hyderabad, at the Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore, and the National Brain Research Centre,Manesar, Haryana and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI),Kolkata. These allow researchers at LVPEI to access stateof-the-artequipment and sophisticated facilities at thesecenters.80 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchClinical ResearchLVPEI’s multidisciplinary clinical research is ofinternational standards and is sponsored by Indianfunding agencies and multinational companies fromUSA and France. The group conducts not only intramuralclinical research, but also participates in multicenterclinical trials. Each clinical research project and trial goesthrough a rigorous examination by an independentInstitutional Review Board (IRB), for its scientific andethical aspects and only those that are approved aretaken up.Clinical research has also focused on the suitabilityof using extended wear contact lenses. This involvesrecruitment of volunteers and monitoring comfort levelsand related factors upon the use of contact lenses overa period of time. Another area of study is the efficacy,pharmacodynamics and related features of ophthalmicdrugs and antibiotics. Many of the studies areconducted in collaboration with leading pharmaceuticalcompanies.Champalimaud Translational CentreThe year’s most significant event was the setting up ofthe Champalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Researchat LVPEI in January 2008. The Champalimaud Foundation,based in Lisbon, Portugal, was set up on the bequest ofthe late Portuguese entrepreneur and philanthropist,António de Sommer Champalimaud. At the end of2004 it was incorporated as the Anna de SommerChampalimaud and Dr Carlos Montez ChampalimaudFoundation, in honour of the benefactor’s parents. TheFoundation has a long-term commitment to supportmedical research, in particular neurology, oncology andvision sciences.The Champalimaud Foundation and L V PrasadEye Institute have agreed on the development of avast program of translational research through theestablishment of the Champalimaud Translational Centrefor Eye Research or C-TRACER. C-TRACER will focus on thefollowing areas:‣ Research and therapy through the utilisation of stemcells in vision-related illnesses;‣ Translational research utilising existing and novelclinical methodologies with the objective offurthering the knowledge of vision in ways that canbe readily applied to patients;‣ Exchange programs involving scientists chosen byLVPEI and the Champalimaud Foundation; and‣ Introduction of capacity building programsfor developing Lusophone countries such asMozambique, Angola, Timor and others.With the creation of C-TRACER, the ChampalimaudFoundation will try to work towards the prevention,treatment and eradication of vision-related illness inIndia and some other parts of the world.DBT Program Support GrantAnother important development this year has been theprogram support grant received from DBT, India, forthe five-year period, 2007-2012. This is one of its kindin India, which has helped us equip the laboratorieswith a FACS machine, DNA sequencer, Real Time PCRand DNA workstation. Under this program, HERF willpursue programs in stem cell biology, genetics ofretinal disorders, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), andglaucoma and functional genomics.| Efficiency81

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Oral Mucosa ProjectInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Virender S Sangwan,Yashoda Ghanekar, M Indumathi, Lakshmi S Madhira,Subhash GaddipatiSevere ocular surface disease is one of the commonproblems faced in clinical practice. However, thoughLVPEI has achieved success by using autologouscultivated limbal epithelial transplantation for unilaterallimbal stem cell deficiency in more than 500 patients,the problem of allogenic cultivated limbal epithelialtransplantation has not yet been resolved. The reasonis because of the dependency on the cadaveric or live/related limbal epithelial transplantation, and the use ofsystemic immunosuppression to control the rejectionprocess that is expected in view of transplantationof immunogenic limbal tissues. Since the cornealepithelium is a stratified squamous type of epithelium,autologous epithelial cells such as oral, conjunctival,nasal, oesophageal, rectal and vaginal epithelia, whichhave similar morphology, could be considered as analternative to allogenous limbal transplants.Of these, oral mucosa has attracted the attentionof researchers since it is easily available and can beharvested without invasive surgery. Work done on theoral mucosal epithelium in recent years has shownit to be a feasible alternative for allogenous limbaltransplants. Oral mucosal epithelium has been culturedon the human amniotic membrane with the help offeeder cells, characterized extensively and has beenused to reconstruct ocular surface in rabbits as well asin humans with chemical injury and Stevens-JohnsonSyndrome. Though long term results and absence ofvascularization in the transplanted mucosa is still notdocumented, the application of oral-derived mucosais a very promising application, especially for youngpatients affected with irreversible bilateral ocularsurface damage. Using the same strategy that we usedto culture limbal cells in a feeder-cell free and xeno freetechnique, we established the technique of culturing theoral mucosa on denuded human amniotic membraneand characterized the cultured cells, in comparison withcorneal and conjunctival epithelial cells.The cells formed a monolayer within two weeks, showedmorphology and phenotype similar to that of corneolimbaland conjunctival cells.Figure 1: Growth initiation and morphological characteristics of limbal,oral and conjunctival cultures.A. Growth initiation from the three explant culturesB. Confluent cultures of limbal, oral and conjunctival cellsC. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of sections of limbal, oral andconjunctival culturesD. PAS staining of the three explant cultures. The inset in conjunctivalculture shows goblet cells detected in native conjunctival tissue.Phase 2: Pilot Clinical Study: After completion of Phase 1,a pilot clinical study was undertaken in August 2007. Wehave recruited 10 patients till date. They were diagnosedas severe bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency secondaryto chemical burns. The oral mucosa was harvested fromthese patients, which showed successful formationof epithelial sheet covering more than two-thirds ofthe human amniotic membrane. The interim resultsof this study reveal symptomatic relief in five of these10 patients. The vision was status quo in nine patientsand showed improvement in one case who underwentpenetrating keratoplasty (figure 2). There were nocomplications noted at either the donor site or on ocularsurface after transplantation.ABFigure 2: The clinical picture of the patient with severe bilateral ocularsurface disease before (a) and after undergoing cultivated oral mucosalepithelial transplantation followed by penetrating keratoplasty (b)82 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchOther Significant ProjectsMicrobial keratitis caused by Non-tuberculousMycobacteria: In vitro antibiotic susceptibility andtreatment outcomeInvestigators: Ashok K Reddy, Prashant Garg, K Hari Babu,Usha Gopinathan, Savitri SharmaSupport: Hyderabad Eye Research FoundationNon-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) keratitis representsa persistent challenge in diagnosis and treatment. Areview of literature clearly suggests amikacin to be thedrug of choice for NTM keratitis. Recent reports suggestthe use of fourth generation quinolones in the treatmentof keratitis caused by this organism while otherssupport the use of clarithromycin. The present studywas undertaken to determine the best antibiotic in thetreatment of NTM keratitis based on minimum inhibitoryconcentrations (MIC) and to correlate treatmentoutcome in cases from whom these organisms wereisolated. Fifteen NTM isolated from corneal scrapings ofkeratitis patients from January 1999 through December2007 were studied. All the isolates were sensitive toamikacin, azithromycin and clarithromycin but the MICvalues of clarithromycin were lower than amikacin andazithromycin. Eight of the ten patients were treatedwith amikacin; all eight patients responded well to thistherapy. Two patients were treated with amikacin andoral azithromycin. These two patients responded wellwith the combination therapy. Five patients were lostto follow up. Topical amikacin alone or in combinationwith clarithromycin is the best treatment option for NTMkeratitis. Fluoroquinolones including fourth generationquinolone, gatifloxacin do not seem to be useful in thetreatment of this disorder.Involvement of CYP1B1 in POAG and PACGInvestigators: Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Kollu N Rao,Inderjeet Kaur, Rajul S Parikh, Anil K Mandal, GarudadriChandrasekhar and Ravi ThomasSupport: Department of Biotechnology grant on ‘Furthermolecular genetics of eye diseases’CYP1B1 gene has been implicated as a major candidategene in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). Throughan extensive screening of CYP1B1, it was demonstratedthat the mutation spectrum in POAG and also in primaryangle closure glaucoma (PACG) are quite similar toPCG. Interestingly, the glaucoma-associated CYP1B1mutations in POAG and PACG occurred on a similarhaplotype background as was seen earlier in PCG,which is indicative of their common origin. These resultsindicate the potential role of CYP1B1 in POAG and PACGthat remains unexplored. Further details of this studyare provided in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48: 5439-5444.Evaluation of LOXL1 in primary and secondaryglaucomasInvestigators: Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Kollu N Rao,Inderjeet Kaur, Ravi Thomas, Jeffrey M Liebmann, SyrilDorairaj and Robert RitchSupport: Department of Biotechnology program supportgrant and Daniel Hebert Glaucoma Research FundVariations in the LOXL1 gene have been implicated inexfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma(XFG). In order to further establish their specificity,we aimed to determine their possible involvement inprimary (POAG and PACG) and secondary glaucomascomprising pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) andpigmentary glaucoma (PG). There was no involvement ofthe LOXL1 SNPs in POAG, PACG, PDS and PG. The LOXL1risk haplotype was observed in ~50% of the normalcontrols indicating their specific association to XFS/XFG.The detailed results of these two studies are available inInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 2343-2347 and Mol Vis2008; 14: 1254-1262.Further genetics on AMDInvestigators: Inderjeet Kaur, Subhabrata Chakrabarti,Saritha Katta, Rajeev Reddy, Nazimul Hussain, RajaNarayan, Ajit B Majji, Annie MathaiSupport: Department of BiotechnologyAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a lateonsetcomplex disorder with multifactorial etiologies.Genetic and environmental determinants along withtheir interactions play a key role in AMD pathogenesis.Earlier studies across diverse ethnic cohorts worldwideincluding ours, have implicated the CFH gene in AMD.We have now demonstrated the involvement of anothergene ARMS2 based on genotype, haplotype andmeta analysis. Jointly, the variants in ARMS2 and CFHexhibited a high population attributable risk percentthat underscores their potential involvement in AMDsusceptibility. Further details of this study are availablein Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 1771–1776.Molecular genetic analysis of retinal dystrophiesInvestigators: Chitra Kannabiran, Subhadra Jalali,Hardeep Singh, Maithili DokuparthiSupport: Department of BiotechnologyRetinal dystrophies are a major cause of incurableblindness in the world. They are a group of heterogeneousdisorders that involve the degeneration of retinal tissue. Wehave been studying retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and relateddisorders with a view to identifying the genes underlyingthese diseases. Knowledge of the causative genes shouldhelp in screening for risk prediction of relatives and for| Efficiency83

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008possible future application or development of therapies.We have screened several families with recessive RP andhave identified the causative genes in a few families. Inaddition, we are in the process of mapping disease genesin large families, candidate gene screening for the RPE65gene and applying microarray-based screening to geneidentification.Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi Stem Cell BiologyLaboratory & Champalimaud FoundationInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Virender S Sangwan,Santosh G Honavar, Yashoda Ghanekar, P Naresh, KPurushottam Reddy, Subhash Gaddipati, M Guru Prasad,Murali Mohan SagarSupport: Department of Biotechnology, Council ofScientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad Eye ResearchFoundation, Champalimaud FoundationThe team is continuing the clinical trials using cultivatedlimbal epithelium for severe ocular surface disease withsuccessful outcome. The technique has been madetotally xeno free with use of recombinant factors andautologus serum. To overcome the cost and side-effectsof allogenic tissues for bilaterally affected patients, weinitiated the use of autologus cultivated oral epithelium asa substitute for the limbal epithelium. The interim resultsshow about 40% success with more of symptomatic reliefto the patients. We identified and characterized for thefirst time, the presence of stromal cells in the limbus, thein-vitro and in-vivo potential of which is being evaluated.In another project the presence of cancer stem cells arebeing evaluated in retinoblastoma, the most commonchildhood eye tumor. Epigentic changes in ocular surfacesquamous cell carcinoma have been identified whichcould be a potential marker for diagnosis and prognosis.Molecular and functional analysis of the mutatedproteins associated with congenital cataracts inchildrenInvestigators: D Balasubramanian, Venu Talla,N Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)Support: Department of Biotechnology, Council ofScientific & Industrial Research, IndiaCongenital cataracts in infants and young children aregenetic in origin. Two cataracts have been studied andfound to be associated with mutations in the genefor human gamma C-crystallin and human gammaD-crystallin, respectively. The mutations are W157X,meaning that the last 18 amino acid residues in theproteins are deleted. We cloned and expressed thenormal (wild type) and the mutant genes in the bacterialsystem E. coli and purified the resultant proteins, andstudied their structure in the solution state. We alsomodeled their structure using bioinformatic methodsin silico. We find that deletion of the C-terminal tailportion of 18 amino acid residues leads to the exposureof nonpolar side chains (which are buried inside themolecule in the wild type). This appears to cause self- orhetero-aggregation of the W157X mutant, suggesting amolecular basis for the cataract seen in vivo in the lens.As further proof of the idea, we tagged the relevantcDNAs of the wild type and W157X with the fluorescenttag GFP, and transfected them on to human lens cellsand monitored them in situ using a confocal microscope.While the wild type molecule was seen to distributeitself uniformly across the cell, the mutant was seen toform light scattering aggregates. The detailed results arepublished in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 3483-3490, and an earlier paper also in Invest Ophthalmol VisSci 2006; 47: 5212- 5217.Functional studies on mutants of optineurin, a geneassociated with certain forms of glaucomaInvestigators: D Balasubramanian, MadhavilathaChalasani, Ghansyham Swarup (Centre for Cellular &Molecular Biology, Hyderabad)Support: Department of Biotechnology, University GrantsCommission, India, Champalimaud Foundation, PortugalMutations in the coding region of the optineuringene (OPTN) are associated with certain glaucomas.Although the function of the optineurin protein is yetto be elucidated, the most common mutation, E50K, isassociated with a severe phenotype. We have exploredsome functional features of optineurin and its mutants.Plasmids expressing normal or wild-type (WT) andE50K, R545Q, H26D, and H486R mutant optineurin weretransfected into HeLa, Cos-1, IMR32, and the rat retinalganglion cell (RGC) line RGC-5, and their effects on cellsurvival monitored by morphologic observation of cellswere studied. Expression of optineurin and its mutantswas monitored by immunofluorescence staining of cellsand by Western blotting. The E50K mutant of optineurinselectively induced the death of retinal ganglion cellsbut not of the other cell lines tested. Although theexpression of optineurin and E50K suppressed cell deathinduced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in HeLa cells,they potentiated this cell death in retinal ganglion cells.Cell death induced by the optineurin mutant in retinalganglion cells was inhibited by the antioxidants N-acetylcysteine and Trolox. Reactive oxygen species (ROS)were produced upon expression of E50K, which werereduced by antioxidants. Co-expression of manganesesuperoxide dismutase with the E50K mutant abolishedROS production and inhibited cell death. We note thatthe E50K mutation of optineurin has acquired the abilityto induce cell death selectively in retinal ganglion cells.This cell death was mediated by oxidative stress. Thepresent findings raise the possibility of antioxidant usefor delaying or controlling some forms of glaucoma.Detailed results of this work are published in InvestOphthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48: 1607-1614; and also in ExpEye Res 2008; 87: 1-2.84 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchBasic research projects for the period April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008Name of the Project Supported by Project Investigators DurationStem cell therapy for stroke in rat modelPhenotypic & genotypic characterization oflimbal stem cells, cultivated limbal epithelialcells and persistence of these characteristicsafter clinical transplantationTransdifferentiation of bone marrow stem cellinto neuronal cellsFurther molecular genetic studies of some eyediseases affecting the Indian populationCharacterization of cultivated oral mucosalepithelial cells and its application forreconstructing the ocular surface in patientswith severe ocular surface diseaseEstablishing a “ Risk assessment chip “ for the eyedisease age-related macular degenerationProgramme Support on Translational Researchon eye diseasesRole of human papilloma virus, proliferativemarkers and p53 in the genesis & prognosis ofocular surface squamous neoplasiaProteome and genetic analysis of age-relatedmacular degeneration (ARMD) patientsGenetic evaluation of factor B and complementcomponent C2 in the susceptibility to agerelated macular degenarationMolecular studies on hereditary cataractsC TRACERDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyIndian Council ofMedical ResearchDST-India JapanCollaborativeSchemeDST-India JapanCollaborativeSchemeCouncil ofScientific &Industrial ResearchChampalimaudFoundationDr Geeta K VemugantiDr Prakash Babu(University of Hyderabad)Dr Geeta K VemugantiProf D BalasubramanianDr V S SangwanDr Geeta K VemugantiDr Taraprasad DasDr Subhabrata ChakrabartiDr Chitra KannabiranDr Geeta K VemugantiDr Santosh G HonavarDr V S SangwanDr Subhabrata ChakrabartiDr Inderjeet KaurProject A: Dr Geeta K VemugantiProject B: Dr Chitra KannabiranProject C: Dr Inderjeet KaurProject D: Dr Subhabrata ChakrabartiProject E: Prof D BalasubramanianDr Geeta K VemugantiDr Chitra KannabiranDr Santosh G HonavarProf D BalasubramanianDr Inderjeet Kaur2006-20092006-20092004-20072005-20082007-20092007-20102007-20122005-20072005-2008Dr Inderjeet Kaur 2007-2010Dr Chitra Kannabiran 2007-2010All at HERF, LVPEI 2007-2012DST: Department of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaHERF: Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, LVPEI| Efficiency85

