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coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTL V Prasad Eye InstituteBhubaneswarDirectorTaraprasad DasCornea & Anterior SegmentSujata DasSrikant K SahuGlaucomaSanghamitra DashOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit &OncologySuryasnata RathRetina & VitreousSoumyava BasuTaraprasad DasTapas R PadhiMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye CareCentreSiddharth KesarwaniSanghamitra DashReema HelenTapas R PadhiSuryasnata RathContact Lens & Refractive SurgerySujata DasSouvik BhattacharyaSouvik MandalSrikant K SahuMukesh K SinghNTPC Centre for Diabetic Eye DiseaseTaraprasad DasSoumyava BasuTapas R PadhiNTPC Eye Trauma CentreSuryasnata RathSoumyava BasuSujata DasTapas R PadhiOptometryMukesh K SinghSouvik BhattacharyaSouvik MandalNTPC Centre for Sight EnhancementReema HelanJeevan RaoLaboratory ServicesSavitri Sharma DasSarita KarAnesthesia ServicesDebendranath Dasdrushti daan Eye Bank*Sujata DasSrikant K SahuAdministrationBikash Chandra MohantaPrakash DasChhoton DeSujata MishraRaghuram SastryL V Prasad Eye InstituteGMR Varalakshmi campus,VisakhapatnamDirectorMerle FernandesCornea & Anterior SegmentMerle FernandesMeena LakshmipathyGlaucomaP V K S VarmaRetina VitreousAvinash PathengayA SrinivasContact Lens & Refractive SurgeryMerle FernandesRekha GunturuMeena LakshmipathyOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & OcularOncologyRoshmi GuptaUveitisAvinash PathengayPediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusVirender SachdevaNeuro-ophthalmologyVirender SachdevaAvinash PathengayOptometryP AnandRekha GunturuM YugrajNimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye CareCentreMerle FernandesRoshmi GuptaVirender SachdevaP V K S VarmaLaboratory ServicesNagendra KumarBob Ohlson Centre for Sight EnhancementRekha GunturuMohsin Eye Bank*Merle FernandesMeena LakshmipathyAnesthesia ServicesZohra MehdiAdministrationJoji PrasadD Ch LakshmiK LokeshB V S Mallikarjun RaoLVPEI NetworkManagementUsha GopinathanP SreedeviCore SupportManosh Bose, Human ResourcesHaragopala Krishna K, FinanceUsha Raman, CommunicationsGhanshyam Singh, Opticals &OpticianryM Shoba, Audio-VisualG Surendra, TechnologySBN Chary, PhotographySam Balasundaram, Donor Relations* Community eye banks on our campus| Efficiency5LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 56/15/2009 12:17:42 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGBoard MembersHyderabad Eye InstituteChairDr Gullapalli N RaoDistinguished Chair of Eye HealthL V Prasad Eye Institute, HyderabadDr K Anji ReddyChairman, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories LtdHyderabadProf Palle Rama RaoDistinguished ProfessorInternational Advanced Research Centre for PowderMetallurgy & New Materials, HyderabadMr Ramesh PrasadManaging Director, Prasad Film Laboratories LtdHyderabadDr Sangeeta WaghDr Sandeep Wagh Eye CentrePuneProf M Rammohan RaoIndian School of BusinessHyderabadMr N PrasadChairman, VANPIC Ports Pvt. Ltd.HyderabadDr RavindranathChairman, Global HospitalsHyderabadMr G Mallikarjuna RaoChairman, GMR GroupBangaloreMr Ravi ReddyChairman, THINK CapitalNew Jersey, USAProf K Srinath ReddyPresident, Public Health Foundation of IndiaNew DelhiProf Seyed E HasnainVice Chancellor, University of HyderabadHyderabadDr G Chandra Sekhar (Ex-officio)DirectorL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadHyderabad Eye Research FoundationChairDr F C KohliChairman EmeritusTata Consultancy Services LtdMumbaiSecretary & TreasurerDr Gullapalli N RaoDistinguished Chair of Eye HealthL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadDr Ch Mohan RaoDeputy DirectorCentre for Cellular and Molecular BiologyHyderabadLt Gen D RaghunathPrincipal ExecutiveSir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research in TropicalMedicine Innovation CentreBangaloreDr S P VasireddyChairman & Managing DirectorVimta LabsHyderabadMr Peter T HassanAdvisor (Industries)Government of Andhra PradeshNew DelhiProf D Balasubramanian (Ex-officio)Director – ResearchHyderabad Eye Research FoundationL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadDr G Chandra Sekhar (Ex-officio)DirectorL V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabadDr Taraprasad Das (Ex-officio)DirectorL V Prasad Eye InstituteBhubaneswarDr Taraprasad Das (Ex-officio)DirectorL V Prasad Eye InstituteBhubaneswar6Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 66/15/2009 12:17:43 PM

ContentsForeword 8The Village Vision Complex 10Looking back: how the annual report began 11The year in review 12Across the networkNews from Bhubaneswar campusNews from GMR Varalakshmi campus, VisakhapatnamEndowment lecturesAlumni newsPatient care services 23HospitalVision rehabilitationEye banking 28Product development 29Patientspeak 31Community eye health and outreach 35Education 51Eye research 71Our support 101| Efficiency 7LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 76/15/2009 12:17:47 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGForewordThe past year has been one of concentration on quality and systemsimprovement. Streamlining all our quality assurance systems,preparation for accreditation from the National Accreditation Boardfor Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) and Joint CommissionInternational (JCI), aiming to attain Six Sigma status, all helping to achieveour strategic objectives for our Silver Jubilee year, christened ‘Vision2012’. Meanwhile routine activities and our march along the growthpath continued.Among the highlights were the honours accorded to both the Instituteand individuals. Getting short-listed as a finalist for the British MedicalJournal (BMJ) Global Leadership award along with the likes of theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine was a distinct honour. The fellowship to ourResearch Director Prof. Balasubramanian (Balu) from the GermanAcademy of Sciences – Leopoldina was another such distinction. Alongwith these were scores of other honours and awards all the way fromthe Hyderabad Rose Society for our gardens, to the honours fromthe American Academy of Ophthalmology for our doctors – a truereflection of the people and their work that make LVPEI what it is.Hosting Asia-ARVO was indeed very special for us. As I said on thatoccasion, I never imagined that ARVO would come to India in mylifetime. It was a scientific feast for our young colleagues from Indiaand the neighbouring countries. The participation of many youngstersand those with established clinical practice was beyond expectation andaugurs well for the future of ophthalmic sciences in India.The two new tertiary care and training centres have had a busy year andhave added many new components. Both education and clinical researchactivities have commenced, which will lead to significant enhancementof our Institute’s overall capacity in these two areas.The dream of creating a ‘District Model of Comprehensive Eye Health’was realized with the inauguration of the third secondary Service Centrein Prakasam district. This district of over 3 million people now has 3secondary Service Centres and 30 Vision Centres for primary care, acommunity eye screening and CBR (community based rehabilitation)program, a Children’s Eye Health Initiative and diabetes control program.This was achieved through the unique partnership between local NGOs,international NGOs, individual philanthropists and the government.We are optimistic that this ‘Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi DistrictComprehensive Eye Health Initiative’ will serve as an example worthyof emulation to take high quality eye care to the most underserved inthe other parts of the world.8Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 86/15/2009 12:17:47 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTOn the education front, after many years of consideration, we have started theresidency training in ophthalmology affiliated with the National Board. Another newprogram is the Master’s in Community Eye Health (MCEH) program with affiliationfrom the University of New South Wales of Australia. Yet another innovative program,which is need-based, is the training program for opticians and vision technicians forthe new Reliance Vision Express optical chain. This should act as a trendsetter toenhance standards of opticianry in India and a great example of partnership with thecorporate sector. Also exciting is the ‘Global Leaders Lecture Series’ inaugurated thisyear, through which we have many global leaders in diverse areas of ophthalmologyand eye care lecture to us in our three tertiary centres through video conferencingonce a month. The inaugural lecture was given by Harry Quigley from the WilmerEye Institute of Johns Hopkins University. This was followed by talks by four otheroutstanding individuals. To all the speakers, we owe a debt of gratitude. Yet anothernovel development was the initiation of our ‘Visiting Professorship Program’. ProfessorWilliam Bourne of Mayo Clinic was with us for 4 weeks and Prof Robert Biggar fromthe National Institutes of Health, USA, was here for 8 months.In research, our Stem Cell and Molecular Genetics groups continue to be very productivewith significant progress in their work. The collaboration with Jean Bennett’s group atthe University of Pennsylvania to develop a gene therapy program is progressing well.The clinical research group is engaged in some exciting cutting edge work in the areasof cataract surgery, contact lenses and refractive surgery.Our rehabilitation centres continued to be busy with their activities. Few of our clientsexcelled in school and passed with distinction. The integrated summer camp organizedfor the visually challenged children along with their sighted siblings was a great successas was the Fun Camp 2008. These events helped to boost the confidence levels ofthese children as well as their self-esteem. Our efforts to enhance awareness aboutlow vision rehabilitation among eye care professionals have continued with goodoutcomes.All these and many more goals were accomplished through the diligence and dedicationof more than 1500 of our colleagues across our network, many consultants andhundreds of collaborators from around the world. The resource base was augmentedsignificantly by the generosity of a number of our friends and well-wishers from aroundthe world. To all these individuals and groups, we place on record our indebtedness.Thus the ‘L V Prasad Eye Institute’s Global Family’ has had yet another productiveyear.Gullapalli N RaoChair, Board of Trustees| Efficiency 9LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 96/15/2009 12:17:47 PM

AnnuAL ActIVIty REPoRt | 2008-2009 tHE yEAR In REVIEW PAtIEnt cARE EyE BAnKInGThe Village Vision ComplexIn 1998, when the first secondary service centre wasestablished by LVPEI in Mudhole (Adilabad district,northwestern Andhra Pradesh), it was in responseto a definite need for high quality comprehensive eyecare that would serve the needs of rural populations,as a replacement strategy for the temporary,makeshift operations like eye camps that had beenthe most common approach to rural eye care. As ourengagement with rural populations grew through thisand other service centres in small towns and districtheadquarters, we realized that it was necessary to takeeye care even closer to the point of need – to theremotest villages across the state.thus was born the idea of the Vision centre, a oneroomclinic staffed by a para-medical worker, whichwould serve as the first point of care for people invillages and hamlets with no access to eye care orany sort of health care. the first Vision centre wasstarted in 2002 in the village of chagallu. It was partof an evolving design that ultimately led to completearticulation as the LVPEI Eye Health Pyramid.the last three levels of the Pyramid are crucial to therealization of LVPEI’s vision: to create excellent andequitable eye health systems that reach all in need. thefirst of these is the Service centre, operating at thesecondary level of care. Below this is the Vision centre.And below this, to ensure that access is provided toevery individual in the farthest of rural communities,is an active community based intervention programthat is carried out through door to door screening andhome-based rehabilitation. programs. this grouping ofservices is known as the Village Vision complex.the Vision centres are planned to serve small clustersof villages, a population unit of roughly 50,000people. ten such Vision centres, covering apopulation of around 500,000 are linked tothe closest secondary service centrewithin a distance of 50 km.Effectively, therefore, the VillageVision complex comprises a Servicecentre at the secondarylevel with ten vision centreslinked to it, covering arural area within a 50 kmradius, roughly 15 – 20villages. Each Vision centreestablishes communitylinkages in all the villagesit serves, through screening, healthawareness and education programs.these Village Vision complexes have two distinguishingfeatures: local ownership and local staffing. Boththe service centres and the Vision centres are builtwith significant contributions from individuals in thecommunity, and the para-medical workers who managethe Vision centre are young people from the area andtrained at LVPEI’s Hyderabad campuses for a year.Sustainability is achieved through a business model thatcombines cross subsidization and revenue generationfrom spectacle sales.the flow of patients into these secondary and primarycare clinics has grown steadily over the years; peopleare beginning to use eye care and understand what ittakes to stay healthy, from the perspective of eye health.But this will, we expect, have a transformative effect onthe populations of these areas, and also on the peoplewho provide eye care. young people with no hope ofgainful employment have now found a livelihood andstatus in their home communities. these centres arealso becoming a hub for other community developmentactivities – through the window of eye care, we areopening a way for other services to reach underservedcommunities. the community Linkage in Integrationof Primary health (cLIP) attempts to educate and traincommunity health workers in all aspects of primarycare, from better nutrition to sanitation and preventivehealth care.By March 2009, six such Village Vision complexes wereput in place, two in Adilabad, three in Prakasam andone in Mahboobnagar district. In the next three years,we will have another four such complexes in place, anda few more in different stages of completion. over theyear, 1,609,660 people in rural communities in AndhraPradesh have had the benefit of comprehensive eyecare services close to where they live.People and ideas travel freely from the VillageVision complex upwards to the tertiary andadvanced tertiary levels of the EyeHealth Pyramid.those whose eyeproblem cannot be treated with primaryor secondary level intervention arereferred to the nearest tertiarycentre and once they return,their follow up is managedthrough the Vision centre.Similarly, consultants andeye care program managersat the tertiary centreslearn from the experience atthe base of the pyramid and feedthis understanding into researching anddeveloping new modes and models of care.10Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 106/15/2009 12:17:50 PM

coMMunIty EyE HEALtH EDucAtIon EyE RESEARcH ouR SuPPoRtLooking backHow the annual report beganFrom a modest 1-page monthly report in 1988 into a 120-page tome in 2008!By Vijaya L Ramam*Ever since the Institute began seeing patients,staff meetings have been held unfailingly onthe last working day of the month. twenty yearsago, the agenda was just 2-3 items long. thestaff looked forward to the Best Employee ofthe Month announcements, as also the patientcare numbers, to assess how our patientbase was building up. Discussions focused onstrategies for patient satisfaction, evolving newsystems, policies and procedures, etc. Eachdepartment head spoke about their activitiesduring the month. All this information wascompiled. Some of our trustees, donors, andwell-wishers were keen to follow the progressof the growing Institute; hence, formal 1-pagereports were sent to them.Gradually, our activities increased – weorganized seminars and workshops,introduced more training programs, startednew subspecialties, and launched eye bankingservices… and all of this found place in ourdocumentation, adding depth and volume toour reports.By 1992, we had an 8-10 page monthly reportwith patient care data, as well as informationon guest lectures, seminars, research activitiesand presentations. We began acknowledgingour donors each month, barely 10-15 then.today our donor list runs into several pages – atestimony to the tremendous support we havereceived over the years. Many of our centresare named after their respective donors, andnow almost every page of the Annual ActivityReport is adorned with a donor name!on the eve of our fifth anniversary, webrought out a special issue highlighting ourachievements till then. this became theInstitute brochure. the monthly reportsbegan to look more interesting, with graphsand tables representing developments inevery sphere, such as rehabilitation facilities,training programs and our budding outreachefforts. Little did we realize that our outreachprograms would evolve into a comprehensivepyramidal model of eye care delivery, and gainacceptance across the world!In 1993, our maiden annual report was printedand mailed to donors, collaborators and wellwishers including interested patients. SinceLVPEI has always avoided direct publicity/advertisement, the annual activity reportbecame a showcase for the Institute’s work.By the year 1994, our medical and scientificfaculty were beginning to receive recognitionat national and international fora and theseachievements were listed in a new section:Honors and Awards.By 1995, eye donations to the Institute’sRamayamma International Eye Bank beganpicking up. names of the donors featured inour reports, and many families appreciatedthis gesture.In June 1997, we completed a decade ofservice and published a colorful annual reportwith a new logo. Every year, the reports grewin volume, with information, high impactphotographs and interesting case studies.these became too voluminous to compile ona monthly basis, so we switched to quarterlyreports. Interestingly, we have come full circlenow – compact monthly newsletters madea comeback in november 2008, replacingquarterly reports.the new millennium demanded superfastcommunication through the electronic media.We launched our new website in 2004,offering an insight into the Institute’s activities,providing useful information on eye health, andan online patient appointment system. Lastyear, we added a virtual tour of our facilities.It was very gratifying to learn that a visit to ourweb site by a family in the united Kingdompiqued their interest enough to lead to anengagement that in July 2008 culminated inestablishment of the ‘Miriam Hyman children’sEye care centre’ at LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.*(former Head of Administration, currently consultant, LVPEI)| Efficiency 11LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 116/15/2009 12:17:55 PM

Across the networkThe Year in ReviewNimmagadda – LVPEIChildren’s Eye Health InitiativeThe Nimmagadda – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health Initiativewas launched on November 20, 2008, at LVPEI, Hyderabad.Nimmagadda Foundation has partnered with LVPEI to establishinfrastructure for screening all children in Andhra Pradeshto eliminate avoidable blindness among children by the year2020. The foundation is supporting all non-paying children’sscreening, treatment and surgeries performed at LVPEI inHyderabad and Visakhapatnam and its network of over 50rural centers in the state. (See ICARE projects, page 48)Mr Nimmagadda Prasad launches the Children’s Eye Health InitiativeMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care CentreinauguratedThe Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre was inaugurated by ChiefSecretary of Orissa Mr Ajit Tripathy on July 3, 2008, during the secondanniversary celebrations of LVPEI, Bhubaneswar campus. Miriam Hyman losther life in the London terrorist bombings in July 2005; the children’s centreis a living tribute to her, by her parents John and Mavis and sister Esther. Thecentre will provide tertiary eye care to children from all socio-economic stratain Orissa, covering a population of about 50 million. It will also develop humanresources in children’s eye care, with ongoing commitment from the MiriamHyman Memorial Trust, UK.(See story ‘From tragedy springs hope for many’, page 102)Esther Hyman at the inauguralA growing network of eye careThe Institute’s 3 rd secondary care Service Centre wasinaugurated at Kandukuru in Prakasam district onFebruary 1, 2009. The guests included local legislatorMaheedhara Reddy, and distinguished LVPEI visitingfaculty Profs William Bourne and Robert J Biggar.Remarking on the unique nature of LVPEI’s communityeye health work, Mr Reddy said it was surprising to seethe extent of the work done, with so much commitmentand so little fanfare. The Sudhakar and Sreekanth RaviEye Centre will link to a full complement of 10 VisionCentres, serving a population of 500,000. This is theInstitute’s 8 th secondary service centre and the 2 nd to beset up under the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi DistrictEye Health Initiative in Prakasam district, supported bythe Ravi brothers of USA.Prof Bourne and Prof Biggar at the Kandukuru inauguration12Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 126/15/2009 12:18:02 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTICARE turns 10The Institute’s rural outreach arm, the InternationalCentre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE),celebrated its 10 th anniversary of making world class eyecare a reality for the rural people. The event was markedby a 2-day workshop (December 17-18) attended by eyehealth workers from around the country, with specialsessions on leadership development and primary eyecare with models for its integration with primary healthcare. LVPEI Chairman Dr Gullapalli N Rao dedicatedthe program to the late Mr Kothapalli Rama Rao, whopartnered in our initial foray into rural eye care with thesecondary eye care centre Smt Rajeshwari RamakrishnanLions Eye Hospital, Nidadvole. (See ICARE, page 36)Govt adopts LVPEI’s Vision CentremodelThe Government of India has adopted the LVPEI modelof Vision Centres for rural areas and the eye bankingsystem for implementation across the country andallocated funds for it under the National Programmefor Control of Blindness (NPCB). The Institute has alsoreceived a grant from the Government to set up a teleophthalmologyproject to deliver eye care services,such as identification and treatment of eye diseases, andreferral services through tele-ophthalmology in rural andtribal underserved populations.Merck grant for vision technicianstrainingMerck Subsidiary Division, India, awarded a grant toLVPEI to fund the training of vision technicians and builda human resource base for delivery of eye care in ruralareas. The vision technician program conducted by LVPEI’sInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care(ICARE) supports the pyramid model at the secondaryand primary levels of service delivery.Dr G Chandra Sekhar, Director, LVPEI Hyderabad, and Mr M Srinivas, faculty,ICARE, accepting the cheque from Dr Naveen Rao, Managing Director, Merck(India) Ltd. Also seen is Dr Usha Gopinathan, Executive Director, LVPEI.Asia ARVO a resounding successLVPEI and the Indian Eye Research Group hosted the biennial AsiaAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)meeting, a major international forum showcasing cutting edgeresearch in vision science (January 15-18, 2009). The conferencelooked at Asia as an eye research hub and the future of visionscience research. This is the first time Asia ARVO was held in India.Over 1200 delegates attended, representing academic and researchinstitutions from across 35 countries. (See Seminars & Workshops,page 55)Asia ARVO inaugural: From left – Dr D Balasubramanian (Director – Research, LVPEI),Dr Lingam Gopal (Sankara Nethralaya), Dr Todd Margolis (President, ARVO),Dr Gullapalli N Rao (Chairman, LVPEI) and Ms Joan Angle (Executive Director, ARVO)Second Champalimaud Research SymposiumThe Second Champalimaud Research Symposium was held on January 30, 2009. The annual symposium is organized bythe Champalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Research (C-TRACER), a collaborative effort between the AntonioChampalimaud Foundation of Portugal and LVPEI. The Second Champalimaud Lecture on ‘Evolution of primate colorvision’ was delivered by Dr Jeremy Nathans, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Johns HopkinsUniversity School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, as an online video presentation. Notable among the other distinguishedspeakers were Dr V S Chauhan, Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi;Dr William M Bourne from Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, USA; and Dr K Vijay Raghavan, Director of NationalCentre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.| Efficiency 13LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 136/15/2009 12:18:04 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGVisiting delegatesCanadian Deputy Minister of International Trade Ms Marie-Lucie Morin and High Commissioner designate Mr JosephCaron headed a Canadian delegation to LVPEI on September 9,2008. They discussed collaborative projects in the area of stemcells and regenerative medicine. Seen here with Dr Gullapalli NRao, Chairman, LVPEI.Australian Foreign Minister Mr Stephen Smith, Australian HighCommissioner in New Delhi Mr John McCarthy, and othersenior officers also visited LVPEI, looking at key areas forcollaboration, such as healthcare, science and technology. TheAustralian government had earlier announced a package fordevelopment of eye care in the Western Pacific, utilizing theLVPEI model of eye care delivery as a key feature.Dr Abdul Kalam and Pandit Jasraj at the InstituteFormer President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was at the Institute for an eye surgery in December. An old friend ofLVPEI he stayed with us for 3 days. Post surgery he went on an impromptu tour of some areas of the Institute, as alwaysstriking an instant rapport with everyone he spoke to. Classical music maestro Pandit Jasraj came to visit Dr Kalam, andgave a spontaneous recital at LVPEI’s Patodia Auditorium.Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory and (right) listening to Pandit JasrajFoundation Day – Turning 22Awards for long service, prizes for sports and cultural activities, and live entertainment characterized LVPEI Hyderabad’s22 nd Foundation Day celebrations on October 17, 2008. The LVPEI network has grown larger and wider over the pasttwo decades, and this was reflected in the spirit of participation from the entire staff. There was music, dance, poetryand mimicry, items showcasing the depth of talent that often lies buried and forgotten in the business of every day work.Staff members who have been with the Institute for well over a decade evoked nostalgia with their fond recollectionsabout the early days.14Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 146/15/2009 12:18:08 PM

