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The outgoing Bachelor of Science in Optometry students with faculty and guests Apart from the regular continuing medical education programs in subspecialties, we were host to experts in ocular prosthetic surgery, optometry and eye banking, who helped mentor and train our consultants in specific areas. For the second successive year, we had extended engagements with visiting professors from overseas as well as consultants who volunteered their time and energy to enhance the scope and quality of our work in education and other areas. A fellowship in ophthalmic pathology has been introduced, stimulating the further growth of an emerging subspecialty. Optometry education received a boost with the recruitment of faculty with advanced degrees in optometry and vision sciences who will be more involved with the academic programs offered at LVPEI’s Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry. Growing the LVPEI network means we also need to have trained human resources to manage centers and provide services as the same level of excellence as we maintain at the tertiary and quaternary levels. For the past year, we have been in high gear, training teams for our new upcoming tertiary centre in Vijayawada, a Village Vision Complex in Bellary, Karnataka state and a Service Centre in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, apart from the ongoing training of Vision Technicians for the community and primary levels of care. In all, more than 200 trainees went through various short and long term ophthalmology programs while another 40 or so received advanced optometric training, apart from the 17 students who graduated from the degree program in optometry and the one-year vision technicians’ course. The Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam campuses held their share of workshops and seminars, which were videoconferenced across the tertiary network so that consultants from the three campuses could participate and learn together. In addition, a Learning Centre was inaugurated at Bhubaneswar to provide a space where all levels of eye care personnel can be trained. As a global resource centre of Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU), LVPEI will now extend training to OEU supported hospitals in Africa, beginning with the deputation of one ophthalmologist and training of a team of doctors in various subspecialties. Among the several seminars and workshops held, the third Annual Antonio Champalimaud Symposium and Oration provided an opportunity for vision scientists and clinicians to interact and engage in intellectual dialogue on translational research. Dr Tapas Ranjan Padhi imparts hands-on training to the students at Bhubaneswar Excellence Equity Efficiency Page 28 F_Inside_Pgs.indd 28 9/2/2010 12:30:04 PM
Extending the frontiers of cornea services Internationally renowned experts from Europe and the United States came to LVPEI in January 2010 for a workshop on osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP), a revolutionary surgery that restores vision in patients who cannot benefit from conventional corneal transplants. The OOKP surgery, dubbed “a tooth for an eye”, involves using the patient’s own dental tissue as a supporting framework for a telescopic lens. The workshop was led by OOKP pioneer Prof Giancarlo Falcinelli Prof Falcinelli examines a partient during the workshop. Also seen at the back is Dr Aldave from Rome University, Italy and Dr Anthony Aldave from the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, USA. Prof James Aquavella from the University of Rochester, USA participated through videoconference. LVPEI surgeons from all three campuses honed their skills in this cutting edge technique that enables people with extremely damaged eyes to see again. Education looks beyond the eye LVPEI Hyderabad played host to a few interesting seminars and workshops somewhat outside the field of eye care, but crucial to the life of the mind, and all in the spirit of staying in touch with the broader contexts of human existence. A transnational videoconference on “Climate Change and its Impact on Women’s and Children’s Health,” led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK, connected scientists and medical professionals in Hyderabad, London, Geneva and Cape Town in a stimulating discussion. A multidisciplinary meeting aptly titled “Salad Bowl Seminar” was held by the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance, a partnership between the Wellcome Trust, UK, and the Government of India. Topics discussed ranged from regenerative medicine to the genetic basis of disease to cellular mechanisms in infections such as HIV and tuberculosis. Such seminars draw the active participation and involvement of LVPEI faculty and help generate a culture of continuous learning, in a manner that makes unexpected linkages and possible—leading to knowledge that ultimately benefits patients. Education at LVPEI Ophthalmology Fellowship Programs Long-term Cornea & Anterior Segment Glaucoma Retina & Vitreous Comprehensive Ophthalmology Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & Ocular Oncology Postgraduate residency (DNB) Short-term Cornea & Anterior Segment Glaucoma Retina & Vitreous Comprehensive Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & Ocular Oncology Hands-On Training Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Phacoemulsification Retina Laser Techniques Retinopathy of Prematurity Visual Electrophysiology LVP-ZEISS Basic Course in Ophthalmic Diagnostics Optometry Programs Bachelor of Science in Optometry Fellowship in Optometry BSc in Ophthalmic Techniques (affiliated to IGNOU) Vision Technicians course Ocularistry fellowship Other Programs Low vision Vision rehabilitation Ophthalmic nursing Support staff training Eye banking Eye care management Community eye health Excellence Equity Efficiency Page 29 F_Inside_Pgs.indd 29 9/2/2010 12:30:08 PM
Page 1 and 2: Glimpses, 2009 - 2010 A brief activ
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Page 9 and 10: A snapshot of the key guests on the
Page 11 and 12: Honor roll, 2009-10 Mohd Javed Ali,
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Page 17 and 18: REHABILITATION Where hope rests Med
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Page 21 and 22: Give the Gift of Sight RIEB observe
Page 23 and 24: COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH Reaching out
Page 25 and 26: Sharing the benefits Anjaneyulu, a
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Page 35 and 36: THE PROF BRIEN HOLDEN EYE RESEARCH
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Page 41 and 42: Basic Research Projects Name of the
Page 43 and 44: Publications 1. Agarwal RV, Murthy
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