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Clinical research projects for the period April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008Name of the Project Supported by Project Investigators DurationProtein Kinase C ß Inhibitor - reduction in the occurrence ofcenter- threatening diabetic macular edema B7A-MC-MBDLA phase2/3 randomised controlled double masked multicenter comparitive trial in parallel groups to compare thesafety and efficacy of intravitreous injections of 0.3mgpegaptanib sodium (Macugen) given as often as every 6weeks for 2 years, to sham injections in subjects with DiabeticMacular Edema (DME) involving the center of the maculaA study to evaluate the clinical and microbial efficacy of 0.6%ISV-403 compared to VIGAMOX in the treatment of baterialconjunctivitisMicro current stimulation for retinitis pigmentosa 650 Devicepilot studyEli Lily & Co. Dr Subhadra Jalali 2005 - 2009Pfizer Dr Subhadra Jalali 2006 - 2009Bausch & Lomb Dr Prashant Garg March 2007-Sep 2007ScyFix Dr Subhadra Jalali 2007 - 2010Posurdex study for DME Allergan India Pvt. Ltd Dr Ajit Babu Majji 2006 - 2010Posurdex study for BRVO Allergan India Pvt. Ltd Dr Annie Mathai 2006 - 2008Posurdex study for intermediate uveitis Allergan India Pvt. Ltd Dr V S Sangwan 2006 - 2008Role of recombinant human epithelial growth factor incorneal epithelial defectsComparative, randomized, open trial on the antiinflammatoryefficacy of diclofenac released from an intraocular lens versus administration of 0.1% diclofenac eyedropsin the prevention of post operative inflammatorymanifestations after cataract surgery – Ancillary study: 1 yearfollow-up of the safetyA natural history study and genetic study of maculartelangectasia - the Mactel StudyBharath BioTech Dr V S Sangwan 2007 - 2008IOL TechCarl Zeiss MediTecDr V S Sangwan 2006 -2009MacTel Foundation Dr Raja Narayanan 2006 - 2011LUMINATE uveitis study (LX211-01-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007 - 2008LUMINATE Active uveitis study (LX211-02-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007 - 2008LUMINATE Active uveitis study (LX211-03-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007 - 2008A multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallelgroupdose-ranging study to assess the efficacy and safetyof LX201 for prevention of corneal allograft rejectionepisodes and graft failure following penetrating keratoplastywith LX201 implantation in subjects who are at increasedimmunological risk.A multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallelgroupdose-ranging study to assess the efficacy and safety ofLX201 for prevention of corneal allograft rejection episodesand graft failure following penetrating keratoplasty withLX201 implantation in subjects who have experienced one ormore rejection episodes following penetrating keratoplasty.Comparative study of the safety and effectiveness betweentrabeculectomy with trabeculectomy with OculusGenTMCollagen Matrix ImplantComparative study of the safety and effectiveness betweenOculusGenTM Collagen Matrix Implant and Mitomycin -C inGlaucoma Filtering SurgeryLUX Biosciences Dr V S Sangwan 2008 - 2012LUX Biosciences Dr V S Sangwan 2008 - 2012OculusGen Dr A K Mandal 2007 - 2009OculusGenDr G ChandrasekarDr BL Harsha2007 - 200986 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchOperations ResearchInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE)Name of the Project Principal Investigator Supported by DurationCapacity building program for the management ofdiabetic retinopathy in the state of Andhra PradeshComprehensive Eye Health program in PrakasamdistrictDiabetes prevention program through Child toFamily Communication for change in lifestyle andhealth promotion in Prakasam districtProviding Eyecare through Empowered People(PEEP)Child to Child and Child to Family communicationas a strategy to improve awareness and uptake ofeye care servicesVision Centres for offering primary eye care servicesin rural Andhra PradeshImpact Assessment Study after refraction errorcorrection among schoolgoing childrenDr Taraprasad DasDr Annie MathaiLions Club InternationalFoundationAugust 2005 toJuly 2008ICARE team Ravi Brothers, USA August 2005 toJuly 2010Ms S SheeladeviMr ShubhrakantiBhattacharyaWorld DiabetesFoundationORBIS International, IndiaAugust 2006 toMarch 2011June 2004 toDecember 2007Mr D Kiran Vision CRC, Australia April 2006 toDecember 2008Mr Kovai VilasLavelle Fund for the Blind,USA, and Latter-day SaintCharitiesJuly 2003 toDecember 2008Mr Jachin D Williams Vision CRC, Australia September 2005to December2008Sight for Kids Mr Jachin D Williams Lions Club InternationalFoundationRapid assessment of cataract surgical services inService Centre areasPediatric Ophthalmology Learning and TrainingCentre (POLTC)November 2005to March 2009Mr M Srinivas LVPEI At regularintervalsDr Ramesh Murthy ORBIS International, India October 2006 toMarch 2010Research scholars at the Prof Brien Holden Eye Research CentreKallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics LaboratoryS V V Kalyan Chakravarthi, Hardeep Pal Singh,Surya Prakash Goud P, Saritha Katta, Vidya Parsam,Nageswara Rao, Ganeswara RaoSudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell BiologyLaboratoryK Purushotham Reddy, Naresh Polisetti,Murali Mohan Sagar B, Subhash GaddipatiBiochemistry LaboratoryTalla Venu, Madhavi Latha Chalasani, Venkata Pulla RaoOphthalmic Pathology LaboratoryM Guru PrasadStudents who completed their PhDs during thisperiodAfia Sultana, University of Hyderabad| Efficiency87

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Publications1. Aggarwal E, Naik MN, Honavar SG. Effectiveness ofthe gold weight trial procedure in predicting the idealweight for lid loading in facial palsy: A prospectivestudy. Am J Ophthalmol 2007; 143: 1009-122. Cao Z, Saravanan C, Goldstein MH, Wu HK, PasrichaG, Sharma S, Panjwani N. Effect of human tears onAcanthamoeba–induced cytopathic effect. ArchOphthalmol 2008; 126: 348-523. Chakrabarti S, Devi KR, Komatireddy S, Kaur K,Parikh RS, Mandal AK, Chandrasekhar G, Thomas R.Glaucoma-associated CYP1B1 mutations share similarhaplotype backgrounds in POAG and PACG phenotypes.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48: 5439-444. Chalasani ML, Radha V, Gupta V, Agarwal N,Balasubramanian D, Swarup G. A glaucoma-associatedmutant of optineurin selectively induces death of retinalganglion cells which is inhibited by antioxidants. InvestOphthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48: 1607-145. Chaurasia S, Das S, Ramamurthy B. Microbial keratitisin a case of lamellar ichthyosis. Int Ophthalmol, EpubSept 20076. Cochereau I, Meddeb-Ouertani A, Khairallah M,Amraoui A, Zaghloul K, Pop M, Delval L, Pouliquen P,Tandon R, Garg P, Goldschmidt P, Bourcier T. 3-daytreatment with azithromycin 1.5% eye drops versus7-day treatment with tobramycin 0.3% for purulentbacterial conjunctivitis: multicentre, randomized andcontrolled trial in adults and children. Br J Ophthalmol2007; 91: 465-97. Das S, Whiting M, Taylor HR. Corneal wound dehiscenceafter penetrating keratoplasty. Cornea 2007; 26: 526-98. Das S, Constantinou M, Ong T, Taylor HR. MicrobialKeratitis following corneal transplantation. ClinExperiment Ophthalmol 2007; 35: 427-319. Das S, Sheorey H, Taylor HR, Vajpayee RB. Associationbetween cultures of contact lens and corneal scrapingin contact lens related microbial keratitis. ArchOphthalmol 2007; 125: 1182-510. Das S, Patil MD, Garg P. Traumatic fracture of posteriorchamber intraocular lens. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007;33: 2151-211. Das S, Dua N, Ramamurthy B. Deep lamellarkeratoplasty in keratoconus with healed hydrops.Cornea 2007; 26: 1156-712. Das S, Seitz B. Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome.Surv Ophthalmol 2008; 53: 3-1513. Das S, Ramamurthy B, Sangwan VS. Fungal keratitisfollowing amniotic membrane transplantation. IntOphthalmol, Epub Nov 200714. Dawson ELM, Murthy R, Lee J. Does Botulinum toxinhave a role in the treatment of Oscillopsia? Neuro-Ophthalmology 2007; 31: 73-815. Duggirala A, Kenchappa P, Sharma S, Peters J, AhmedN, Garg P, Das T, Hasnain SE. High resolution genomeprofiling differentiated Staphylococcus epidermidisisolated from patients with ocular infections andnormal individual. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:3239-4516. Fernandes M, Vemuganti GK, Rao GN. Bilateralperiocular psoriasis: an initial manifestation of acutegeneralized pustular psoriasis with co-existent Sjogren’ssyndrome. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2007; 35: 763-617. Gilliland KO, Johnsen S, Metlapally S, Costello MJ,Ramamurthy B, Krishna PV, Balasubramanian D. Mielight scattering calculations for an Indian age-relatednuclear cataract with a high density of multilamellarbodies. Mol Vis 2008; 14: 572-8218. Gunvant P, Zheng Y, Essock EA, Parikh RS, PrabakaranS, Babu JG, Shekar GC, Thomas R. Application of shapebasedanalysis methods to OCT retinal nerve fiber layerdata in glaucoma. J Glaucoma 2007; 16: 543-819. Hussain N, Mohan Ram LS. Optical coherencetomographic features of unilateral macular coloboma.Indian J Ophthalmol 2007; 55: 321-220. Hussain N, Khanna R, Mathur A, Hussain A.Measurement of greatest linear diameter for choroidalneovascular membrane using optical coherencetomography. Am J Ophthalmol 2007; 143: 1038-4021. Hussain N, Ghanekar Y, Kaur I. The future implicationsand indications of anti- vascular endothelial growthfactor therapy in ophthalmic practice. Indian JOphthalmol 2007; 55: 445-5022. Hussain N, Khanna R, Hussain A. Trend of retinaldiseases in developing countries. Expert Review ofOphthalmology 2008, 3: 43-5023. Jain V, Garg P, Sharma S. Microbial scleritis: Experiencefrom a developing country. Eye 2008(Jan); Epub aheadof print24. Jalali S, Kolari RS, Pathengay A, Athmanathan S. Severehemorrhagic retinopathy as initial manifestation ofacute retinal necrosis caused by herpes simplex virus.Indian J Ophthalmol 2007; 55: 308-1025. Jalali S, Kondo M, Narayanan R, KannabiranC, McCulloch DL. Share, learn and get together:information and knowledge interactions at the XLVInternational Symposium of ISCEV at Hyderabad – India,August 25-29, 2007. Doc Ophthalmol 2007; 115:1-226. Johar SR, Vasavada AR, Praveen MR, Pandita D, NihalaniB, Patel U, Vemuganti G. Histomorphological andimmunofluorescence evaluation of bimanual andcoaxial phacoemulsification incisions in rabbits. JCataract Refract Surg 2008; 34: 670-627. Kaur I, Ghanekar Y, Chakrabarti S. Understanding thegenetics of age-related macular degeneration: someinsights into the disease pathogenesis. Int J Hum Genet2008; 8: 161-988 Excellence | Equity

Eye Research28. Khanna R, Raman U, Rao GN. Blindness and povertyin India: the way forward. Clin Exp Optom 2007; 90: 6:406-1429. Khanna R. What do you mean by ‘Eye CareManagement?’ IAPB News edition no 54, January 2008,7-830. Krishnaiah S, Das TP, Nirmalan PK, Shamanna BR,Nutheti R, Rao GN, Thomas R. Risk factors for diabeticretinopathy: Findings from the Andhra Pradesh EyeDisease Study. Clinical Ophthalmology 2007; 1: 1-831. Madhira SL, Vemuganti G, Bhaduri A, Gaddipati S,Sangwan VS, Ghanekar Y. Culture and characterizationof oral mucosal epithelial cells on human amnioticmembrane for ocular surface reconstruction. Mol Vis2008; 14: 189-9632. Madigubba S, Vishwanath K, Reddy GBKG, VemugantiGK. Changing trends in Ocular Cysticercosis over aperiod two decades - an analysis of 118 surgicallyexcised cysts. Indian J Med Microbiol 2007; 25: 214-933. Mandal AK, Gothwal VK, Nutheti R. Surgical outcomeof primary developmental glaucoma: A single surgeon’slong-term experience from a tertiary eye care centre inIndia. Eye 2007; 21: 764-7434. Mandal AK, Chakrabarti D. Surgical managementof primary developmental glaucomas. Journal ofOphthalmology in Developing Countries by Journal ofOphthalmological Society of West Bengal 2007; 1: 53-6335. Mathai A, Sangwan VS, Pathengay A. Acutepostoperative multidrug-resistant Pseudomonasaeruginosa endophthalmitis treated with intravitrealPiperacillin/Tazobactam. Asian J Ophthalmol 2007; 9:185-736. Metlapally S, Costello MJ, Gilliland KO, Ramamurthy B,Krishna PV, Balasubramanian D, Johnsen S. Analysisof nuclear fiber cell cytoplasmic texture in advancecataractous lenses from Indian subjects using Debye– Bueche theory. Exp Eye Res 2008; 86: 434-4437. Moreker MR, Lodhi SA, Pathengay A. Role of intravitrealtriamcinolone as an adjuvant in the management ofVogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Indian J Ophthalmol2007; 55: 479-8038. Murthy R, Dawson E, Khan S, Adams G, Lee J.Botulinum toxin in the management of internuclearophthalmoplegia. Journal of AAPOS 2007; 11: 456-939. Murthy R. Unilateral restrictive ophthalmoplegia andenophthalmos associated with an intraorbital tissueband. Journal of AAPOS 2007; 11: 626-740. Murthy R. Inverse Duane’s syndrome followingmyocysticercosis. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008; 56: 89-9041. Murthy R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK, Naik MN,Reddy VP. Systemic metastasis following hyphemadrainage in an unsuspected retinoblastoma. J PediatrOphthalmol Strabismus 2007; 44 : 120-342. Murthy R, Honavar SG, Vemuganti GK, Naik M,Burman S. Isolated giant xanthogranuloma of theorbit. Indian J Ophthalmol 55: 156-843. Naik MN, Honavar SG, Murthy RK, Raizada K, ThomasR. Ethanolamine oleate sclerotherapy versus simple cystaspiration in the management of orbitopalpebral cystassociated with congenital microphthalmos. OphthalPlast Reconstr Surg 2007; 23: 307-1144. Naik MN, Mittal R, Murthy RK, Honavar SG. Preventionof exposure of porous orbital implants followingenucleation. Am J Ophthalmol 2007; 144: 161-245. Naik MN, Honavar SG, Bhaduri A, Linberg JV.Congenital horizontal tarsal kink: a single-centerexperience with 6 cases. Ophthalmology 2007; 114:1564-846. Naik MN, Murthy RK, Honavar SG. Comparison ofvascularization of medpor and medpor-plus orbitalimplant: A prospective randomized study. OphthalPlast Reconstr Surg 2007; 23: 463-747. Naik MN, Kelapure A, Rath S, Honavar SG. Managementof canalicular lacerations: epidemio-logical aspects andexperience with Mini-Monoka monocanalicular stent.Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145: 375-8048. Narayanan R, Butani V, Boyer DS, Atilano SR, ResendeGP, Kim DS, Chakrabarti S, Kuppermann BD, Khatibi N,Chwa M, Nesburn AB, Kenney MC. Complement FactorH polymorphism in age related macular degeneration.Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 1327-3149. Parikh RS, Parikh SR, Sekhar GC, Prabakaran S, BabuJG, Thomas R. Normal age-related decay of retinalnerve fiber layer thickness. Ophthalmology 2007; 114:921-650. Parikh R, Mathai A, Parikh S, Chandra Sekhar G,Thomas R. Understanding and using sensitivity,specificity and predictive values. Indian J Ophthalmol2008; 56: 45-5051. Polisetty N, Fatima A, Madhira SL, Sangwan VS,Vemuganti GK. Mesenchymal cells from limbal stromaof human eye. Mol Vis 2008; 14: 431-4252. Ponnam SP, Ramesha K, Tejwani S, Ramamurthy B,Kannabiran C. Mutation of the gap junction proteinalpha 8 (GJA8) gene causes autosomal recessivecataract. J Med Genet 2007; 44: e8553. Raizada K, Honavar SG, Murthy R, Naik MN, RaizadaD. Enucleation and orbital implants: Current practicesand recent trends. International Journal of Anaplastology2007; 1: 30-654. Raizada K, Shome D, Honavar SG. Management of anirradiated anophthalmic socket following dermis-fatgraft rejection: A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008;56: 147-855. Raju B, Bali T, Thiagarajan G, Rao V, Das T, Sharma S.Physicochemical properties and antibacterial activityof the precipitate of vancomycin and ceftazidime:Implications in the management of endophthalmitis.Retina 2008; 28: 320-5| Efficiency89