News from the Bhubaneswar campusDr Kalam with the Institute’s faculty and staffDr Kalam at LVPEI BhubaneswarDr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, visitedLVPEI, Bhubaneswar, on May 9, 2008. Dr Gullapalli NRao, Chairman, and Dr Taraprasad Das, Director, LVPEIBhubaneswar, received him. In his lecture ‘Light to see – abeautiful vision’ Dr Kalam spoke of the need to developindigenous medical equipment. Advocating free school eyescreening for all children, he urged every ophthalmologistand paramedical staff member to address the eye careneeds of at least 20 people in rural areas, each year. “Onthis front L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, scores200 out of 100”, he quipped.The Emami open-air theatre was inaugurated on theoccasion by Ms Priti Sureka, Director, Emami Foundation.Valued donors such as Mrs Lalitha Raghuram, IndiaCountry Director, Operation Eyesight Universal,Mr M S Ramachandran, Chairman, CommunityDevelopment, BHP Billiton, and Mr B D Sureka, Director,Hartex Rubber, shared the history of their partnershipwith the LVPEI family. Dr Abdul Kalam toured theInstitute and visited the banyan tree that he had plantedat the Institute’s inaugural in July 2006. He also interactedwith the staff of other LVPEI campuses through videoconferencing.Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care CentreThe Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre (MHCECC) was inaugurated on July 3, 2008, amidst the secondanniversary celebrations of LVPEI, Bhubaneswar campus. The Centre was inaugurated by Chief Secretary of OrissaMr Ajit Tripathy, in the presence of Mrs Mona Sharma, Secretary for Women and Child Welfare, Mr Rod Pryde,Country Director for Cultural Affairs from the British Council and Ms Esther Hyman, Trustee, Miriam Hyman MemorialTrust, UK. Later, Ms Esther Hyman and Mr Rod Pryde planted saplings.Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI group, stated the mission statement for MHCECC, “By 2012, no child in Orissashould be deprived of excellent eye care service irrespective of the ability to pay, and by 2020 no child in Orissa shouldbe needlessly blind.”Dr Taraprasad Das, Director, Bhubaneswar campus, said, “I dream that the Centre grows to an Institute of its own – theMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye Institute, in 5 years. It will be an institute where we create and practice new knowledge, aninstitute where we translate medicine from lab to clinic and from clinic to curbside.” (See also Across the network, page 12)From left: Ms Esther Hyman, Mrs Mona Sharma, Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Mr Ajit Tripathy, Dr Taraprasad Das, Mr Rod Pryde andDr Siddharth Kesarwani, Head, MHCECC| Efficiency 15LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 156/15/2009 12:18:12 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGEducationThe Regional Sterrad Users meetingon May 17, 2008, helped institutions usingSterrad NX to share experiences and latestinformation on the instrument. There were11 external participants from three hospitals –Ayush Hospital, Bhubaneswar; MCL, Talcher;and MCL, Ibpali, Sambalpur. Dr Savitri Sharma,Head, Laboratory Services, spoke on theNeed for surveillance in OR. The program wassupported by Johnson and Johnson.Renowned writer Ms Gita Mehta visited the Institute on May 3, 2008.Appreciating the work done, she commented that it was “a privilegeand an inspiration to see the institution.” From left: Dr SuryasnataRath and Dr P K Acharya, cardiologist, with Ms Mehta.Thirty-four final year nursing students fromKalinga School of Nursing, Bhubaneswar,came for an observation visit; they attendedclasses on sterilization procedures and asepticmeasures, from May 23 to 24.In our quest to achieve higher standards, theChampions training for Six Sigma wasconducted on October 12, 2008. Consultants,executives and key persons from differentdepartments attended the training program,which included presentations by Mr Anandfrom Svelte Informatics Pvt Ltd, Bangalore,group exercises and team-work.An Eye Diabetic Public Forum was heldon October 20, 2008. The speakers includedProf Pran N Nagpal from Retina Foundation,Ahmedabad, Dr J Kishore, and Dr AmbarishPadhee.Honorable Speaker of Indian Parliament Mr Somnath Chatterjeewith Dr Das at LVPEI Bhubaneswar on June 11, 2008.Mr Chatterjee observed, “The LVP Eye Institute is renderinginvaluable services, which are of world standard. Its concernfor those who cannot pay but need treatment is legendary.”A Health Awareness program wasconducted on November 16, 2008, where MrM H Dalmia, President & CEO, OCL Limited,delivered a talk on ‘Naturopathy – the healthyway of life.’ Around 80 delegates participatedin the seminar. Mr Dalmia toured the institutewith Dr Taraprasad Das, Director, LVPEI,Bhubaneswar.A training program on Basic Life Supportwas conducted on February 19, 2009, by ateam from CARE Hospitals, Visakhapatnamand Bhubaneswar campuses. There were29 participants including 7 from LVPEIBhubaneswar.On a wintry morning in November, 105 studentsof Sai International School, Bhubaneswar, madethe most of the institute’s lush gardens, playinggames and running around. They saw the fountain,open-air theatre, and garden. The staff enjoyedplaying with the children.16Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 166/15/2009 12:18:15 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTEye examinations can be fun too!Rehabilitation consultant Reema Helan trains Tipu Nayakof Bhairabi Special School in the use of closed circuit TVAn optometrist performs an eye examination for a studentCommunity Outreach• A total of 380 schoolchildren between 6-15 yearsof age from Sai International School, Bhubaneswar;Bhairabi School for the Multiple Handicapped, Khurda;Louis Braille School for the Blind, Khurda; and HarshaMission School for Deaf and Dumb, underwent eyecheck-ups. Of these 44 were identified with refractiveerrors and advised spectacles.The institute also trained 12 schoolteachers inscreening students with eye problems in a classroomsituation.• As part of our community outreach programs, 211people were screened for eye diseases and 43 peoplereceived surgical treatment.An eye check-up program at Bada Machhapur villagewas organized on July 20, 2008, in association with anNGO, Bharat Vikash Parisad. A total of 66 patientscame for eye check-ups. An eye screening programfor residents of Maruti Villa was organized on July 27,2008, in which 48 people underwent eye examinations.Those identified with eye problems were treated oroperated upon.On August 17, 2008, a diabetes screening programwas organized, where 49 people underwent eyeexamination.• During the year the institute trained 102 AnganwadiSupervisors sponsored by the Women and ChildWelfare Department, Government of Orissa, and 41community health workers from an NGO Sri Satya Saion how to screen children and adults for eye diseases.The trained workers will help identify people with eyeproblems in their areas on an ongoing basis and referthem for treatment to LVPEI.• On Children’s Day, November 14, 2008, an eyeexamination program for students of Harsha MissionSchool for Deaf and Dumb was organised.Documentary on Children’s CentreKTF films, San Francisco, USA, are producing a documentaryfilm ‘Love, Hate, Love’ on three living memorials borneout of terrorist tragedies. One of them is the MiriamHyman Children’s Eye Care Centre (MHCECC) at LVPEIBhubaneswar, a tribute to Miriam Hyman who lost her lifein the London bombings in July 2005. The team, Ms DanaNatchman and Mr Don Hardy, accompanied by EstherHyman, came in March 2009. They shot footage focusingon pediatric OPD, rehabilitation and surgical services, andinterviewed children and parents.Mr Sridhar Pradhan,gardener, with the awardBest green campusLVPEI Bhubaneswar campus received Nagar BandhuSamman-2008 award for best green campus fromBhubaneswar Municipality Corporation. August 31, 2008| Efficiency 17LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 176/15/2009 12:18:15 PM

News from the GMR Varalakshmi campus,VisakhapatnamMr ManojDr Gullapalli N Rao and Dr Merle Fernandes, Director, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam,share a light moment with Dr KalamMrs Rohini DeviDiabetic Retinopathy Awareness Program launchedThe GMR Varalakshmi campus is leading a new public health initiative – the Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness Program,which was launched on 11 th March 2009 by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India.The program, supported by individuals and corporate houses, will adopt a three-tiered approach: raising awarenesslevels through campaigns; targeting diabetic patients with education forums; and helping patients through one-on-oneinteractions with specialists and free eye check-ups. As the program gains momentum, diabetic patient volunteers willeducate others, making it a community-owned program.Donors’ DayThe Institute celebrated Donors’ Day the same day, with Dr Kalam felicitating our principal and founding donors: theGMR Group, Operation Eyesight Universal, Nimmagadda Foundation, Drs Madhavi and NV Shastry, Mr Appala Raju,Mr R Raghu, Mr Lalitesh Katragadda and Mr O Naresh. Dr Merle Fernandes, Director, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam, presenteda campus update. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI group, acknowledged the donors’ generosity in sharing their“Three Ts – time, talent and treasure.”Mr N V Saradhi,father ofMr Nimagadda PrasadMr O NareshDr Ranganathan representedGMR FoundationMr RaghuMr Appala RajuMrs Lalitha Raghuram18Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 186/15/2009 12:18:23 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTFrom left: Dr Suryasnata Rath, Dr CP Venkatesh, Dr Ramesh Murthy, Dr E Ravindra Mohan,Dr AK Grover, Dr Roshmi Gupta, Dr Milind Naik, Dr Santosh Honavar, and Dr Sima DasCutting Edge 2008: Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology UpdateThe Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology Update (Cutting Edge 2008), was held on November 30, 2008. The guest facultyincluded Dr Ashok Grover, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi, Dr E Ravindra Mohan, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai,and Dr CP Venkatesh, Prabha Eye Clinic, Bangalore. The LVPEI faculty included Dr Santosh Honavar, Dr Milind Naik,Dr Ramesh Murthy, Dr Suryasnata Rath, Dr Roshmi Gupta, Dr Sima Das and Mr Kuldeep Raizada. Over 90 delegatesattended, including fellows and doctors from LVPEI’s secondary centres and Hyderabad campus. The program combineddidactic lectures, case discussions and video based presentations, and focused on issues most likely to benefit the generalophthalmologist.Retina CongressThe Retina Congress held at GMR Varalakshmi campus(March 28-29, 2009) parted with convention andattempted a completely new format: the entire meetingwas in the form of case presentations and videos, andevoked great interest among delegates and panelists alike.Most of the 114 delegates were regular practitioners fromall over India. The panelists included Dr Lingam Gopalfrom Chennai, Dr Mahesh Shanmugham from Bangalore,Dr Manish Nagpal from Ahmedabad, and LVPEI facultyfrom the three campuses.Many of the cases were presented by our own alumniin practice; the sessions were lively and informative. Foreach case delegates volunteered their own experiencesand the panelists helped put the discussion in perspective.Dr Lingam Gopal commented to Dr Avinash Pathengay,Organising Secretary, that this was the best retina meetinghe had attended anywhere in the world!Sixty delegates participated in the Operation Eyesight Universal partners’ meeting held fromFebruary 12-14, 2009. The meeting focused on development, financial management and planning ofcommunity eye care programs, and was conducted by Ms Lynda Cherry, Vice-President of OverseasPrograms (inset), and Ms Lalitha Raghuram.| Efficiency 19LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 196/15/2009 12:18:24 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGEnthusiastic performances by children with visual and cognitive impairment touched many heartsInstitute celebrates second anniversaryThe Visakhapatnam campus celebrated its second anniversary on July 7, 2008, by organizing a free diabetic retinopathyscreening camp (July 6-8, 2008). The camp was supported and inaugurated by Mr O Naresh, Chairman, SymbiosysTechnologies. At the camp 342 diabetic patients underwent a complete eye examination including a fundus exam fordiabetic retinopathy. The faculty made a patient education presentation on diabetic eye diseases.The evening celebrations were marked by music, song and dance by the staff and patients of the Vision RehabilitationServices. The spirited performances by physically challenged children amazed the audience. Prizes were awarded to thewinners of the games and competitions held as a run up to the day, as well as Best Employee awards.New facilitiesPascal laser acquiredThe Pascal laser, one of the first in the country,was inaugurated by Mr P Janardhana Rao, Mayor ofVisakhapatnam. The laser allows faster treatment ofretinopathy, with greater convenience and less morbidity.The campus also acquired the technically advanced Infinitiphacoemulsification machine.Mr P Janardhana Rao receives a demo of the Pascal laserNew examination roomsThree examination rooms, fitted with all OPDinstrumentation, were inaugurated for the Zeiss Academyeducational initiative, by Dr Madhavi, one of our foundingdonors, Mr K Doora Babu, Deputy Mayor, Visakhapatnamand Mr G Ramesh Babu, Deputy Commissioner,Visakhapatnam. These rooms will be dedicated to trainingophthalmologists in clinical skills.EducationSix Sigma trainingIn our quest to achieve higher quality standards, theChampions training for Six Sigma and Lean was conductedat the GMR Varalakshmi campus on August 31, 2008. Theprogram included exercises in team-work and problemsolving. The staff participation was enthusiastic andspontaneous.Dr Madhavi inaugurates the Zeiss Academy20Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 206/15/2009 12:18:27 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTEndowment lecturesPushkarlalji Tibrewala Public LectureThe O P Tibrewala Foundation organized the Late Pushkarlalji TibrewalaPublic Lecture 2008 and Award on August 25, 2008, coinciding withEye Donation Fortnight. Guest speaker Dr M Srinivasan, Director andHead of Cornea Services at the Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, andpresident of the Eye Bank Association of India, spoke on ‘Eye Banking inIndia: problems and solutions.’The lecture series was initiated by industrialist Mr Om Prakash Tibrewala,former District Lion Governor and former president of the Federation ofAndhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, series in memoryof his father. He honored select persons for promoting eye donation:Mr Raghuram of Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network (MOHAN)Foundation, Ln. Rajwant Singh Gulati, Ln. Dr A Divaker Rao of ADRHospital, Mr Pankaj Sawla (Manav Mitra Samithi), Mr Kachhi Mitra Mandaland Mr Satish Modi, Dalera Foundation. He also felicitated the RamayammaInternational Eye Bank team of LVPEI for the Hospital Cornea RetrievalProgram, which has successfully eliminated the waiting list for cornealtransplants at LVPEI, Hyderabad.Mr Tibrewala felicitates Dr SrinivasanDr Rustom D Ranji Rotary LectureThe Dr Rustom D Ranji Rotary Award and Lecture onSeptember 18, 2008, this year offered LVPEI and members ofthe Rotary Club of Hyderabad (District 3150) the opportunityto listen to Dr L Vijaya, Director, Glaucoma Services, SankaraNethralaya, Chennai. In her talk entitled ‘From population topeople – ophthalmic research and your eye’, Dr Vijaya spokeof the need for regular screening and early intervention forprogressive eye diseases such as glaucoma, emphasizing the needfor comprehensive eye examinations especially in the elderly andhigh-risk population. The Rotary Club of Hyderabad Dist 3150had set up a corpus fund in 1997-98, and continues to sponsoran annual lecture in Dr Rustom D Ranji’s memory.Dr Vijaya being felicitated by the President,Rotary Club of Hyderabad (Dist 3150)Dr C Syamala Bhaskaran Endowment LectureDr Lingam Gopal, Chairman, SankaraNethralaya, Chennai, delivered the 12 thDr C Syamala Bhaskaran EndowmentLecture on October 7, 2008. Hespoke on ‘Retinopathy of Prematurity– Medical and Social Aspects’.Dr G Chandra Sekhar, Dr Lingam Gopal and Dr Syamala Bhaskaran| Efficiency 21LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 216/15/2009 12:18:27 PM

AnnuAL ActIVIty REPoRt | 2008-2009 tHE yEAR In REVIEW PAtIEnt cARE EyE BAnKInGAlumni newsAlumni Dayon october 18, 2008, approximately 25 alumni from various parts of India and Hyderabadattended LVPEI’s annual alumni meeting and to visit their alma mater. Guest invitee DrMahesh Shanmugham, vitreo-retinal specialist from chennai, spoke on ‘Innovations inmedical and surgical retina’. Alumni and LVPEI faculty conducted cME sessions on retina,cornea, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, oculoplasty, oncology and ocular esthetics.the event culminated with a dinner on a boat excursion on Hussainsagar lake, whereeveryone danced the night away.Dr Somasheila Murthy, faculty and organizer ofalumni meetingLVPEI alumnus creates historyin Nigeria!Dr Bade ogundipe from nigeria spent 15 monthsat LVPEI, Hyderabad, doing a fellowship in cornea& Anterior Segment (January 2006 – March 2007).Back in nigeria, he was in the news in September2008, after performing the first corneal transplantin 36 years at the university college Hospital(ucH), Ibadan. Dr Bade led the team thattransplanted the damaged cornea of four patientsin collaboration with Sight Life Foundation, uSA,who brought the corneas from Seattle, uSA.File photo: Dr Bade (right) at LVPEI during hisfellowship with a patient Prof Shitu, also from nigeria• newly graduated optometry fellow Mr om PrakashMaurya launched a Low Vision Rehabilitation centreat Amritsar Eye clinic in Dehradun, uttaranchal, inAugust 2008. Another participant of LVPEI’s Low visionAwareness Program, Mr Mohd Rafi, who is an LVPEItrainedvision technician, plans to initiate low visionrehabilitation services at a clinic in Haryana, owned byformer ophthalmology alumni Dr Vikas Mittal.• Ranjini Eye Hospital has been accredited by the nationalAccreditation Board for Hospitals & HealthcareProviders (nABH). It is the first small health careorganization in the country to be accredited underthis standards. LVPEI alumni Dr Biju Raju is consultantVitreoretinal Surgeon at Ranjini Eye Hospital, Kochi.• Dr Vikas Mittal was awarded the best paper andDr M c Luthra gold medal at the uttaranchalophthalmic Society meet, october 10-12, 2008.Dr Mittal, a former cornea & anterior segment fellow atLVPEI, is based at Sanjivni Hospital, Ambala, Haryana.Alumni highlights• to commemorate children’s Day Dr K V RaviKumar, former LVPEI fellow, conducted a free Eyecamp Week at Anasuya Rao Eye clinic, Vijaywada(november 14-20). Schoolchildren were screened foreye problems and medicines distributed free. Visiontesting charts were given to schoolteachers to enablethem to screen students.22Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 226/15/2009 12:18:32 PM

Patient Care ServicesThe core activity across the LVPEI network is patient care: bringing the best possiblecare to as many people as possible, in the most efficient manner. While retaining ourattention to the most routine of surgeries and eye conditions that affect a majorityof people – cataract, refractive error, the diseases of aging – we continue to seekways of addressing the needs of special groups whose eye care requirements areincreasingly urgent, and increasingly complex. Our new children’s eye care centre inBhubaneswar and the Nimmagadda – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health Initiative acrossAndhra Pradesh represent one aspect of this, while our new community programs todetect diabetic eye disease in Visakhapatnam and Prakasam district form another.Also significant is our program on glaucoma in which we are critically appraising theissue of detection and care of glaucoma at the primary, secondary and tertiary levelsusing our pyramidal model.The number of people who are touched in some way by our services increases bythe day: this year, 319,060 people received outpatient care and 38,527 underwentsurgery at our 3 tertiary and advanced tertiary centres. The vision rehabilitationservices engage with communities as well as individuals in our service areas, makinga difference to people’s work, education and social lives.| Efficiency 23LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 236/15/2009 12:18:40 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGHospitalClinical Services at Hyderabad: AchievementsttThe Cornea Services team crossed its earlier record of 1000 corneal transplants in a single year, with 1582 cornealtransplants performed in 2008 through quality corneas provided by the Ramayamma International Eye Bank. Veryfew institutes in the world have achieved this milestone!In December 2008 the Retina Services at our Kallam Anji Reddy campus (Hyderabad) crossed the 500 mark,performing 554 retina surgeries in a month.Patient careCentreOutpatient visitsSurgical proceduresPaying Non-paying Total Paying Non-paying TotalKallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad 1,48,104 64,962 2,13,066 16,193 11,731 27,924Bhubaneswar 44,276 13,106 57,382 3645 1920 5565Gmr Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam 36,419 12,193 48,612 2620 2418 5038Total 2,28,799 90,261 3,19,060 22,458 16,069 38,527SurgeriesSurgical proceduresKallam Anji ReddyCampus, HyderabadBhubaneswarGmr VaralakshmiCampus, VisakhapatnamCataract 11,677 2324 2675 16,676Cornea 2701 273 377 3351Corneal transplants 1082 78 134 1294Glaucoma 962 147 109 1218Retina Vitreous 5330 1738 580 7648Squint 931 65 47 1043Plastic 3776 689 400 4865Lasik 507 79 148 734Others 958 172 568 1698Total 27,924 5565 5038 38,527Examined Under Anesthesia (EUA) 4162 126 224 4512TotalThe total number of limbal stem cell transplantations during the year was 75 – of these 56 were payingpatients and 19 non-paying patients.College students show commitmentStudents from Sri Sarada Degree College for Women, Hyderabad,along with their principal and lecturers, visited LVPEI on December23, 2008. They distributed post-surgical medical kits to 10 non-payingpatients, each containing a pair of sunglasses, eye drops, an eye shieldand sterile cotton.New laser for LVPEIThe Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam campuses have acquired thePASCAL® (Pattern Scan Laser) photocoagulator – an advanced precision scanning lasersystem to treat retinal diseases using a single spot or a predetermined pattern array. Itdelivers short 532 nm laser pulses in a rapid predetermined sequence offering improvedprecision, safety, patient comfort, and reduced number of sessions.24Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 246/15/2009 12:18:40 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTChildren’s Eye Care Centres*Outpatient visitsSurgical proceduresCentre Paying Non-paying Total Paying Non-paying TotalJasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre,HyderabadMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre,BhubaneswarNimmagadda Prasad Children’s Eye Care Centre,Visakhapatnam22,455 11,013 33,468 2310 2127 44375480 1767 7247 282 301 5834740 1331 6071 299 275 574Total 32,675 14,111 46,786 2891 2703 5594* These numbers are included in the patient care summary on the facing pageAnother first for LVPEILVPEI now offers a standardised neonatal electrophysiologyrecording service, the first ever in India, for both termand preterm newborns. This is an objective method ofdetailed functional testing in the eyes of newborns andinfants, to monitor development and efficacy of treatment.The Espion Electrophysiology recording equipment andsoftware were donated by Diagnosys, USA. Dr AnneFulton and Ms Susan Eklund from the Department ofOphthalmology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard MedicalSchool, Boston, helped standardise protocols and stafftraining.Ocular Oncology ServiceIn 2004, Dr Parin Vakharia set up a Corpus Fund fortreatment of children with eye cancer, in memory of lateMs Olive Swoboda. The fund has helped provide qualitytertiary cancer care to hundreds of underprivilegedchildren free of charge. This year 2047 procedures wereperformed on children with retinoblastoma, of which 981were treated absolutely free. The procedures performedincluded examination under anesthesia, laser transpupillarythermotherapy and cryotherapy, as well as hospital-basedchemotherapy, and surgical procedures like enucleationwith orbital implant and plaque brachytherapy.The play area in the children’s eye care centre at HyderabadRetinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) programLVPEI has set up a two-way screening and referral system to reduce delays in treating babies with Retinopathy ofPrematurity (ROP). The Hyderabad campus provides tertiary care to babies undergoing ROP management at PriyamvadaBirla Eye Hospital, Kolkata. This requires tremendous team effort due to the challenges of transportation, schedulingsurgery and ascertaining fitness for general anesthesia in these very tiny babies.ROP program Hyderabad BhubaneswarBabies screened 904 103(475 in NICUs*, 429 at LVPEI) (71 in NICUs, 32 at LVPEI)Laser sessions 131 ( 21 in NICU) 8 (14 eyes)Pediatric retina surgeries 490 14ROP surgeries 38 1The low number of ROP surgeries is a measure of the success of our screening and laser program.*NICU – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit| Efficiency 25LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 256/15/2009 12:18:41 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGVision Rehabilitation CentresCentres for Sight EnhancementNew clientvisitsFollow-upclientsTotalLow vision devicesprescribedMeera & L B Deshpande Centre, Hyderabad 2149 1230 3379 2144NTPC Centre, Bhubaneswar 225 20 245 962Bob Ohlson Centre, Visakhapatnam 445 116 561 1035Total 2819 1366 4185 4141Rehabilitation ServicesRehabilitation of the Blind & Visually ImpairedDr PRK Prasad Centre,HyderabadBhubaneswar Visakhapatnam TotalNew client visits 3246 538 814 4598Follow-up clients 2100 92 268 2460Service DeliverySpecial Skills Training 617 247 424 1288Instruction in use of– Assistive devices (computers)– Low vision devices934146680325109952321132314Environmental modification 2667 563 510 3740Educational guidance 1134 327 297 1758Vocational guidance 261 259 406 926Supportive guidance 2498 280 – 2778Referral to other services 188 246 311 745Note: Some clients prescribed more than one device and trained in multiple living skillsSummer CampSummer camps at the Vision Rehabilitation Centres are not new. However, for the first timealmost a month-long integrated summer camp for visually challenged children and their sightedsiblings was organized (May 5-30, 2008) in which 59 children aged between 5 and 15 yearsparticipated enthusiastically. The activities included learning yoga and basic language skills, generalknowledge, mobility, and Braille, as well as dance, music, games, arts and crafts, and field trips. Thecamp concluded with a joyous music and dance program, with children confidently performing onstage to show their talents. Several dedicated volunteers assisted the rehabilitation staff.Fun Camp for childrenThe annual ‘Fun Camp’ was held on December 2, 2008, at a water sports entertainment park,with almost 250 participants, including visually challenged children, their sighted siblings and familymembers. These camps offer children an opportunity to interact with their peer group in a relaxedenvironment. Group and individual competitions were held, such as blowing and bursting balloons,sorting balls, play acting, lemon and spoon race, and object identification. LVPEI’s dedicated teamof volunteers Mrs and Mr Akila Ravi, Mrs Shanthi Thirumalai, Mrs Neena Verghese, Mr Shesheshia,Mrs Praveena and Mrs Sujitha Reddy helped in coordinating the activities.26Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 266/15/2009 12:20:47 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTDancing for a DifferenceMs Sowjanya Kilaru, who had volunteered at therehabilitation centres in 2007, was felicitated along withher parents on February 28, 2009, for her remarkablecommitment in raising funds for needy children throughdance. “It was the children at the eye institute whoinspired me to raise money,” she said. Her not-for-profitorganization ‘Dancing for a Difference’ hosted a fundraiserin Springfield, MA, USA, in September 2008. Thefunds will help provide free eyeglasses and other sightenhancing devices for needy children, and support specialprograms at the Vision Rehabilitation Centres.Forum on ‘Adapt to Vision Loss’The Public Education Forum on ‘Adapt to Vision Loss’was held on July 27, 2008. About 80 people attended;several of them came the following day to use the centres’services.Interactive program for adultsAn interactive session on ‘Achieving independence in allaspects’ was organized for visually challenged adults onMay 10, 2008. Nine clients and their family membersdiscussed educational and employment opportunities inan open group discussion.World Disabled DayWorld Disabled Day was commemorated on December 9,2008 in the urban slums of Hyderabad to create awarenessabout the needs, rights and potential of persons withdisabilities. A vision-screening program was attended by150 people; of these 15 were advised surgery and 32 weregiven free spectacles.Self-help group meetingsTwo self-help group meetings were conducted inGandhinagar and Venkat Ramireddy nagar, in which manypeople with disability and their family members discussedissues such as independent skills training, employmentavenues and advocacy.Instructional training manualThe Job Access With Speech (JAWS) screen readingassistive software enables visually impaired persons touse computers independently. An instructional manualhas been prepared to provide step by-step training inthe use of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, andPowerPoint) and how to use the internet. The manual isavailable for all LVPEI clients.Sowjanya presents a cheque toDr Chandra Sekhar, Director, LVPEI, HyderabadTrainingDrs Joy and Obiora from Nigeria completed the 3-monthshort-term fellowship program in low vision rehabilitationon September 30, 2008. They took back Low VisionKits to initiate low vision rehabilitation services in theirregion.Low vision kitFrom Visakhapatnam campusThree interactive workshops for visually challengedadults on ‘Achieving independence in all aspects’ wereorganized in October, November and December 2008at the Bob Ohlson Centre for Sight Enhancement.An average of 30 young adults participated in eachworkshop. Direct beneficiaries (visually challengedpatients) led the workshop.Rehab clients make us proud!Sai Vindhya, Zeba Parveen and Venkatesh, clients of the Dr PRK Prasad Centre for Rehabilitation of Blind andVisually Impaired, excelled in the Class X Board examinations held this year. They have been regular visitors sincechildhood and have received counselling, guidance and training in special skills (Braille, Taylor Frame, Abacus, etc.)here. Their parents gratefully acknowledge the support of the centres as a significant factor in the success of theirchildren.Drawings by our young clients| Efficiency 27LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 276/15/2009 12:20:54 PM