Annual Activity Report 2007-200856. Ramamurthy BS, Sachdeva V, Mandal AK, VemugantiGK, Garg P, Sangwan VS. Coexistent congenitalhereditary endothelial dystrophy and congenitalglaucoma. Cornea 2007; 26: 647-957. Sangwan VS, Burman S, Tejwani S, Mahesh SP, MurthyR. Amniotic membrane transplantation: A review ofcurrent indications in the management of ophthalmicdisorders. Ind J Ophthalmol 2007; 55: 251-6058. Shome D, Honavar SG, Reddy VA, Vemuganti GK.Orbital embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in associationwith Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Ophthal Plast ReconstrSurg 2007; 23: 147-859. Shome D, Honavar SG, Gupta P, Vemuganti GK,Reddy PV. Metastasis to the eye and orbit from renalcell carcinoma-a report of three cases and review ofliterature. Surv Ophthalmol 2007; 52: 213-2360. Shome D, Toshniwal S, Jain V, Natarajan S, VemugantiGK. Isolated upper eyelid retraction: A sign of idiopathicinflammatory orbital disease. Ophthal Plast ReconstrSurg 2008; 24: 58-6061. Singh TH, Pathengay A, Das T, Sharma S. Enterobacterendophthalmitis: treatment with intravitrealtazobactam-piperacillin. Indian J Ophthalmol 2007; 55:482-362. Srinivas M, Keeffe J, Khanna R, Rao GN. Rapidassessment methods in eye care and their use inassessing refractive errors. J Comm Eye Health 2007; 20:95-97, Indian supplement63. Sultana A, Garg P, Ramamurthy B, Vemuganti GK,Kannabiran C. Mutational spectrum of the SLC4A11gene in autosomal recessive congenital hereditaryendothelial dystrophy. Mol Vis 2007; 13:1327-3264. Sweeney DF, Vannas A, Hughes TC, Evans MD, McLeanKM, Xie RZ, Pravin VK, Prakasam RK. Synthetic cornealinlays. Clin Exp Optom 2008; 91: 56-6665. Taneja N, Mathai A. Optical coherence tomography inpatients with decreased visual acuity after successfulsurgery for proliferative vitreoretinopathy. ArchivesOphthalmol 2007; 125: 85566. Thomas R, Sekhar GC, Parikh R. Primary angle closureglaucoma: a developing world perspective. ClinExperiment Ophthalmol 2007; 35: 374-867. Thomas R, Chakrabarti S, Parikh RS. Update onglaucoma in India. Ophthalmology International 2007:63-968. Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Katz J, Thulasiraj RD, ColesC, Sheeladevi S, Prakash K. Newborn vitamin A dosingreduces case fatality but not incidence of commonchildhood morbidities in south India. J Nutr 2007; 137:2470-469. Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Katz J, Thulasiraj RD, ColesC, Sheeladevi S, Prakash K. Maternal night blindnessduring pregnancy is associated with low birth weight,morbidity and poor growth in south India. J Nutr 2008;138: 787-9270. Vemuganti GK, Kannabiran C. Gene expressionsignatures in stem cells – lessons for therapy.International Journal of Human Genetics 2007; 7: 83-971. Vemuganti GK, Sangwan VS, Rao GN. The promiseof stem cell therapy for eye disorders. Clin Exp Optom2007; 90: 315-672. Vilas K, Krishnaiah S, Shamanna BR, Thomas R, RaoGN. Barriers to accessing eye care services amongvisually impaired populations in rural Andhra Pradesh,south India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2007; 55: 365-7190 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchPresentationsIn addition to the following, our faculty participated in otherinternational/national scientific and non-scientific forums during the yearD BalasubramanianInternationalPresidentMeeting of various National Academies of Sciences andInternational Human Rights Group, Indian Academy of Science,Colombo, Sri Lanka. April 4-5, 2007Meeting of postgraduate committee of Vision CRC, UNSWSchool of Optometry, Sydney, Australia. April 9-14, 2007Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)annual meeting and meeting at National Eye Institute, FortLauderdale, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. May 6-15, 2007Secretary GeneralThird World Academy of Sciences Officers Meeting, Trieste,Italy. May 16-20, 2007PanelistMeeting with research group of Dr Makato Tamai in the area ofgene delivery in retinitis pigmentosa, Sendai, Japan.June 5, 2007Panel discussion and networking in the region in the area ofstem cells, ‘Nature’ magazine, Tokyo, Japan. June 6, 2007President, Indian Academy of SciencesLaunching ceremony of ‘Mauritius Academy of Science andTechnology’ (MAST), Mauritius. July 20-21, 2007Secretary GeneralMeeting of Third World Academy of Sciences ExecutiveCommittee, The College de France, Paris. September 5-6, 2007Guest lectureUniversity of Delaware, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,MD, USA. October 11-14, 2007Invited speakerSeminar, University of Medicine and Dentists at New Jersey,New Brunswick, NJ, USA. October 15, 2007Seminar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.October 16, 2007Co-ChairNational Institutes of Health (NIH) and Association for Researchin Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting of the US-IndiaEye Research Joint Working Group, Bethesda, MD, USA.October 17-19, 2007Secretary General18th General meeting, Third World Academy of Sciences,Trieste, Italy. November 11-14, 2007Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy.January 25-26, 2008Member, IBSPUNESCO, International Basic Sciences Program meeting, Paris.March 17-18, 2008MemberPost Graduate Committee meeting, Vision CRC, Sydney,Australia. March 24-28, 2008NationalChairmanTask Force Meeting, Department of Biotechnology (DBT),Government of India, New Delhi. April 17-18, 2007Executive Committee meeting, Society of Biological Chemistsof India, Bangalore. April 21, 2007MemberGoverning Council Meeting of CMC - DBT for Stem Cell Researchat DBT, New Delhi. May 21, 2007Member, Scientific Advisory CommitteeScientific Advisory Committee Meeting, Advanced Centre forTreatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), TataMemorial Centre, Mumbai. May 30, 2007ChairmanProgress meeting of the NMITLI Project on the Eye InfectionChip, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Bangalore.June 11, 2007Research Advisory Committee meeting, Manovikas BiomedicalResearch & Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, Kolkata.July 5, 2007President18th Mid-year meeting, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.July 13-14, 2007Chairman2nd meeting of Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research& Training of Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.July 18, 2007MemberResearch Area Panels Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting,Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD),Hyderabad. July 24-25, 200716th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Chairman39th Research Council Meeting, National Chemical Laboratory,Pune. July 31 – August 1, 2007Task Force Meeting on Stem Cell Research and RegenerativeMedicine, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,New Delhi. August 13-14, 2007MemberResearch Advisory Committee Meeting, Blue Peter ResearchCentre, Hyderabad. August 16, 2007Invited speakerInternational Symposium on Trends in Human Genetics,Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Puri.August 20-22, 20075th Training program, Department of Science & Technology,National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.August 23, 2007XLV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision(ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007| Efficiency91

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Special lecture, Indian Institute of Science Education &Research, Pune. August 28-29, 2007International Symposium on ‘Light and Life’, University ofHyderabad, Hyderabad. August 31, 2007Co-ChairmanMeeting of the Joint Working Group, US-India CollaborativeProgram on Eye Research between National Institutes of Health(USA) and Department of Biotechnology (India), Governmentof India, New Delhi. September 10, 2007Invited speakerV G Kulkarni Memorial Lecture, National Conference onScience Education, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.September 13, 2007Task Force Meeting on Human Genetics and Genome Analysis,Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, NewDelhi. September 17, 2007V Lakshmi Narayana Centenary Oration Lecture, CentenaryOration Lecture, Birla Institute of Technology and Science,Pilani. September 18, 2007Chairman18th Life Science Research Board Meeting, Defence Researchand Development Organization, New Delhi.September 19, 2007Attended58th International Astronautical Congress 2007, IndianAstronautical Association (IAA), Hyderabad.September 24, 2007MemberStanding Committee meeting of Emeritus Scientists andone-time grant research committee at Human ResourceDevelopment Group, Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch, New Delhi. October 6, 2007President73rd Annual meeting, Indian Academy of Sciences,Thiruvananthapuram. November 1-4, 2007Plenary LectureSociety of Biological Chemists India, Tirupati.November 25-27, 2007Member, Research Advisory CommitteeInstitutional Biosafety Committee meeting, Blue Peter ResearchCentre, Charlapalli, Hyderabad. November 30, 2007PresidentCouncil meeting, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.December 1-2, 2007Chairman7th Meeting of Task Force on Stem Cell Research andRegenerative Medicine, Department of Biotechnology,Government of India, New Delhi. December 4-5, 2007Member6th Program Advisory Committee Meeting, Centre for Excellencein Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,New Delhi. December 10, 2007Session ChairIndo-French conference on RNAi in Genome Control, Centrefor Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad.December 14, 2007Guest of HonorInvestiture Ceremony of Biju Patnaik Award, Orissa BigyanAcademy, Science and Technology Department, Governmentof Orissa, Bhubaneswar. December 15, 2007Session ChairInternational conference on Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery,University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. December 21, 2007Plenary lecture95th session of Indian Science Congress, Andhra University,Visakhapatnam. January 7, 2008Invited speakerMeeting of the Action Plan – XI Plan policies and strategies,University Grants Commission, New Delhi. January 15, 2008Chairman – Evaluation CommitteeDST Evaluation Committee meeting for selecting agencies/NGOs/State S & T Councils, Centre for Cellular and MolecularBiology, Hyderabad. January 17, 2008ChairmanNational Advisory Group meeting, Asia ARVO 2009, Bangalore.February 2, 2008Chair the SessionBio Asia 2008 – The Global Bio Business Forum, Hyderabad.February 7, 2008ChairmanLife Science Research Board – DRDO, XIX meeting of LSRB, NewDelhi. February 19, 2008Board memberMeeting, Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad. March 4, 2008ChairmanNew Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative(NMITLI) meeting, Bangalore. March 11, 2008Valedictory address‘Year of Planet Earth’, National seminar on ‘Living organismsin Changing Environment on Artificial life’, Centre for PlantMolecular Biology, Osmania University, Hyderabad.March 15, 2008ChairmanNational Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Research Foundationmeeting, Pune. March 20, 2008Soumyava BasuNationalFree paper presentationEastern India Zonal Ophthalmic Congress, Dhanbad, Bihar.November 3-4, 2007Free paper presentation/ FacultyXII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. December 7-9, 2007Free paper presentationOrissa State Ophthalmological Society, Paradip, Orissa.December 15-16, 2007Padhmavathi BhashyaranganNationalFacultyNational workshop, Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Researchand Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad.April 7, 200717th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 27-29, 200718th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 28-30, 200792 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchS BhattacharyaNationalInvited speaker/ Poster presentation16th Annual Meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, L V PrasadEye Institute, Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Poster presentationEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Subhabrata ChakrabartiInternationalInvited speaker/Co-Chairman, Poster committee/PosterpresentationWorld Glaucoma Congress, Singapore. July 18-21, 2007Instruction course, ‘Glaucoma in Asia’ symposium, WorldGlaucoma Congress, Singapore. July 18-21, 2007Invited speakerHamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California, San Diego,USA. March 18, 2008Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, USA.March 20, 2008Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles,USA. March 21, 2008NationalPlenary lectureNational seminar, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute ofResearch for Social Action, Hyderabad. October 26-28, 2007Organizer/SpeakerFirst strategic meeting of Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund,Hyderabad. October 29-31, 2007Invited speakerAnnual conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics,Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. February 11-13, 2008ParticipantFace to Face – Young Scientists meeting with Minister ofScience & Technology, Indian National Science Academy, NewDelhi. March 15, 2008Beula ChristyNationalFaculty17th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 27-29, 2007Eye to Eye 2007, An Interaction with the Friends of LVPEI, LVPEI,Hyderabad. June 24, 200718th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 28-30, 2007Guest lectureFamily Training program on Sensory Impairment, NationalInstitute for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad.November 17, 2007Faculty‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Invited analystCBR evaluation, Pune school for the Blind and Aged, Pune.December 20-22, 2007Taraprasad DasInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.May 6-10, 2007Instructor/Poster presentationInstruction Course on Cluster endophthalmitis, AmericanAcademy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, New Orleans,Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalInvited speakerSilver Jubilee celebration and CME program, PondicherryOphthalmologists Association, Pondicherry. April 8, 2007CME program, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. April 14, 2007CME program, Aravinda Vitreoretinal Institute, Vijayawada.May 27, 2007Midterm meeting, All Assam Ophthalmology Society, Guwahati.July 15, 2007AMD workshop, 2nd Indian AMD Congress, NOVARTISPharmaceuticals, Goa. August 18-19, 2007XLV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision(ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007Nethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Faculty‘Paradigm shift in management of age related maculardegeneration and current management of post-operativeendophthalmitis’, XII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.December 7-9, 2007Advanced Vitreoretinal Techniques & Technology, Ahmedabad.December 22-23, 2007Invited speaker/Free paper presentationNational Symposium on Vitreous Retina by Vitreo Retinal Societyof India and Special program on Diabetes 2020, EYEINFO 2008– 66th annual conference of All India Ophthalmological Society,Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008S Sheela DeviNationalInvited facultyTraining program for primary health doctors and NGOs ondiabetes awareness at Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.August 31, 2007Poster presentationEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008FacultyNGOs training program, World Diabetes Foundation project,Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh. March 6, 2008Primary health center medical practitioners training program,World Diabetes Foundation project, Markapuram, AndhraPradesh. March 25, 2008| Efficiency93

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Merle FernandesInternationalInvited speaker/Chief instructorXXV Congress of European Society of Cataract & RefractiveSurgeons, Stockholm, Sweden. September 8-12, 2007Video presentationAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalInvited speakerEyedu 2007, Eyedu Foundation, Hyderabad. July 27-28, 2007Eye banking and cornea meeting, Mohsin Eye Bank,Visakhapatnam. August 26, 2007Eye banking and cornea meeting, Jorhat OphthalmicAssociation, Jorhat. September 1, 2007Organising secretary/FacultyCataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 2007Faculty/Session moderator‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Invited speakerCME on Medical Emergencies, Eastern Naval Command,Visakhapatnam. December 29-30, 2007Vidharbha Ophthalmic Society meeting, Nagpur.March 30, 2008Prashant GargInternationalInvited participantMeeting of postgraduate committee of Vision CRC, UNSWSchool of Optometry, Sydney, Australia. April 9-14, 2007Invited speakerAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalInvited speakerLogical approach to diagnosis and management of microbialkeratitis, Guwahati Ophthalmology Society meeting, Guwahati.April 29, 2007Invited participantEye Banking Medical Standards Workshop, Eye Bank Associationof India – Government of India – and ORBIS InternationalProgram, New Delhi. December 29-30, 2007Usha GopinathanInternationalInvited facultyInternational Eye Bank Symposium, Sandhani National EyeDonation Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 20-21, 2007Community Eye Health Program, The London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, London. October 24-26, 2007Asia Cornea Society Scientific Meeting, Shangri-La’s RasaSentosa, Singapore. March 13-14, 2008NationalInvited facultyDC-10 Program, ORBIS International, Mumbai. India.April 1, 2007Co-Chairperson/FacultyNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Invited speakerEye Banking Medical Standards Workshop, Eye Bank Associationof India–Government of India–ORBIS Program, New Delhi.December 29-30, 2007ChairpersonEye Bank Association of India (EBAI) session, EYEINFO 2008 –66th annual conference of All India Ophthalmological Society,Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Invited facultyWorkshop for Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and EyeBanks of India, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.February 20, 2008Vijaya K GothwalNationalFaculty17th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 27-29, 200718th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 28-30, 2007‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Invited facultyWorkshop, Centre for Research and Education (CREED), ICARE– LVPEI, Hyderabad. January 4-5, 2008Roshmi GuptaInternationalVideo presentationAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007Faculty/Paper presentationCutting Edge 2007, Joint meeting of Oculoplastics Associationof India (OPAI) and Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Hyderabad.December 14-16, 2007NationalDiscussantCataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 2007Faculty‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Symposium on radio frequency in oculoplasty, LVPEI andEllman International, Hyderabad. December 12, 2007Invited speakerRegional Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam. December 27, 2007Session moderator/Paper discussantEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All IndiaOphthalmological Society, Bangalore. January 31 –February 3, 2008Invited speakerOculoplasty Update, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association,Hyderabad. March 16, 200894 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchSantosh G HonavarInternationalAnnual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,New Orleans, USA. November 2007Invited faculty/ChairmanCutting Edge 2007, Joint meeting of Oculoplastics Associationof India (OPAI) and Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Hyderabad.December 14-16, 2007NationalInvited facultyDelhi Ophthalmic Association meeting. April 2007Ophthalmic Society of West Bengal meeting. May 2007Indian Intraocular Implant Refractive Society (IIIRS) meeting,Chennai. July 2007Symposium on Ocular Trauma, Nethra Darshan 2007, 31stAnnual meeting of Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological Societyand 2nd meeting of Ophthalmological Association of SouthIndian States, Tirupati. September 28-30, 2007Bombay Ophthalmlogists Association, Mumbai.September 29-30, 2007Pediatric Ophthalmology Symposium, Ganapati Nethralaya,Jalna. October 2007Gujarat Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Mehsana.October 2007Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Sholapur.October 2007Alpavriksha – Post Graduate Ophthalmology Program, Chennai.October 2007Pediatric Ophthalmology Symposium, Bhubaneswar.October 2007Kerala Ophthalmological Society Meeting, Palakkad.November 2007Karnataka Ophthalmological Society meeting, Bangalore.November 3-4, 2007All Assam Ophthalmic Society meeting. December 2007Meeting of the Karnataka Ophthalmological Society, Belgaum.January 2008Invited faculty/ChairmanEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Invited facultyInternational Cancer Meeting, Hyderabad. February 9-10, 2008Invited faculty/ChairmanOculoplasty Update, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association,Hyderabad. March 16, 2008Nazimul HussainNationalGuest lecturePoona Ophthalmological Society, Pune. April 29, 2007Invited facultyAMD workshop, 2nd Indian AMD Congress, NOVARTISPharmaceuticals, Goa. August 18-19, 2007XVI Annual Conference of Vitreo-Retinal Society of India,Mussoorie. September 20-23, 2007Focus 2007: EYELUX Bombay Ophthalmological Society,Mumbai. September 29-30, 2007Subhadra JalaliInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Maryland, USA.May 5-9, 2007Invited facultyHands-on course on Visual Electrophysiology, pre 45th ISCEVAnnual symposium training program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.August 24-25, 2007Organizing Chairperson/Invited speaker/Poster presentationXLV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision(ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007Invited speaker44th Annual Conference of Pakistan Ophthalmological Societyand 4th Annual Symposium of Khyber OphthalmologicalSociety, Peshawar. March 8-11, 2008NationalInvited speakerAnnual meeting, Delhi Ophthalmological Society, New Delhi.April 1-4, 2007National Workshop by Pediatricians on ventilation of newborns,Hyderabad. April 7, 200726th CME for postgraduates, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital,Hyderabad. July 28, 2007CME on Emergency Care in Trauma, Military Hospital,Secunderabad. August 11-12, 2007Invited speaker/Co-ConvenorSymposium on Ocular Trauma, Nethra Darshan 2007, 31stAnnual meeting of Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological Societyand 2nd meeting of Ophthalmological Association of SouthIndian States, Tirupati. September 28-30, 2007Invited speaker12th R K Seth Memorial Symposium on Pediatric Ophthalmology,Venu Eye Institute, New Delhi. October 2, 2007APNEOCON2007, Annual conference of AP Neonatologists,Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. October 7, 2007FacultyNational symposium on ‘Vision for Children’, The NationalProgramme for the Control of Blindness (NPCB), Governmentof India, and VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – India, LVPEI,Bhubaneswar. October 10, 2007Convenor/ FacultyFollow-up workshop on Retinopathy of Prematurity, sponsoredby Sight Savers International (UK), LVPEI, Hyderabad.November 30, 2007Faculty/Convenor of sessionEye on the Future, Symposium on ‘Eye Health and Eye disordersof Children’ LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 1-2, 2007Invited speakerROP Update, Shroff Eye Charitable Hospital, New Delhi.January 12, 2008National Symposium on VitreoRetinal Diseases; Instructioncourse on ROP, EYEINFO 2008 – 66th annual conference ofAll India Ophthalmological Society, Bangalore. January 31– February 3, 2008| Efficiency95