AnnuAL ACTIVITy REPoRT | 2008-2009 THE yEAR In REVIEW PATIEnT CARE EyE BAnKInGEye Banking“We very much appreciate the services being rendered by RIEB & LVPEI. We are happy to be a part of your noble intentions and efforts to eliminateblindness. We lament his demise and wish he had lived longer. But we wanted someone to see the light of this world, so we donated his eyes. Wefeel satisfied that two blind persons can now see the world through the eyes of our beloved son.” – Expressions from a donor familyTrainingThe Ramayamma International Eye Bank trained 14 eye bank technicians, 5 eyedonation counsellors, 5 ophthalmologists and 6 eye bank managers during the year.The eye bank training and cornea fellowship programs continue to be supported byEyesight International, Canada. (Details in Education page 64)Eye Donation FortnightTo commemorate National Eye Donation Fortnight, a symposium on ‘Barriers andfactors to successful eye banking’ was organized at LVPEI Bhubaneswar on September7, 2008. Delegates from drushti daan Eye Bank, families of eye donors and recipients,and members of the public participated in the symposium. Issues related to awarenessof eye donation, legal aspects and the cornea retrieval program were discussed.The Khammam Eye Bank, Khammam (173); Smt. R R Lions EyeHospital, Nidadavole (215); Mohsin Eye Bank, Visakhapatnam(2); yanam old age Home, yanam (42); Shri KVB Reddy IRCSEye bank, Kurnool (28); Lions Club of Suryapet, Suryapet (83);Regional Eye Hospital, Warangal (112); Lions Club of Janagaon,Jangaon (35); Lions Club of Karimnagar, Karimnagar (115);Lions Eye Hospital, Palakol (22); Chiranjeevi Eye & Blood Bank,Hyderabad (45); Sudarsani Eye Hospital, Guntur (37); Lions Clubof Mahaboobabad, Mahaboobabad (30); Sadhuram Eye Hospital,Hyderabad (10); Rotary Eye Hospital, Vuyyur (12); Sioam EyeCentre, Madanapalle (4); Mullapudi Venkatrayudu Eye Center,Tanuku (18); Badam Balakrishna Eye Bank, Kakinada (90); LionsClub of Sircilla, Sircilla (12); Rajiv Gandhi Super Sp. Hospital,Raichur (12); Mathrobhoomi Charitable Trust, Narsampet(2); District Hospital, nandyal (6); Lions Club of nizamabad,Nizamabad (8); District Blindness Control Society, NalgondaMr Suresh Guptan, life member,Eye Bank Association of India,speaking on the occasionOur gratitude to all affiliates who helped us with donor corneasCorneas collectedMotivated Volunteered Affiliate centres* TotalRamayamma International Eye Bank, Hyderabad 1109 536 1,314 2959s drushti daan Eye Bank, Bhubaneswar 63 20 83s Mohsin Eye Bank, Visakhapatnam 204 46 250Used forresearchProvided to surgeonsoutside LVPEIProvided to otherLVPEI campusesRamayamma International Eye Bank, Hyderabad 1424 333 114 1871drushti daan Eye Bank, Bhubaneswar 30 30Mohsin Eye Bank, Visakhapatnam 29 29s’ Community eye banks on our campus* RIEB affiliate centres at Suryapet, nidadvole, Tanuku, Madanapalle and other eye banksCorneas received for research & training from Eye Bank Coordination & Research Center, Mumbai (225); ElmexEye Bank, Vadodara (2)Community Eye Banking ProgramThe eye banks on our Bhubaneswar and GMR Varalakshmi (Visakhapatnam) campuses are community eye banks, operated byautonomous community organizations.Total(8); Dr. Akbar Eye Hospital, Anantpur (22); SVRR Govt. GeneralHospital, Tirupati (18); Sneha Seva Samithi, Proddutur (10); LionsClub of Cherial, Cherial (14); Adarsini Eye Centre, Nandyal(10); Megur Eye Care Centre, Bidar (2); Sri Sai Rupa Netralaya,Repalle (4); Lions Club of Mancherial, Mancherial (4); Madhavnetra Pedhi, Secunderabad (18); Lions Club of Thorrur, Thorrur(10); Govt. Regional Eye Hospital, Kurnool (8); Swapna nursinghome, Guntakal (8); K V Reddy Lions Eye Hospital, nizamabad(2); Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, narketpally (20); LionsEye Hospital, Bodhan (10); Paramahamsa yogananda netralaya,Vemagiri (4); Jnanananda Eye Bank, Bhimavaram (4); Lions Clubof Ramagundam, Ramagundam (8); Danvantari Eye DonatioCentre, Tenali (2); Lions Dundoo Eye Bank, Secunderabad (3);Ram Reddy Lions Eye Hospital, Mahabubnagar (4); Govt. GeneralHospital, Anantapur (4); Pavani Eye Hospital, Jagityal (2); Govt.Hospital, Guntur (2).28Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 286/15/2009 12:20:57 PM

Product DevelopmentMc Carey Kaufman’s medium for corneal preservationThe Ramayamma International Eye Bank, LVPEI, Hyderabad, produced 18,780 vials ofthe Mc Carey Kaufman (MK) medium during the year. The medium, developed by LVPEIwith support from the Rotary Club of Hyderabad, helps preserve corneas for a period offour days. We supplied 16,621 vials of the MK medium to 217 national eye banks and 3international eye banks.NationalAgartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Aizwal, Aligarh, Amarwavati, Ambala, Angamaly,Aurangabad, Bagalkot, Bangalore, Bareilly, Baroda, Bharatpur, Bhimavaram, Bhopal,Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Dahod, Daskroi, Dehradun,Dibrugarh, Dondaicha, Durgapur, Erode, Goa, Gobrapota, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Gurgaon,Guwahati, Gwalior, Haldia, Hanamkonda, Hissar, Hospet, Howrah, Hubli, Hyderabad,Imphal, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalgaon, Jalna, Jamshedpur, Jhagadia, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kadapa,Kakinada, Kalyan, Katwa, Karad, Karimnagar, Karnal, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kozhikode,Kurnool, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madanapalle, Madurai, Mangalore, Manipal, Meerut, Miraj,Moradabad, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagercoil, Nagpur, Nalgonda, Narayanagaon, Narketpally, Narwana, Nashik, Navsari,neemuch, new Delhi, nidadavole, noida, osmanabad, Palakkad, Palakol, Pammal, Panaji, Panvel, Perintalmana, Patiala,Pondicherry, Port Blair, Proddutur, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Rampur, Ranchi, Rattanpur, Repalle, Rohtak, Sagar, Salem,Sangli, Sevagram, Shantivan, Shimoga, Shreeramnagar, Siliguri, Sirsa, Sitapur, Sohana, Solapur, Sri Ganganagar, Surat,Suryapet, Tanuku, Thane, Tiruchirapalli, Tirupati, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi, Vellore, Vijayawada,Visakhapatnam, Visnagar, Vuyyur, yanamInternationalDhaka, Bangladesh; nairobi, Kenya; yongah, MyanmarSoftware developmentThe number of trained personnel who can detect early changes in retina due to diabetes is limited. In order to meetthis challenge, a software has been developed to identify persons with diabetic retinopathy. Developed by LVPEI incollaboration with the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad, the software can be operatedby a technician with minimal training. It allows a technician to detect abnormalities, and offers suggestions about theurgency of referral and treatment required. Pilot testing has been completed and the final version will be availablesoon.Vision stimulationVision stimulation material is used to stimulate theresidual vision of children born with impaired vision, inconditions such as retinopathy of prematurity, congenitalcataract, ocular albinism, optic nerve and retinal disease,and neurological abnormalities of the visual pathways andvisual centers of the brain. Vision stimulation is a part ofthe early intervention approach used in children frombirth to 5 years of age.A rehabilitation professional shows a vision stimulation poster to achild as part of the early intervention therapyVision stimulation remedial therapy helps improve a child’seyesight, eye movements and coordination, focusing,depth perception, color and peripheral vision, and theability to integrate this information with the other senses.These pattern charts have been developed by LVPEI foruse in vision stimulation therapy.| Efficiency 29LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 296/15/2009 12:21:08 PM

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PatientspeakNumbers do mean a lot, and we are gratified when we note that we have beenable to extend the arm of eye care to thousands of people, changing their lives inimportant ways. But it is the individual stories that warm the heart and reinforceour commitment, every day, every month, and every year. To know that our workhas healed lives, by restoring vision or allowing people to see the finer details ofcolour and shape and texture, or facilitating a child’s education and an elder’sindependence – ultimately, that is what makes it all worthwhile.| Efficiency 31LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 316/15/2009 12:21:18 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGMr Johanssen Ros, known at the Institute as Jan Ros,is an industrialist from the Netherlands. He has amanufacturing facility for composite pipes used in oil, gasand water applications and lives near Amsterdam with hiswife and son.In 1995, Jan had an accident in his factory when a highpressure tube from the injection machine exploded inhis face. The tube contained acid. Jan was not wearingany protective glasses. “It was like steam coming out of apressure cooker. It happened so fast, before I could evenreact, and went right into my eyes,” Jan recalled. Actingvery quickly, Jan started splashing water on his face andcontinued washing his face for over two hours. There wasintense burning and pain in his eyes as the acid was notsoluble in water. The Rotterdam Eye Hospital wanted Janto be hospitalised but he felt the doctors were not veryclear on how to treat him. So he did not stay.Jan found he couldn’t drive any more. He could not bearbright light even with his eyes closed. This continued for3 months; slowly his eyes felt more normal, though heremained sensitive to light. While his eyes were far fromhealthy, he was able to live with the condition.Then in 2002, disaster struck again! A child accidentallystabbed Jan’s left eye with his finger. The fingernaildamaged the cornea and it became totally white – hisvision dropped to less than 10%. The eye became worseover the next three years. Jan was now desperate for asolution as both his eyes were severely compromised.Finally, late in 2005, he met a doctor in the UK, who wasusing stem cell therapy to repair damaged eyes. Jan waskept on a waiting list in the UK.After waiting for over a year, Jan began looking for otherhospitals on the internet. It was mid 2007. Looking atthe LVPEI website, he could not believe what he read.He sent an email to the Head of Cornea Services DrVirender Sangwan, presenting his case and asking forhelp. Dr Sangwan immediately replied asking for his filefrom the hospital in UK. It took over four months toget the file. Finally on July 21, 2008, Jan came to LVPEIfrom Amsterdam. The doctor was so optimistic that Janagreed to have a biopsy of the stem cells. Jan flew back toAmsterdam with a prayer on his lips. He could not believethat the process had started so quickly.My life has changed!A couple of weeks later the stem cell transplant surgerywas performed – his vision improved, but the sensitivityto light remained. Back in Amsterdam, he visited an eyespecialist in Rotterdam every fortnight, whom LVPEIdoctors stayed in touch with through e-mail. Half waythrough the convalescence period Jan had severe pain inthe eye – he was allergic to the eye drops administered bythe Rotterdam hospital. Jan was advised to stop using thedrops, but it was too late – now there was a white spotin the left eye.The doctor in Rotterdam suggested a corneal transplant.“She said you are European, it would be better if you used acorneal tissue from a European donor,” Jan says. But donortissues were limited and the average waiting period was5-9 months. Jan decided to go back to Hyderabad. “WhenI saw the Ramayamma International Eye Bank at LVPEI,I was more than convinced.” The doctor in Rotterdamrefused to monitor him post-surgery if he had the cornealtransplant done in India. So Jan was referred to two otherdoctors for the follow-up, in UK and Germany.A week after the surgery Jan was already seeing better.For over 12 years Jan’s mornings would begin in the dark,the curtains were always drawn in his bedroom. He wouldswitch on a zero powered bulb, put on his dark glasses andthen open the curtains bit by bit. Getting accustomed tothe light gradually was a painful ritual that lasted an hourevery day. “For the last 12 years, I have been wearing darkglasses. But today, I don’t need them, however bright itis,” Jan exults. “I am very impressed with how efficientthe hospital’s systems are. I was really lucky to find outabout LVPEI on the internet. It is difficult for Europeans tolearn about LVPEI as most of them do not speak or readEnglish. They think India is a third world country and havea different image of what is possible here. I have traveledacross the world; after the success of my surgery I believethat at LVPEI anything is possible.”Jan’s wife Ilsa and his toddler son Vincent, who always sawhim in dark glasses, are also celebrating. “Sometimes I justclose my right eye to enjoy the marvelous improvementin the left! I am very grateful that a stranger in Indiasupported an unknown patient from the Netherlands. Mylife has changed after coming to India, thank you all!”32Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 326/15/2009 12:21:19 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTPutting children firstThe Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre (MHCECC)* at Bhubaneswar is a world-class tertiary care pediatric centre,addressing a wide range of eye diseases in the state of Orissa (population: 40 million). Though in its infancy (set up on July 3,2008), MHCECC has taken bold steps towards becoming a centre of excellence in pediatric eye care. It boasts of state-of-the-artequipment and offers multispecialty care to children from all sections of society, who would otherwise have no access to eye care.Plans are under way to set up an integrated pediatric eye cancer centre within MHCECC by the end of 2009, with multi-modaltreatment and a fully functional pathology laboratory.The Centre conducts school eye screening programs, partnering in a government project to screen children in schools for thevisually impaired. The highly trained faculty of MHCECC participates in national and international conferences and contributes topeer reviewed journals. The Centre is working towards multipronged holistic pediatric eye care, taking eye care in eastern India toa whole new level. Here are a few stories of children who have undergone sight restoring surgery at the centre.Tulika before surgery with aprominent left eyeAfter surgery and one injectionLittle Tulika* was brought to the centre when she was53 days old. Her parents had noticed a protuberanceover her left eye, which was increasing in size, and wereextremely worried.A detailed examination revealed that the little one hada large mass behind her left eye, which was pushingthe eyeball forward. The size of the mass and its rapidprogression constituted a threat to her vision. The childThe left eye looks almost normal afterserial injectionsunderwent surgery and the mass was removed. It wasfound to be a benign tumour (capillary hemangioma)known to respond to steroid injections. Tulika receivedseveral steroid injections into the tumour over the nextcouple of months and it gradually became smaller.Tulika is now 14 months old and fast growing into a happyand playful little girl.Jaydeep before surgery with an upwarddisplacement of his right eyeAfter four months of treatment,Jaydeep has a near normal appearanceTen-year-old Jaydeep* was brought to the centre with concerns of asymmetry ofthe face. His parents had noticed a gradual progressive upward displacement of hisright eye. At the Institute, a complete medical examination including a comprehensivecheck up of the eye showed a mass involving the right sinus (maxillary sinus in themidface), which had invaded the orbit from below. At the Oncology Clinic the childwas advised computed tomography, which was helpful in performing a biopsy fromthe mass. The final diagnosis was primary neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) – arare malignancy that starts from primitive cells.After a detailed discussion with his parents, Jaydeep was put on multi-modaltherapy, involving chemotherapy, surgery and conformal stereotactic radiationtherapy to achieve local and systemic control. Four months after the treatmentJaydeep resumed school and is now a healthy and active boy.Debabrata was preparing for his class 10 examinations, but found it difficult tostudy as he was seeing everything double. He had visited several doctors but noone could guarantee single vision. Finally he came to LVPEI.The doctors listened to Debabrata’s history carefully. He seemed to have developed this problem after he beganusing a new pair of glasses. An examination revealed that he was a hyperope, but had been using glasses with a myopiccorrection for over a year. This had led to excessive accommodation and, subsequently, to esotropia.Doctors at MHCECC changed his prescription and put him on cycloplegics, hoping it would relax accommodation andrestore single vision. But this did not work – he had used the wrong glasses for too long. Finally, after a normal CTscan, doctors decided to operate on him. There was no time for experimentation because exams were looming beforeDebabrata.A bilateral medial rectus recession was performed with adjustable sutures; the sutures were adjusted the next day. Thedouble vision disappeared! Debabrata was able to prepare for and take his exams.Such complex strabismus surgeries are now commonplace at LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.*names changed| Efficiency 33LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 336/15/2009 12:21:20 PM

AnnuAL ACTIVITy REPoRT | 2008-2009 THE yEAR In REVIEW PATIEnT CARE EyE BAnKInGPreventing vision loss at the back of the eyeThe Retina Vitreous Services at LVPEI Hyderabad’s Kallam Anji Reddy campus started as a small one-man effort by Dr TaraprasadDas in 1990 in an environment heavily tilted towards anterior segment diseases. The first decade saw the setting up of basicservices, initiating research in common eye problems, building training programs and planning towards future growth.The service was named Smt Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Centre in the year 1993 after a generous donation from SmtSanthamma’s family. Today, after almost two decades, it has grown into a vibrant, nationally and internationally recognized careprovider in all areas of posterior segment disorders. This includes retinal diseases in the tiniest premature babies to the oldestgeriatric patients, from healthy adults to diabetics and HIV patients. State-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical facilities complementthe clinical evaluation and treatment of these difficult disorders, which include genetic, inflammatory, traumatic, neonatal, agerelated,infectious and developmental disorders.Ten full-time trained faculty across the three campuses (Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam) function as a team totake care of posterior segment diseases besides conducting research, publishing in peer reviewed scientific journals and books,and participating in international clinical trials. The team is also enthusiastically involved in continuing medical education andpublic education programs, while training national and international fellows in the art and science of the care of these challengingdiseases.Here are case stories of two patients with retinal disease treated at the GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam.For Mrs Garkina Daniyamma, the world was going dark at only 40years of age, when she began losing sight in both eyes. She was referredto L V Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, where she was diagnosed withretinal detachment in both eyes, and choroidal detachment in the righteye. The right eye vision was limited to perception of hand movement, andthe left eye had inaccurate projection of light rays.The left eye was judged to have a poor prognosis, and was best left alone,but the retinal surgeon decided to fight for the right eye to the utmost.However, even with a very successful surgery, there were recurringepisodes of detachment in the retina. The long-standing detachment wasdifficult to treat, but since this was Daniyamma’s only seeing eye, thesurgeon did not give up.Ultimately, after four surgeries over a period of seven months, shestabilized. Daniyamma was prescribed spectacles and referred to the Bobohlson Centre for Sight Enhancement for consultation. She was trainedin money identification and cleaning foodgrains – both activities that wereimportant in her daily life.on her last follow-up visit in early 2009, Daniyamma shared her delighton having reclaimed her position as a homemaker, well in charge of herworld!Mr D Chinna Venkata Ramana Rao is an intelligent and active man;even at 75 years of age, his life’s main pleasure is reading. He was naturallyworried when he suddenly lost vision in his left eye in January 2009, andeven more so when an ophthalmologist told him that he would need totravel to Chennai for appropriate treatment. Instead, he came to LVPEI’sGMRV campus at Visakhapatnam.The retina consultant diagnosed him with acute retinal necrosis in theleft eye, a highly virulent infection of the retina by the Herpes Zostervirus. His vision was by then reduced to counting fingers close to his face.Ramana Rao underwent repeated injections of ganciclovir in the left eye.Along with the injections, he was treated with a finely judged combinationof oral antiviral medication and steroids over the next two weeks.on his follow-up visit in February 2009, the vision in his left eye hadimproved to 20/40. “I didn’t need to go to Chennai – the treatment wasavailable right here in Visakhapatnam!” he exulted when he started seeingwith the eye which was nearly blind a few weeks earlier.34Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 346/15/2009 12:21:22 PM

Community Eye Health & OutreachThe International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE) completed ten years inthe field. During the year, we served 1,609,660 people through our community programs,apart from adding to the human resource and infrastructure base for eye care. The yearwas characterized by a “moving out” of ICARE from the confines of a narrow medicalperspective to a broader, community health approach. To approach vision care as thewindow to improved health of communities, particularly those in the most marginalizedregions of the country and the world, is essential if we are to achieve health equity. Whileremaining sensitive to opportunities for better networking and collaboration across the healthsector, ICARE continues to do what it does best – taking primary eye care to communities,and laying the foundations for a better understanding of the rural context and need for eyecare, and monitoring the impact of interventions.| Efficiency 35LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 356/15/2009 12:21:29 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE)News & EventsICARE turns 10!The International Centre for Advancement of RuralEye care (ICARE) celebrated its 10 th anniversary with a2-day workshop (December 17-18), with special sessionson leadership development and primary eye care withmodels for its integration with primary health care. Theprogram was dedicated to the late Mr Kothapalli RamaRao, who helped set up LVPEI’s second rural affiliateeye care centre Smt Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lions EyeHospital at Nidadvole (a partner hospital).The guest speakers included Dr A S Rathore, AssistantDirector General, Directorate General of Health Services,Government of India; Dr P Srinivasa Reddy of AndhraPradesh Right to Sight Society; Ms Preethi Pradhanof Aravind Eye Care System; Ms Lalitha Raghuram ofOperation Eyesight Universal; Mr Srinivas Sawant ofSight Savers International; Dr S Chandrashekar Shettyof Lions Club International Foundation; Dr SrinivasK Iyengar of Byrraju Foundation; Dr H Sudarshan ofKaruna Trust & Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra;Dr Seetharam of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement;Dr Gopa Kothari of Operation Eyesight Universal; andDr Tanuja Joshi of Venu Eye Institute and ResearchCentre. Dr Rathore released a book on 10 years ofICARE’s achievements ‘Transformations – Taking EyeCare to Communities’.Dr Gopa KothariDr Rathore with Dr Rao releasing TransformationsDr Tanuja JoshiRepresentation at IAPB General AssemblyICARE – LVPEI had a major representation at the 8 th General Assemblyof the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness, Buenos Aires,Argentina (August 23-29, 2008). At the LVPEI stall the team distributedinformation material related to its activities and training programs. Meetingswere held with various organizations during this time to discuss potentialcollaborations. Two oral papers and nine posters were presented by theLVPEI team, apart from the plenary and focus sessions on Primary Eye Careand Vision Centres at which Dr Gullapalli N Rao spoke, both in his capacityas outgoing Chair of IAPB and as architect of the LVPEI pyramidal model ofeye care service delivery.Comprehensive Eye Health ProgramOn October 3, 2008, ICARE, in collaboration with Fullerton India CreditCompany Limited, launched a sustainable, comprehensive eye healthcare program in the slums of Hyderabad. Dr Vani Mohan, AdditionalCommissioner (IT) & Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s Aasarasenior citizens program, was the chief guest. The program will cover100,000 people for a period of one year, creating a health care inclusivecommunity in the initial phase. All levels of eye care services (primary,secondary and tertiary) will be offered through the LVPEI network.During the year 6 community screening and 8 children’s screeningprograms were held. Regular training programs are also conducted forfield health volunteers, teachers, and self-help groups.Dr Usha Gopinathan, Executive Director, LVPEI network,speaks at the launch36Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 366/15/2009 12:21:31 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTNational Eye Donation FortnightOn its ninth anniversary on August 15, 2008, our secondaryservice centre in Madanapalle [Siloam Eye Centre (SEC)]inaugurated an Eye Donation Centre, registered under theEye Bank Association of India. Present on the occasion wereMr B Siva Reddy, Sub-Collector, local doctors and governmentexecutives, women’s group members, philanthropists, andmembers of the press. SEC Director Dr K Shoba Naveenurged everyone to motivate family and friends to pledge theireyes to reduce preventable blindness.During National Eye Donation Fortnight (August 25 –September 8, 2008), the SEC staff worked enthusiasticallyto create awareness about eye donation, displaying postersat 49 clinics and hospitals in and around Madanapalle, givinglectures to the staff and patients and talks in schools.Mrs Lalithamma and Dr Shoba Naveen flag off the rallyMrs O R Lalithamma, 80-year-old former president of a women’s organization pledged her eyes, as she flagged off arally in Madanapalle, in which prominent citizens, doctors, government officials, college students, women’s groups andNGOs participated. Pamphlets were distributed along the march and placards with slogans on eye donation held up.Messages on eye donation were broadcast on in local TV channels and roadside outlets set up to distribute pamphletsand pledge cards.World Sight Day: LVPEI commemorated World Sight Day 2008 in partnership with Greater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation’s senior citizens program Aasara and Sharadanagar Residents Welfare Association on October 22, 2008.An eye health awareness meeting and community screening program was organized, where 336 people were screened.Mr Malla Reddy, MLA of Malakpet constituency, was the chief guest.Children’s Health Carnival: On November 19, 173 children were screened for vision problems at the Children’sHealth Carnival 2008 in Hyderabad. Of these 29 were referred for a detailed eye examination.World Diabetes Day: As part of the ongoing diabetes prevention program in Prakasam district (Andhra Pradesh),World Diabetes Day was commemorated on November 14, 2008, at Ongole. A capacity building program was launchedto address diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in the district, supported by World Diabetes Foundation. A scientificseminar was held for local practitioners on comprehensive diabetic care.Diabetes awareness and vision screening program: A diabetes awareness and vision screening programfor police personnel was conducted at the Armed Police Headquarters on October 30, 2008, in which 112 personnelwere assessed for diabetes risk. Vision screening was done for 132 personnel.USAID Transformative FamilyEye Care Project: Under this projectin rural Andhra Pradesh, a team from VisionSpring visited ICARE to discuss a trainingmodule for screening children, developscreening protocols, referral processes andother issues. On January 23, 2009, a one-daytraining program was organized, in which 50Vision Entrepreneurs participated.LVPEI – Lion projects review: On July 25, 2008, Ln MahendraAmarasuriya, Immediate Past International President, LionsInternational, visited LVPEI, for a brief overview of all ICARE –Lions projects, such as Sight First 1141 diabetic retinopathy project,Sight First 1012 capacity building project and Lions Sight for Kids.| Efficiency 37LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 376/15/2009 12:21:32 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGCommunity Linkage in Integration of Primary health (CLIP)The Community Linkage in Integration of Primary health (CLIP) project was inaugurated on December 22, 2008. Theinauguration was attended by Dr Rathore, Dean, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad; Mr Jayant Thakur,Programme Manager, 108 Ambulance Service, Adilabad; and Dr Vaishali Zade, Mandal Officer, Jainath, Adilabad.CLIP aims to enhance the scope of LVPEI’s pyramidal model byproviding affordable, accessible and quality healthcare to thecommunity in its service area. The eye care model effectivelycontrols all diseases contributing to blindness, providing serviceswith appropriate delivery structures, linkages and referrals. Thiswell-developed network of infrastructure and manpower empowersLVPEI to play a larger role, facilitating the linkage of all public andprivate health services and government welfare schemes, such as theRajiv Aarogya Sri scheme, EMRI and HMRI services. Service deliverywould be done through Village Health Volunteers, selected fromthe village and trained by LVPEI in preventive and promotive healthcare, early detection and referral of cases. Working closely withgovernment machinery, they will ensure community participation inall activities, creating long-term sustainability.In vision screening programs 500 villagers were screened forvarious diseases and free medicines dispensed at a general healthcamp. Training programs were held and information, education andcommunication material and volunteer kits distributed.New grants for ICARE programs The Latter-day Saint Charities, USA, has approved funding for 30 more Vision Centres in Khammam, Krishna andNellore districts of Andhra Pradesh over a 4-year period, 2009 to 2012. Merck Foundation will support the Vision Technician training program for one year, initially. The National Program for Control of Blindness has sanctioned a grant for implementation of the tele-ophthalmologyproject. This would be launched initially at the Markapuram Service Centre and the 2 Vision Centres attached to it.Our ICARE programs are supported by• Andhra Pradesh Right to Sight Society, India • Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia• Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, India • Latter-day Saint Charities, USA• Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., USA • Lions Club International Foundation, USA• Nimmagadda Foundation, India • ORBIS International, USA• Operation Eyesight Universal, Canada • Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi, USA• VISION 2020 INDIA Forum (Journal of Community Eye Health)• Vision Cooperative Research Centres (Vision CRC), Australia• World Diabetes Foundation, DenmarkDetails of programs supported in the coming pages.ICARE screening help restore visionLVPEI’s community eye care services helped light up a blind girl’s life!In September 2008 LVPEI’s first satellite centre, Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre at Mudhol,conducted a routine community screening program in Yanampally village, Dichpally mandal inNizamabad district. Swapna, 16, had congenital cataract and had lost most of her vision when shewas eight, living a life of virtual blindness. She had visited many hospitals, but did not regainher vision.After an eye examination Dr Manjunath Patel advised surgery with firm counseling. Herparents felt a glimmer of hope. Swapna’s left eye was operated upon free of cost onSeptember 10, 2008. She regained some vision, which made her and her parents jubilant.She was now willing to undergo surgery on the right eye and was operated upon in October.The Mudhol staff are happy to have helped a blind girl see the world.38Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 386/15/2009 12:21:34 PM