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Korani JyothiNationalFacultyTribal Eye Health projects coordinators workshop, ICARE –LVPEI, Kubeer, Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh.March 28, 2008Chitra KannabiranInternationalInvited speakerXLV Annual Meeting of the International Society for ClinicalElectrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI,Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007Seminar at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.November 7, 2007Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.November 9, 2007Seminar at Tulane University Health Sciences Center, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 12, 2007Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy, American Academy ofOphthalmology annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.November 10-13, 2007NationalOrganizer16th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Invited participantInternational Symposium on Trends in Human Genetics,Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Puri.August 20-22, 2007PresentationMeeting of Task Force on Human Genetics and Genomics,Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, NewDelhi. September 18, 2007ParticipantMeeting of Core Group of Eye Genetic Analysis Consortium ofIndia (EGACI), LVPEI, Hyderabad. September 24, 2007CoordinatorPanel on Impact of Healthcare Technologies on Women, 2ndNational Bioethics Conference, National Institute of MentalHealth and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore.December 6-8, 2007FacultyFirst Champalimaud Seminar, LVPEI, Hyderabad.January 30, 2008Plenary session, Annual meeting of Indian Society of HumanGenetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.February 11-13, 2008Inderjeet KaurNationalPaper presentationXVI Annual Conference of Vitreo-Retinal Society of India,Mussoorie. September 20-23, 2007Poster presentationInternational symposium on ‘Dissecting the Role of Genesand Environment in Complex Diseases’, Centre for Cellular andMolecular Biology, Hyderabad. December 6-8, 2007Paper presentationAnnual conference, Indian Society of Human Genetics, AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatnam. February 11-13, 2008Ramesh KekunnayaInternationalVolunteer facultyORBIS Flying Eye Hospital Program, Da Nang, Vietnam.March 17 – April 8, 2008NationalInvited speakerCME on Pediatric Ophthalmology, Hyderabad OphthalmologyAssociation, Hyderabad. September 2, 2007CME on Strabismus, Orissa State Ophthalmologists Society,Chilika, Orissa. September 9, 2007Invited facultyNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Organizing secretary/Faculty‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007FacultyORBIS-LVPEI Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and TrainingCentre (POLTC) hospital based program on pediatricophthalmology, ORBIS International - LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 3-7, 2007Free paper presentationSynergy, Strabismus Society of India 25th annual meeting,Chennai. December 8-9, 2007DiscussantFree paper session, EYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conferenceof All India Ophthalmological Society, Bangalore. January 31– February 3, 2008Invited faculty‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Rohit KhannaInternationalParticipatedPlanning workshop on development of first NGO hospitalin Jiangxi Province in China; assessment of Fred HollowsFoundation work in China and recommendations for futurestrategy, The Fred Hollows Foundation, China.April 14-22, 2007Collaboration meeting between Tianjin Eye Hospital and LVPEI,Tianjin, China. April 14-22, 2007Invited speakerMeeting on 5-year National Strategic Plan for Prevention ofBlindness Prevention in Rwanda, Right to Sight, Kigali, Rwanda.March 10-12, 2008NationalPoster presentation16th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Invited speakerCME program for postgraduate students, Sarojini Devi EyeHospital, Hyderabad. September 7, 2007Faculty/PresentationsCataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 200796 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchFree paper/Poster presentations‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Keynote speakerChildhood blindness awareness workshop, Bellary DistrictChamber of Commerce and Industry, Bellary, Karnataka.December 9, 2007Organiser/Invited speaker5th LVPEI Satellite and Partners meet, ICARE – LVPEI, Kismatpur,Hyderabad. December 22, 2007Poster presentationsEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Invited speakerOperation Eyesight Universal Partners’ Workshop, OperationEyesight Universal, Kochi. February 15-16, 2008Pravin V KrishnaInternationalPaper presentationsXIV meeting, International Society for Contact Lens Research,Whistler, BC, Canada. August 12-17, 2007Invited speakerBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA.January 25, 2008NationalInvited facultyCornea meeting, Baroda Ophthalmology Association, Baroda.June 2-3, 2007Presentations/Co-instructorEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008S KrishnaiahNationalParticipantIndian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) Conference, ManipalUniversity, Manipal. November 29 – December 3, 2007Meena LakshmipathyNationalFacultyCataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 2007Ajit Babu MajjiInternationalFree paper presentationSecond surgical intervention for endophthalmitis after initialvitrectomy or vitreous biopsy, 7th Euretina Congress, MonteCarlo, Italy. May 17-20, 2007NationalKeynote addressChanging paradigms in the management of retinal detachment,Delhi Ophthalmic Society, New Delhi. April 7-8, 2007Invited speakerJaipur Ophthalmic Society meeting, Jaipur. July 15, 2007AMD workshop, 2nd Indian AMD Congress, NOVARTISPharmaceuticals, Goa. August 18-19, 2007National Symposium on diabetic retinopathy, Kochi.September 8-9, 2007Organiser/Invited SpeakerXVI Annual Conference of Vitreo-Retinal Society of India,Mussoorie. September 20-23, 2007InstructorNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Invited facultyFocus 2007: EYELUX Bombay Ophthalmological Society,Mumbai. September 29-30, 2007Invited speakerGujarat Ophthalmic Society meeting, Mehsana.October 13-14, 2007Karnataka Ophthalmic Society Meeting, Bangalore.November 3-4, 2007External examinerFellowship examinations in Vitreous and Retina, Rajiv GandhiHealth University, Bangalore. January 17, 2008Co-instructor/Free paper/Session co-chairman/Session convenorEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008FRCS host examinerL V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. February 11-14, 2008Guest faculty‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Anil K MandalInternationalChairperson of a symposium/Invited faculty/Poster presentationWorld Glaucoma Congress, The Association of InternationalGlaucoma Societies, Singapore. July 18-21, 2007Invited speakerTulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.November 9, 2007Senior instructor, Poster & video presentationAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalColloquium lectureSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics Center, Kolkata. May 8, 2007Invited speakerBose Institute, Kolkata. May 11, 2007Invited facultySymposium on glaucoma, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Society,Hyderabad. June 10, 200716th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007FacultyNational symposium on ‘Vision for Children’, The NationalProgramme for the Control of Blindness (NPCB), Governmentof India, and VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – India Forum,LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. October 10, 2007| Efficiency97

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Invited speakerGlaucoma Symposium, Lions Club of Hyderabad, SadhuramEye Hospital, Hyderabad. November 4, 2007Major S C Dutta Memorial Oration, XXXVIII annual conference,Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal, Malda.November 24-25, 2007Invited facultyEye on the Future, Symposium on ‘Eye Health and Eye disordersof Children’ LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 1-2, 2007Glaucoma Communique 2007, XVII annual conference,Glaucoma Society of India, Kolkata. December 7-9, 2007Faculty/Instructor/Free paper presentationEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Faculty/Video presentationGlaucoma Update, L V Prasad Eye Institute in satellite connectionwith LVPEI Bhubaneshwar and LVPEI, GMR Varalakshmi Campus,Visakhapatnam. March 8-9, 2008Invited faculty/Keynote address‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Manjula MarellaNationalFaculty17th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 27-29, 200718th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 28-30, 2007Srinivas MarmamulaNationalPoster Presentation16th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Invited speaker33rd All India Optometry conference, Goa. October 3-5, 2007ObserverTele-ophthalmology and their primary eye care facility, SankaraNethralaya, Chennai & Aravind Eye Care Hospitals, Madurai.November 14-17, 2007Annie MathaiInternationalPoster presentationAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007Invited speakerSymposium on Diabetic Retinopathy screening, ORBIS China,Shanghai, China. February 14-15, 2008NationalFree paper presentationXVI Annual Conference of Vitreo Retinal Society of India,Mussoorie. September 20-22, 2007Invited facultyUveitis Society of India annual meeting, Guwahati.December 1-2, 2007Hema MohanNationalFaculty17th Low Vision Awareness Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 27 – 29, 2007Ramesh MurthyInternationalPoster presentationXLV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision(ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007Coordinator/ConvenorLive surgery and Pediatric Oculoplasty, Cutting Edge 2007,Joint meeting of Oculoplastics Association of India (OPAI) andAsia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery (APSOPRS), Hyderabad. December 14-16, 2007Chairperson/Invited speakerInternational symposium on retinoblastoma and pediatricophthalmic tumours, National University Hospital, Singapore.December 21-22, 2007NationalInvited speakerPediatric lacrimal disorders and live surgery. CombinedENT-Ophthalmology DCR workshop, Srikiran Institute ofOphthalmology, Kakinada. April 1, 2007Eye to Eye 2007, An Interaction with the Friends of LVPEI, LVPEI,Hyderabad. June 24, 2007Dr S S Prasad Endowment Lecture, Hyderabad OphthalmologistsAssociation, Hyderabad. July 21, 2007Invited speakerNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Karnataka Ophthalmological Society meeting, Bangalore.November 3-4, 2007FacultyEye on the Future, Symposium on ‘Eye Health and Eye disordersof Children’ LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 1-2, 2007Chief organiser/FacultyORBIS-LVPEI Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and TrainingCentre (POLTC) hospital based program on pediatricophthalmology, ORBIS International – LVPEI, HyderabadDecember 3-7, 2007Invited speakerSynergy, Strabismus Society of India 25th annual meeting,Chennai. December 8-9, 2007FacultySymposium on radio frequency in oculoplasty, LVPEI andEllman International, Hyderabad. December 12, 2007Guest lectureMinto Government Hospital, Bangalore. December 24, 2007Invited speaker/Instructor/Paper presentationEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 200898 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchInvited speaker/ModeratorOculoplasty Update, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association,Hyderabad. March 16, 2008Invited speaker‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Somasheila MurthyInternationalGuest facultyORBIS hospital based training program, Awassaa, Ethiopia.April 28 – May 6, 2007ParticipatedInvestigators’ meeting for LUX BIO Sciences LUCIDA study: LX201-01 and LX 2020-02, LUX BIO Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany.May 15-16, 2007Volunteer facultyManual small incision cataract surgery, ORBIS training program,Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania. September 10-15, 2007Invited speaker/FacultyAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalFacultyInvestigators’ meeting for the LUX BIO Sciences LUMINATESTUDY: LX 211-01, 02, 03, LUX BIO Sciences, Hyderabad.June 16-17, 2007Chief instructorInstruction course on Uvea, Nethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annualmeeting of Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological Society and2nd meeting of Ophthalmological Association of South IndianStates, Tirupati. September 28-30, 2007Invited speaker/Chairperson for session/Judge for postersUveitis Society of India annual meeting, Guwahati.December 1-2, 2007Faculty39th Indian Contact Lens Education Program, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 6, 2007Organizer/Faculty2nd annual meeting of Indian Association of OphthalmicPathology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 15, 2007Instructor/Free paper/DiscussantEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008ParticipantGlobal Trends in Clinical Research, Institute of Clinical ResearchIndia, Mumbai. March 14-15, 2008Invited speaker‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Milind N NaikInternationalInvited faculty18th anniversary of international Singapore National EyeCentre, Singapore. March 14-17, 2008Cutting Edge 2007, Joint meeting of Oculoplastics Associationof India (OPAI) and Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Hyderabad.December 14-16, 2007NationalInvited facultyAnnual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India(APSI), Command Hospital, Pune, December 1, 2007EYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008International Oculoplasty Update, Rajan Eye Care Hospital,Chennai. March 1-2, 2008‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Raja NarayananInternationalInvited speakerXLV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision(ISCEV) Symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad. August 25-29, 2007Poster presentationsAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, California, USA.December 1-5, 2007NationalInstructorNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Rajul ParikhInternationalInvited speaker/ModeratorWorld Glaucoma Congress, The Association of InternationalGlaucoma Societies, Singapore. July 18-21, 2007NationalInvited speakerGlaucoma meet, Vizag Ophthalmology Association,Visakhapatnam. April 22, 2007Symposium on glaucoma, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Society,Hyderabad. June 10, 2007‘Glaucoma meet’, Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association,Hyderabad. July 10, 2007Invited speaker/poster presentationGlaucoma Symposium, Aurangabad Ophthalmic Society,Aurangabad. August 19, 2007Avinash PathengayInternationalInvited speaker/Paper & Poster presentationIX International Ocular and Inflammation Society, Paris, France.September 17-20, 2007Member8th International Advanced Vitreo Retinal Surgery Course,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. January 11-13, 2008NationalFacultyCataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 2007XII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. December 7-9, 2007| Efficiency99

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Giridhar PydaNationalPoster presentation‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007CoordinatorORBIS-LVPEI Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and TrainingCentre (POLTC) hospital based program on pediatricophthalmology, ORBIS International - LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 3-7, 2007Usha RamanInternationalFacultyPostgraduate Skills Workshop, Vision CRC, University of NewSouth Wales, Sydney, Australia. March 25 – April 4, 2008NationalDiscussantPanel on Health Communication, CMS Symbols Symposiaon Communication for Social Development, University ofHyderabad. November 1-3, 2007PanelistConference on Academic Publishing in English, English andForeign Languages University, Hyderabad. December 4, 2007Panelist/Paper presenter2nd National Bioethics Conference, National Institute of MentalHealth and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore.December 6-8, 2007FacultyOperation Eyesight Universal Partners’ Workshop, OperationEyesight Universal, Kochi. February 15-16, 2008PanelistUNESCO Consultation on Model Journalism Curricula forDeveloping Countries, UNESCO and University of Hyderabad,Hyderabad. March 7-9, 2008Invited speakerWorkshop on Aspects of Media, The English and ForeignLanguages University, Hyderabad. March 20, 2008Gullapalli N RaoInternationalParticipatedPlanning workshop on development of first NGO hospitalin Jiangxi Province in China; assessment of Fred HollowsFoundation work in China and recommendations for futurestrategy, The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF), China.April 14-22, 2007Collaboration meetingBetween Tianjin Eye Hospital (a Centre of Excellence) and LVPEI.Areas of collaboration include clinical care, training, exchangeof staff, research and blindness prevention, Tianjin, China.April 14-22, 2007Southern Regional Congress 2007. Spoke on Fungal &Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Current priorities for prevention ofblindness, Melbourne, Australia. May 18-21, 2007Vision Committee of Church of Latter-day Saint Charities.Spoke on LVPEI Infrastructure Model, Latter-day Saint Charities,Salt Lake City, USA. May 22, 2007Keynote speakerFirst African Partners’ Networking Workshop. Spoke onExcellence in Eye Care, Operation Eyesight Universal, Takoradi,Ghana. June 4-8, 2007Invited speaker‘Prevention of Blindness Programmes’, Inauguration of CicendoEye Hospital (first centre to be opened under the Carl Zeiss –IAPB Training Programme), Bandung, Indonesia. July 25, 2007‘Delivery of Eye Care in Developing Countries – Role of Research’,Lecture at University of Udine, Trieste, Italy. October 2, 2007Keynote lecture‘Delivery of Eye Care in Developing Countries – Role ofResearch’, Annual meeting of European Association for Visionand Research, Portoroz, Slovenia. October 3-6, 2007Symposium on Eye Banking, ORBIS International, Dhaka,Bangladesh. October 20-21, 2007Session : Legal Requirements and Technical Standards for EyeBankingTopic : Corneal Transplantation Teams – DevelopmentTopic : Corneal Transplantation Services in BangladeshInvited speakerDebate on ‘What is the Priority, Aid or Development?’,International Forum session, American Academy ofOphthalmology annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.November 10-13, 2007NationalInvited speakerSecond Management Consultation on Health Care in India.Spoke on Eye Care Delivery Model for Developing Countries,Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. June 26, 2007‘VISION 2020 India Chapter – Strategies for addressing CornealBlindness’, Eye Donation Fortnight, Eye Bank Association ofIndia, LVPEI, Hyderabad. July 31, 2007Faculty‘Vision for Children – National Perspective’ National symposiumon ‘Vision for Children’, The National Programme for the Controlof Blindness (NPCB), Government of India, and VISION 2020:The Right to Sight – India Forum, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.October 10, 2007Guest of HonourEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Spoke on: Indian Ophthalmology: Pathways to GlobalLeadershipSession: Academia Ophthalmologica InternationalisSpoke on: Eye Care to the Underserved PopulationsLecture in Honour of Prof P K Khosla, New Delhi.March 9, 2008Spoke on: Diabetic retinopathy: A Model for ControlSuryasnata RathNationalFaculty/Poster presentation‘Eye on the Future’, International symposium on ‘Eye Healthand Eye Disorders of Children’, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 1-2, 2007Instructor/Free paper, video & poster presentationCutting Edge 2007, Joint meeting of Oculoplastics Associationof India (OPAI) and Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Hyderabad.December 14-16, 2007100 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchVarsha RathiNationalInvited speakerEye to Eye 2007, An Interaction with the Friends of LVPEI, LVPEI,Hyderabad. June 24, 200726th CME program, Sarojini Devi Eye Hosptial, Hyderabad.July 16-31, 2007Vidarbha Ophthalmological Society meeting, Akola,Maharashtra. November 3-4, 2007G Ashok Kumar ReddyNationalFree paper presentationMICROCON 2007, 31st National Congress of Indian Associationof Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore. November 16-18, 2007Poster presentationNational Congress of Infectious Disease Society of India (IDSI),Hyderabad. January 24-27, 2008Rajeev K ReddyNationalInvited speakerDr Ravi Kumar Reddy Endowment Lecture, Sarojini Devi EyeHospital, Hyderabad. September 27, 2007Free paper presentationUveitis Society of India annual meeting, Guwahati.December 1-2, 2007Jayanthi SagarNationalPaper presentation16th Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, LVPEI,Hyderabad. July 28-29, 2007Co-ordinator/FacultyTraining program for primary health doctors and NGOs ondiabetes awareness, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.August 31, 2007Project coordinatorRefresher training program, Johnson & Johnson Company andICARE – LVPEI, Hyderabad. February 5, 2008NGOs training program, World Diabetes Foundation project,Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh. March 6, 2008Primary health center medical practitioners training program,World Diabetes Foundation project, Markapuram, AndhraPradesh. March 25, 2008Virender S SangwanInternationalFacultyPostgraduate review week for Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia.April 4, 2007Investigators’ meeting for LUX BIO Sciences LUCIDA study: LX201-01 and LX 2020-02, LUX BIO Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany.May 15-16, 2007Invited speakerAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007Invited faculty/Secretary, Asia Cornea SocietyInaugural Asia Cornea Society Scientific Meeting, Shangri-La’sRasa Sentosa, Singapore. March 11-15, 2008NationalFacultyMeeting of the Pune Ophthalmic Society, National Institute ofOphthalmology, Pune. April 28-29, 2007Investigators’ meeting for the LUX BIO Sciences LUMINATESTUDY: LX 211-01, 02, 03, LUX BIO Sciences, LVPEI, Hyderabad.June 16-17, 2007Invited facultyIntraocular Implant & Refractive Society, Chennai.July 14-15, 2007“Eye banking and State-of-art Keratoplasty”, Visakhapatnam.August 26, 2007Ocular Trauma Society meeting, New Delhi.September 1, 2007Bombay Ophthalmology Association, Mumbai.September 29-30, 2007International Ocular Surface Society meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Pondicherry. October 6-7, 2007Cataract and Cornea Seminar, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.November 3-4, 2007Uveitis Society of India annual meeting, Guwahati.December 1-2, 2007Faculty/Free paper presentationEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Invited facultyBio Asia 2008 – The Global Bio Business Forum, Hyderabad.February 7, 20082nd Founder’s day, Advanced Eye Centre, Chandigarh.March 17-19, 2008‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Vidharbha Ophthalmic Society meeting, Nagpur.March 29, 2008G Chandra SekharInternationalParticipatedAdvisory Board Meetings of Pfizer and Allergan, WorldGlaucoma Congress, The Association of International GlaucomaSocieties, Singapore. July 16-17, 2007Invited speaker‘L V Prasad Eye Institute, 20 years of Eye care with Excellenceand Equity’, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California, USA.September 12, 2007Chairperson, OEU India BoardAnnual Strategic Planning Sessions, Operation EyesightUniversal, Calgary, Canada. September 15-16, 2007AttendedInternational Agency for Prevention of Blindness Council ofMembers meeting, Vancouver, Canada.September 20-21, 2007Invited participantMapping the future of Glaucoma: 2008 Global Glaucoma,Pfizer, Los Angeles, USA. January 24-26, 2008Invited speaker10th meeting of Glaucoma Research Society, Queenstown,New Zealand. February 20-23, 2008| Efficiency101

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008NationalGuest lectureIndian Medical Association, Hyderabad. May 27, 2007Faculty/Video presentationNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Invited speaker/ Panelist‘Role of newer technology in patient management’, Paneldiscussion on Medical management of glaucoma and angleclosure disease, Glaucoma Society of India XVII annual meeting,Kolkata. December 6-9, 2007Chair the session/Invited speakerEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Chair, Board meeting/ParticipantPartners’ Workshop, Operation Eyesight Universal, Kochi.February 15-16, 2008OrganizerFirst Patient Support Group meeting, LVPEI, Hyderabad.March 6, 2008FacultyGlaucoma Update, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam, in satelliteconnection with LVPEI Bhubaneshwar and LVPEI, Hyderabad.March 8-9, 2008ChairpersonAndhra Pradesh State Ophthalmological Society managementcommittee meeting as President of APSOS, Vijayawada.March 16, 2008Invited speaker‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008Sirisha SenthilNationalInvited speakerGlaucoma Symposium, Sadhuram Lions Eye Hospital.November 4, 2007Invited speaker/Video presentationGlaucoma Update, LVPEI, Visakhpatnam. March 8-9, 2008Savitri SharmaInternationalFacultyAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalInvited speakerMeeting of Editors of Biomedical Journals, PD Hinduja Hospital,Mumbai. April 1, 2007Silver Jubilee celebration and CME programs, PondicherryOphthalmologists’ Association, Pondicherry. April 8, 2007Midterm meeting, All Assam Ophthalmology Society, Guwahati.July 15, 2007Moderator/Invited speaker35th Annual conference, Indian Association of Pathologistsand Microbiologists (Orissa chapter), Bhubaneswar.September 8, 2007Convener/Invited speakerNethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Panel discussionMICROCON 2007, 31st National Congress of Indian Associationof Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore. November 16-18, 2007FacultyXII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. December 7-9, 2007Invited speakerCME on ‘Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections InOphthalmic Surgery And Ophthalmology’, Center for Excellence,3M India Limited and Karnataka Ophthalmology Society,United Theological College, Bangalore. March 23, 2008Rishi SwarupInternationalInvited speaker/Instructor/Poster & Video presentationAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007NationalFree paper presentation/Ophthalmic QuizmasterNethra Darshan 2007, 31st annual meeting of Andhra PradeshOphthalmic Society (APOS) and 2nd meeting of OphthalmicAssociation of South Indian States (OASIS), Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Video presentationsEYEINFO 2008, 66th annual conference of All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Bangalore. January 31 – February 3, 2008Invited speaker‘Pan Ophthalmology Live’, 59th annual conference of DelhiOphthalmic Society, New Delhi. March 28-30, 2008PVKS VarmaNationalChairperson/FacultyGlaucoma Update, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 8-9, 2008Geeta K VemugantiInternationalInvited speakerContinuous Medical Education Program, Hospital KualaLumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 11-13, 2007Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.June 12, 2007Indo-Australian workshop at the International Society ofStem Cell Research (ISSCR), Centre for Eye Research Australia,Melbourne, Australia. June 15, 2007Poster presentations5th International Society for Stem Cell Research annualmeeting, Cairns, Australia. June 17, 2007Invited speakerVision CRC, Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia.June 22, 2007Indo-JSPS-CDB Joint Meeting, RIKEN CDB, Kobe, Japan.October 24, 2007Invited facultyAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, NewOrleans, Louisiana, USA. November 10-13, 2007102 Excellence | Equity

Eye Research| EfficiencyInvited speakerNational Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, Washington DC, USA. November 16, 2007NationalInvited speakerDiscussion on draft cGMP document, National Centre forBiological Sciences, Bangalore. July 16, 200711th Program on ‘Role Effectiveness for Professional Women’,Centre for Organizational Development, Hyderabad.July 19, 200726th CME program, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad.July 20, 20076th AP Regional Society of Anatomists Meet – 2007, Departmentof Anatomy, Mamata Medical Collage, Khammam.July 21, 2007Talk on Institution Review Board, cGMP workshop, LVPEI,Hyderabad. August 19, 200725th Annual Conference, Indian Association of Pathologists andMicrobiologists, Department of Pathology, Kakatiya MedicalCollege, Warangal. September 8, 2007Nethra Darshan 2007, 31st Annual meeting of AndhraPradesh Ophthalmological Society and 2nd meeting ofOphthalmological Association of South Indian States, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007National seminar on Stem Cells, Department of Science andTechnology, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur.October 11, 2007Advanced training in genetic diagnosis and counseling,Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad. October 16, 2007Conference on stem cell tissue engineering and regenerativemedicine, Frontier Lifeline & Dr K M Cherian Heart Foundation,Chennai. December 2, 2007Keynote speaker2nd Annual day, Helen Keller Research Centre, Loyola College,Chennai. December 2, 2007Invited speaker/Faculty & coordinator for workshop2nd National Bioethics Conference, National Institute of MentalHealth and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore.December 6, 2007Invited speakerNational symposium on Current Trends in Stem Cell Biology,The Society for Biotechnologists (India) annual meeting,Thiruvananthapuram. December 16, 2007Ethics Workshop, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.December 29, 2007‘Advanced Training in Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling’,2nd Hands-on program, Institute of Genetics and Hospital forGenetic Diseases, Osmania University, Hyderabad.January 24, 2008First Prof S J Nagalotimath Memorial CME, 13th InternationalCME in Pathology, Indian College of Pathologists and KarnatakaCollege – Indian Association of Pathologists Meet, Bangalore.January 27, 2008Instruction course on ‘Ophthalmic Pathology for the Clinician’and Retinoblastoma, EYEINFO 2008 – 66th annual conferenceof All India Ophthalmological Society, Bangalore. January 31– February 3, 2008Bio Asia 2008 – The Global Bio Business Forum, Hyderabad.February 7, 2008Invited participantProteomics Meeting, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology,Hyderabad. February 17-18, 2008Invited speakerAsian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.February 21, 2008Sri Sai Dental College, Vikarabad. February 22, 2008Showcasing Science by Indian Women Scientist, Taskforce forWomen in Science, Department of Science and Technology,Government of India, New Delhi. March 8, 2008Kovai VilasInternationalInvited speakerStrategic planning on replication of Vision Centre concept,International Center for EyeCare Education, Vision CRC, Sydney,Australia. April 23, 2007Resource PersonVision Centre Program Management in Asia Pacific Regionand Sri Lanka, meetings with International Center for EyeCareEducation, Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia. March 29-30, 2008NationalOrganizer/FacultyContinuing Education Workshop for vision technicians, ICARE– LVPEI, Kismatpur, Hyderabad. September 28-29, 2007PresentationOctober summit on Reaching the Unreached, SEVA foundation,USA, organized by LAICO, Madurai. October 6-8, 2007Coordinator/PresenterWorkshop on Seeing is Believing, Vision Centre Project Meetsupported by Standard Chartered Bank, LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 10–12, 2007Jachin D WilliamsNationalFacultyIndian alumni of ICEH London 2007 Symposium, Nellore,Andhra Pradesh. May 1, 2007Multipurpose community health workers training program,Hyderabad Urban Slums Development Program, LVPEI –Operation Eyesight Universal, Hyderabad. October 13, 2007Coordinator/Video presentationSight for Kids Evaluation Meeting, Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation, Johnson & Johnson Ltd & LVPEI, Hyderabad.October 19, 2007Convenor/FacultyScojo-LVPEI Vision Entrepreneurs Managers meeting, ICARE– LVPEI, Kismatpur, Hyderabad. December 1, 2007Invited speakerEye Health Training Program for Surya Youth Association,Chaitanya Mahila Mandali, Hyderabad, India. January 23, 2008Convener/FacultyWorkshop & Launching of LVPEI – GHMC – Aasara SeniorCitizens Eye Care Program, GHMC – Aasara & LVPEI, Hyderabad.January 30, 2008Organizer/FacultyCEC & CBR Fieldworkers Training Program, ICARE – LVPEI,Thoodukurthy and Hyderabad. February 5-6 and 18-22, 2008Convener/FacultyTribal Eye Care Project Program Coordinators Training, AP Rightto Sight Society & ICARE – LVPEI, Hyderabad. March 25 –April 5, 2008103

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Honors & AwardsPisart Vision AwardGullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, was awarded the 2007 Pisart Vision Award for being an outstanding humanitarian anda respected ophthalmologist. The award was presented to him at the Lighthouse International headquarters in New York,USA, on November 15, 2007. Dr Tara Cortes, RN, PhD and President and CEO of Lighthouse International, said, “We are veryhonored to recognize Dr Rao for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the field of vision health care.” The PisartAward is partially funded by Mme Georgette Pisart, a longtime Lighthouse volunteer.University of Melbourne honors Dr RaoGullapalli N Rao was honored with a Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa) by the University of Melbourne on December8, 2007. Professor Hugh Taylor, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Australia, said,“Dr Rao is an outstanding humanitarian, an internationally respected ophthalmologist, and a brilliant original thinker andstrategist, whose work has improved eye care in India and throughout the world”.Taraprasad Das‣ Elected to Retina Section Program Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), USA, for athree-year term (2007-2009) and will become the Program Committee Chairperson in 2009‣ Krupajal Sanman -2008, Bhubaneswar, OrissaChitra KannabiranAppointed to Editorial Board of Journal of Genetics. October 2007Raja NarayananInternational Ophthalmologist Education Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, New Orleans,USA. November 10-13, 2007.V S Sangwan‣ Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmologists, USA. 2007‣ Appointed section editor, Cornea & External Disease, British Journal of OphthalmologyInternationalSubhabrata Chakrabarti‣ Invited to join Editorial Board of International GlaucomaReview (IGR)‣ Received Association of International GlaucomaSocieties (AIGS) travel fellowship to attend WorldGlaucoma Congress in Singapore. July 18-21, 2007‣ Visiting faculty, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Universityof California, San Diego, USA‣ Member, WGA Award 2008 Committee, World GlaucomaAssociation‣ Member, WGA Promulgation Committee, WorldGlaucoma AssociationRoshmi GuptaBest Paper, Orbit Session, Cutting Edge 2007, Joint meetingof Oculoplastics Association of India (OPAI) and Asia PacificSociety of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(APSOPRS), Hyderabad. December 14-16, 2007V S Sangwan‣ Appointed Editorial Board Member of InternationalOphthalmology Journal‣ Appointed to the international steering committee ofLUX Biosciences for Uveitis and Corneal Transplantationdrug development programs.Sirisha SenthilExternal peer reviewer for Ophthalmic Surgery and LasersGeeta K Vemuganti‣ Awarded 5 best photographs by the OphthalmicPhotographic Society at the American Society ofCataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) symposiumand congress, San Diego, California, USA, April 2 – May3, 2007, in the following categories:• 1st Prize: Gross specimen photography (Inside theeye)• 2nd Prize: Gross specimen photography (Optic nerveglioma)• 3rd Prize: Gross specimen photography(Schwannoma)• 2nd Prize: Microphotography (Metastatic retinoblastoma,CSF fluid)• Honorable Mention: Microphotography (AsteroidHyalosis)‣ Advisor, Limbal stem cell project, Hospital Kuala Lumpur,and Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia104 Excellence | Equity