CoMMunITy EyE HEALTH EDuCATIon EyE RESEARCH ouR SuPPoRTVillage VisionA. Primary Eye Care – 55 Vision Centres in Andhra Pradesh, India13 New Vision CentresThis year 13 Vision Centres (VC) were inaugurated in Prakasam, Chittoor and Adilabad districts of Andhra Pradesh,bringing the total to 55 rural VCs. Ten VCs were set up in Prakasam, two in Chittoor and one in Adilabad.Adilabad: A Vision Centre was established on June 14, 2008 in Medarpet village; it is linked to the Sheshanna ChennawarEye Centre and is supported by the Latter-day Saint Charities, USA. Now Adilabad district has 19 VCs in place.Prakasam: Five primary care Vision Centres were inaugurated during the quarter April – June 2008. Linked to thesecondary care Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre at Markapuram, they are located at Giddalur, Thripuranthakam,yerragondapalem, Dornala, and Bestavaripeta. Four VCs were established from March 27-31, 2009, in the geographicalarea of the new 8 th satellite Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre at Kandukuru. They are located in Tanguturu,Kondepi, Lingasamudram and Chandrasekarapuram. now Prakasam district has 23 VisionCentres. The 10 VCs are supported by the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., USA.Chittoor: LVPEI’s 50 th and 51 st Vision Centres were inaugurated on September 27,2008, at nimmanapalle and B Kothakota village; they will be linked to the satellite SiloamEye Centre at Madanapalle. The VCs and the Siloam Eye Centre are supported byOperation Eyesight Universal (OEU), Canada. The VCs were inaugurated by MrsLalitha Raghuram, Country Director – oEu, India (in picture right). Local village heads,government officials, teachers and prominent village people attended the program.LVPEI’s Network of Vision Centres and Service Centres in Andhra PradeshCentre of Excellence (1)Tertiary Care Centres (2)Secondary Care Centres (17)Vision Centres (55)| Efficiency 39LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 396/15/2009 12:21:41 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGPrimary Eye Care – Vision CentresDuring the year 90,877 people were seen at our primary care Vision Centres.Performance Screening Spectacles Spectacles Referred toprescribed # dispensed # Service CentreRuralSeshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad and Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, MudholBhainsa 5649 1537 1333 938Kubeer 1822 509 463 226Naveepet 1154 517 432 193Nandipet 2010 804 497 394Echoda 2907 1341 1150 458Kallur 1699 777 538 379Indravelly 2144 1143 1025 164Tanur 1903 747 737 487Lokeshwaram 1976 866 789 570Boath 518 354 229 37Utnoor 2572 1267 1028 242Jainath 1387 349 353 400Bela 1135 325 406 257Narnur 446 198 154 75Jennaram 1186 551 444 239Jainur 839 352 295 151Gudihathnoor 821 377 187 70Talamadugu 1476 545 349 224Medarpeta* ( July 2008) 1704 526 496 522Kuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, ThoodukurthyWanaparthy 5425 1629 1914 1696Achampet 1587 988 613 393Nagarkurnool 2718 870 613 853Kothakota 2491 718 498 783Kollapur 1746 642 389 369•Amangal 517 295 166 131Ghanapuram 498 166 128 255Bijnapelly 1307 382 421 230Telkapelly 1196 535 460 173Kalwakurthy 858 335 291 404Lingala 2146 720 596 3265Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, KaramcheduParchuru 2190 723 600 579Panguluru 867 407 329 169Ballikuruva 782 374 271 199Chinnaganjam 971 459 211 167Yadannapudi 633 289 163 110Martur 966 415 378 80Nagulapallapadu 1052 699 454 241Peddanandipadu 3477 1442 1583 384Epurupalem 584 285 255 183Vetapalem 1194 402 279 165Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, MarkapuramDarshi 580 204 176 201Karichedu 1248 575 254 298Podili 1378 570 386 353Kambham 1720 727 455 254Giddalur 1644 769 452 545Thripuranthakam 3133 992 622 874Yerragondapalem 2795 821 564 1079Dornala 1413 406 221 406Bestavaripeta 1704 806 519 537Siloam Eye Centre, MadanapalleB. Kothakota (Sept 2008)* 256 82 44 97Nirmannapalle (Sept 2008)* 335 109 52 113UrbanLVPEI-VST Screening Centre 6383 2475 1679 930Vision Screening Centre, Kismatpur 1735 640 216 473Grand Total 90,877 35,036 27,157 23,01540* Data from month of inauguration• April – July 2008# Some spectacles sold to patients referred by Service Centres. Also includes non-prescription spectacles like sunglasses, photochromatic glasses, etc.Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 406/15/2009 12:21:41 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTB. Secondary eye care – 17 Service Centres inAndhra Pradesh, India8 th satellite centre of LVPEIThe 3 rd Service Centre in Prakasam district was inaugurated at Kandukuruon February 1, 2009. The guests included local MLA Maheedhara Reddy,distinguished LVPEI visiting faculty, as well as senior faculty, administrators, andICARE staff. The inaugural was well attended by the local populace, one ofwhom spontaneously offered a space in his village for a Vision Centre, “…ifLVPEI would find it suitable for the purpose”. The Sudhakar and Sreekanth RaviEye Centre will ultimately link to a full complement of 10 Vision Centres. This isthe second centre under the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi District Eye HealthInitiative in Prakasam district, supported by the Ravi brothers of USA.Dr Savitri Sharma, Head, Laboratory Services, at the inaugurationAnniversaries Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, Karamchedu, celebrated its 6 th anniversary on June 7, 2008. Since its inception, thecentre has screened around 50,000 outpatients and performed more than 7000 surgeries, 70% of them free of cost. Seshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, celebrated its 3 rd anniversary on June 9, 2008. Since its inception,the centre has screened over 26,000 outpatients and performed over 3600 surgeries, 70% of them free of cost. Swarna Bharat Eye Centre, Nellore, celebrated its 1 st anniversary on July 1, 2008. The center was set up incollaboration with the Swarna Bharat Trust of Nellore. On its 9 th anniversary on August 15, 2008, Siloam Eye Centre, Madanapalle, organized eye donation awarenessprograms and inaugurated an eye donation centre. Kuchakulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Thoodukurthy, celebrated its 10 th anniversary on October 24,2008. The centre was established with support from the Kuchakulla family, Sightsavers International andChristoffel Blindenmission. In 10 years, the centre has seen over 110,000 outpatients and performed more than15,000 surgeries. The 12 th anniversary celebrations of LVPEI’s first satellite centre Bhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol,were held on December 20, 2008. The centre was established with support from Mr Narayan Rao Patel’s family andnational and international NGOs. In 12 years the centre has seen 160,000 outpatients and performed over 22,500surgeries. It was set up with support from Sight Savers International and Christoffel Blindenmission. The 1 st anniversary of Sudhakar & Sreekanth Eye Centre, Markapuram, was celebrated on 3 rd January 2009.Dr Chitra Kannabiran, scientist, LVPEI, presents gifts to thestaff at ThoodukurthyDr Gullapalli N Rao explains the pyramidal model of LVPEI and theservices provided in Mahbubnagar district toDr Nagam Janardhan Reddy (MLA, Nagarkurnool)at the Thoodukurthy celebrationsA housekeeping staff member cutting thecake at the Markapur first anniversary| Efficiency 41LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 416/15/2009 12:21:46 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGSecondary Eye Care – Satellite and Partner CentresDuring the year 2,25,712 people were seen at our secondary care centres.Rural satellite & partner centresPayingNon-payingOutpatients Surgeries Outpatients SurgeriesSatellite CentresBhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye CentreMudhol, Adilabad District12,362 1399 5870 1254Kuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye CentreThoodukurthy, Mahabubnagar District6906 676 3871 983Seshanna Chennawar Eye CentreNational Highway Road, Adilabad8137 533 4428 825Siloam Eye CentreMadanapalle, Chittoor District9823 415 1035 253Venkata Lakshmi Eye CentreKaramchedu, Prakasam District4582 302 2964 566Swarna Bharat Eye CentreVenkatachalam, Nellore926 37 3469 406Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye CentreMarkapuram, Prakasam District5749 353 5536 875Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye CentreKandukuru, Prakasam District (February 2009)*193 – 84 –Partner CentresMullapudi Venkatarayudu Eye CentreTanuku, West Godavari District12,939 816 2057 379Smt. Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan Lions EyeHospital, Nidadavole, West Godavari District14,150 977 13,342 3680St. Gregorius Balagram Eye HospitalYacharam, Ranga Reddy District4573 165 1545 633Lions Club of Suryapet Eye HospitalSuryapet, Nalgonda District4617 350 14,603 893The Rotary Eye HospitalProddatur, Kadapa District9451 829 6236 1761Paramahansa Yogananda NetralayaVemagiri, Rajahmundry10,034 437 3624 325Urban Partner Centres in HyderabadM S Reddy Lions Eye HospitalMoula Ali7850 401 7431 1549Kishore Chand Chordia Eye CentreBegum Bazaar4385 205 12,765 1336Balanagar Lions Eye HospitalBalanagar10,576 478 9599 2273Grand Total 1,27,253 8373 98,459 17,991Total Outpatients: 2,25,712Total Surgeries: 26,364* Data from month of inauguration42Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 426/15/2009 12:21:46 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTC. Community Eye CareWorking our way into the hearts of communities with our screening and rehabilitation programs in rural as well as poorurban areas, we have been able to identify vision impairment and bring services to correct eye problems at the mostbasic level.SurveysHOUSEFICCL –LVPEI CEHGHMCAasaraFICCL-LVPEI‘Save theEye’ CSPSatellites Partners TotalSlums/Villages surveyed 3 6 – – 520 11 540Door to door surveys 12,125 14,969 – – 280,215 11,820 319,129People identified with eye ailmentsand referred for eye examination2140 2295 – – 52,354 780 57,569Community Screening Programs (CSP)CSPs organized 18 26 9 18 204 54 329People screened 6168 1384 1906 8840 24,146 12,470 54,914Prescribed spectacles 2484 170 995 4655 5475 1266 15,045Referred to base hospital 1467 183 341 1814 4406 1182 9393Within normal limits 1848 1031 456 2142 15,878 9,309 30,664HOUSE: Hyderabad Outreach Urban Slums Eye-care ProgramFICCL-LVPEI CEH: Fullerton India Credit Company Limited – LVPEI ‘Save the Eye’ Comprehensive Eye Health Program in Malkajgiri slums, HyderabadGHMC Aasara: LVPEI – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Aasara Senior Citizens’ Eye Health ProgramFICCL-LVPEI ‘Save the Eye’CSP: Fullerton India Credit Company Limited – LVPEI ‘Save the Eye’ Community Screening Programs – APSatellites: Satellite Centre of LVPEI at Adilabad, Mahabubnagar, Prakasam, Nellore and Chittoor DistrictsPartners: Partner Centres of LVPEI at Yacharam and RajahmundrySchool ScreeningProgramsHOUSESight forKidsPartnerCentresLVPEI – Nimmagadda Children’sEye Health InitiativeTeachers trained 14 188 – 2184 2386Schools screened 14 188 4 238 444Children screened 5105 14,663 147 23,689 43,604Identified with eye ailments 759 977 13 26,952 28,701Prescribed spectacles 288 84 8 3504 3884Surgeries – – – 3187 3187TotalBhubaneswarSchool ScreeningSchoolchildren screened 380Teachers trained 12Spectacles prescribed 44Eye screening and rehabilitation services aremade available at the people’s doorstepCommunity Check-upAnganwadi workers trained 102CBR volunteers trained 41Community eye check-ups 211Surgery 43| Efficiency 43LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 436/15/2009 12:21:47 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGNational Collaborating CentresICARE’s accompaniment program has helped assess needs, build capacity and catalyse sustainablestructures in 88 eye hospitals around the country and other parts of the developing world.4271141India Partners: Tertiary CentresSuryodaya Eye Centre, KolkataC L Gupta Eye Institute, MoradabadMGM Eye Institute, Raipur, ChattisgarhAlakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute, UdaipurLions Karnavati Shantaben Vishubhai Patel EyeHospital, Ahmedabad­¬­­¬­­¬­­¬­­¬­­¬ ­Little Flower Eye Hospital, Angamally2552 1272911312961ttttIndia Partners: Primary CentresShri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, ChitrakootVenu Charitable Society, DelhiShroff Charitable Eye Hospital, DelhiAravind Eye Hospital, MaduraiIndia 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 Nagar, RajasthanTotal no. of Rotary Partner hospitals in the state/country in box.44Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 446/15/2009 12:21:47 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTi. Rotary Hospitals ProjectThe objectives of the 5-year (2005 – 2009) Rotary Hospitals program are: to perform 100,000 additional cataract surgeries;implement uniform protocols for cataract surgery (pre-operative evaluation, sterilization, management of complicationsand follow-up) and document all surgical outcomes. ICARE conducted a series of Rotary Project Workshops in 2005,in which 80 Rotary hospitals participated; all the hospitals send standardized surgery reports to LVPEI. This is a jointproject of Rotary and Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU), who reimburse the costs of surgery.Till date, 71,100 surgeries have been performed, of which 16,001 were done in 2008 – 2009.ii. Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU)LVPEI is assisting all the OEU partner hospitals in India through training and mentoring to represent the interests of theirstakeholders more effectively and ensure greater impact in their areas of work. During the year clinical and non-clinicalteams made regular developmental visits to all partner centers, along with the OEU team.Partners development workshop: An all-India partners’ workshop was held from February 12-14, 2009, at GMRVaralakshmi campus, Visakhapatnam. The workshop focusssed on financial and accounting management systems for theeye hospitals and on writing reports about donors and outcome of cataract surgeries.Refresher course for paramedical ophthalmic personnel: A total of 18 mid-level ophthalmic personnelparticipated in the refreshers program held at ICARE, November 6-8, 2008. The objective was to discuss and solveissues related to application of skills learnt during the vision technician course and in routine clinical practice and refreshthe understanding of routinely used clinical techniques in eye care service delivery.Workshop on communication skills: A two-day workshop on enhancing communication skills was conducted atHyderabad campus, with 8 participants from OEU partner organizations.Performance highlights192% increase in revenue from 200541% increase in revenue from 20072.7% increase in number of patients screened from 20076.7% increase in surgical volumes from 2007iii. Seeing is BelievingUnder the Seeing is Believing program of Standard CharteredBank, UK, 40 Vision Centres will be set up during 2008 – 2011, 10each with Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni and Madurai (Tamil Nadu);Venu Charitable Society (Delhi); Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust,Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh); and Shroff Charitable Eye Hospital,(Delhi). LVPEI will play the role of facilitator and technical expert inthe project.Through partnerships between NGOs and Standard CharteredBank and among NGOs the Vision Centre (VC) project will beimplemented in the underserved parts of India. The 40 VCs wouldcover a population of 2 million, while also providing employmentto 40 Vision Technicians and other local youth involved in servicedelivery.Inauguration of Vision Centres for Sadguru NetraChikitsalaya, Chitrakoot. In the picture: Mr Dinesh PrasadMishra (local MLA) and Dr P N S Chauhan (Joint Director,Health Services, Madhya Pradesh)Representatives from the partner eye institutes have been familiarized with LVPEI’s pyramidal model through field tripsto Vision Centres and Service Centres. On June 16-17, 2008, a Training of Trainers program for the human resourceneeds of Vision Centres was organized; training patterns and curriculum for the Vision Technicians’ course were alsofinalized.Progress till date• Aravind Eye Hospital: 5 VCs – Manamadurai, Usilampatti, Kadamalaigundu, Devathanapatti and Batlagundu(Tamilnadu)• Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust: 4 VCs – Semariya, Mau, Baberu and Tindwari (Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh)• Venu Charitable Society: 5 VCs – Bhadurgarh, Jaspur, Samlka, Jamo and Tappal (Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi – NCR,Uttar Pradesh)• Shroff Charitable Eye Hospital: 4 VCs – Rampur, Chilkana, Punhana, Nagina (Uttar Pradesh and Haryana)| Efficiency 45LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 456/15/2009 12:21:50 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGiv. Lions Karnavati Shantaben Vishubhai Patel Eye Hospital,Ahmedabad, GujaratLions Karnavati has partnered with LVPEI to strengthen their existinghospital and replicate the pyramidal model in their region. A needsassessment of the project was carried out; infrastructure and staffdevelopment plans are being finalized.v. Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute,Udaipur, RajasthanThe foundation stone for the construction of our partner eyeinstitute, Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute was laid on May 8, 2008, byMs Vasundhra Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan.vi. C L Gupta Eye Institute,Mrs Vasundhara Raje laying the foundation stoneMoradabad, Uttar PradeshA total of 31 staff (clinical and non-clinical) from C L Gupta Eye Institute were trained this year. The construction ofthe building is in progress; the institute is expected to begin functioning from July 1, 2009.vii. Jhangxi Province, ChinaA feasibility report was prepared and submitted to the Fred Hollows Foundation to develop a first NGO hospital in JhangxiProvince, China.Research and Special Projectsi. Impact Assessment StudyAn eye health awareness talk being given to girl studentsat Noble School, Bhainsa, in Adilabad districtThe study ‘Impact of correction of refractive errors among children aged10 to 15 years on activity based performance and other vision basedfunctions in the state of Andhra Pradesh’ provides information on theimpact of refractive error correction on schoolchildren and utilization ofspectacles. During the year the team completed data entry of school eyescreenings, data cleaning of baseline and barrier study, and collection ofacademic progress reports of 310 subjects. Data analysis is in progress.This project is supported by the Vision Cooperative ResearchCentres (Vision CRC), Australia.Highlights• 159 persons underwent vision screening• Impact study data being collected from subjects, teachers, parents andpeers• Data collection completed through interviews: Subjects: 236, Peers:708, Teachers: 236, Parents: 236ii. Sight for KidsA collaborative child eye health program for primary schoolchildren in Greater Hyderabad, Sight for Kids is supportedby Johnson & Johnson, Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF), and Lions Eye Hospitals of GreaterHyderabad. The planning meeting for the 4 th phase of the program and a one-day orientation program on teacherstraining and vision screening for the partners’ ophthalmicpersonnel was held on July 2, 2008. Representatives from8 partner hospitals and project office-bearers from LCIFparticipated. Teacher training and school screening programswere done in four mandals from two districts, Medak andRanga Reddy.School ScreeningTeachers trained 188Schools covered 188Children screened 14,663Identified with eye ailments 977Prescribed spectacles 84Referred to other centers 16146Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 466/15/2009 12:21:52 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTiii. Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training CentreTo address the shortage of skilled human resources in pediatric ophthalmology, inadequate infrastructure and lack ofgood para-ophthalmic support in India and south-east Asia, ORBIS set up three Pediatric Ophthalmology Learningand Training Centres (POLTC); LVPEI, Hyderabad, was the third centre set up in October 2006. Under the program5 pediatric eye care teams are being trained, comprising an ophthalmologist, anesthetist, optometrist, nurse, counselor,and an outreach coordinator. Two batches of trainees completed training by September 30, 2008; training of the thirdand fourth batches is continuing.HighlightsAnnual Cumulative TargetChildren screened 24,732 79,955 55,000Treated for other conditions 12,508 17,309 4000Surgeries performed 3991 10,185 1800iv. Diabetes Prevention ProgramA schoolteacher talks about diabetes prevention using thechild-to-family communication approachThe diabetes prevention program in Prakasam district,supported by the World Diabetes Foundation, aims atdeveloping a sustainable district level model to promotelifestyle changes in rural Andhra Pradesh using the childto-familycommunication strategy. With an alarmingincrease in the prevalence of diabetes, there is an urgentneed for interventions in lifestyle, to reduce the resultantincidence of retinal eye diseases. The project duration isfrom April 2006 to March 2011.During the year the teams trained 46,091 childrenand 2434 teachers in 160 schools of 155 villages in 21mandals of Prakasam district. The trained children, inturn, screened 197,165 families and 930,338 persons fordiabetes uptill March 31, 2009. Members of 66 NGOsand 39 Primary Health Centres were trained and 9581self-help groups educated about diabetes; 47,721 personsat risk were screened for diabetes and 2752 identifiedwith the disease. A refresher training program for visiontechnicians and field staff was conducted with supportfrom Johnson and Johnson.v. Sight First – 1141: Capacity development project for diabetic eye diseaseThe 3-year Lions – LVPEI capacity development project for management of diabetic eye disease in Andhra Pradesh waslaunched in August 2005, to address diabetic retinopathy (DR) through a capacity building program for 18 eye hospitals,with support from Lions Club International Foundation, USA. The project ended on July 31, 2008.The Sight First – 1141 project generated awareness, offered comprehensive treatment, and helped build the capacityof partner hospitals through training of personnel at LVPEI. Though the project ended in July 2008, a national seminarwas organized from October 4-5, 2008, to update practitioners about developments in the field and discuss all Lionssupported DR projects in south India to summarize the findings. The resource team included international facultyDr Wilson J Herriot and Lion Joshua Friedman, 15 national faculty and all Lion technical advisors from India. It wasattended by over 140 participants.HighlightsApril 2008 to July 2008 Cumulative 2005-2008Screening programs 88 533Diabetic patients screened 3771 10,487Lasers performed 680 5448Surgeries performed 211 1946Referred for further services 280 2177Diabetic retinopathy eyes identified 1711 17,828| Efficiency 47LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 476/15/2009 12:21:53 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGvi. CHILD-to-CHILD and CHILD-to-Family communicationThe CHILD to Child and CHILD to Family communication study (April 2006 – December 2008) focuses on theeffectiveness of utilizing children for communicating eye health and eye care messages to other children and theirfamilies to favorably influence their attitudes and practices relating to eye health care. This study is being conductedunder the aegis of the Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC) of Australia.The main study was conducted in four rural areas, which equally represent the geographical distribution of the state ofAndhra Pradesh. Schoolchildren of grades 6-8 from 13 schools in rural Andhra Pradesh were given orientation in eyehealth care with the help of trained teachers. The children were trained to perform a basic vision test on their familymembers, neighbours and peers using a Snellen 6/12 opto-type ‘E’ chart and also to convey eye health messages. Theywere instructed to refer those suspected of having eye problems to the nearest Vision Centres. Field work for the studywas completed in June and data entry is continuing. Within a week, 1087 children screened 12,956 people. Two monthslater, 40% of those screened people had visited a Vision Centre. The study showed that children can communicate eyehealth messages and function as collaborators in health promotion and educational activities.vii. Nimmagadda Prasad – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health InitiativeA major initiative against childhood blindness was launched on July 7, 2007, so that “No child in Andhra Pradesh isneedlessly blind or visually impaired by the year 2020”. The Nimmagadda – LVPEI Children’s Eye Health Initiative issupported by Nimmagadda Foundation.HighlightsApril 2008 to March 2009CumulativeChildren screened as outpatients 23,689 42,234Inpatients 3187 6252Free spectacles distributed 3504 3504Teachers trained in vision screening 2184 2184Schoolchildren screened 56,294 56,294Schools covered 239 239viii. Capacity development program to address diabetic retinopathyThe World Diabetes Foundation supported project aims at strengthening existing infrastructure and capacitybuilding to improve the quality of life of persons with diabetes. Launched in October 2008, the 5-year program uses amultidisciplinary approach (modification in lifestyle, care of feet, eyes, etc.) to build strong public and private partnershipsamong LVPEI, district health administration and private practitioners with effective community integration in Prakasamdistrict, Andhra Pradesh. The objectives include:• Developing a registry of persons with diabetes in the district and ensuring regular follow-up,• Strengthening public health facilities and not-for-profit organizations at the district level to care for persons withdiabetes and diabetic retinopathy,• Establishing a network of specialists in public and private sector for specialties like cardiology, nephrology, care offeet and retina,• Education and training of paramedics, general physicians, village volunteers, ophthalmologists and mid level ophthalmicassistants, and• Facilitating annual comprehensive diabetic screeningprograms.During the year 10,569 persons were registered underthe project; overall, 125,000 persons with diabetes willbe reached by 130 medical and 840 paramedical staff. Thefield team has been trained and manuals and data collectionformats developed. A specialist team was constituted toprovide expertise and training: Dr G S Raghava, diabetologist,Dr Keshav, cardiologist, Dr D Lokhanadhan, diabetic footcare expert, Ms Sunitha Sapur, nutritionist, and Dr Ajit BMajji, LVPEI retina specialist.Screening for diabetes at the community level48Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 486/15/2009 12:21:53 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTix. Rapid Assessment of Refractive Error surveyUncorrected refractive errors (URE) are the leading cause of visual impairment in the developing world; in AndhraPradesh 16% of blindness and 46% of visual impairment across all age groups is due to URE. Population-based crosssectionalstudies, while reliable, are expensive and time-consuming, requiring expertise in epidemiology. A novel rapidassessment is used to provide baseline data to evaluate the impact of service delivery using simple, inexpensive equipmentand within a limited time.The Rapid Assessment of Refractive Errors (RARE) survey was conducted from February to May 2008 in accordancewith ethical principles and adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. A logMAR chart was used to assess unaided, aided andpinhole visual acuity from a distance of 4 meters. Near vision was assessed using the N notation chart at the subject’scustomary working distance. A brief personal interview helped collect demographic information such as educationlevel, occupation, use of spectacles (where applicable) and past utilization of eye care services. All people with visualacuity