Eye ResearchSubhabrata Chakrabarti‣ Invited to join as Editorial Board Member of Journal ofCurrent Glaucoma Practice‣ Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award of the NationalAcademy of Sciences India (NASI)Santosh G HonavarReceived P Siva Reddy Award at All India OphthalmologicalSociety annual meeting, Bangalore. January 31 –February 3, 2008Chitra KannabiranReceived Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award 2008 in MedicalSciences from the AP State Council of Science andTechnologyAjit Babu Majji‣ Best presentation award for ‘How to proceed afterVitrectomy/Vit. biopsy in patients of endophthalmitis’from Delhi Ophthalmic Society, New Delhi.April 2007‣ Elected Joint Secretary of All India OphthalmologicalSociety at AIOS annual meeting, Bangalore.January 31 – February 3, 2008A K MandalReceived Pascal Video Award for best video in Managementof Glaucoma category at the Glaucoma Communique 2007,XVII annual conference, Glaucoma Society of India, Kolkata.December 7-9, 2007Rajul S ParikhAppointed Associate Editor for Journal of Current GlaucomaPractice, a new review journal.Soumyava BasuDr KR Dutta award for best free paper, Eastern IndiaZonal Ophthalmic Congress (EIZOC), Dhanbad. November3-4, 2007Taraprasad Das‣ Received Honour award of Orissa Gourav Samman RuchiPrativa Foundation, Orissa. June 2007‣ Honor of Vision Award by Ahmednagar Academy ofOphthalmology. August 2007‣ Received from Governor of Orissa ‘Krupajal Sanman-2008’ given by Krupajal group of institutions fordistinguished achievement in ophthalmology andoutstanding contribution to the nation and state ofOrissa in the field of medical science and social service.March 2, 2008A K MandalReceived gold medal for the Major S C Dutta Memorial Orationat the XXXVIII Annual Conference of OphthalmologicalSociety of West Bengal, Malda. November 24-25, 2007Gullapalli N RaoAwarded ANR Swarna Kankanam 2007 award by RagaSaptha Swaram, a cultural social service organisation, onthe occasion of Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s 84th birthday.September 26, 2007NationalStateV S SangwanAwarded the Biotech Products and Process Developmentand Commercialization Award 2007 by the Government ofIndia. May 11, 2007G Chandra SekharInstalled as President of Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmic Society(APOS) and Chairman of Ophthalmic Association of SouthIndian States (OASIS) at Tirupati. September 28-30, 2007Rishi SwarupReceived Raghavachary award for Best Paper in the DrRaghavachary Free Paper Session at the Andhra PradeshOphthalmic Society (APOS) and the Ophthalmic Associationof Southern Indian States (OASIS) conference, Tirupati.September 28-30, 2007Geeta K Vemuganti‣ Awarded the Biotech Products and Process Developmentand Commercialization Award 2007 by the Governmentof India. May 11, 2007‣ Elected fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences.October 2007‣ Member, Institutional BioSafety Committee, Universityof Hyderabad‣ Member, Research Advisory Committee, Asian Instituteof GastroenterologyAfia Sultana, research scholarQualified for her PhD degree from Hyderabad CentralUniversity (HCU) for her thesis ‘Molecular genetic analysisof autosomal recessive corneal dystrophies’.V S SangwanDelivered Dr AV Madangopal Oration on Limbal Stem Cells:Science and Practice at the Vidharbha Ophthalmic Societymeeting, Nagpur. March 29, 2008PVKS Varma‣ Elected vice president of the Vision Aid CharitableSociety (VACS), Visakhapatnam‣ Invited to be executive member of VisakhapatnamOphthalmic Association (VOA)LVPEI AppointmentsMerle FernandesAppointed Director of our GMR Varalakshmi campus, LVPEI,VisakhapatnamSubhadra JalaliAppointed Head of Retina Services of the Institute at KallamAnji Reddy campus, Hyderabad, in November 2007| Efficiency105

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Product DevelopmentRotary Club of Hyderabad CornealPreservation Medium CentreMK MediumA total of 16,268 MK medium vials were produced duringthe year April 2007 to March 2008. We distributed 14,558vials of MK medium to 120 national eye banks and twointernational eye banks.Distribution of MK MediumAmniotic MembraneAmniotic membrane pieces of specific sizes were madeavailable to ophthalmologists including LVPEI alumni(fellows) for use in patients with ocular disordersrequiring surface reconstruction surgeries and forresearch at LVPEI.Surgery – 502 pieces (172 were distributed toLVPEI alumni fellows)Research – 461Distribution of Corneal Preservation MediumInternationalNationalBangladeshKenyaAgartalaAgraAhmedabadAhmednagarAligarhAmaravatiAmbala CityAngamalyBagalkotBengaluruBarodaBathindaBhavnagarBhimavaramBhopalBhubaneswarBilaspurKozhikodeChandigarhChennaiChitrakootCoimbatoreDehradunDondaichaDurgapurErodeFaridabadGhaziabadGobrapotaGorakhpurGunturGurgaonGuwahatiHanamkondaHissarHospetHubliHyderabadIndoreItanagarJabalpurJaipurJalandharJalgaonJalnaJamshedpurJhagadiaJorhatKakinadaKalyanKatwaKeojharKolhapurKolkataKottayamKurnoolLucknowLudhianaMaduraiMangaloreManipalMeerutMirajMoradabadMumbaiMysoreNagercoilNagpurNalgondaNarayanagaonNarwanaNashikNavsariNeemuchNelloreNew DelhiNidadavoleNoidaOngoleOsmanabadPalakkadPalakolPanvelPatialaPerintalmanaPondicherryPuneRaipurRajahmundryRajkotRampurRanchiRatlamRattanpurRepalleRohtakSangliSecunderabadSevagramShantivanShimogaShreeram NagarSiliguriSirsaSitapurSohanaSolapurSri GanganagarSuratSuryapetTanukuTirunelveliTirupatiTiruchirapalliThiruvananthapuramVadodaraVaranasiVelloreVisakhapatnamVisnagarVuyyur106 Excellence | Equity

So that they may seeThe year reinforced our faith in ourselves and in those who have supported our vision. It alsogave us the opportunity to draw encouragement from new quarters. Large grants for researchfrom foundations and government bodies were supplemented by smaller, more specific donationsfrom a variety of philanthropies. And, of course, significant support continues to come from allthe individuals and institutions in the private and public sector that share our dreams.Our SupportIn each issue of our Activity Reports, we present profiles of our major supporters. In the next few pageswe present reports of some generous individuals and dedicated organizations.In the past issues, we have presented profiles of Mr Sreekanth Ravi and Mr Sudhakar Ravi of California,USA; Dr K Anji Reddy of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad, India; Mr Subba Rao Makineni,California, USA; Mr P K Kanoria, Kolkata, India; Christoffel Blindenmission, Germany; Operation EyesightUniversal, Canada; Dr Jasti V Rattaiah & Mrs Jasti Ramanamma, USA; Carl Zeiss, Germany; Lavelle Fundfor the Blind, Inc., USA; ORBIS International, USA; and BHP Billiton, Australia.L V Prasad Eye Institute is managed by two trusts: Hyderabad Eye Institute and Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation.All donations made to Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation are 125% exempt under section 35 (i) (ii) and donationsmade to Hyderabad Eye Institute are 50% exempt under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.| Efficiency107

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008The gentle agro-entrepreneur with a heart of goldMr Rama Rao believed that women were unable toprogress due to lack of exclusive educational facilitiesfor them. He was the key donor and mover, along withSmt Rajeswari Ramakrishnan, in setting up a junior anddegree college for women in Nidadavole way back in theearly 80s.“ My father was a self-confident, hardworking,determined gentle person who, in a lifetime, notonly built a world for himself and those around him butalso a future for us,” says Kothapalli Kishore of his father,the late Kothapalli Rama Rao. “He was an extremelyhospitable person who loved to be with people. Throughthe years there has been many an acquaintance thatturned up at his doorstep to enjoy his hospitality andfriendship. And yet he never expected anything in return.The amount of goodwill that our family enjoys today ispurely because of him”.From very humble beginnings that began with leasing afew rice mills around the town of Nidadavole, Mr RamaRao rose to set up the first industry in his home townarea. Today the people of Nidadavole remember thegreat humanitarian that he was and see the fruits of hisservice everyday through the colleges, hospitals et althat he brought to this small town.Mr Rama Rao’s association with the Lions Clubs startedin the late 1960s. His plans for building a team and asociety extended to a series of lectures by people fromdifferent walks of life from across the country. At onesuch meeting addressed by the then Chairman of theState Small Industries Corporation Mr Rama Rao wasmotivated to start an asphaltic roofing factory. Thus wasborn Modern Roofings, the first industry in Nidadavole– a town that now boasts many a small industry.When Lions International started their Sight First Projecthe was one of the first to offer to build a rural eye hospital inNidadavole. It was conceived as a small Rs 35 lakh hospitalon a 1500 sq yard plot of land. Mr CS Sastry, a benefactorof Rama Rao and a great friend of LVPEI, suggested thathe suspend work on the project and arranged a meetingwith Dr Gullapalli N Rao. The vision became grander andbigger. Infrastructural requirements were redrawn andMr Rama Rao decided to donate a large and expensivefamily property to build the hospital. The rest is history.The “small” eye hospital became the first rural SecondaryEye Care Centre of LVPEI and morphed itself into theprestigious Rajeswari Ramakrishnan Lions Eye Hospital.Started in 1995 it continues to provide yeoman serviceto villagers in the area. According to Dr Gullapalli N Rao,the Institute found one of the most loyal and supportivefriends in Mr Rama Rao.By 1998 Mr Rama Rao ceased to actively participatein the business, handing it over to his sons. His focuswas on the running of the eye centre and other socialendeavours. One would see him everyday at the SmtRajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lions Eye Centre talking topatients, taking care of them and always planning for thefuture. He was so deeply attached to this project that hislast visit from his sick bed was to the hospital only.A couple of years ago Mr Rama Rao walked into DrGullapalli N Rao’s office at L V Prasad Eye Institute alongwith his son, Kishore, and handed over a cheque tofund a new operating theatre complex. This was justanother gesture embodying his simplicity and socialcommitment. Work, not publicity, was a guiding featureof his life.Two decades back a gentleman from Gujarat who usedto travel to coastal Andhra on business met Mr RamaRao on a train and they began talking. On subsequentvisits he and his family became Mr Rama Rao’s houseguests. When Mr Rama Rao passed away in July 2008this gentleman’s family was part of the more than 10,000people from all over the country who visited Nidadavoleto bid farewell to a noble soul. “He touched all our lives byjust befriending us,” said the businessman from Gujarat.108 Excellence | Equity

OUR SUPPORTIn the past few years, if one name has stood out inrelation to infrastructure building in the state of AndhraPradesh, it is the GMR Group. Whether it is the newairport in Hyderabad, the renovations in New Delhi andother cities, or in the improved highways that connectour cities and towns, the GMR logo has certainly createda presence. With the desire to make this success helpinfluence lives marginalized by the very growth spurredby such infrastructure creation, Mr G Mallikarjuna Rao,Chairman of the GMR Group, established the GMRVaralakshmi Foundation. Named for the Chairman’s wife,the Foundation spearheads GMR Group’s social initiativesin education, empowerment, health and hygiene.A Foundation of SupportSo when LVPEI began looking for partners to helptake its tertiary care services to the state’s second city,Visakhapatnam, the Foundation stepped in as a naturalpartner. “As one for whom Hyderabad is virtually asecond home, I could hardly have been unaware of theoutstanding work being done by LVPEI for the society.Hence when they approached us for support, we did nothave to think very hard,” says Mr Mallikarjuna Rao.Today the Foundation, which began its work in 1991,has projects around the country with ongoing initiativesin Rajam, Rajahmundry, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi,Mangalore, Uttarakhand and Bangalore – mainly, inareas around the GMR Group’s projects.GMRV Foundation also works with poor urbancommunities in several places. All programs in theseplaces begin with a thorough study and analysis ofthe problems of the communities. Subsequently, theFoundation works closely with the community toovercome these hurdles.“Both health and education are core to our CSR values,”explains Mr Rao. “What LVPEI is doing is educating peopleMrs GMR Varalakshmi visits LVPEI, Visakhapatnamon eye care and providing them the best possible eyecare facilities which are second to none in the world. Thusvision care, as an important aspect of overall healthcareand its educational element, fits very well with our CSRvalues.”The Foundation works in over 50 villages aiming topromote participatory rural development and tostrengthen village communities and their institutions.The interventions include:• short-term measures like provision of water to meetdaily needs, facilitation of transport for children ofworkers to attend examinations in their schools nearthe airport, mosquito-fogging, organization of healthcamps, programs for group building and goal setting,etc.• long-term measures like skill training of youth foremployment; improving the quality of educationthrough the establishment of pre-schools, tuitioncenters, provision of scholarships, etc; formation ofwomen’s self-help groups and exploring home-basedwork options; opening a clinic, etc; and• facilitation of service provision including workingwith the authorities to expedite creation of qualityinfrastructure including water, sewage, streetlighting, etc.Working with a partner like LVPEI is something that helpsenhance the Foundation’s work and takes it further in akey area like health. An agreement on core values such asexcellence and equity give the partnership a strong basisand make for matching expectations. “Our expectationsfrom this partnership are nothing beyond what LVPEI isalready doing,” says Mr Rao. “And that it will carry on thegood work for a long, long time!”| Efficiency109

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008A matrix for social responsibilityIn 2008, Mr Prasad initiated a mega infrastructure projectunder the umbrella of VANPIC for the development of aworld-class port-based integrated industrial corridor inthe coastal region of Andhra Pradesh to redefine therural economy through Rural Economic Zones. The megaventure is expected to transform the hitherto agri-basedGuntur and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh intomajor industrial hubs.Identifying potential growth opportunities, Mr Prasaddiversified into several growth sectors and madesignificant investments in cement, power, healthcare(hospitals), media, infrastructure development andhospitality businesses.Prasad Nimmagadda, a success saga of the newgeneration entrepreneurial spirit in India, made ahumble beginning in his career in 1984 as a managementtrainee in Indian Molasses Company. Born intoan Army officer’s family in 1961, Mr Prasad pursued hiseducation in Hyderabad and Delhi. He earned Mastersdegrees in Science and Business Administration. Aftergaining a rich professional experience of over 15 years inmultinational and Indian companies, Mr Prasad becamean entrepreneur in the year 2000 by acquiring a localailing enterprise. He made his dream venture, MatrixLaboratories, one of the major pharmaceutical companiesin India within a span of six years incorporating thevalues of cost leadership, product differentiation and aglobal footprint.In 2006, Matrix Laboratories aligned with MylanLaboratories to create the world’s third largest GenericPharmaceutical Company. Mr Prasad represents MylanLaboratories as a member of the Board of Directors andMatrix Laboratories as a Non-executive Vice Chairman.Known for his visionary thinking, strategic insights andexecution capabilities, Mr Prasad earned ‘Fastest WealthCreator’ award to Matrix Laboratories consecutivelyfor three years from 2004 to 2006. Recognizing theachievements, the Government of Andhra Pradeshbestowed Matrix Laboratories with the “BestManagement Award” in 2006.With a ‘Social Face’ to the business enterprise, Mr Prasadlaunched ‘Project Hope’ in 2003 at Matrix Laboratoriesto develop cost-efficient processes to reduce the pricesof HIV/AIDS drugs significantly. He also signed a historicagreement with the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI).Matrix currently provides medication for over 35%of HIV/AIDS patients in the developing world at veryaffordable prices.Mr Prasad believes in the power of collective wisdom andthe participative management approach. He stronglybelieves that wealth and knowledge are enhanced onlywhen they are shared.Philanthropy and the entrepreneurial spirit go handin hand with him. His inherent compassion for theeconomically underprivileged combined with aphilanthropic spirit prompted Mr Prasad to set upNimmagadda Foundation – an organization that aims towork in areas such as healthcare, education, sanitation,livelihoods and housing for the poor.The Foundation partnered with L V Prasad Eye Institutefor eradication of blindness in children in the State ofAndhra Pradesh by 2020. The Foundation is supportingchildren born with congenital heart abnormality inassociation with Care Hospitals.Mr Prasad firmly believes that the well-being of the childis linked to the well-being of the society at large. “Whilechildren are the hope for parents at the family level, theyare the hope for society as well if we look at the macrolevel”.According to Mr Prasad, “LVPEI is one of the charityorganizations with highly committed people andexcellent delivery mechanisms. It has set the standardsin eye care treatment and research in the last 20 years.Its efforts to provide excellent eye care at affordable costto all the segments of the society, irrespective of theirfinancial status, made us close to the institution. Everyrupee that supports the cause is worth several times ofthat when it is extended through LVPEI.”Supporting as many children as possible in the areas ofhealthcare and education is part of the NimmagaddaFoundation’s social service initiative. The Foundationaims to play a much bigger role in the years to come inthis area.110 Excellence | Equity

Our SupportEn-visioning change through charityFor millions of people in need around the world, thehumanitarian outreach program of The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints/Latter Day Saint Charities (LDS Charities)offers hope and the potential for a life that transcends disease,poverty, and despair. One way the Church participates inprograms that alleviate poverty, hunger and disease is collectionand distribution of food, clothes, medical supplies, relief itemsand finances, resources that are pre-positioned in key locationsfor shipping on short notice in times of emergency. The Churchalso helps with volunteers who often make the most differencein restoring hope in the lives of those in crisis, such as victims ofnatural disasters.One of the key areas of LDS Charities under the HumanitarianServices is Vision.To reach out to the countless individuals worldwide whose livesare impacted by the loss of sight that could be addressed withsimple medical procedures the LDS Charities Vision Programassists medical care providers with training and equipment totreat vision problems. Using ophthalmologists who volunteertheir time, the Church has served 30,000 individuals since 2003at a cost of $1.7 million (USD).Representatives of LDS Charities with LVPEI staff at theinauguration of a Vision CentreIn 2006, the Church provided vision treatment in 16 locations,including Cambodia, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo,Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Mongolia,Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Thailand.In India LDS Charities has also been working with LVPEI toset up rural primary eye care centers in the state of AndhraPradesh. Each of these primary care centers reaches out to apopulation of 50,000 in a radius of about 10 km. The supportfrom LDSC provides for the training of the vision technician whoruns the vision centre as also the required equipment. Till dateLDSC has supported 8 vision centres in the Adilabad Districtof Andhra Pradesh. Apart from the vision centre project LDSChas supported the work of LVPEI’s Vision Rehabilitation Centresand the community eye health program as well as providingwheelchairs to patients who are physically challenged.LDSC has also supported the printing of eye health manualsthat were prepared by ICARE for field workers as also VisionRehabilitation’s manual on assisted software for use by visuallyimpaired persons.Working closely with LDSC the LVPEI team plans to add a further30 vision centres in Andhra Pradesh in the next few years.Dr G Chandrasekhar, Director, LVPEI, Hyderabad, andMr Lawrence and Ms Toni Lyerly of the Church, witha non-paying patient in the wheelchair| Efficiency111

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008FoundersMr L V Prasad, IndiaMrs Pratibha & Dr Gullapalli N Rao, IndiaOperation Eyesight Universal, CanadaInstitute for Eye Research, AustraliaBausch & Lomb, USASight Savers International, UKChampalimaud Foundation, PortugalChristoffel Blindenmission, GermanyMrs & Dr K Anji Reddy, IndiaMr Sudhakar Ravi & Mr Sreekanth Ravi, USAMr B R Barwale & Mr R B Barwale, IndiaMrs Padma & Mr Subba Rao Makineni, USALavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., USAProf V Ramalingaswami, IndiaEyesight International, CanadaBHP Billiton, AustraliaMr Kishore K Kothapalli, IndiaNava Bharat Ferro Alloys Limited, IndiaMr Nimmagadda Prasad, IndiaGMR Varalakshmi Foundation, IndiaMs Virginia & Prof Brijen Gupta, USAMr Narla Tata Rao, IndiaMr K P Prasad, IndiaMr K Rama Rao, IndiaMrs Ramanamma & Dr Jasti V Rattaiah, USAOrbis International, USAFamily of Mrs Meera & Mr L B Deshpande, IndiaMrs Smita & Mr Sanjay Deshpande, USAMrs Meghna & Mr Vinay Deshpande, IndiaMrs Rewati & Dr Madan Maha, UKCarl Zeiss, GermanyNTPC Limited, IndiaMiriam Hyman Memorial Trust, UKMr O Naresh Kumar, IndiaDr G Chandrasekhar, IndiaMrs Vijaya L Ramam, IndiaDr Taraprasad Das, IndiaDr D Balasubramanian, IndiaRavi Reddy, USAPatronsMr Seshanna Chennavar, IndiaMs Sudha Ghatrazu, IndiaMr L D Jhaveri, JapanMr Adnan Mahmood, IndiaMrs Guna & Dr Somasekhara Rao Mukkamala, USAMrs & Dr D Rama Naidu, IndiaMr Narayan Rao Patel, IndiaMrs & Mr Prasad Potluri, UKDr P R K Prasad, USADr Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad, IndiaMr T R Prasad, IndiaMrs & Mr A Ramesh Prasad, IndiaMrs Uttara Devi & Mr B V Rao, IndiaMr Vellanki V Rao, IndiaMr K Chandramouli Reddy, IndiaMrs & Mr Rao Remala, USAMr Kode Satyanarayana, IndiaMrs Amrit Sujan, IndiaMrs & Mr B D Sureka, IndiaAlcon, USAAllergan, USAYour support makes it possible for all to see...Canadian International Development Agency, CanadaCombat Blindness Foundation, USAInternational Federation of Eye Banks, USAITC Ltd, IndiaK L N Prasad Trust, IndiaLions Club International, IndiaNorth Western Lions Foundation, USAOpen Society Institute, USAPharmacia, SwedenThe Indian Society of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints, IndiaVST Industries, IndiaWorld Diabetic Foundation, DenmarkSupportersMr Dilip B Desai, IndiaMrs Sunita & Mr Praveen K Gottipalli, USADr A P J Abdul Kalam, IndiaDr Lalitesh Katragadda, IndiaLate Mr Abid Ali Khan, IndiaMrs Vinita & Mr Swaroop Kolluri, USAMrs Preeti & Mr Ashok Kundalia, IndiaMrs Krishna & Mr Vinod K Neotia, IndiaMrs Anju & Mr Mahender K Patodia, IndiaMrs Rajashree & Mr Vikram Prasad, IndiaMr Rudra Raju Appala Raju, IndiaMr S Venkateswara Rao, IndiaMrs Saroja & Dr A Narasing Rao, USAMr R Raghu Rayala, IndiaMrs Madhu & Mr Sunil Saigal, IndiaMrs Mani & Mr C S Sastry, IndiaDr N Madhavi & Dr N V Sastry, IndiaDrs Saradapurna & Sri Ram Sonty, USADr Parin Vakharia in memory of late Olive Swoboda, IndiaMr Vikram M Thapar, IndiaBio Medix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt Ltd, IndiaFred Hollows Foundation, AustraliaInternational Eye Foundation, USAJohnson & Johnson, IndiaRotary Club of Hyderabad, IndiaSir Ratan Tata Trust, IndiaTantia Group of Companies, IndiaContributorsMrs Mani & Mr Sudarsana Rao Akkineni, USAMrs & Mr Basharat Ali, IndiaMrs & Mr Mitsuaki Aoki, IndiaMrs Constance & Dr J V Aquavella, USAMrs K Aruna, IndiaMrs & Dr P K Bakshi, IndiaDrs Manjula & Rajender Bansal, USAMr Nawab Arastu Yar Jung Bahadur, USADrs Syamala & C S Bhaskaran, IndiaMr Ghangabhishan Bhikulal, IndiaDrs Shobha & Aashish Boghani, USAMr Vijaychandra N Cantol, IndiaMrs Shanta & Mr Rajendra Prasad Challa, IndiaMrs Sreedevi & Mr Suresh Challa, IndiaDrs Giraja & Sudarsan Chavala, USAMrs Rashmi & Dr Dinesh Chawla, USAMr Vijayakumar Chilakapati, USAMr KVR Choudary, IndiaMrs V Anasuya Devi, IndiaWe 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.112 Excellence | Equity

Our SupportMr Murali K Divi, IndiaDr Amit J Dolakia, IndiaMr Sudhir R Doshi, IndiaDr Kameswari Devi Dwarapalak, IndiaMrs Saranya & Dr Bapineedu Gondi, USAMrs Padma & Dr Prasad Guntupalli, USAMr Shrinivasan Shesha Iyengar, IndiaMrs & Mr Shantilal Jain, IndiaMrs Prema & Dr H V Janardhan, USAMrs T Lakshmi Jhunjhunwala, IndiaMrs & Mr Jayantilal Kadakia, IndiaMrs & Mr Sham Sunder Kanoria, IndiaMrs Mary & Dr Manmadha Rao Kasaraneni, USAMr G Kathuria, IndiaMr Mallikarjun Kencha, IndiaDrs Prafulla & Harnath Babu Koneru, USAMr Sarva Kalyan Kosh, IndiaDr Usha Kumar, IndiaMrs C Lalitha, IndiaMr P Narendra & Mr P Mahendra, IndiaMrs Vijaya Kumari & Dr Anil K Mandal, IndiaMrs & Mr C P Mehta, IndiaMr Thomas Minner, USADr Y C Mruthyunajaya, USADrs Nalini & Ratnam V Mullapudi, USAMrs Meena & Mr Brahmaji Mutyala, USAMrs Aruna Kumari & Dr Ramamurthy Nagubadi, USAMr Champalal Nahata, IndiaMrs Annapurna & Dr Durga Das Narla, USAMrs Uma & Mr V G Tarak Nath, IndiaMr Babubhai K Patel, KenyaMr Biju Patnaik, IndiaMr Shyam Prabhaker, USAMrs & Mr T L Prasad, IndiaMrs Vatsala & Mr Vijay Sri Ram, IndiaMrs Bina & Dr T Gopal Rao, IndiaMrs Sujatha & Dr Y A Kesava Rao, USADr Shalini Rao & Justice M N Rao, IndiaDrs C Sudha & Nageswara Rao, IndiaDr P Rama Rao, IndiaMrs Swarna Kumari & Dr N U Rao, IndiaMr K Damodar Reddy, IndiaDrs Katherine & C S Reshmi, USAProf M Sakuntala, IndiaMr Giridharilal Sanghi & Mr Bajrang Pershad Sanghi, IndiaMrs & Late Mr Pabba Shankaraiah, IndiaMrs Kanuri Santhamma, IndiaDr Satish, IndiaMr Abhay J Shah, IndiaDrs Sashi & Ravinder Sharma, USAMrs & Mr Nissar Ahmed Siddiqui, IndiaMrs & Dr Girvar Singh, USAVallurupalli Rattayya & Sitamma, IndiaMr D K Somani, IndiaMrs Penmetcha Sreedevi, IndiaMr S Srinivasan, IndiaMrs Lalitha & Mr V Venkata Subramanyam, IndiaMr Prasad V Potluri & Mrs Jhansi Sueddi, USAMrs Prabha & Mr Suryaprakash, IndiaDrs Kamala & L N Taneja, IndiaMrs Javerben K Thakker & Mr Kantilal K Thakker, IndiaMr I M Thapar, IndiaMr Om Prakash Tibrewala, IndiaMrs Radha & Mr G G Vaidya, IndiaMrs & Dr Rao Vallabhaneni, USAMr Arjun Valluri, USAMrs Ratna Tulasi & Dr B R Yelamanchili, USADrs Lyla & Ramchandar Rao Yerneni, USAAmit Castings Pvt Ltd, IndiaAsia Engineering Co, IndiaAutomotive Manufacturers Ltd, IndiaBank of India, IndiaBiomed Technlogies, IndiaCBR Forum, IndiaChittoda Investment and Trading Pvt Ltd, IndiaCoopervision, USACoromandel Fertilizers Ltd, IndiaDavars of Australia & IndiaDeepak Fertilizers & Chemicals, IndiaDe Heer, The NetherlandsDespatel Land Developers Pvt Ltd, IndiaEye Bank Association of India, IndiaFDC, IndiaFullerton India Credit Co Ltd, IndiaGanapathrai Tibrewala Trust, IndiaGNB Tech, USAGodrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, IndiaGunnam Subba Rao Trust, IndiaHartex Rubber Pvt Ltd, IndiaHealth Care Marketing Services, IndiaHerdillia Chemicals, IndiaHumpherey Instruments, USAIndian Orthocane Surgicals Ltd, IndiaIntraocular Care Pvt Ltd, IndiaInfosys Foundation, IndiaJain Roadways, IndiaKamala Dalmia Charity Trust, IndiaKapoor Charitable Foundation, USAKathanji Chaturbhuj Sanatarium Trust, IndiaKonan, JapanMeda Narasimhulu & Co, IndiaMehta Investment & Trading, IndiaMicro Vision, IndiaMilmet Laboratories Pvt Ltd, IndiaMisereor, GermanyNatco Pharma Ltd, IndiaNational Litho Printers, IndiaNovartis, IndiaOshiwara Land Dev Co Ltd, IndiaPersonnel Search Services Pvt Ltd, IndiaPolymer Technology Inc, USAPragati Art Printers, IndiaRamakrishna Potdar Smaraknidhi, IndiaRampion Eyetech Pvt Ltd, IndiaRavela Timbers, IndiaSai Sri Printers, IndiaSatya Enterprises, IndiaSeva Foundation, USAShanta Biotech, IndiaSiris Ltd, IndiaSmt Indukuri Shakaramma, Indu Projects Ltd, IndiaSri Krishna Jewellery Mart, IndiaSri Ramdas Motor Transport, IndiaSri Rameswar Ram Charities, IndiaState Bank of India, IndiaSudershan Drugs & International Ltd, IndiaSun Pharmaceuticals, IndiaSupra Enterprises, IndiaThe Unnavas of Australia & IndiaTime Cap Pharma Labs Pvt Ltd, IndiaUnion Bank of India, IndiaVijaydurga Beverages, IndiaWestern Transport Agency, IndiaZurich Financial Services, UK| Efficiency113

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008FriendsMrs Y Achutam, IndiaMs Kavita Advani, IndiaMrs Aruna Agarwal, IndiaDr Bharatendu Agarwal, IndiaMr Sharat Chandra Agarwal, IndiaMr Madanlal Agarwal, IndiaMr Rambilas Agarwal, IndiaMrs & Mr Gowri Shankar Agarwal, IndiaDr Vinay Agarwal, IndiaDr Raj Anand, IndiaMr TSR Anjaneyulu, IndiaMs Sarika Jain Antony, IndiaDr M Ajit Babu, IndiaMr S J Balasundaram, IndiaDr Aashish Bansal, IndiaMr K M Bansal, IndiaMs Sashikala Begur, IndiaMr P B Bhandari, IndiaMrs Maya Bhattacharjee, IndiaMr Bidhu Sekhar Bhattacharjee, IndiaMrs & Mr Harish R Boghani, IndiaMrs & Mr P K Chabbra, IndiaMr Asim K R Chakrabarti, IndiaMr Mathura N Chandan, IndiaMr Ram Charla, IndiaDr Mrs Thayamma Chiranjivi, IndiaMr Ashok Choudhary, IndiaDr Kushal Choudary, IndiaDr Tuhin Choudhary, IndiaDr Vandana Choudary, IndiaMr N Chowdary, IndiaMr Pankas Daga, IndiaMr R K De, IndiaMr R Deepika, IndiaMr Pradeep Kumar Devaki, IndiaMrs K Rajeshwari Devi, IndiaMrs P Rama Devi, IndiaMs R Vimala Devi, IndiaMr K N Devidi, IndiaMs Kishan Kumar Dhanraj, IndiaMrs Archana Dhanwatay, IndiaMr Premlal P Doshi, IndiaDr Evita Fernandez, IndiaMr Naurooz R Rustom Fram, IndiaMrs Bhanumathi Ganapathiraju, IndiaDr Nibaran Gangopadhyay, IndiaMr Kali Charan Ghosh, IndiaMrs Renuka Ghosh, IndiaMr Ashok Kumar Gilada, IndiaMr Ameer Ali Gilani, IndiaMs Zohra Gilani, IndiaMrs & Mr S N Goel, IndiaDr Nikhil Gokhale, IndiaDr Usha Gopinathan, IndiaMr K Gopiraju, IndiaMr Satish Kumar Gulati, IndiaMr Kranti Gunta, IndiaMr Polisetty Ekanatha Gupta, IndiaMr Vinit Kumar Gupta, IndiaMr Kranti Gupta, IndiaMr Manorajan Gupta, IndiaMr Suresh Halwai, IndiaMr & Mrs Rohtas Handa, IndiaMr Madanlal Harbahajanka, IndiaMr H R Hebbar, IndiaMrs Nurbanu & Mr Amir Hemani, IndiaMrs Eva & Dr George F Hilton, USADr Santosh Honavar, IndiaDr K Indira, IndiaMr L S Hari Haran Iyer, IndiaMrs Ajay Jain, IndiaMr Bhanwarlal Jain, IndiaMr Ashok Kumar Jain, IndiaMr Sushil Kumar Jain, IndiaMr Parasamlal Jain, IndiaMs Rachana Rajiv Jain, IndiaMrs Veena & Mr R C Jain, IndiaMs Sucheta Jain, IndiaMrs Sudha Jalan, IndiaMrs Jayabharathi, IndiaMr Gangadhar Jayanty, IndiaMr Vijay Anand Joshi, IndiaMr M M Joshi, IndiaMs Devaki Jyothi, IndiaDr Chitra Kannabiran, IndiaMr A Krishna Kanth, IndiaMr Abdul Kareem, IndiaMr R P Singh & Kamlesh Katiyar, IndiaMr Srinivasa Katta, IndiaDr Subhadra Kaul, IndiaMr Banwarilal Kedia, IndiaMrs & Dr Kenneth Kenyon, USADr Mohammad Sarfaraj Ali Khan, IndiaMrs Muneer Khan, IndiaMr Prabha Khan, IndiaLate Saroja Rani & Mr M L Khemka, IndiaMr Ashok Khicha, IndiaMrs & Mr Kantilal Khimji, IndiaMr Sita Ram Sri Kishan, IndiaMr Bhupendranath Kochhar, IndiaMr Challa Kodandaram, IndiaMr Srinivas Koppolu, IndiaMr Faruk Koreishi, USADr P G Koshi, IndiaDrs Kamal & Tarun Kothari, USAMr V Bala Krishna, IndiaMr N Radha Krishna, IndiaMr K Sivarama Krishna, IndiaMr Manchineni Sivarama Krishna, IndiaDr Raghu Krishnan, IndiaMr Viney Kulkarni, IndiaMr Ajay Kumar, IndiaMr Anand Kumar, IndiaMr Anil Kumar, IndiaMr Ramesh Kumar, IndiaMr C M Ravi Kumar, IndiaMr V Sampath Kumar, IndiaMr G V Kumar, IndiaMrs Asha & Mr Vijay Kumar, USAMr Vinod Kumar, IndiaMr Bondugula Ranga Reddy &Ms Surya Kumari, IndiaMr Alladi Kuppuswami, IndiaMrs & Dr Peter Laibson, USAMrs P Lalithamba, IndiaMr Fred de Sam Lazaro, USAMr Rozella Lapp, USAMrs Kathy & Mr James Leo, USAMr V Madhu, IndiaMrs Gangagi & Dr Sivaram Maguluri, USAMr M P Mansinghka Mahavir, IndiaMrs Malathi Mahesh, IndiaMr P Majunder, IndiaMr Shreeram N Makadia, IndiaMr Anil Manot, IndiaDr Anand Mathew, IndiaMr Sunil Mathur, IndiaDr Saima Majid Mattu, IndiaMrs & Mr P Mehandra, IndiaDr Paras I Mehta, IndiaMrs Chitra Mitra, IndiaDr Kanti Mody, IndiaMr Binod Kumar Murarkhar, IndiaMrs & Mr BVSSR Murthy, IndiaMrs Lakshmi Murthy, IndiaMrs Lalitha Rama Murthy, IndiaMr Om Prakash Murugai, IndiaDr N C Naayak, IndiaMrs Champaben &Mr Champalal S Nahatha, IndiaMr K Ram Murthy Naidu, IndiaMr Durgesh Nandhini, IndiaMr V Kesav Rao Choudhary & Late SmtVallurupalli Navarathnam, IndiaDr Saman Sona Nayake, Sri LankaMr P P Neelakantan, IndiaMr Udanda Rao Neeraja, IndiaMr Vivek Nirkha, IndiaDr Shirly George Panicker, IndiaMr Papalal, IndiaMr Babubhai C Parikh, IndiaMrs & Mr P R Patel, IndiaMr Roshan Patil, IndiaMr Bhagwan Patro, IndiaMr Vijay Kumar Paudhari, IndiaDrs Uppuluri Chowdary &Pinnamaneni, USAMr P S Prabhakar, IndiaMrs Neela Dilip Prabhavalakar, IndiaDr Pallavi Prabhu, IndiaMr Juhi Prasad, IndiaMr T S R Prasad, IndiaDr M S Prasad, IndiaMr M V S Prasad, IndiaMr M Satya Sai Prasad, IndiaMr Gangadhar & Sashidhar Prasad, IndiaMr S N Prakasam, IndiaMr P Punnaiah, IndiaMrs Lalitha Raghuram, IndiaMr Shivram Das & Mr Jagdish Rai, InidaDr Rajeev, USAMr K Rajsekhar, USAMaster A Raju, IndiaMrs Pushpa S Raju, IndiaMr M Raman, IndiaDr Usha Raman, IndiaMr D B Ramchandargi, IndiaMrs Kothari Rangachari, IndiaJustice T N C Rangarajan, IndiaMrs & Late Mr Rustom D Ranji, IndiaMr Ayyanna Rao, IndiaMr Kuchi Bhaskara Rao, India114 Excellence | Equity