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EducationSubspecialty and advanced ophthalmic skills training at LVPEI continued to draw youngmedical professionals from across India and other countries, to our Education Centre.Undoubtedly, one of the highlights of the year was the increase in the number of coursesdesigned to strengthen the base and mid levels of the pyramid in terms of humanresources for eye health. Young people from rural and peripheral urban communities wererecruited to join programs in eye health management, support services and ophthalmicnursing assistance, among other paramedical courses.Optometric education has expanded to include collaborative bachelor’s programs withthe Indira Gandhi National Open University and the University of Hyderabad. 642professionals and para-professionals were trained through short and long term programsduring the year.| Efficiency 51LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 516/15/2009 12:24:29 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGThe graduating class! Seated in front row from left: Mr Ramachandra Bhatt, Dr G Chandra Sekhar, Director, LVPEI Hyderabad, Prof Coen de Jong,Prof Srinath Reddy, Prof D Balasubramanian, Director – Research, LVPEI, Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LVPEI, and Dr Prashant Garg, Director– Education, LVPEIEducation DayEducation Day was held on October 17, 2008, with Prof Srinath Reddy,President, Public Health Foundation of India, as the Chief Guest. Prof Coende Jong, Principal of LVPEI’s Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry (BLSO),introduced the 21 students of Batch 2004 who successfully completed thebachelor degree course in optometry. Prof Reddy emphasized the multifacetedrole played by health professionals in the 21 st century, noting that theyneeded to be not just clinicians, but educators and advocates as well. Six wereplaced in distinction, 11 in the first division and 4 in the second division. BestOutgoing Student Mr GR Viswanathan was awarded the Prize of Excellence, aglass artwork by Mr Sisir Sahana, LVPEI’s artist in residence.Prof Srinath ReddyMr Ramachandra Bhatt, Marketing Manager, Medical Products Division, CarlZeiss India, presented the Carl Zeiss scholarship to the first-ranked studentsof each batch: Ms Khuseeya Shareef, Ms Ritika Katari, Mr Labishetty Vivek andMs MMM Samanmali Malavita.Bachelor of Science in Optometry programThe Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry (BLSO) conducts the Birla Instituteof Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, off-campus BS in optometry program.The written exams and interviews for selection of students were held on July13, 2008. The interview panel included Prof Coen de Jong (Chair), Dr Ramu,Coordinator, BITS, Mr BR Murthy, Coordinator, BITS, and Mr Y Vijay Kumar,optometry faculty, BLSO.Dr G Chandra Sekhar, Director, LVPEI, Hyderabad,presents the Best Outgoing Student Award toMr G R ViswanathanOf the 26 registered first-year students 22 are from Andhra Pradesh, 3 fromSri Lanka (sponsored by International Centre for Eyecare Education, Sydney,Australia) and 1 from Kerala. Eight students of the new batch are sponsoredby LVPEI. Four were selected from among those who completed the VisionTechnicians’ training at our Institute. LVPEI now offers full sponsorships tofour promising students annually.52Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 526/15/2009 12:24:31 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTLVPEI now recognised as a center for residency trainingOphthalmology training at LVPEI moved into formalpostgraduate medical training this year with thecommencement of the DNB (Diplomate of the NationalBoard) program in ophthalmology. The initiative allowsthe Institute to participate in the creation of high qualityophthalmic professionals through a recognized residencyprogram. Candidates who have completed their MBBSand wish to specialize in ophthalmology are admitted aftera rigorous selection process into a three-year program,while those with the additional qualification of DO gothrough a two-year program. Four candidates have beenadmitted in the session beginning in 2009.Master’s program in Optometry & Vision ScienceThe University of Hyderabad called for applications for the integrated five-year master’s program in Optometry & VisionScience, being conducted in collaboration with LVPEI. The first batch of 20 students began classes in August.Restructured Eye Health Management courseThe first batch of DNB students: Neha Bharti, Ratnesh Sharma,R Rajya Lakshmi, Ujwala BahetiThe restructured Diploma in Eye Health Managementcourse was launched on August 1, 2008, at the Bauschand Lomb School of Optometry, Kismatpur campus.Guest of Honour Prof Ram Mohan Rao, Dean, IndianSchool of Business, presented certificates to the outgoingmanagement trainees and those completing the 1-yearcommunity eye health management course. He spoke ofthe critical need for trained healthcare professionals andthe opportunities available for the qualifying trainees.Dr Balasubramanian inaugurating the coursewith Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, faculty, ICAREProf D Balasubramanian, Director of Research at LVPEI,welcomed the new batch and inaugurated the course.Mr J P Singh, Principal Consultant, LBW Consulting,deliberated on the challenges facing healthcare managerstoday. Ms Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, OperationEyesight Universal, India, and Mrs Vijaya L Ramam, SeniorConsultant, LVPEI, recalled their experiences and thestrong value system that continues to be the hallmark ofthe Institute. Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, course facilitator, gave thevote of thanks.Bachelor’s in Optometry & Ophthalmic TechniquesTen students joined the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) B Sc Optometry & Ophthalmic Techniquesdistance learning program at LVPEI Bhubaneswar last year. Efforts are being made to launch the course at Visakhapatnamand Hyderabad campuses.Scholarships for deserving studentsEach academic year five students from each batch receive a scholarship. The scholarships in 2008 – 2009 went to:Batch 2005: Ms Khuseeya Shareef, Ms C RebeccaSumalini, Ms Naila Amreen SA Ali, Ms Safiya Sultana andMs Ekta J ThakkarBatch 2006: Ms Ritika Kataria, Ms V Sri Latha, Ms BodduluriLakshmi, Ms Banu RSA (Saniya) and Ms V NiroshaBatch 2007: Mr Labishetty Vivek, Ms VaishnaviRaghuram, Mr Mohd Shafee, Ms Baggam Vijaya Preethi andMs Kamalpreet DhaliwalBatch 2008: Ms MMM Samanmali Malavita, Ms SunainaMary Alex, Mr Marellapudi Ajay, Ms Manjusha Dharavath,Mr AvulaBatch 2009: Mr Giridhar, Ms D Gouthami, Ms JenniferJayaraj, Mr DGS Kelum Tissakumara, Mr N Vinay Kumarand Mr Pullaiah Gudimi| Efficiency 53LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 536/15/2009 12:24:33 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGVision Technicians courseThe Vision Technicians course trains students to workin rural (secondary) hospitals and Vision Centres. About60% of the students are absorbed in LVPEI’s communityeye health programs. The rest are sponsored studentsfrom other states.LVPEI to train Reliance personnelOn August 7, 2008, Reliance-Vision Express and LVPEIsigned an agreement for training optometry personnel.LVPEI has designed an exclusive training program forvarious eye care service delivery cadres of Reliance-VisionExpress clinical and technical personnel at the stateof-the-artBausch & Lomb School of Optometry. Theprogram includes theoretical and practical clinical trainingfor optometrists, vision technicians, spectacle dispensingtechnicians and lab technicians. LVPEI will also develop andimplement clinical protocols, quality control and clinicalaudits, thus ensuring world-class clinical/technical eyecare service delivery across the Reliance-Vision Expressoptical retailing network.Support services training programIn January 2009, 22 young adults began a new program,aimed at developing a cadre of ancillary staff to fulfill thehuman resource need for eye care service delivery insupport service areas like patient care, medical records,materials management, maintenance, biomedical, accountsand human resources. The six-month course is open tocandidates who have completed high school and offersemployment opportunities to underprivileged youth aftertraining.Eye screening campOn November 14, 2008, the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute ofResearch and Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicappedorganised a Health Camp and invited students of BLSO toconduct eye screening. The third-year students have donethis eye-screening.BLSO students at the borderThe third-year students from the 4-year Bachelor of Science in Optometry program took a break from classes andclinics and attended a national optometry conference in Amritsar to participate in discussions, presentations and acollegiate quiz. The students also took a trip to the Wagah checkpost to catch a slice of history!Transitions Quiz: On September 25, 2008 Transitions Optical India Pvt Ltd organized an Optometry Quiz in Chennai.It was a pre-round for the national quiz in the Optometry Conference 2008 in Amritsar in November. Three of ourstudents participated and were placed second.Third year students at the Golden Temple, Amritsar54Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 546/15/2009 12:24:34 PM

COMMuNITY EYE HEALTH EDuCATION EYE RESEARCH OuR SuPPORTSeminars & WorkshopsLVPEI, HyderabadTo increase awareness and sensitize the ophthalmologyfaculty towards low vision rehabilitation services,a Low vision Awareness Program (LAP) forophthalmologists was conducted on April 13, 2008. TheVision Rehabilitation team spoke on Vision RehabilitationServices and When and whom to refer. It was attended by 9ophthalmology faculty and 40 ophthalmology fellows.A three-day Low vision Awareness Program (LAP)was held from April 25-27, 2008. A total of 35 delegatesfrom all over the country attended.A three-day Postgraduate Education Program (Eye– PEP 2008) was conducted from May 9-11, 2008; 200postgraduate students from all over India attended theprogram across LVPEI’s three campuses.The 40 th Indian Contact Lens Education Program(ICLEP) basic course was conducted from July 4-7, 2008;115 delegates attended.Asia ARVOHyderabad hosted the biennial Asia Association forResearch in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meetingbetween January 15-18, 2009. A major internationalforum showcasing cutting edge research in visionscience, the Asia ARVO was held in India for the firsttime. L V Prasad Eye Institute was a key organizer,along with the Indian Eye Research Group.The conference featured 8 workshops and 72 symposiaemphasizing clinical science and community eye health.There were 400 oral paper presentations and 440poster displays on topics ranging from regenerativemedicine to glaucoma and retinal dystrophies. Over1200 delegates attended, representing academic andresearch institutions from 35 countries across theglobe.LVPEI’s pavilion in the trade exhibit attracted manyvisitors, who were introduced to LVPEI’s clinical, basicand operations research, as well as our training videosand low vision aids.A CME on Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismuswas held from September 13-14, 2008, with 85 participantsand 7 faculty members. Dr Eugene Helveston, Director,Cyber Sight, ORBIS International, delivered a lecturethrough video conferencing on September 13, 2008.The 20 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP)was held from September 19-21, 2008; there were 16participants. Of these, two were from Nigeria.The national Diabetic Retinopathy Symposium washeld from October 4-5, 2008. About 120 persons attendedthe symposium, organized by Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation and L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.The Cosmolase 2008 meeting dedicated tocosmetic dermatology, lasers and aestheticsurgery was held on November 2, 2008. Over150 delegates, including dermatologists and plasticsurgeons, attended this first dermatology meetingin an eye hospital. Prominent faculty from the fieldof dermatology delivered talks and performed livedemos of skin lasers and fillers. The meeting wasvideo conferenced with LVPEI’s Bhubaneswar andVisakhapatnam campuses.The 41 st Indian Contact Lens Education Program(ICLEP) basic and advanced course was conducted fromDecember 4 to 8, 2008; there were 93 delegates for thebasic and 75 for the advanced program.The Asia Cornea Society’s Cornea Day meeting onJanuary 14, 2009, preceded Asia ARVO. The scientificprogram included 3 plenary sessions. Faculty from 9countries spoke on lamellar keratoplasty and advances inthe field of cornea.Prof Debbie Sweeney, CEO, Vision CRC, Australia, andProf Donald Tan, Associate Professor, Singapore National EyeHospital, Singapore, at Asia Cornea Society meeting| Efficiency 55LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 556/15/2009 12:24:37 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGThe 8 th Uveitis Society of India meeting was held onJanuary 19, 2009. A satellite meeting of Asia ARVO, themeet was well attended by 7 international and 13 nationalspeakers, as well as 110 delegates.The 3 rd Indian Association of OphthalmicPathologists meet on January 20, 2009, was attendedby 123 pathologists and ophthalmologists from acrossAndhra Pradesh. The international speakers includedDr Sarah Coupland (Head, Dept. of Pathology,University of Liverpool), Dr Bertil Damato (ConsultantOphthalmologist, Ocular Oncology Service, RoyalLiverpool University Hospital), Dr Valerie A White (Deptof Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver GeneralHospital), Dr Narsing Rao (Director, Department ofPathology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston), Dr RalphEagle, and Dr Gordon Klintworth.Second Champalimaud Research SymposiumThe Second Champalimaud Research Symposium washeld on January 30, 2009. The annual symposium wasorganized by the Champalimaud Translational Centre forEye Research (C-TRACER), a collaborative effort betweenthe Antonio Champalimaud Foundation of Portugal andLVPEI set up in 2008. Dr Joao Botelho, Board Member,Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal, represented theFoundation.Dr Jeremy Nathans, Professor of Molecular Biologyand Genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine, Baltimore, USA, delivered the ChampalimaudLecture on ‘Evolution of primate color vision’ as an onlinevideo presentation. The symposium was marked byinsightful talks by distinguished speakers. Dr V S Chauhan,Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering andBiotechnology, New Delhi, spoke of the challenges Indiafaces in developing a malaria vaccine. Dr William M Bournefrom Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, USA, focused onissues relating to the survival of corneal endothelial cellsfollowing corneal transplantation. Dr K Vijay Raghavan,Director of National Centre for Biological Sciences,Bangalore, spoke on ‘How does behaviour emerge fromthe construction of the brain: Can the walking fly informthe thinking human?’Glaucoma UpdateTo commemorate World Glaucoma Day, a continuingmedical education program (CME), GlaucomaUpdate, was conducted across the three campuses– Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam – on 8 thMarch 2009, through videoconferencing. A total of 139participants attended at the Hyderabad campus and 59 atVisakhapatnam. Three trade stalls participated in the fair.LVPEI, BhubaneswarThe Cornea and Contact Lens Program wasorganized from August 15-17, 2008, to discussemerging issues related to corneal diseases andconcurrent treatment modalities. A hands-onworkshop on contact lens fitting was also held. Therewere 79 delegates from Orissa and neighboring statessuch as West Bengal. Dr M Srinivasan, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai, Dr Padmaja Sankaridurg, Universityof New South Wales, Sydney, and Dr Umang Mathur,Shroff’s Charitable Eye Hospital, New Delhi, wereamong the guest faculty.LVPEI, VisakhaptanamThe Cutting Edge 2008 meeting was held onNovember 30, 2008, at GMR Varalakshmi campus inVisakhapatnam. Over 90 delegates attended.The XIII Retina Congress was held at on March 28-29, 2009; 114 delegates attended the program. (Morein news from Visakhapatnam campus page 19)Programs for patientsAbout 60 children, along with their parents/relatives, attended the 14 th annualmeeting of the Association of the Parents of Childhood Glaucoma(APCG) on November 24, 2008. The faculty and volunteers gave presentationsin English, Hindi and Telugu. Several children performed on stage. Despite theirvisual disability most of the children are doing well at school after the successfulmanagement of their glaucoma.Public Education Fora: As part of the Institute’s eyehealth initiatives, open house Public Education Fora areorganized at LVPEI Hyderabad every month, wheremembers of the public can obtain information oneye diseases and interact with eye specialists. ThePublic Education Fora held during the quarterfocused on squint and amblyopia, dry eyes,cataract, low vision and rehabilitation, myopia,diabetic retinopathy, presbyopia, age-relatedmacular degeneration, eye trauma, computervision syndrome and glaucoma.56Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 566/15/2009 12:24:37 PM

COMMuNITY EYE HEALTH EDuCATION EYE RESEARCH OuR SuPPORTGuest LecturesThe 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:The Global Lecture SeriesIn keeping with our effort to engage in with learning and knowledge sharing on a globalplatform, and make opportunities for such engagements available to all those who arepart of LVPEI, the Education Centre initiated the Global Lecture Series this year. Theseries brings the best minds in ophthalmology and vision sciences in interaction withthe faculty, fellows and trainees at LVPEI’s three campuses (Hyderabad, Bhubaneswarand Visakhapatnam) through real-time videoconferencing. During the past year,we have been privileged to listen to lectures from, and hold discussions with, fiveeminent researchers and practitioners from across three continents.Prof Harry Quigley, glaucoma clinician-scientist from John Hopkins university,Baltimore, uSA, delivered the first of the Global Lecture Series, speaking onGlaucoma management – whom to treat and the approach to medical therapy.July 15, 2008, through video conferenceDr Terrence P O’Brien delivered the second lecture on Antibiotic susceptibility – developed and developing nations.September 2, 2008Dr Eugene M Helveston, Director, Cyber Sight, ORBIS International, delivered the third lecture on Strabismus: Some thingsyou may not know. October 17, 2008, through video conference (in picture)Prof C Stephen Foster, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, uSA, spoke on Anterior segmentinflammatory diseases. November 22, 2008, through video conferenceDr Brenda L Gallie, Professor, university of Toronto, Canada, delivered the fifth in the Global Lecture Series on Retinoblastoma:From discovery to health. February 26, 2009, through video conferenceLVPEI, HyderabadProf Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Fine Arts,Performing Arts and Communications, university of Hyderabad,delivered a lecture on Media globalisation and alternative media.April 9, 2008Mr Mazher Hussain, Executive Director, Coalition OfVoluntary Agencies (COVA), spoke on Indian foreign policy in thesub-continent: A people’s perspective. May 14, 2008Ms R Akhileswari, senior correspondent, The Deccan Herald,Bengaluru, delivered a lecture on The media under attack.June 11, 2008Dr M Srinivasan, Director and Head of Cornea Services atthe Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, and President, Eye BankAssociation of India, delivered the Late Pushkarlalji TibrewalaPublic Lecture 2008. He spoke on Eye banking in India: Problemsand solutions. August 25, 2008Prof Sheela Prasad, Head, Centre of Regional Studies,university of Hyderabad, delivered a talk on Reflections onpopulation policy. September 10, 2008Prof Arthur Ho, Chief Scientific Officer, Vision CRC, Sydney,Australia, delivered a talk on Accommodation – when will we getenough? September 16, 2008Dr L Vijaya, from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, delivered theDr Rustom D Ranji Rotary Award and Lecture on From population topeople – ophthalmic research and your eye. September 18, 2008Prof J M Parel, Research Associate Professor, Departmentof Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, universityof Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, uSA, delivered aguest lecture on Four decades of ophthalmic product development.September 22, 2008| Efficiency 57LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 576/15/2009 12:24:38 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGVisiting Professorship ProgramThis year LVPEI initiated a ‘Visiting Professorship Program’, with two distinguished professors spending time at the Institute.Professor William Bourne from the world renowned Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, was here for 4 weeks. He gave a series oflectures and also had significant interaction with our faculty with an interest in corneal problems.During his 8 months’ stay, Professor Robert J Biggar, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,USA, worked in areas such as cancer biology, interacting with scientists and graduating students. He also ran a workshop onscientific writing.Dr Lingam Gopal, Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai,delivered the 12 th Dr C Syamala Bhaskaran Endowment Lectureon Retinopathy of prematurity – medical and social aspects.October 7, 2008Dr Ram Manohar Reddy, Editor of political commentary,Economic & Political Weekly, delivered a lecture on The currentglobal financial crisis. October 8, 2008Dr Robert J Biggar, Senior Investigator, National CancerInstitute, National Institutes of Health, USA, spoke on Cancerswith persons with HIV/AIDS: An epidemiologist’s approach.November 12, 2008Mrs Lalitha Raghuram, India Country Director, OperationEyesight Universal, spoke on The politics and practice of organdonation: What we need to know. December 10, 2008Dr Padmaja Kumari Rani, Consultant, Shri Bhagwan MahavirVitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, delivered alecture on Diabetic retinopathy. December 13, 2008Dr Robert J Biggar, Senior Investigator, National CancerInstitute, National Institutes of Health, USA, spoke on Gettingpublished – the politics and practice of scientific writing.January 8, 2009Dr Lea Hyvärinen, pediatric ophthalmologist, Helsinki, Finland,spoke on Structure of assessment of visual functioning for earlyintervention, rehabilitation and special education. January 16, 2009Dr Earl Smith, Dean, University of Houston College ofOptometry, Houston, Texas, USA, spoke on Emmetropisation inmyopia. January 17, 2009Prof Kovin Naidoo, Director of Global Programmes,International Centre for Eyecare Education, and Regional Chair,IAPB, Africa, spoke on Global magnitude of refractive errors.January 17, 2009Dr K V Chalam, Chairman and Tenured Professor, Departmentof Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine,Florida, USA, spoke on High definition OCT in retinal diseases.January 24, 2009Dr Manish Ahuja, Residency Program Director and Directorof Research, Cook Country Hospital, Chicago, USA, delivered atalk on Anti VEGF treatments in diabetic retinopathy.February 6, 2009Mr Robert Terry, Chairman, Contact Lens Society ofAustralia, Sydney, Australia, delivered a talk on Orthokeratology.February 14, 2009LVPEI, Bhubaneswar1 2 3Dr Bikash R Pattnaik, Kellogg Eye Center, University ofMichigan, USA, delivered two lectures on ERG abnormalityand Visual patho-physiology and Ion channel in epithelial transport.April 11 and 12, 2008Prof Pran N Nagpal, Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, delivereda lecture on Diabetic retinopathy. October 21, 2008Prof Steven E Feldon, Director, University of Rochester EyeInstitute, Rochester, New York, USA, delivered a lecture onThyroid eye disease. January 13, 2009Dr Ken K Nischal, FRC Ophth, Great Ormond Street Hospitalfor Children, London, delivered a lecture on Comprehensivemanagement of congenital corneal opacity. January 14, 2009Prof Susanne Binder, Department of Ophthalmology, RudolfFoundation Clinic, Vienna, Austria, delivered a lecture on OCT inretinal disease. January 20, 2009 (pic 1)Prof William Bourne, Mayo Foundation for Medical Educationand Research, Rochester, USA, delivered a lecture on Theeffect of PRK and LASIK on cells, nerve and light scatter on cornea.January 21, 2009 (pic 2)Prof Jacob Pee’r, Hadassah Medical Organization,Jerusalem, Israel, delivered a lecture on Intraocular lymphoma.January 27, 2009 (pic 3)LVPEI, VisakhapatnamProf Steven E Feldon (in picture, right) Director, University of Rochester Eye Institute,Rochester, New York, USA, spoke on Optic disc anomalies. January 19, 2009. The lecturewas beamed to Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar campuses through videoconferencing.58Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 586/15/2009 12:24:41 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTTraining ProgramsTrainees continue to come from across India and other parts of the world to L VPrasad Eye Institute’s Education Centre for a variety of training needs ranging fromspecialized surgical techniques to ophthalmic nursing assistance. This year we hadparticipants from Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Canada, China,Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UnitedKingdom, United States of America, Vietnam and Zambia.| Efficiency 59LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 596/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGOphthalmology Training ProgramsCornea & Anterior Segment24 months 3 monthsDr Pham Nguyen Huan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dr Jamil Hasnov Dhaka, BangladeshDr Sayan Basu Kolkata, West Bengal Dr Rajeeb Alam Dhaka, BangladeshDr Swapnali Sabhapandit Guwahati, Assam Dr Abdul Quader Dhaka, BangladeshDr Vishram A Sangit Thane, Maharashtra Dr Krishna Kishor Florida, USADr Madhusmita Das Rourkela, Orissa Dr Devi Iswarya Das Cuttack, OrissaDr Anurag MathurSikar, RajasthanGlaucoma24 months 3 monthsDr Amer Muhsen Jerusalem, Isreal Dr Lin Siyong Tianjin, ChinaDr Syed Hussain Naqvi Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Arpita Reddy Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Daisy Pathania Kota, Rajasthan Dr Anil Kumar Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Charushila Pawar Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh36 monthsDr Divya BalakrishnanChalakudy, KeralaRetina Vitreous24 months 3 monthsDr Zarifa Zeynalova Baku, Azerbaijan Dr Sun Wei Yunnan, ChinaDr Mauricio Caraza Stoumen Jerusalem, Israel Dr Abdul Hannah Miah Dhaka, BangladeshDr Kapil Bhatia Fatehabad, Haryana Dr Jasmin Ahmad Chittagong, BangladeshDr Kumar Sambhav New Delhi Dr Boniface Ikenna Eze Enugu, NigeriaDr Atul Kumar Sahu Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Dr Jayanta Kuila Kolkata, West BengalComprehensive Ophthalmology36 monthsDr Bhavin S Shah Vadodara, Gujarat Dr B Venu Gopal Reddy Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Arvind Roy Kolkata, West Bengal Dr Shaista Parveen Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Vaibhav Mittal Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Dr Padmavathi Hingolekar Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Manav KheraVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshPediatric Ophthalmology24 months 3 monthsDr Debajit Roy Kolkata, West Bengal Dr Hasan Abdulmair Baghdad, IraqDr Amit Gupta Chandigarh Dr Chen Xiaoling Inner Mongolia, ChinaDr Snehal Thakre Aurangabad, MaharashtraDr Niranjan K Pehere Kochi, KeralaOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit & Ocular Oncology24 months 3 monthsDr Md Javed Ali Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Foluso Oluyemi Kwara State, NigeriaDr Manju Meena New Delhi Dr Naimatullah Shams Kabul, AfghanistanDr Nguyen Thi Thu Ha Danang, VietnamDr Shruti TaraPalakkad, KeralaDNB (Ophthalmology)PrimarySecondaryDr Ratnesh Sharma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Dr Rajyalakshmi R Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Neha Bharti New Delhi Dr Ujwala Hansaraj Baheti New DelhiManual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (2 months)Dr Saurabh Mundhada Madhya Pradesh Dr Shyamal K Saha Jaipaiguri, West BengalDr Neelu Agrawal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Dr Shubhangi Deshmukh Belgaum, KarnatakaDr Archana Goel Gwailor, Madhya Pradesh Dr Neelam Jauhari Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Chandana Kakati Guwahati, Assam Dr Vani Karimnagar, Andhra PradeshDr Divya Bhatt Karnal, Haryana Dr K Jyothi Vemagiri, Andhra PradeshDr Diwakar Bhatnagar Karnal, Haryana Dr Naveen Y Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Gulbir Singh Rekhi Jaipur, Rajasthan Dr Brijesh Singh Hoshiarpur, PunjabDr Anjali SinghSitapur, Uttar Pradesh60Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 606/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTPhacoemulsification (1 month)Dr K Madhavilatha Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr D Ravi Kumar Siddipet, Andhra PradeshDr D Aparna Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Aparna Gaikwad Nagpur, MaharashtraDr Parveen Khulsum Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Shivani Sule Nagpur, MaharashtraDr Rasna Sharma Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Shobha Kyal Singhal Jaipur, RajasthanDr Namita Dave Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr Raminder Bir Singh Anandpur Sahib, PunjabDr Sreejith Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh Dr Ali Salman Rochester, USARetina Laser (1 month)Dr Tian Liu China Dr Suvidha Mahar Bora Bareilly, Uttar PradeshDr Chen Feng China Dr Perwez Khan Kanpur, Uttar PradeshDr Mugdha Ranade Mumbai, Maharashtra Dr Farhat Abrar Aligarh, Uttar PradeshDr Debapriya Das Pune, Maharashtra Dr Anjum Medhi Guwahati, AssamDr Shaifali Singla New Delhi Dr S Geetha Bangalore, KarnatakaDr SulochanaKaramchedu, Andhra PradeshRetinopathy of Prematurity (1 month)Dr Chen Feng China Dr Debapriya Das Pune, MaharashtraDr Tian Liu China Dr Raeba Mathewa Thiruvananthapuram, KeralaDr Sarbani HazraVisual Electophysiology (1 month)Kolkata, West BengalLVP – Zeiss Basic Course in Ophthalmic Diagnostics (1 month)Dr A Sireesha Columbus, USA Dr Ulka A Mirajkar Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Samir Mahapatra Bhubaneswar, Orissa Dr Deepa D Kandhare Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr C K Deepa Berhampur, Orissa Dr Kadveragu S Vasudev Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Smruti Mishra Berhampur, Orissa Dr Sameena Kauser Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Viswanth Berhampur, Orissa Dr Praneetha Mathsyaraja Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Saroja Sekhar Rath Berhampur, Orissa Dr B Venu Gopal Reddy Secunderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Ankita Sengar Berhampur, Orissa Dr Madhu Uddaraju Bhimavaram, Andhra PradeshDr Debasish Parida Berhampur, Orissa Dr Sreelata V Warangal, Andhra PradeshDr Sahasransu Prusty Berhampur, Orissa Dr K Jyothi Vemagairi, Andhra PradeshDr Rinku Das Cuttak, Orissa Dr Arundhati Tamuli Dibrugarh, AssamDr Ashok Kumar Upadhyay Cuttack, Orissa Dr Bhumika Deb Guwahati, AssamDr Sonali Tripathy Cuttack, Orissa Dr Pekila Lama Guwahati, AssamDr Arunima Chakraborty Cuttack, Orissa Dr Shrabani Kalita Guwahati, AssamMs Mamta Samal Cuttack, Orissa Dr Subhajit Das Guwahati, AssamDr Sandip Kumar Sahu Cuttack, Orissa Dr Sourav Ghosh Guwahati, AssamDr Bijnya Birajita Panda Cuttack, Orissa Dr Bijit Borah Guwahati, AssamDr Avik Kumar Roy Cuttack, Orissa Dr Kishore Paul Guwahati, AssamDr Shikha Dhawan Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Dr Raju Das Guwahati, AssamDr Sunil Kumar Nigam Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Dr Ankita Maheshwari Mumbai, MaharashtraDr Abhishek Agarwal Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Manasi Gadbole Pune, MaharashtraDr Pallavi Agarwal Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Ajay Kumar Gupta Wardha, MaharashtraDr Madhulika Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Chaya Devi HJ Bijapur, KarnatakaDr Varsha Varshney Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Pooja Kishor Tumkur, KarnatakaDr Arun Kumar Gupta Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Dr Ayush Singhal Belgaum, KarnatakaDr Unaiza Sultana Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Dr Praveen Pare Puttur, KarnatakaDr Manpreet Singh Sekhon Dehradun, Uttarakhand Dr Nitish Mahajan Indore, Madhya PradeshDr Shweta Choudhary Dharbanga, Bihar Dr Abhishek Bansal Dehradun, UttaranchalDr Kanhiah Agrawal Darbhanga, Bihar Dr Deepa Ajit Kumar Bhilai, ChattisgarhDr Warkad V Uttamrao Darbhanga, Bihar Dr Biswajit Dey Kolkata, West BengalDr Praveen K Sharma Patna, BiharDr George HeriotMedical ElectiveMelbourne, AustraliaPreceptorship1 month 3 weeksMs Angelica LY Sydney, Australia Mr Alistair Bruce Melbourne, AustraliaMs Gladys Fung Sydney, Australia Mr Aaron Martin Melbourne, AustraliaMr Joshua Clark Sydney, Australia Mr Martin Grymel Melbourne, AustraliaMs Bao Nguyen Melbourne, Australia| Efficiency 61LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 616/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGObservershipDr Kunjal Sejpal Mumbai, Maharashtra CorneaDr Anuradha Rathod Pune, Maharashtra CorneaDr RK Chaurasia Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Cornea (3 months)Dr Vinod K Aggarwal New Delhi RetinaDr Vishal S Kakhandhi Belgaum, Karnataka RetinaDr Abhishek Dagar New Delhi GlaucomaDr Aziza Yasmeen Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh GlaucomaDr Santana Sarmah Guwahati, Assam GlaucomaDr Venugopal S Reddy Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh GlaucomaDr Leila Mohan Kozhikode, Kerala Congential GlaucomaMr Pritam C Naghmare Pune, Maharashtra Pediatric GlaucomaDr K Rama Devi Bangalore, Karnataka Ophthalmic PlasticsDr N Ezhilvathani Ganapathi Chettikulam, Puducherry Ophthalmic PlasticsDr Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal Darbhanga, Bihar Ophthalmic PlasticsDr Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Darbhanga, Bihar Ophthalmic PlasticsDr Vivekanand U Warkad Darbhanga, Bihar Ophthalmic PlasticsDr Partho Bakshi Barrackpore, Kolkata Ophthalmic PlasticsDr Reena Sethi New Delhi Ophthalmic PlasticsMs Hiba Ahmed Omaha, Nebraska, USA Summer ObserverMs Claire Spellman Omaha, Nebraska, USA Summer ObserverDr Jessica Prasad Rao Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Pediatric OphthalmologyDr Jenny Boone Cardiff University, United Kingdom Medical ElectiveMr Akash Peri Vancouver, Canada Medical EducationMs Sujitha Sivarajah Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Reema Chandarana Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Serena Jandoo Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Shivaru Kenth Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Kirti Solanky Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Misha Nakum Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMs Amrita Soor Aston University, United Kingdom OptometryMr Vinod Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Eye BankDr U Madhu Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh Clinical ObservorshipMr R S Wankreale Miraj, Maharashtra Outreach ProgramMr Anuj Kumar Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh Bio-medicalDr Surbhi Joshi Tajpura, Punjab OculoplastyMs Veena Sri Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Contact LensDr Cameron McLintockSunnybank Hills, AustraliaDr Areej R SomkuwarKarak, JordanDr Zarggiba GanuduiKabul, AfghanistanMr R SrikanthNew DelhiMr M SreenuNarketpally, Andhra PradeshMr Aasdev NishadRaipur, ChattisgarhMr Ch Jagannatha RaoSrikakulam, Andhra Pradesh62Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 626/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTOptometry Training ProgramsMs Sunaina Mary Alex Bangalore, KarnatakaMs Anaparthi Anusha Kakinada, Andhra PradeshMr Pullaiah GudimiKadapa, Andhra PradeshMr Shaik Mahammed Irfan Kurnool, Andhra PradeshMs Nagamodi Jayalaxmi Nizamabad, Andhra PradeshMr Shankar KMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Bandela Praveen Kumar Yadagiri Gutta, Andhra PradeshMr G UthamAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMs Manjusha Dharavath Nalgonda, Andhra PradeshMr Ravi Kumar Duguntla Nalgonda, Andhra PradeshMr Y V Priyajanaka Jayarathna Sri LankaMr D G S Kelum Tissa Kumara Sri LankaMs M M M Samanmali Malavita Sri LankaBachelor of Science in Optometry(August 2008)Mr Marellapudi AjayMs Viquar Unnisa BegumMr G BichappaMr Avula GiridharMs D GouthamiMs Jennifer JayarajMr Nilgiri Vinay KumarMs Medam ManjushaMs Sai Sathya NandyalaMs Peguda RajiniMs Pottipocharla SravaniMr Mohammed SalmanuddinMr Syed WaheeduddinHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Santanu JanaMr Kingshuk BiswasMr SK MD FerdawsMs Pamela GhoshMr Aritra NayakMr Preetam KumarMr Santanu RayMr Saurabh GhoshMr Samit KunduMs Bhaktiprada SahooMs Mahasweta ChowdhuryMs Rajasudha VPMs G BhuvaneswariMs Alphonsa Sheril CKMidnapur, West BengalNadia, West BengalHoogly, West BengalHoogly, West BengalKolkata, West BengalKolkata, West BengalParganas, West BengalNadia, West BengalMalda, West BengalKolkata, West BengalKolkata, West BengalArakkonam, Tamil NaduTiruchurapalli, Tamil NaduCoimbatore, Tamil NaduFellowship in Optometry13 monthsMs Pallavi A AgarkarMumbai, MaharashtraMs Bhavna D DedhiaMumbai, MaharashtraMs Shabnam Y Chhatrisa Mumbai, MaharashtraMs Madhulata UmeshThane, MaharashtraMs Aditi S JoshiSangli, MaharashtraMs Smriti PrakashNew DelhiMs Divya PVAngamaly, KeralaMs Rose Antony TErnakulam, KeralaMr Arun MRThrissur, Kerala24 monthsMr Saurabh SharmaMathura, Uttar PradeshMr Akassh Deep Rastogi Shahjahanpur, Uttar PradeshMr R Senthil MuruganChennai, Tamil NaduExternal InternsIn the academic year 2007 – 2008 we had for the first time in the history of LVPEI / BLSO optometry interns from other colleges. Twostudents from BVP/Pune joined us in the academic year 2008–2009 and we had 19 external interns from various colleges.School of Optometry, Bharati Vidhyapeeth University, Pune, MaharashtraMr Abhik BandyopadhyayHooghly, West BengalMr Japin Padmanabhan CharanRatnagiri, MaharashtraMs Neena DasKottayam, KeralaMs Moupali GangulyKolkata, West BengalMr Bhawesh Kumar JoshiAhmadabad, GujaratMs Priyanka KanaskarJhansi, Uttar PradeshMr Thukaram KumbarRangareddy, Andhra PradeshMs G Vindhya RaniHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Rajendra Madhusudan RoyDhule, MaharashtraMr Ramkrishna P SalunkePune, MaharashtraMr Pankaj VermaLucknow, Uttar PradeshManipal College of Allied Health Sciences, KarnatakaMs Priya GuptaManipal, KarnatakaMs PriyankaManipal, KarnatakaMr Syed Abbas RizviManipal, KarnatakaMs Tejpal Kaur SohalManipal, KarnatakaMs Archana Vudupi, KarnatakaPadmashree Dr D Y Patil Institute of Optometry and Visual Sciences, Pune, MaharashtraMs Kshetrimayum Ashakiran DeviImphal, ManipurMr Vijay KumarPatna, BiharMr Raj KumarHathras, Uttar Pradesh| Efficiency 63LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 