Our SupportMr T Vasu Deva Rao, IndiaMr B Raja Gopal Rao, IndiaMr B K Rao, IndiaMr K Chenna Kesava Rao, IndiaMrs D Saraswathi & Mr D M Rao, IndiaMr S Malleshwara Rao, IndiaMr Mallikharjuna Rao, IndiaMr Mohan Rao, IndiaMr Muralidhar Rao, IndiaMr G V Ramana Rao, IndiaMr B Chandra Sekhar Rao, IndiaMr C Shankar Rao, IndiaMrs Sharmila & Mr M Srinivasa Rao, IndiaMr Gannabattula Subba Rao, IndiaMr Y Sundar Rao, IndiaMrs Vaishali Rao, IndiaMr M Ratnam, IndiaDr S Ravinder, IndiaMr A Achyuth Reddy, IndiaDr C Anupama Reddy, IndiaMrs & Mr Damodar Reddy, IndiaMr G Dharwa Reddy, IndiaMrs G Madhavi Reddy, IndiaDr K Madhukar Reddy, IndiaDr C Vijay Mohan Reddy, IndiaMr P Satyanarayana Reddy, IndiaMr C Shashidar Reddy, IndiaMr Babulal Roongta, IndiaMrs Shivani & Mr S K Roy, IndiaMr Sukumar Roy, IndiaMr Pirati Saibabu, IndiaMr Shakti Sagar, IndiaMr Mavji Bhai Savla, IndiaMr Acmraj Ben Dhirajalal Sanghavi, IndiaMr Mahesh P Sanghvi, IndiaDr Virender S Sangwan, IndiaMrs V Saraswathi, IndiaMr V V Chalapathi Sarma, IndiaMr K R Sarma, IndiaMr Capt Surya Prasad Seethapathi, IndiaMr Subrata Sen, IndiaMr B R Sethna, IndiaMr S Satyanarayana Setty, IndiaMrs & Dr I C Shah, USAMrs Rukhmani Gardi &Mr Vandana J Shah, IndiaDr M Shalini, IndiaMrs Usha & Dr Shamanna, IndiaDr Padmaja Shankaridurg, AustraliaMr M B Sharma, IndiaMrs Lakshmi Shinde, IndiaDr Ashok C Shroff, IndiaMr Rajiv Shroff, IndiaMrs Meenakshi Singh, IndiaMs Ritu Singh, IndiaDr Sunil Kumar Singh, IndiaMr Vinod Singh, IndiaMrs & Mr Radhey Shyam Singhal, IndiaMr Kishan Singhal, IndiaDr J Snehalatha, IndiaMr Jai Kishan Somani, IndiaMr S Somasegar, IndiaMrs Gyana Devi Sonaji, IndiaMrs Kuchakulla Sowbhagya, IndiaDr P Sridhar, IndiaMr B Srinivas, IndiaDr P Sriramulu, IndiaMr Sadanan Styarthi, IndiaDr C Subbarayudu, IndiaMr T G Subramaniam, IndiaDr Nirmala Subramanian, IndiaMrs Sugandham, IndiaMr M Sukumaran, IndiaDr Sham Sunder, IndiaMr Subhash Surana, IndiaMr Y Suryanarayana, IndiaMs T Swarna, IndiaLate Mr Deepak Taneja, IndiaDr S Telgaonkar, USAMrs Savitaben D Thakker, IndiaDrs Jaimala & Kishen Thanik, USAMrs & Dr Nalin Tolia, USAMrs Nita & Mr Nalin J Unakar, USADr Mustali M Vagh, IndiaMs A Vanathi, IndiaMr Brian Valentine, IndiaMr P V K S Varma, IndiaMr Rao S Varonari, South AfricaMr Nandlal M Verma, IndiaDr Prateep Vyas, IndiaDr Saradani Vyas, IndiaDr Sangeeta Wagh, IndiaAriez Kothavala Memorial Trust, IndiaArudra Engineers Pvt Ltd, IndiaBanjara Hills Ladies Group, IndiaCentury Fiber Plates Pvt Ltd, IndiaChoice Marketing Company, IndiaClassic Traders (P) Ltd, IndiaC S Construction Company, IndiaDenis Chem Lab Limited, IndiaE John Kurivila Memorial CharitableTrust, IndiaEon Designers, IndiaG P Associates, IndiaHarvin Scientific Optics Pvt Ltd, IndiaHirlekar Precision Engg Pvt Ltd, IndiaJain Housing, IndiaKarodimal Bansal & Sons, IndiaKBJ Enterprises, IndiaKedia Agrotech Pvt Ltd, IndiaKhan Bahadur Babukhan Foundation, IndiaKhilani Constructions Pvt Ltd, IndiaKhurana Engineering Pvt Ltd, IndiaK V R Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaKumar Raja Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaLawrence Mayo (Opticals), IndiaMargadarsi Chit Fund Ltd, IndiaMeda Charitable Foundation, IndiaMetrobio Caeiro, IndiaMicrosoft India Pvt Ltd, IndiaModi Nagar Enterprises, IndiaNaveen Paper Stores, IndiaQuick Builders, Engineers & Contractors, IndiaRaveela Doors & Decors, IndiaRavi Associates, IndiaSeth Chiranjilal Khaitan Trust, IndiaShalimar Chemical Charitable Trust, IndiaShanti Devi Mansighka Trust, IndiaShree Annai Coirs, IndiaShree Automobiles Pvt Ltd, IndiaShriram Chits Pvt Ltd, IndiaSiva Traders, IndiaSKAA Vilas, IndiaSneh Pharmaceuticals, IndiaSpectra Shares & Scrips Limited, IndiaS R Kamath & Co, IndiaSree Krishna Constructions, IndiaSree Venkateswara Coir Works, IndiaSri Upadresto Narayana Rao CharitableTrust, IndiaState Bank of Hyderabad, IndiaStrategic Insurance Services Pvt Ltd, IndiaS V C Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaTameer Consulting Associates, IndiaVikash Solnextrects Ltd, India| Efficiency115

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Support during the yearAhmedabadDr Abhay R VasavadaAkolaDr Anurag MathurAngul , OrissaNTPC LimitedAsansolMr Chandra AnurimaBangaloreMr Ajay GumadiMr Ravi VenkatesanAlcon Labortories (I) Pvt LtdBiomedix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt LtdGMR Holdings Pvt LtdThe Indian Society of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day SaintsMphasis LimitedBhubaneswarDr Sanghamitra DashDr Mahendra Prasad TripathyCleen N CleenVision CareBhopalMr Nitesh JainChennaiDr N Venkataswami Chetty Charitable TrustDehra DunMs Usha Rani DattaGulbargaMr Bhakti Rahul MaluJaipurMr Ajeet BiraniJalgoanMr Pannalal BhandariJamshedpurMr Debasish GuptaKaramcheduMs Y Venkata RatnamKhammamMr Y Bucchi Babu & FriendsKolkataMr Aditya DalmikaCelebrity Management GroupEmami FoundationMoina Merit Private LimitedP K Business Enterprise LimitedSajjan Savitri Agarwal Charity TrustShantidevi-Mahavir Prasad Mansingh Ka TrustShree Radha Krishna Goenka TrustMumbaiMr Ramni Lal AditiahMr Shirish Rajendra BarwaleMr Sunder T BhagariMr Lal GehiMs Richa GehiMr Prasana NadkarniMr Teja NadkarniMr Rushikesh ParekhMs Sangeetha V SatheMr Behram R SethnaMr Vijay Dattaram VengulekarBhogilal Leherchand FoundationRaja Bahadur Motilal BansilalCharitable Trust FundSight Savers InternationalNew DelhiMs Poonam GuptaMr Awthar Singh MarwahaMr Maitreyee NarendraMr Sumangal NarendraDr G V RaoDr Mukesh TanejaRajasthanMr L K DagaVadodaraIntra Ocular Care Pvt LtdValsadMr Pragnesh Kantilal ChehedaVijayawadaMs A Swarna KumariVisakhapatnamMr P Hara GopalMs Sushma KalidindiMr Varanasi SrikrishnaInternationalAustraliaMr Andrea Stern & Larry HulbertCanadaMr Steve JennerMr Gul Mohd KapadiaKuala LumpurMs Subarna Chakaravarthy PrabhakerNairobi, KenyaChetan, Deepan & Shainal PatelUnited KingdomMr Stephen MurrayMr Gopala Krishna RamaswamyUnited States of AmericaMs Vijaya Vardhan BodheMs Kristen GetschmannMs Archana Patwari116 Excellence | Equity

Our SupportHyderabadMr Anne AdinarayanaMr T S R AnjaneyuluMr Ramesh AnantharamanMr Mohammed AriffMr J BalajiDr D BalasubramanianMr S J BalasundaramMs Mahtab S BamjiMs C Chitra BhanuMr K BhanumurtiMs M BharatiMs C Syamala BhaskaranMr Randhir Kumar BhatnagarMr Ulhas BidayatMr Vamsi Krishna CherukuriMr D Satya DevarathMs J Sarojini DeviMs Perin B DittiaMr Srinath Rao GandharikarMs Usha GangradeDr Prashant GargMs Kalpana GarigipatiMr Ajay GogiaMr Sreesareshu GopikrishnaMr Mayank GuptaMr Tarun GuptaMr Nitesh JaiMr K Hari KrishnaMr K Sivarama KrishnaMr Kishore K KothapalliMr Chetan KumarMr Rajiv KumarMrs S Renuka & Mr S Vijaya KumarMr Sridhar MetlumiMr M K Bhanu MurthyMr KSR MurthyMr Vempati NarasimhaMr G Lakshmi NarayanaDr Raja NarayananMr YVS NarayanaMs Uma NathMr Sathvik NookalaMr Raymond Stephen NoronhaMs Valerie NoranhaMr K Bhanu MurthyMs P PadamajaMr T PadmanabhanMs Shirley ParkerMs Sreedevi PenmetchaMr P S PrabhakarMs A PrabhawathiMr T S R PrasadJustice Ranga RajanMs L RajithaMaster A RajuMr K Gopi RajuMr Vankina Sri RakeshMr C RamalingamMs Vijaya L RamamMs K Sudha RaniMr N P Rama RaoDr P Rama RaoProf Kakarla Subba RaoBaby Sudheshna ReddyMr RishabMaster RohanMr M V Krishna SastryMs SatyaMr M Archana ShailajaMr Sri Devendar SignodiaMr C SrinivasuluMs YSRLH SudhaMs SunainaMr S ThirumalaiMr Kamal Chand TripuraneniMs UmanathACC LimitedAgro Tech Foods LtdAlliance Medical SystemsAndhra BankBhagwan Gangaram KotwariFernandez HospitalLal Construction CompanyLions Club of Hyderabad MajesticKode Venkatadri Chowdari Charitable SocietyNatco Pharma LimitedNLR Property Developers Pvt LtdParekh DistributorsPrasad Film LaboratoriesPrasad Film ProductionsRavindranath Gen Medical Associates Pvt LtdReacon Industry Pvt LtdSai Sri PrintersSree Mitra Townships Pvt LtdSuha Devi Poddar Charitable TrustSummit FurnituresThe Wednesday Club of HyderabadVerma Consultancy Services| Efficiency117

Annual Activity Report 2007-2008Our International & National LinkagesAlcon, USA; Allergan, USA; Bartimeus, The Netherlands; Bausch& Lomb, USA; Bristol Eye Bank, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, UK;Cambridge University, UK; Carl Zeiss, Germany; Centre for EyeResearch Australia, Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Eye Research& Technology, Australia; Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology,Lahore, Pakistan; Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal; Children’sHospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, USA;Children’s Hospital of Florida, USA; Christoffel Blindenmission,Germany; Cornea & Contact Lens Research Unit, Australia;Combat Blindness Foundation, USA; Duke University, Durham,USA; Eye Sight International, Vancouver, Canada; Fred HollowsFoundation, Australia; Fund Incorporated, Australian Federationof University Women (AFUW) and Queensland branch, Australia;Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; Institute of Eye Research,Sydney, Australia; International Federation of Eye & Tissue Banks,Baltimore, USA; International Center for Eye Care Education,Australia; International Association for Contact Lens Education,Australia; Islamia Eye Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; i2 Foundation,Texas, USA; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA; Jules SteinEye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; LighthouseInternational, New York, USA; Lions International, USA; LondonSchool of Tropical Hygiene & Medicine, UK; Massachusetts Eye andEar Infirmary, Boston, USA; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK;National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; National Instituteof Sensory Organs, Tokyo, Japan; Northwest Lions Eye Bank,Action on Disability and Development India, Bangalore; AliYavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped,Secunderabad; Anthropological Survey of India, Hyderabad;Aravind Eye Hospital System, Madurai; Benares Hindu University,Varanasi; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai; Bio-MedixOptotechnik & Devices Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; Birla Institute ofTechnology and Science, Pilani Blind Peoples Association,Ahmedabad; Calcutta University, Kolkata; CBR Forum, Bangalore;Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad; Centre forDNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad; Centre for HumanGenetics, Bangalore; Consolidated Products Corporation Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi; Council for Advancement of People’s Action, New Delhi;Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India,New Delhi; Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,New Delhi; Department of Science & Technology, Government ofIndia, New Delhi; Eye Bank Association of India, Hyderabad; GuruNanak Dev University, Amritsar; Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli;Indian Council for Medical Research, New Delhi; Indian InstituteInternationalNationalSeattle, USA; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; OhioState University, Columbus, USA; Operation Eye Sight Universal,Canada; ORBIS International, New York, USA; Pharmacia & Upjohn,Sweden; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;Rotary International, USA; SUNY School of Optometry, New York,USA; Santen Inc., USA; Service de Biologie Cinique Institut SalahAzaiz, Tunisie; Sight Savers International, UK; State University ofRochester, USA; Tel Aviv University, Israel; The Hadley School for theBlind, Illinois, USA; The Tun Hussein On National Eye Hospital andthe Malaysian Association for the Blind, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Tubero, Sendai University, Japan; Tufts University of Medicine,Boston, MA, USA; The Cooperative Research Center for Eye Research& Technology, Australia; University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK;University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA; University of Heidelberg,Germany; University of London, UK; University of Melbourne,Melbourne, Australia; University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK;University of New South Wales, Australia; University of Ottawa,Canada; University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry,Rochester, USA; University of South Carolina, USA; University ofTennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; University of RochesterEye Institute, University of Rochester, New York, USA; University ofWaterloo, Canada; Vanderbilt University, USA; Vision CRC, Australia;Wills Eye Hospital, USA; World Health Organization, Switzerland;William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, USA; Yayasan PenyatunWyata Guna, Indonesia.of Chemical Biology, Kolkata; Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata;International Human Resource Development Centre, Coimbatore;Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad; IndianInstitute of Science, Bangalore; Indian Institute of Technology,Chennai; Indian Orthocane Surgicals, Chennai; Jammu University,Jammu; Milmet Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad; Micro Vision,Ahmedabad; National Association for the Blind, Mumbai; NationalBrain Research Centre, Gurgaon; National Institute for MentallyHandicapped, Secunderabad; National Institute for the VisuallyHandicapped, Dehradun; National Institute of Mental Health,Hyderabad; National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore; National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad;Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai; Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai; ThakurHari Prasad Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of MentallyHandicapped, Hyderabad; The Helen Keller Institute for Deaf andDeafblind, Mumbai; University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad; VIMTALaboratories, Hyderabad; Vision Research Foundation, Chennai.118 Excellence | Equity

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