636/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGOther Eye Care Professional Training ProgramsMr Bir Singh DhamiMs Meenakshi ChundawatMr Praveen Kumar BMr Venkateshwarlu BadiniMr Srinivas InumarthiMr Kamalakar KukunuruMr Laxmi Narayana Murthy LandaMr Guruswamy PentapatiMr Srinivasa Rao TirumareddiDiploma in Community Eye Health – 2009 (6 months)Geta Eye Hospital, Dhangadhi, Kailali, NepalAlakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute, Udaipur, RajasthanNawabpet, Ranga Reddy, Andhra PradeshVarkatpally, Nalgonda, Andhra PradeshPamarru, East Godavari, Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Andhra PradeshVizianagaram, Andhra PradeshChagallu, West Godavari, Andhra PradeshMamidipalli, Vizianagaram, Andhra PradeshLow Vision and Rehabilitation (3 months)Dr Awa Joy Abia State, Nigeria Dr Pushpalatha Chaturvedi Sheikh Sarai, New DelhiDr Ogbonna Abia State, Nigeria Ms Archana Tripathi Bhopal, Madhya PradeshMs Gurpreet Kaur Chandigarh Mr Vaibhav More Panvel, MaharashtraMs D Lakshmi Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Silaba Zimba Mundambo Lusaka, Zambia (1 year)Eye Bank Technicians (3 months)Mr Mukesh Kumar Singh Bhairahawa, Nepal Mr B Madhusudhana Reddy Kadapa, Andhra PradeshMs Baterdene Batmunkh Clinical Hospital, Mangolia Mr P Jagdeeshwara Rao Kakinada, Andhra PradeshMr Rishabh Dev Singh Jaipur, Rajasthan Mr T Raju Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Sukhvinder Singh Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan Mr Kumar Nath Kurnool, Andhra PradeshMr Navneet Sharma Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Mr M Sreenu Nalgonda, Andhra PradeshMr K Kishore Yanam, Puducherry Mr Ch Jagannadh Rao Srikakulum, Andhra PradeshMr Rakesh Kumar Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh Mr Aasdev Nishad Raipur, ChattisgarhEye Donation Counsellors (1 month)Mr Vijaya Karki Bhairahawa, Nepal Mr Preetam Singh Waghmare Pune, MaharashtraMs Liya Tikabo Ethiopia Ms Jayantee Sahoo Bhubaneswar, OrissaMr B SrinivasYanam, PuducherryEye Bank Managers (1 week)Mr S V G Subrahmaniam Chennai, Tamil Nadu Mr Ghanshyam Pandey Neemuch, Madhya PradeshMr Vinoth Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Mr S N Dixit Neemuch, Madhya PradeshMr Rakesh Khatri Bharatpur, Rajasthan Mr Muhammed Kunhi KeralaEye Bank Observers (Ophthalmologists) (1 week)Dr Vamshidhar Maramganty Salem, Tamilnadu Dr Hasanov Jamil Vagif Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Shirish Shirsath Ahmednagar, Gujarat Dr Vishal M Shah Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshDr Rakesh GuptaBharatpur, RajasthanMr Lokesh B SMs KarthikaMs LathaMs UshaMr RangaswamyMr RaghunathMr MichealMr RauReliance – Vision ExpressMs Vandana SoniMs Priyanka JaiswarMs Nagma Kazi KhadareMs Namrata SinghMr Masoom HassanMr Rohit KondeMr Sanjib LahaMr Rakesh Kumar VermaOptometry InternsMs Soma Rao Kolkata, West Bengal Ms Purbasha Roy Kolkata, West BengalMs Kanika Saha Kolkata, West Bengal Mr Raju Kumar Kolkata, West BengalMrs K RamaniPatient Care FacilitatorVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh64Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 646/15/2009 12:24:42 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTVision TechniciansVisakhapatnam – LVPEIMs N DharaniMr DSV Ram KumarMr P Bhima ShankaramMs YamunaMs KV NagalathaMr A DurgaprasadMr E VishnuMudhol – ICAREMs Harzare DevikaMs P SabithaMarkapuram – ICAREMr S K Khadar BahsaMr Ganji MallaiahMr N RanganjaneyuluYacharam – ICAREMr V NagarajuThudukoorthy – ICAREMr M D Atheq AhamedMr P JagathaiahMs B KalyaniMr K Naveen KumarMr M D Maqbul PashaMr S ThirupathaiahHyderabad – Lions HospitalMs R Vijaya LakshmiKaramchedu – ICAREMr Anil KumarAndhra PradeshGuntur – ICAREMr I Rajesh KumarMr D NaniAdilabad – ICAREMr Sreenu KumarMr PundalikMr Y DineshMr K RamaraoMr E SantoshPrakasam – ICAREMr K ChandrashekarMr Anil KumarMr N Ranjit KumarMr B Chinna MasthanMr D SrinivasuluMr V SureshMs G VinethaMahabubnagar – ICAREMr K Ramsunder GoudMs K VijayaNellore – ICAREMr K Mastan BabuMadanapally – ICAREMs Lakshmi DeviNidadavole – RRLEHMs M Naga JanakiMs Monica Seles VMr G VijayGrace Vision FoundationMs Kusumanjali PradhanVision India FoundationMs Bijayalaxmi SahooOrissaBhubaneswar – LVPEIMr Debananda PadhyMr Krushna Gopal PandaMr Prabhat RanjanMr Prakash Kumar SahooSSI, RajasthanMr Rawal SinghGujarat – OEUMr Jayesh Yushrnt KhurukuteMr Brijesh MahalaMr JayeshMr V KilasKerala – OEUMr Tintu P BMr Sanju SebastaianMaharashtraMumbai – OEUMs AshwiniWest BengalSiligiri Greater LionsEye HospitalMr Lokesh TamangMoradabad, Uttar PradeshMs Goldy SinghMr Ritesh VishwakarmaMr Swayamber SinghMs Huma NaazMr Kushal Pal SinghAssamChandraprabha EyeHospitalMr Mahesh NathMr Arun RaoCameroonAPDM AssociationMr Mekountchou OrnellaMs DaisyMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr C Raghava CharyMr K Ashwin Kumar GoudMs N HelamathaMr G KrishnaiahMr Ugandhar Reddy RMs ShahinMs G Sunitha12 monthsMs Hiranmayee RoulMs K OlammaMr Gantana SrinuMs Parveen SultanaMs Ramya KrishnaMs Shiva Reddy Peta VarshaMs Shiva Reddy Peta SirishaMs SravanthiMs L AshaMs T GayathriMs Pushpa LathaMs Santosh KumariDiploma in Ophthalmic Techniques ProgramAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMr K Akshay KumarMr S NarsaiahMr A OmPrakashMr P PrabhakarMr H PrashantMr Venkata Ramanaiah SMr Bojja RameshMr R SainathMr Sainath TatiwarSupport StaffBhubaneswar, Orissa6 monthsKurnool, Andhra Pradesh Mr A NookarajuVizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh Mr Sanjeev RaoHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Mr G AbinandanHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Mr ShivaHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms AnjammaHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Mr Prabhudatta NaikSrikakulam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Mamata BarikSrikakulam, Andhra Pradesh Mr Sandeep PalBobbili, Andhra PradeshMr Subham Ku. PalSrikakulam, Andhra Pradesh Mr Amit Kumar GiriSrikakulam, Andhra PradeshWest Godavari, AndhraPradeshMr Mandha Prem KumarHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMs Sana SreevaniPrakasam, Andhra PradeshMr Venkateshwara Rao MMr M SitaramanjaneyuluVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshAdilabad, Andhra PradeshAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMarkapuram, Andhra PradeshMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshBhubaneswar, OrissaBhubaneswar, OrissaBhubaneswar, OrissaBhubaneswar, OrissaBhubaneswar, OrissaICARE – International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care; RRLEH – Ranga Reddy Lions Eye Hospital; OEU – Operation Eyesight Universal| Efficiency 65LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 656/15/2009 12:24:43 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGHospital Team Training ProgramsChaddami Lal Jagdish Saran Charitable Trust, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (3 months)Mr Shakeel Ahmad Patient Counselor Mr Anuj Kumar Bio-Medical & MaintenanceMr Navneet Chauhan Patient Counselor Mr Satvir Singh Bio-Medical & MaintenanceMs Swati Saxena Patient Counselor Mr Krishan Kant Tiwari Medical Record AssistantMs Monika Saxena Patient Counselor Mr Sourabh Choudhary Purchase & Stores AssistantMr Vineet KumarInformation System DepartmentSudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, Kandukuru, Prakasam district, Andhra PradeshMs Srividya Kalichati Patient Counselor 4 monthsMr Govindamma Mareddy Ophthalmic Nurse 6 monthsOphthalmic Nursing Assistants24 months 12 monthsMs P Sudha Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms T Rajyalakshmi Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs N Anitha Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms B Gowri Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshMs Seetha Bai Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms G Nandini Markapuram, Andra PradeshMs Tirupathi Bai Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms T Anusha Markapuram, Andra PradeshMs Sarika Sirisha Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Ms T Anusha Palavancha, Andra PradeshMs Renuka Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh Ms Durga Palavancha, Andra PradeshMs K Rohini Kalvakurthy, Andhra Pradesh Ms Divya Sree Palavancha, Andra PradeshMs Anusha Palakol, Andhra Pradesh Ms Rajini Palavancha, Andra PradeshMs Chinnari S Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Krishna Kumari Palavancha, Andra PradeshMs Tulasi Priyanka G Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Sheela Mudhole, Andra PradeshMs Rukmini Kumari T Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Pushpa Latha Mudhole, Andra PradeshMs Santha Kumari Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Anjum Sultana Hyderabad, Andra PradeshMs Revathi Y Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Renuka Hyderabad, Andra PradeshMs Annapoorna K Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Krishna Veni Hyderabad, Andra PradeshMs Jyothsna Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh Ms Jyothi Talupula Inkollu, Andra PradeshMs Bhagyamma Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh Ms Bharathi Kurapati Epurupalem, Andra PradeshMs Jyothi T Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh Ms Manmeet Kaur Moradabad, Uttar PradeshMs Sugunamma P Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh Ms Susan Yeolene John Moradabad, Uttar PradeshMs Sailendri Behera Dhenkanal, Orissa Ms Charu Lamba Moradabad, Uttar PradeshMs Masum Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Orissa Ms Mona Bharti Moradabad, Uttar PradeshMs Malati Lenka Bhubaneswar, Orissa Ms Mona Goud Indore, Madhya PradeshMs Priyambada Parida Sukinda, Orissa3 monthsMs Barnali Maiti Haldia, Uttar Pradesh Ms Mariatersa Joseph Pune, MaharashtraMs Manjula Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh Ms Dhanushree Suresh Miraj, MaharashtraPatient CounsellorsMs Mahiyan Pradhan Haldia, Uttar Pradesh Ms Padmini Sapkale Pune, MaharashtraMs K Sreekanthi Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ms Vidula S Nalawade Miraj, MaharashtraInstitute of Health Management and Research, Jaipur, RajasthanDr Sk. Fazlul Haque Krishnan Intern. Public Health 3 monthsThe Calcutta Medical Research Institute, KolkataMr Tirthabas Ghosh Pathology Technician 2 weeksOrientation workshop for Trainers for Vision Technician CourseDr Sandeep BhuttanMr A K SinghDr Abhishek B DagarDr Abhas SinhaMr Balraj Kumar SinghMr Jay Narayan KushwahaMs P Alees MaryMs K Rajeswari PrinceDr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New DelhiDr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New DelhiVenu Eye Institute, New DelhiVenu Eye Institute, New DelhiSadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, ChitrakutSadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, ChitrakutLAICO, MaduraiLAICO, Madurai66Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 666/15/2009 12:24:43 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTCommunity Eye Care &Community Based RehabilitationBhosle Gopal Rao Patel Eye Centre, Mudhol, Adilabad districtMr Gadadhala Sayanna Puspur, Lokeshwaram CoordinatorMs Karuna Gaddam Gangaramanda, Makloor CEH WorkerMs Neela Chatla Navipet, Nizamabad CEH WorkerMr Sonkamble Babu Rao Mudhol, Adilabad CEH WorkerMr Maggidi Sridhar Puspur, Adilabad CEH WorkerMr Rahul Gunderao Bijur, Bhainsa CEH WorkerMr Ashok Pingle Bhainsa CEH WorkerKuchukulla Ramachandra Reddy Eye Centre, Thoodukurthy, Mahaboobnagar districtMr Kothapally Raju Indrakal, Nagarkurnool SupervisorMs Toom Sunitha Polepally, Bijinapally CEH WorkerMr Parashu Ramulu Kavali, Nellore CEH WorkerMs Rajitha Kasoju Lingala CEH WorkerMs Padma M Amabakula, Kothakota CEH WorkerMr Komara Venkataiah Vemacharla, Nagarkurnool CEH WorkerVenkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, Karamchedu, Prakasam districtMr Y Venkateswarlu Vittal Nagar, Chirala SupervisorMs Sarala Kumari Pallapau Pallapagu, Inkollu CEH WorkerMr Srinivasa Rao G Ravuripeta, Vetapalem CEH WorkerMr Charles Gali Nagandla, Inkollu CEH WorkerMr Kranthi Kiran Kumar G Naguluppalapadu CEH WorkerMr Prabhu Das Nadedla GV Palem, Chirala CEH WorkerMr Ramesh Yedluri Inkollu CEH WorkerSeshanna Chennawar Eye Centre, Adilabad, Adilabad districtMr Krishnamachary Erroju Ichoda, Adilabad SupervisorMr Nagu Ada Shekuguda, Jainoor CEH WorkerMr Sagar Pawar Venu Nagar, Utnoor CEC WorkerMr Mukkera Rakesh Mandagada, Jainath CEH WorkerMr Ravi Penta Dhannur, Boath CEH WorkerMs Suvarna Manne Dwaraka, Dandepally CEH WorkerMr Santosh Meshram Jainur, Adilabad CEH WorkerSiloam Eye Centre, Madanapalle, Chittoor districtMr D Anand Madanapalle CoordinatorSwarna Bharat Eye Centre, Venkatachalam, Nellore districtMr Chinnaiah Nalabalapu Kasumuru, Venkatachalam CEH WorkerMr Rajesh Voosi Dargamitta, Nellore CEH WorkerMr Venkaiah Kadiveti Kasumuru, Venkatachalam CEH WorkerSudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Eye Centre, Markapuram, Prakasam districtMr Shaik Abdul Suhel Basha H Dudem, Cumbum SupervisorMr Shaik Hussain Ardhaveedu CEH WorkerMr Patchavali Dudekula Bestavaripeta CEH WorkerLVPEI – VST Vision Screening Centre, Ramnagar, HyderabadMr Surender Reddy Narra Habsiguda, Tarnaka CEH WorkerMr Shanker Mamilla Darga, Kismathpur CEH WorkerMr Veeru Matam Shivarampally, Rajendranagar CEH WorkerSCOJO Training of Trainers of Vision Entrepreneurs on Integrated Community Eye CareHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr GanjaeliyaMr J Sudheer KumarMr K KrishnaMr D Sudhir KumarMr S Raja RaoMr Ch Surya PrakashMr K V S Maruti RamMr M Prasad RajMr A Srinivasa RaoMs Anitha GopalanMr Arunesh Singh| Efficiency 67LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 676/15/2009 12:24:43 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGOphthalmic Instrument Maintenance Technicians (6 months)Mr John Wanjohi MuthikeNairobi, KenyaMr Joseph Rotich Barabara Nairobi, KenyaDiploma in Eye Health Management Course (12 months)Mr Vijay KonduruGuntur, Andhra PradeshMr Bal Reddy PatlollaMedak, Andhra PradeshMs Sukanya ErapaniHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMs Pavithra ErapaniHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Shankarappa SMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Harikrishna SadigeAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMr Ayyappa AdapaEast Godavari, Andhra PradeshMs Manemma EllendulaKarimnagar, Andhra PradeshParamedical Ophthalmic Assistants Refresher Course on Clinical TechniquesSupported by Andhra Pradesh Right to Sight SocietyMr Shiva Shankar EedaMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Siva Kumar Voleti Venkata East Godavari, Andhra PradeshMr Ajay Kumar ShilaganiKarimnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Krishnaiah Veerabrahmmam Ranga Reddy, Andhra PradeshMr Narsimha Chary Veeravelli Ranga Reddy, Andhra PradeshMr Ramachandra Rao Boyina Srikakulam, Andhra PradeshMr Srinath GomatamKarimnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Mall Reddy GadeWarangal, Andhra PradeshMr Harinath Nehru Anupoju Medak, Andhra PradeshMr Ram Chander VelpulaKhammam, Andhra PradeshMr Krishna Rao Sappa Venkata Rama Vizianagaram, Andhra PradeshMr V Bhujanga ReddyNizamabad, Andhra PradeshMr M V Naganjaneyulu Akurati Prakasam, Andhra PradeshMr BichannaMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Satyanarayana SristiGuntur, Andhra PradeshSupported by Operation Eyesight UniversalMs Elizabeth ChackoLittle Flower Eye Hospital, Angamaly KeralaMs Veena GeorgeLittle Flower Eye Hospital, Angamaly, KeralaSr. FidelisSt. Joseph’s, Kothamangalam, KeralaSr. SnehajaSt. Joseph’s, Kothamangalam, KeralaMr Anup ChatterjeeSGLEH, Siliguri, West BengalMr Debashish ChatterjeeTSSK, Malda, West BengalMr Bikram DasTSSK, Malda, West BengalMs S PackialakshmiGMEH, Mettupalayam, Tamil NaduMs T EstherGMEH, Mettupalayam, Tamil NaduMr Tentu Ravi KumarOEU Hospital, Vizianagaram, Andhra PradeshMr Ramesh PandaAVEH, Sompeta, Srikakulam, Andhra PradeshMr M Kurma RaoAVEH, Sompeta, Srikakulam, Andhra PradeshMr Ajay VermaMDSD, Kullu, Himachal PradeshMr Arun Lal ChaudhariChild Eye Care, Dang, GujaratMr Suresh Palakkal Mohanan St. Gregorious Balagram Eye Hospital, Yacharam, Andhra PradeshMr Pawan PancholiIndore Eye Hospital, Indore, Madhya PradeshSr. PiushaAssumption, Kanhirapuzha, KeralaMr K R B SukarbhaiChild Eye Care, Dang, GujaratTraining Program for Field InvestigatorRefractive Error Impact Assessment StudyMs E Surya ArunodayaHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Ediga RupsenHyderabad, Andhra PradeshMr Prakash JetekarAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMr Laxman Chaketty KAdilabad, Andhra PradeshMr Bhasker DasariMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Srinivasulu GannojuMahabubnagar, Andhra PradeshMr Adinarayana GanjiPrakasam, Andhra PradeshMr Yellamanda GaliPrakasam, Andhra PradeshSGLEH – Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital; TSSK – Thakur Sitaram Seve Kendra; GMEH – Garnet Memorial Eye Hospital;AVEH – Arogyavaram Eye Hospital; MDSD – Maya Dass Shiv Dass Rotary Eye Hospital68Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 686/15/2009 12:24:43 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTCentral Audio-Visual Unit‘Don’t concede to eye cancer. Not in this age!’ a public service announcement (PSA) produced by the Central Audio-Visual Unit (CAVU) was one of 13 finalists at Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles, the first ever international documentaryfilm competition on cancer. Reel Lives 2008 was conducted by the International Union against Cancer (UICC), whichreceived over 250 entries from 40 countries.The Central Audio Visual Unit now prepares interactive DVDs for conference delegates. Three DVDs were produced:Eye-PEP 2008, Cutting Edge 2008 and Squint CME and Workshop 2008. We also produced videos for competitions of theAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology and All India Ophthalmological Society. Six videos were selected for inclusion inthe Front Row View Series-3 DVD of the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2008.We produced over 37 videos for competitions and for training. Avideo on slit lamp examination was completed; it will be used as atraining tool. Over 800 video clips were provided to consultantsand fellows for presentation at various conferences.Videos Produced – 34à Wonder of water – Blumenthal manual small incisioncataract surgery in phacolytic glaucoma – Dr Srivalli Kaza,Dr Rohit Khannaà Four musketeers to the rescue – use of iris hooks insmall pupil phacoemulsification surgery – Dr Srivalli Kaza,Dr Rohit Khannaà Surgical management of a child with congenital glaucoma andfetal hydrocephalus – Dr Anil K Mandal, Dr Sunayana Hegde,Dr Vijaya Kumari Gothwalà Full thickness donor scleral patch graft for hypotonymaculopathy following glaucoma filtering surgery withMitomycin C – Dr Anil K Mandal, Dr Rajat Maheshwari,Dr Sirisha Senthil, Dr Rasheena Bansalà Classical surgical technique of Ahmed glaucoma valveimplantation – Dr Anil K Mandal, Dr Rasheena Bansal,Dr Garudadri Chandra Sekhar, Dr Peter A Netlandà Pot-pourri of shocks & surprises – tackling the posteriorcapsule in a posterior polar cataract – Dr Srivalli Kaza,Dr Rohit Khannaà Cultivated limbal stem cell transplantation – the surgicaltechnique – Dr Virender S Sangwan, Dr SanghamitraBurmanà Use of capsular tension ring in subluxated cataract surgery –Dr Rohit C Khanna, Dr Manish Shyamkul, Dr Gaurav Gupta,Dr Srivalli Kazaà No bubble, no trouble: The groove & peel technique – asimplified approach to deep lamellar keratoplasty – Dr RishiSwarup, Dr Azad Gaurav Bansal, Dr Virender S Sangwanà Cataract surgery with primary posterior capsulotomycombined with silicone oil removal – Dr Raja Narayanan,Dr Rajeev Reddy, Dr Vinay A Shahà Surgical reposition of late traumatic flap slippage and tear atthe superior hinge after uneventful Laser in Situ Keratomileusis(LASIK) – Dr Pravin V Krishna, Dr R Muraleedhara, Dr SunitaChaurasiaà Vertical lid split orbitotomy: A step by step approach –Dr Savari Desai, Dr Santosh G Honavarà Interpretation of MRI in ophthalmological practice –Dr Kekunnaya Ramesh, Dr Virender Sachdeva, Dr VijayBhasker Nori, Dr Sunitha Lingareddyà Celeb Udho Sahu Fund – Shobha Mocherla, Gangadhar Jallià Don’t concede to eye cancer. Not in this age! – ShobhaMocherla, Gangadhar Jalli (English – Versions 1, 2, 3; TeluguVersion 1)à Aankh mein chamak (Hindi – Version 1) – Shobha Mocherlaà Aankh mein chamak (Hindi – Version 2) – Shobha Mocherla,Gangadhar Jallià Twinkle, twinkle, little star (Public Service Announcementon Retinoblastoma, English, Versions 1, 2) – Gangadhar Jalli,Shobha Mocherlaà Leaking bleb – How to fix it? – Dr Sirisha Senthil, Dr Anil KMandalà Fosters modification of Knapps procedure for themanagement of double elevator palsy – Dr Ramesh Murthy,Dr Sunayana Hegdeà Loop myopexy for the management of Strabismus Fixus –Dr Ramesh Murthy, Dr Sunayana Hegdeà Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in refractory glaucomas –Dr Sirisha Senthilà Techniques of trabeculectomy – Dr G Chandra Sekhar,Dr Sirisha Senthilà Management of complicated cataract with bogged-downpupil – Dr Rupesh V Agarwalà Salvaging the unsalvageable – Dr Rupesh V Agarwalà Full thickness donor scleral patch graft for hypotonymaculopathy glaucoma filtering surgery with Mitomycin C– Dr A K Mandal, Dr Rajat Maheshwarià 25 gauge limbal vitrectomy under topical anesthesia –Dr Raja Narayananà Squint CME and workshop 2008 (Interactive DVD) –Dr Ramesh Kekunnayaà Diabetic screening day in VLVPEI – Dr Avinash Pathengayà My turn: Information for outpatients (Hindi) – Central Audio-Visual Unità The day of my surgery: Information for surgical patients(Hindi) – Central Audio-Visual Unità Cataract surgery and surgical packages – Dr Pravin VKrishnaà Fire exit plan for the basement, LVPEI, KAR campus –Surendra Gà Slitlamp examination made easy – M Vinod Kumar| Efficiency 69LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 696/15/2009 12:24:44 PM

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Eye ResearchUnderstanding the causation and the living dynamics of eye health – at the social,individual and molecular level – is what drives research at LVPEI. Problems studiedare not arcane; they derive from the experiences and problems of patients,and feed back into them in the form of treatment options and opportunities.Through the various laboratories and the foundations that make up the ProfBrien Holden Eye Research Centre, our scientists isolate disease risk factorsand modifiers, look at the impact of different treatment options through clinicaltrials, study the nature-nurture dialectic, and understand how the pathology ofdisease plays out, all in close association with clinicians. Research at LVPEI issupported by grants from national and international sources and during the lastyear resulted in 63 publications and 468 conference presentations.| Efficiency 71LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 716/15/2009 12:24:54 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGProf Brien Holden Eye Research CentreResearch at L V Prasad Eye Institute is conducted through itsconstituent arm, the Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation(HERF), which is recognized by the Indian Government’sDepartment of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization(SIRO). HERF continues to compete for and receivegrants from all over the world to conduct cutting edgeresearch on the eye. The Prof Brien Holden Eye ResearchCentre (BHERC) investigates the causes and treatmentstrategies through its various components, namely theChampalimaud Translational Centre (C-TRACER),the Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, the Saroja A RaoImmunology Laboratory, the Kallam Anji Reddy MolecularGenetics Laboratory, the Sudhakar and Sreekanth RaviStem Cell Biology Laboratory, the Ophthalmic PathologyLaboratory, and the clinical research laboratories. Eachof these components has been named after its donor, inrecognition of their generous support.Support and recognitionResearch at HERF is focused on:a) the molecular and functional genetics of inherited andcomplex eye diseases,b) devising molecular diagnostics for early detectionand seeking targets where effective intervention canoccur,c) microbiology of eye infections,d) biochemical features of cataract, ande) stem cell technology applied to some eye disorders.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 recentlyformalized US – India eye research collaboration, severaljoint research projects have been initiated at HERF, jointlywith researchers in the US.Likewise, collaborative research has been initiated withcolleagues in Australia, Canada and Japan through theDBT-sponsored bilateral Indo-Australian and Indo-Canadian programs and the DST-sponsored India-Japan,India-Tunisia and India-Brazil programs. In addition, HERFis one of the four pillars of the multinational research anddevelopment group called Vision CRC (operating fromSydney, Australia), and conducts research on its behalfon a series of clinical studies such as antibacterial contactlenses and corneal onlays. The Institute is recognized as anexternal research centre by the University of Hyderabad,Hyderabad; Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS),Pilani; and the University of New South Wales, Sydney,Australia. This enables research scholars from LVPEI toregister with, and obtain their Ph D degrees from theseuniversities. Collaborative research has also been forgedwith colleagues at the Centre for Cellular & MolecularBiology (CCMB), Centre for DNA Fingerprinting &Diagnostics (CDFD), National Institute of Nutrition(NIN), and University of Hyderabad – all in Hyderabad,at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the NationalBrain Research Centre, Manesar, Haryana and IndianStatistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata. These have allowedresearchers at LVPEI to access state of-the-art equipmentand sophisticated facilities at these institutions.Clinical ResearchLVPEI’s multidisciplinary clinical research is of internationalstandards and is sponsored by Indian funding agenciesand multinational companies from USA and France. Thegroup conducts not only intramural clinical research,but also participates in multicenter clinical trials. Eachclinical research project and trial goes through a rigorousexamination by an independent Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB), for its scientific and ethical aspects and onlythose that are approved are taken up. Clinical researchhas also focused on the suitability of using extended wearcontact lenses. This involves recruitment of volunteersand monitoring comfort levels and related factors uponthe use of contact lenses over a period of time. Anotherarea of study is the efficacy, pharmacodynamics andrelated features of ophthalmic drugs and antibiotics. Manyof the studies are conducted in collaboration with leadingpharmaceutical companies.Champalimaud Translational CentreThe Champalimaud Translational Centre for EyeResearch has been set up at LVPEI in January 2008. TheChampalimaud Foundation, based in Lisbon, Portugal, wasset up on the bequest of the late Portuguese entrepreneurand philanthropist, António de Sommer Champalimaud.The Foundation has a long-term commitment to supportmedical research, in particular neurology, oncology andvision sciences. The Champalimaud Foundation andL V Prasad Eye Institute have agreed on the developmentof a vast program of translational research through theestablishment of the Champalimaud Translational Centrefor Eye Research or C-TRACER. Research at C-TRACERwill focus on the following areas:• Research and therapy through the utilisation of stemcells in vision-related illnesses;• Translational research utilising existing and novelclinical methodologies with the objective of furtheringthe knowledge of vision in ways that can be readilyapplied to patients;• Exchange programs involving scientists chosen byLVPEI and the Champalimaud Foundation;• Introduction of capacity building programs fordeveloping Lusophone countries such as Mozambique,Angola, Timor and others;72Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 726/15/2009 12:24:54 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORT• Organize the Antonio Champalimaud Symposium onJanuary 30th of every year, during which leaders inthe area of ophthalmology from the world, as wellas distinguished scientists from India, are invited tolecture.On January 30, 2009, we had lectures by Dr JeremyNathans of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA,(who won the Champalimaud Prize for Vision Research,2008); Dr William M Bourne of Mayo Clinic, Rochester,MN, USA; Dr Virender S Chauhan of the InternationalCentre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, NewDelhi; and Dr K VijayRaghavan of the National Centrefor Biological Sciences, Bangalore. In addition, researchupdates were provided by colleagues of the LVP family.With the creation of C-TRACER, the ChampalimaudFoundation will try to work towards the prevention,treatment and eradication of vision-related illness in Indiaand some other parts of the world.‣ Champalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Research‣ Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory‣ Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory‣ Jhaveri Microbiology Centre & Saroja A Rao Immunology Laboratory‣ Biochemistry Laboratory‣ Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory‣ Clinical ResearchNew stem cell initiatives to address retinal disordersInvestigators: Indumathi Mariappan, Chitra Kannabiran, D Balasubramanian, Geeta K Vemuganti, Virender S Sangwan,Subhadra Jalali, Annie Mathai, Raja Narayanan, Milind NaikSupport: Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (LVPEI)Retinal dystrophy is a progressive genetic disorder resulting in degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptor cellscausing night blindness and gradual loss of vision, progressing to complete blindness. The most untreatable formof blindness is caused by the loss of rod and cone photoreceptor cells and the adjacent retinal pigment epithelialcells. Treatment modalities including gene therapy slow down disease progression by preventing or delaying furthercell death, but the photoreceptors once lost cannot be salvaged. Therefore, cell replacement therapy holds a greatpromise in treating such diseases. Many studies have shown that retina is amenable for cell replacement therapy,initiating a search into adult stem cells that can give rise to photoreceptor cells and retinal-pigmented epithelial(RPE) cells.The ciliary-pigmented epithelium (CPE) of the human eye is known to harbor retinal stem cells, which can differentiateinto RPE cells and the retinal neurons including photoreceptor cells. Limbal stem cells (LSC) are more plastic andcan be induced to express neural stem cell markers when cultured in the presence of mitogens and inhibitors ofBMP signaling pathway. It has also been shown that completely differentiated adult somatic cells, like skin fibroblastscan be reprogrammed to a more primitive ES-like state by ectopic expression of some of the genes implicated instemness and pluripotency. These cells were christened as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and they behavevery much similar to ES cells in terms of stemness and pluripotency.LVPEI has initiated basic research towards isolation, characterization and differentiation of both CPE and LSCtowards retinal progenitor lineage for their possible use in cell replacement therapy. We have also initiated basicresearch towards the establishment of RP patient-specific iPS cells to check their potential to differentiate intoretinal progenitors.| Efficiency 73LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 736/15/2009 12:24:55 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGResearch in molecular geneticsGenetic studies in eye diseasesare directed at those that arecaused partly or wholly by geneticalterations. The identification ofthe underlying altered (or mutated)disease-causing gene helps inunderstanding the mechanism ofthe disease. It also helps providenewer insights into the biologicalrole of a specific gene or protein inthe diseased tissue.In some cases it can be usefulto perform genetic tests onpatients and family members topredict the risk for a particulardisease even before it manifests.Studies carried out at the KallamAnji Reddy Molecular GeneticsLaboratory at LVPEI have resultedin the identification of novel genesunderlying various inherited eyedisorders and also characterizingthe effect of gene mutations on theencoded proteins.Novel causes of congenital hereditary cataractInvestigators: Chitra Kannabiran, Surya Prakash Ponnam, Kekunnaya Ramesh,Sushma Tejwani, BSR Murthy, Jyoti MataliaSupport: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, IndiaCongenital cataract is a major cause of visual impairment in children. Aboutone-third to one-fifth of all congenital cataract is hereditary. Hereditarycataracts are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorderscaused by single gene mutations. These diseases run in families withautosomal dominant or recessive forms of inheritance. Several genes areknown that give rise to hereditary cataracts when mutated. These genesencode various lens proteins including those that are structural proteins,lens membrane proteins, and proteins involved in lens development andmetabolism.A study carried out at LVPEI investigated the genetic cause of congenitalautosomal dominant and recessive cataracts in 40 families – 30 withdominant and 10 with recessive cataract. Patients of these families weretested for mutations in 10 different genes known to be involved incongenital cataract. Such an analysis revealed novel disease-causing changesin the gap junction gene GJA8 encoding the gap junction (connexin) proteinconnexin-50. This protein forms intercellular channels called gap junctions,that are responsible for cell-cell communication within the lens. Mutationswere found in 2 families in the GJA8 gene that caused autosomal recessivecataract. This was the first report of GJA8 mutations leading to recessivecataract since they were previously associated only with dominant cataract.These mutations are expected to cause loss of function of the connexin-50protein, thereby resulting in lens opacity. We are further studying thesemutations by expressing the mutant proteins in vitro in cultured cells to findout if and how they are altered with respect to the wild type connexin-50protein.Another novel finding was a mutation in the gene known as LIM2, encodinga lens membrane protein. The precise role of the LIM2 protein in the lensis not understood as yet. One family with a severe form of congenitalcataract with autosomal recessive inheritance had a mutation resulting in anamino acid substitution in the LIM2 gene. This provides the first evidenceof a mutation in this gene causing congenital cataract and demonstrates theimportance of the LIM2 gene in the normal functioning of the lens.Genetics of retinal degenerationInvestigators: Chitra Kannabiran, Hardeep Singh, Subhadra Jalali, RajaNarayananSupport: Department of Biotechnology, India, and Champalimaud FoundationPedigree drawings of families with recessive cataract andGJA8 gene mutation (top) or LIM2 mutation (bottom). Circlesand squares represent females and males, respectively. Thesymbols shaded black represent those with cataract, whileopen unshaded symbols represent unaffected persons. Aslash sign indicates a deceased individual. Couples connectedby a double line indicate a consanguineous marriage.Retinal degenerations or dystrophies are a major cause of blindness andare mostly untreatable at present. They occur due to gene mutations inone of several different genes, which result in the degeneration and deathof the photoreceptor cells in the retina. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is oneof the more common forms of retinal degeneration that is a progressivedisease involving diminished vision and loss of visual fields often progressingto complete blindness. There are dominant recessive and X-linked formsof RP. Studies at LVPEI have focused on different forms of RP as well asother types of retinal dystrophy. Using a screening approach designed forautosomal recessive RP, we screened 23 different genes for involvement inthe disease in over 30 affected families. Pathogenic mutations were found ina few different genes that include those known to cause recessive RP andare important for the functioning of the visual pathway in the retina. Theseresults reveal novel causes of RP in Indian populations. Using separateapproaches, we are also mapping the disease locus in large families withdominant or recessive RP. These studies indicate mapping of a new locusfor dominant RP.74Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 746/15/2009 12:24:56 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTJhaveri Microbiology CentreSignificant ProjectsLoop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)method for the diagnosis of viral retinitis causedby Herpes Simplex (HSV), Varicella Zoster (VZV)and Cytomegalo Viruses (CMV)Investigators: G Ashok Kumar Reddy, B Praveen Kumar,Inderjeet Kaur, Rajeev Kumar Reddy, Annie MathaiSupport: Department of Science and Technology, IndiaThis project was undertaken to develop a novelnucleic acid amplification method called loop-mediatedisothermal amplification (LAMP) for the diagnosis of viralretinitis, caused by Herpes Simplex, Varicella Zoster andCytomegalo Viruses. The most significant advantage ofLAMP is the ability to amplify specific sequences of DNAunder isothermal conditions between 63 °C and 65 °C,thereby obviating the need for a thermal cycler. Moreover,this method can be carried out with simple systems andthe LAMP reaction can be monitored in real-time throughmeasurement of turbidity, which is correlated with theproduction of magnesium pyrophosphate, by means of aninexpensive photometer. Alternatively, by the addition ofSYBER green dye the presence of amplification can also bedetected just by a colour change without the use of anyspectrophotometer. So far we have standardized LAMPfor Herpes Simplex Virus.Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory andChampalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Research (C-TRACER)Involvement of FOXC1 in primary congenitalglaucomaInvestigators: Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Kiranpreet Kaur,Inderjeet Kaur, Kollu N Rao, Anil K Mandal, Rajul S Parikh,Ravi ThomasSupport: Program Support Grant, Department ofBiotechnology, IndiaPrimary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is an autosomalrecessive disorder that has been linked to CYP1B1mutations. Earlier we showed that a small proportionof PCG cases that did not harbor CYP1B1 mutationsexhibited a heterozygous mutation in the myocilin gene(MYOC; OMIM 601652) that causes primary open angleglaucoma. We aimed to explore the role of FOXC1 (6p25),which is involved in anterior segment dysgenesis, in PCG.The FOXC1 protein is expressed in various ocular andnon-ocular tissues and both the FOXC1 null (Foxc1 -/- )and the heterozygote (Foxc1 +/- ) mice were found to haveanterior segment abnormalities similar to human patientswith anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) and congenitalglaucoma.To the best of our knowledge, this is perhaps the firststudy to report the involvement of FOXC1 in large cohortof PCG cases. FOXC1 was screened in 210 PCG caseswho were either heterozygous (41) or did not harborany CYP1B1 mutation (169) along with ethnically matchednormal controls (n=157) by resequencing the entire codingregion. Two heterozygous missense (H128R and C135Y)and three frameshift mutations (g.1086delC, g.1155del9bpand g.1947dup25bp) were observed in FOXC1 in 5/210(2.38%) cases. The missense mutations had a de novoorigin in two sporadic cases, while the FOXC1 deletionswere seen in two cases that were also heterozygous forthe CYP1B1 allele (R368H). The involvement of the doubleheterozygous variants FOXC1 and CYP1B1 in two cases wasinteresting but their role in disease causation is yet to beestablished. Overall, the present study indicated a limitedrole of FOXC1 in PCG pathogenesis. More information inInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50: 75-83.Genome-wide association study (GWAS) on agerelatedmacular degeneration (AMD)Investigators: Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Inderjeet Kaur, PaulN Baird, Robyn H Guymer, Nazimul Hussain, Raja Narayanan,Rajeev K Reddy, Annie Mathai, Ajit B Majji, Andrea Richardson,Maria Schache, Ross DunnSupport: Indo-Australia Biotechnology Fund, Department ofBiotechnology, IndiaGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerfultool to delineate the underlying genetic mechanisms incomplex disorders. Based on a joint Indo-Australiancollaborative project with the Centre for Eye ResearchAustralia (CERA), a whole genome scan was initiated onAMD cohorts in India and Australia. The Stage-I genotypinginvolved a discovery cohort of 100 cases and 100 controlsthat were genotyped on an Affymetrix microarray platformwith 1.8 million SNPs (including genomic SNPs and copynumber variations). The initial results indicated that 1162SNPs were commonly associated across the Indian andAustralian cohorts. After adjustments of QC followedby multiple statistical corrections, it was observed thatthere were 361 SNPs in the Australian and 118 SNPs inthe Indian cohorts that were strongly associated withAMD. These SNPs are currently being validated using areplication cohort in both the datasets under the Stage-IIgenotyping process.| Efficiency 75LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 756/15/2009 12:24:57 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGGenetics of age related macular degeneration – anupdateInvestigators: Inderjeet Kaur, Subhabrata Chakrabarti,Saritha Katta, Rajiv K Reddy, Raja Narayanan, Annie Mathai,Ajit B MajjiSupport: Indo Australian collaborative research grant andFast Track grant from Department of Science and Technology,IndiaAge related macular degeneration (AMD) has beenimplicated to multiple variations in several complementfactor genes. Association studies have demonstrated theinvolvement of a CFH polymorphism (Y402H) worldwide.Subsequent studies have proved that variations other thanY402H could also influence the risk of AMD. The presentstudy aimed at identifying variations in chromosome1 including the CFH gene and other genes involved incomplement regulation; complement component 2, 3, 5(C2, C3, C5) genes and factor B (BF), in an Indian cohort.Factor B (CFB) and component C2 genes are located inthe major histocompatibility complex class III region(6p21) and are found to be expressed in the neuralretina, RPE and choroids. The tag SNPS in these geneswere screened using the Illumina Golden Gate assay inthe study cohort comprising of unrelated AMD patients(n=250) and ethnically matched normal controls (n=250)enrolled based on AREDS criteria. The results indicateda potential risk haplotype within an extended region ofCFH (without Y402H) with AMD susceptibility in theIndian cohort. Also, SNPs in C2 and CFB gene confers asignificant protective risk of AMD.Developing a global blueprint for zero PCG:Understanding the molecular basis of PCGInvestigators: Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Partha P Majumder,Luba Kalaydijeva, Inderjeet Kaur, Anil K Mandal, Rajul S Parikh,Ravi Thomas, K Narayanasamy, Jamie Craig, Ivailo Tournev,Silvia CherninkovaSupport: Indo-Australia Biotechnology Fund, Department ofBiotechnology, IndiaIn continuation to the ongoing genetics work in PCG, thepresent study is based on identifying the uncharacterizedgenes in PCG through the model of human evolution. Thepremise is based on the background of the evolution andmigration of gypsies from India. The cohort comprises anisolated population (gypsies) derived from an ancestralpopulation (Indian), which was founded in the recenttimescale of evolution, as a result of which it would haveundergone a minimum number of genetic recombinations.Gypsy patients exhibit 20% involvement of CYP1B1mutations in PCG, while it is around 40% for Indianpatients. The study employs a GWAS in PCG cases andcontrols in both the cohorts using the 1.8 million SNPAffymetrix array. We plan to derive the regions of sharedhaplotypes across the genomes and identify the conservedregions between these two groups, which would harbormutations in gene(s) causing PCG.Sudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory andChampalimaud Translational Centre for Eye Research (C-TRACER)Isolation and characterization of limbal stromalcellsInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Naresh Polisetty,Indumathy M, Shubha Tiwari, Soumya Savy, P Kondaiah(Indian Institute Science, Bangalore)Support: Department of Biotechnology, India, ChampalimaudFoundation, PortugalEpithelial and mesenchymal cells of the limbus and bonemarrow were isolated and characterized for variousepithelial and mesenchymal markers. The epithelialcells showed positive for K3, K14, ABCG2, E-cadherin,whereas the mesenchymal cells of the limbus and bonemarrow showed positive for CD90, CD29, CD71, VCAM.Mesenchymal cells isolated from the bone marrow andlimbus showed similar phenotypic characteristics byimmunophentotyping and culture characteristics. Thegene expression profile analysis, carried out using microarrays at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, showedthat the gene signature of epithelial and mesenchymal cellsis different. It also revealed a crosstalk between these twocell types in the limbus. Microarray data was validated byreal-time PCR and semi-quantitative RT-PCR for a dozenof markers.As the limbal stromal are HLA-DR negative and hypoimmunogenic, attempts are being made to develop astable cell line to use them as feeder cells for the in vitroculture and expansion of limbal stem cells.Phenotypic and genotypic characterization oflimbal stem cells, cultivated limbal epithelial cells,and persistence of these characteristics afterclinical transplantationInvestigators: Virender S Sangwan, Geeta K Vemuganti, DBalasubramanian, Anees Fatima, Lakshmi Soundarya, ShubhaTiwari, Soumya SavySupport: Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDuring the period April 2008 – March 2009, 86patients underwent a limbal biopsy procedure. All thetransplantations were autologous. The patient populationwas predominantly male (58 males, 28 females) rangingin age from 1 to 77, the mean age being about 22. Allthese patients presented with the primary etiology ofchemical burns and were diagnosed for LSCD. All thecultures showed good growth after 10-14 days of ex-vivoculture, during or after transplantation of cultivated limbalepithelium.76Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 766/15/2009 12:26:15 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTEvaluation and characterization of cancer stemcells in retinoblastoma tumorInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Chitra Kannabiran,Santosh Honavar, Ramesh Murthy, Balla SagarSupport: Indian Council of Medical ResearchRetinoblastoma (Rb) is an intraocular tumor that growsrapidly, threatening sight and life. As in other tumors,there is increasing speculation that the Rb tumor alsocontains cancer-stem like cells, which could influence theprognosis and response to therapy. This study attemptedto identify putative stem cells by characterizing differentsub-populations of cells in retinoblastoma based onlight scatter properties and differential expression ofmarkers. Freshly isolated tumor cells obtained from 7unfixed eye specimens were analyzed for the presence ofCD44, ABCG2, CXCR4, CD133, and CD90 using flowcytometry. Dead cells were excluded by appropriategating. RT-PCR was performed to analyze the expressionof human Syntaxin1A, PROX1, CD133 and NSE in thesorted sub-population of tumor cells.Based on light scatter properties, we observed two differentsub-populations of cells in 7 samples. The small cells,assigned FSClo/SSClo (Forward scatter low/Side scatterlow, ranging from 1.7% to 17.7%), were characterized aspositive for CD44 and negative for CD133, CXCR4 andCD90. The large cells were designated as FSChi/SSClo(Forward scatter high/side scatter low, ranging from 2.7%to 35.1%) and characterized as positive for CD44, CD133,CXCR4 and CD90. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysisrevealed that sorted cells of FSClo/SSClo sub-populationexpressed retinal progenitor cell markers PROX1 andSyntaxin1A. In contrast FSChi/SSClo sub-population hasshown low expression of these markers. We concludethat retinoblastoma, on flow cytometric analysis, revealstwo distinct sub-populations expressing variability in stemcell and retinal progenitor markers.Clonal assay of the two different subpopulations anddifferentiation assays are under way.Cultivation and characterization of human lacrimalgland cells for potential clinical application for postradiotherapy xerophthalmiaInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Gorakh Parulkar, SantoshHonavar, Vijay Anand P Reddy, Shubha TiwariSupport: International Atomic Energy Agency, AustriaAfter following due procedure, lacrimal glands andconjunctival tissues were harvested from patientsundergoing exenteration. The harvested tissue wasexplanted on denuded human amniotic membrane anduncoated tissue culture dishes. Their growth potential onboth the substrates was evaluated. Initial results with threesamples show that the enzyme cocktail of collagenase andhyluronidase gives better viability of cells on isolation.The lacrimal gland epithelial cells (LGEC) show bettergrowth on denuded human amniotic membrane while onuncoated tissue culture dishes the growth of fibroblastcells is greater. We also observed mixed populations ofepithelial and fibroblast cells in our cultures.At present we are trying to optimize the culture conditionto get a pure yield, growth and proliferation of lacrimalgland epithelial cells. These cells will then be characterizedfor the known epithelial and mesenchymal markers byconfocal microscopy, FACS, IHC, RT-PCR methods.The secretory function of the LGEC will be done on theconditioned medium for the presence of IgA, lactoferrinand lysozyme by sandwich ELISA method.Cultivated oral mucosal epithelial cells forreconstructing the ocular surface in patients withsevere ocular surface diseasesInvestigators: Geeta K Vemuganti, Virender S Sangwan,Santosh G Honavar, Soundarya LakshmiSupport: Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDuring the year 21 eyes underwent cultivated oral mucosatransplantation (3 bilateral cases); the chief etiology waschemical injury. The other cases included gelatin drop likedystrophy. Of these, 1 was a child and 17 were adults (14males, 4 females). The cultures were good and surgerywent well. The patients are now on quarterly follow-up.An advanced surface for the cell therapy of limbalepithelium for ocular surface disease: Proof ofconcept and clinical trialsInvestigators: Virender Sangwan, Indumathi MariappanSupport: Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund, Department ofBiotechnology, IndiaThis project aims to produce surface modified therapeuticcontact lenses for the culture and delivery of cornealepithelial cells to treat blinding ocular surface diseases.The project also includes a ‘proof of concept’ clinicaltrial to establish the safety and efficacy of this techniquein comparison to the established technique of cornealepithelial transplantation using amniotic membraneas a culture substrate. The plasma polymer coatingtechnique allows exact control over the film thicknessand has formed the basis for an established skin celltherapy in the treatment of chronic wounds and burns.By applying this technique to the cornea, we have thepotential to develop a novel method for the culture andtransplantation of corneal epithelium. As a part of initialstandardizations and surface compatibility testing, we triedfour different polymer chemistries for their suitability topromote corneal epithelial cell adhesion, proliferationand differentiation by using both explant and isolatedsingle cell culture methods. Further investigations wouldhelp identify a suitable substrate for coating contact lenssurfaces.| Efficiency 77LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 776/15/2009 12:26:15 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGBasic research projects – April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009Project Supported by Principal Investigators DurationStem cell therapy for stroke in rat model Department ofBiotechnologyDr Geeta K VemugantiDr Prakash Babu(University of Hyderabad)2005-2008Phenotypic & genotypic characterization of limbalstem cells, cultivated limbal epithelial cells andpersistence of these characteristics after clinicaltransplantationGenetic evaluation of factor B and complementcomponent C2 in the susceptibility to age relatedmacular degenerationCharacterization of cultivated oral mucosalepithelial cells and its application forreconstructing the ocular surface in patients withsevere ocular surface diseaseProgram support on translational research on eyediseasesEstablishing a “Risk assessment chip” for the eyedisease age related macular degenerationMolecular studies on hereditary cataractsLoop mediated isothermal amplification methodfor the diagnosis of viral retinitis caused by herpessimplex varicella zoster and cytomegalo virusesCultivation and characterization of human lacrimalgland cells for potential clinical application for postradiotherapy xerophthalmiaStudy of the role of vitreous liquefication in agerelatednuclear cataractAn advanced surface for the cell therapy of limbalepithemium for ocular surface disease: Proof ofconcept and clinical trialsDeveloping a global blueprint for zero PCGMolecular characterization of nonsporulatingfilamentous fungi isolated from microbial Keratitis1Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata2Western Australia University, PerthDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofScience & TechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyCouncil of Scientific &Industrial ResearchDepartment ofScience & TechnologyInternational AtomicEnergy AgencyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyDepartment ofBiotechnologyCouncil of Scientific &Industrial ResearchDr Geeta K VemugantiDr V S SangwanProf D Balasubramanian2006-2009Dr Inderjeet Kaur 2007-2010Dr Geeta K VemugantiDr Santosh G HonavarDr V S Sangwan2007-2009Project A: Dr Geeta K Vemuganti 2007-2012Project B: Dr Chitra KannabiranProject C: Dr Inderjeet KaurProject D: Dr Subhabrata ChakrabartiProject E: Prof D BalasubramanianDr Subhabrata Chakrabarti2007-2010Dr Inderjeet KaurDr Chitra Kannabiran 2007-2010Dr Ashok Kumar Reddy 2008-2011Dr Geeta K VemugantiDr Santosh G HonavarDr Vijay Anand P ReddyProf D BalasubramanianDr Pravin V KrishnaDr Virender SangwanDr M Indumathi2008-20122009-20112009-2012Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti2008-2011Prof Partha P Majumdar 1Prof Luba Kalaydijeva 2Dr G Ashok Kumar Reddy 2009-201278Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 786/15/2009 12:26:16 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTClinical research projects – April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009Project Supported by Principal Investigators DurationProtein Kinase C ß Inhibitor – reduction in the occurrence of centerthreateningEli Lily Dr Subhadra Jalali 2005-2009diabetic macular edema. B7A-MC-MBDLMicro current stimulation for retinitis pigmentosa 650 device pilot study ScyFix Dr Subhadra Jalali 2007-2010A phase 2/3 randomised, controlled, double-masked, multicenter Pfizer Dr Subhadra Jalali 2006-2010comparitive trial in parallel groups to compare the safety and efficacy ofintravitreous injections of 0.3 mg pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) given asoften as every 6 weeks for 2 years, to sham injections in subjects withDiabetic Macular Edema (DME) involving the center of the maculaA phase 3 safety and efficacy study of vitreosolve for ophthalmicintravitreal injection for inducing posterior vitreous detachment inretinopathy subjectsVitreo RetinalAgenciesDr Ajit Babu Majji 2008-2009A randomised, double-masked, active controlled phase 3 study of theefficacy, safety and tolerability of the repeated doses of Intra vitreal VEGFtrap-eye in subjects with neovascular age related macular degeneration(AMD): VEGF TRAP studyA natural history study and genetic study of macular telangectasia theMactel studyThe treatment of fungal corneal ulcer with Povidone-Iodine 1.25%ophthalmic solution. A comparative clinical trialA 6-day, phase 3, multicenter, randomised, double-masked, parallel studyto compare the safety and efficacy of Gatifloxacin 0.5% Ophthalmicsolution BD with that of vehicle in the treatment of acute bacterialconjunctivitisComparative, randomized, open trial on the anti-inflammatory efficacyof diclofenac released from an intra ocular lens versus administrationof 0.1% diclofenac eye-drops in the prevention of post operativeinflammatory manifestations after cataract surgery – Ancillary study: 1year follow-up of the safetyRole of Recombinant Human Epithelial Growth factor in cornealepithelial defectsComparative study of the safety and effectiveness betweentrabeculectomy and trabeculectomy with OculusGenTM Collagen MatriximplantComparative study of the safety and effectiveness betweenOculusGenTM Collagen Matrix implant and Mitomycin-C in glaucomafiltering surgeryBayerHealthCareDr Raja Narayanan 2008-2011MacTelFoundationDr Raja Narayanan 2006-2009University Dr Prashant Garg 2008-2010of California,Los Angeles, USAAllergan Dr Prashant Garg 2008-2009IOL Tech CarlZeiss MediTecDr Virender S Sangwan 2006-2011Bharath BioTech Dr Virender S Sangwan 2007-2009OculusGen Dr Anil K Mandal 2007-2009OculusGenDr G Chandra SekharDr B L Harsha2007-2009Posurdex study for DME Allergan Dr Ajit Babu Majji 2006-2009Posurdex study for RVO Allergan Dr Annie Mathai 2006-2009Posurdex study for intermediate uveitis Allergan Dr Virender S Sangwan 2006-2009LUMINATE uveitis study (LX211-01-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007-2009LUMINATE active uveitis study (LX211-02-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007-2009LUMINATE active uveitis study (LX211-03-UV) LUX Biosciences Dr Somasheila Murthy 2007-2009A multicenter, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group doserangingLUX Biosciences Dr Virender S Sangwan 2008-2012study to assess the efficacy and safety of LX201 for prevention ofcorneal allograft rejection episodes and graft failure following penetratingkeratoplasty with LX201 implantation in subjects who are at increasedimmunological riskA multicenter, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group doserangingLUX Biosciences Dr Virender S Sangwan 2008-2012study to assess the efficacy and safety of LX201 for prevention ofcorneal allograft rejection episodes and graft failure following penetratingkeratoplasty with LX201 implantation in subjects who have experiencedone or more rejection episodes following penetrating keratoplastyA study of unilateral retinoblastoma with and without histopathologichigh-risk features and the role of adjuvant chemotherapy – A groupwidephase III studyChildren’sOncology GroupDr Santosh G Honavar 2009-2011A phase 3 prospective, randomized, double-masked, 12-week parallelgroup study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Latanoprost and Timololin paediatric subjects with glaucomaPfizer Dr Anil K Mandal 2009 (3 monthsstudy)| Efficiency 79LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 796/15/2009 12:26:17 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGOperations ResearchInternational Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE)Project Project Investigators Supported by DurationCapacity building program for management ofdiabetic retinopathy in Andhra PradeshComprehensive Eye Health program in Prakasamdistrict, Andhra PradeshImpact Assessment Study after refraction errorcorrection among schoolgoing childrenDr Taraprasad DasDr Annie MathaiMs S SheeladeviLions Club InternationalFoundation, USAAugust 2005– July 2008ICARE – LVPEI team Ravi Brothers, USA August 2005– July 2010Mr Jachin D Williams Vision CRC, Australia September 2005– December 2008Sight for Kids Mr Jachin D Williams Lions Club InternationalFoundation, DenmarkChild to Child and Child to Familycommunication as a strategy to improveawareness and uptake of eye care servicesDiabetes prevention program through Child toFamily Communication for change in lifestyle andhealth promotion in Prakasam district, AndhraPradeshPediatric Ophthalmology Learning and TrainingCentreRapid assessment of cataract surgical services inService Centre areasNimmagadda Prasad – LVPEI Children’s EyeHealth InitiativeCommunity Linkage for Integration of PrimaryHealthCapacity building program to address diabetesand diabetic retinopathy in Prakasam district,Andhra PradeshRapid Assessment of Refractive ErrorsNovember 2005– March 2009Mr D Kiran Vision CRC, Australia April 2006– December 2008Ms S SheeladeviMs Jayanthi SagarDr Ramesh MurthyDr Giridhar PydaWorld Diabetes Foundation,DenmarkAugust 2006– March 2011ORBIS International, USA October 2006– March 2010Mr M Srinivas L V Prasad Eye Institute At regularintervalsMr S BhattacharyaMs S SheeladeviDr Syed Imtiaz AhmedMr S BhattacharyaDr Ajit Babu MajjiMs S SheeladeviMr M SrinivasDr Jill E KeeffeDr Gullapalli N RaoNimmagadda Foundation, India July 2007 – June2020L V Prasad Eye Institute, India August 2008– December 2009World Diabetes Foundation,DenmarkL V Prasad Eye Institute, Indiaand Vision CRC, AustraliaSeptember 2008– August 2013At regularintervalsResearch scholars at Prof Brien Holden Eye Research CentreKallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics LaboratoryKalyan Chakravarti, Hardeep Pal Singh, Neeraja Sharma Cherukupalli, Vidya Latha Parsam, Surya Prakash Goud Ponnam,Maithili VN Dokuparti, Rachna Shukla, Kiran Preet Kaur, Nageswara Rao, Saritha Katta, Ganeswara Rao, M GayathriOphthalmic PathologyGuru Prasad ManderwadSudhakar & Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology LaboratoryPurushotham Reddy, Naresh Polisetti, Murali Mohan Sagar Balla, Shubha Tiwari, Subhash GaddipatiBiochemistry LaboratoryVenu Talla, Venkata Pulla Rao, Madhavi Latha Chalsani, Ramya Rajagopal (Research Associate)80Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 806/15/2009 12:26:18 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTHonors & AwardsD Balasubramanian, Director, Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, LVPEI, was elected to theGerman Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the world’s oldest academy of scholars in the natural sciences. Very fewIndians are part of this select group, he is the first vision scientist so honoured. The Academy, founded in 1652,elects scientists who have distinguished themselves.Subhabrata ChakrabartiInvited to be Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Glaucoma for a period of 3 yearsSantosh HonavarInvited to Chair the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Work Group onOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery set up to revise ICD Codes (Version 11)Subhadra JalaliAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award 2008Anil K MandalAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award 2008Milind Naik• Elected Secretary of Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS); theyoungest office-bearer in APSOPRS, he will also serve as the Society’s web master• American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award 2008Raja NarayananLifelong Education of Ophthalmologist (LEO) Award from American Academy of Ophthalmology 2008Subhabrata Chakrabarti• Member, WGA Promulgation Committee, WorldGlaucoma Association• Received second Indo-Australian grant on ‘Developinga global blueprint for zero PCG: Towards a completeunderstanding of the molecular basis of primarycongenital glaucoma (PCG)’• Member, WGA Award committee, World GlaucomaAssociationInternationalSrivalli KazaBest of Show for her video, American Academy ofOphthalmology, 2008A K Mandal• Best poster award from American Academy ofOphthalmology, 2008• Best poster award in scientific session, Asia Associationfor Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (AsiaARVO) meeting, Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Subhash GaddipattiBest poster award, Asia Association for Research in Visionand Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting, Hyderabad.January 15-18, 2009BL HarshaBest poster award, Asia Association for Research in Visionand Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting, Hyderabad.January 15-18, 2009Santosh G Honavar• Best Poster Award from American Academy ofOphthalmology, 2008• Best Scientific Paper, Asia Association for Researchin Vision and Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009 (Co-authors: AnirbanBhaduri, Savari Desai, Vikas Menon, Sima Das, AnaghaMedsinge, Milind Naik)• Editor, Abstracts, Asia Association for Research inVision and Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Somasheila MurthyTravel grant for 7 th International symposium on Uveitis,IUSG, Constance, Germany. September 2008Avinash PathengayBest poster award from American Academy ofOphthalmology 2008Naresh PolisettiBest paper award, Asia Association for Research in Visionand Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting, Hyderabad.January 15-18, 2009K Nageswara RaoBest poster award, Asia Association for Research in Visionand Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting, Hyderabad.January 15-18, 2009Soumya SavyBest poster award, Asia Association for Research in Visionand Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO) meeting, Hyderabad.January 15-18, 2009| Efficiency 81LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 816/15/2009 12:26:19 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGGeeta K VemugantiInvited by International Atomic EnergyAgency to attend the first ResearchCoordination Meeting (RCM) onimproving outcomes in radiotherapy usingnovel biotechnologies: modification oftissue reactions and the use of stem celltherapeutics, IAEA HeadquartersTele-ophthalmology programA tele-ophthalmology program developedby Byrraju Foundation and L V PrasadEye Institute won First Place at theConsumer Health World Awards. Underthe program ophthalmologists and trainedvision technicians from LVPEI will diagnoseand treat patients in remote locationsby ‘virtually’ viewing their eyelids,conjunctivas, corneas, anterior chambers,irises, pupil reactions and lenses, thusproviding eye care at their doorstep.Subhash Gaddipati, Soumya Savy, Dr Graziella Pellegrini (Professor in Cell Biology,University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy), Dr Geeta K Vemuganti, Dr Iqbal Ahmed(Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska MedicalCenter, USA) and Naresh PolisettiMadhusmita DasReceived Academic & Research Committee (ARC) YoungResearcher Award 2009 from All India OphthalmologicalSociety, Jaipur. February 5-8, 2009Taraprasad DasElected Secretary to VISION 2020 India for a 3-yearperiod, September 2008 to November 2010Santosh G HonavarProfessor Gopinatha Menon Memorial Oration, Kochi.August 2008Chitra KannabiranAssociate editor, Journal of Genetics (published by theIndian Academy of Sciences)NationalAjit B MajjiElected Honorary Secretary of Vitreo-Retina Society– India for second term. December 2008Ramesh MurthyGrand First Prize for video at Alcon film festival, DelhiOphthalmological Society conference ‘Evolution andRevolution in Ophthalmology’, New Delhi.March 20-22, 2009Surya Prakash Goud PonnamBest poster award at Indian Eye Research Group meeting,Madurai. July 26-27, 2008Virender SachdevaExpert on Neurophthalmolgy Panel, All IndiaOphthalmological Society mailing group. August toOctober 2008Virender S SangwanStem cell therapy contribution ranked amongthe top 10 medical miracles in India Today’s 3rdcommemorative issueSirisha Senthil• External peer reviewer for Ophthalmic Surgery andLasers• Awarded best free paper and best video, XVIII annualconference of Glaucoma Society of India, Chandigarh.October 31 – November 2, 2008Hardeep Pal SinghTravel fellowship for Indian Eye Research Group meeting.July 2008Geeta K VemugantiStem cell therapy contribution ranked amongthe top 10 medical miracles in India Today’s 3rdcommemorative issueSavitri SharmaElected President of Indian Association of MedicalMicrobiologists (IAMM), Pune, October 23-25, 2008.Awarded the presidential gold medal and will deliverpresidential oration at the next conference. ReceivedIAMM silver jubilee best paper gold medal in parasitologyfor her presentation82Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 826/15/2009 12:26:22 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTStateBeula ChristyRecognised for outstanding performance for the welfareof disabled women and children by Thapana CharitableTrust, Thyagaraja Gana Sabha, Hyderabad.November 30, 2008Chitra KannabiranAndhra Pradesh Scientist Award 2008 in Medical Sciencesfrom Andhra Pradesh State Council for Science andTechnologyPravin V KrishnaCS Reshmi Endowment lecture, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital,Hyderabad. October 2008Virender S SangwanH V Desai Award for best work in ocular surface disorders,H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune. April 20, 2008Rishi SwarupAppointed webmaster for Hyderabad OphthalmicAssociation websiteGeeta K VemugantiHonored as Woman Achiever by Lions Club Internationalat Mahila Utsav 2009, HyderabadG Chandra SekharSpecial Appreciation Award as a deserving citizen for rendering exemplary public service. July 7, 2008Governor of Andhra Pradesh Mr N D Tiwari honors Dr G Chandra Sekhar,Director, LVPEI, Hyderabad| Efficiency 83LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 836/15/2009 12:26:24 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGPublications1. Bansal R, Sachdeva V, Murthy R. Myectomy versusanterior transposition for inferior oblique overaction.J AAPOS 2008; 12: 423-42. Blumenthal EZ, Parikh RS, Pe’er J, Naik M, Kaliner E,Cohen MJ, Prabakaran S, Kogan M, Thomas R. Retinalnerve fibre layer imaging compared with histologicalmeasurements in a human eye. Eye 2009; 23:171-53. Cao Z, Saravanan C, Goldstein MH, Helen Wu K,Pasricha G, Sharma S, Panjwani N. Effect of humantears on acanthamoeba-induced cytopathic effect.Arch Ophthalmol 2008; 126: 348-524. Chakrabarti S. Glaucoma genetics: Where are wegoing? International Glaucoma Review 2008; 10: 59-605. Chakrabarti S. Genetic variants of glaucoma.International Glaucoma Review 2008; 10: 114-56. Chakrabarti S, Rao KN, Kaur I, Parikh RS, MandalAK, Chandrasekhar G, Thomas R. The LOXL1gene variations are not associated with primary openangle and primary angle closure glaucomas.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 2343-77. Chakrabarti S. Novel myocilin mutations. InternationalGlaucoma Review 2009; 10: 1718. Chakrabarti S, Kaur K, Rao KN, Mandal AK, KaurI, Parikh RS, Thomas R. The transcription factor geneFOXC1 exhibits a limited role in primary congenitalglaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50: 75-839. Chaurasia S, Garg P. Bilateral spontaneous ruptureof the anterior capsule. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34:1413-510. Chaurasia S, Das S, Ramamurthy B. Microbial keratitisin a case of lamellar ichthyosis. Int Ophthalmol 2008; 28:367-811. Clemons TE, Gillies MC, Chew EY and the MactelResearch Group (includes Narayanan R). The NationalEye Institute visual function questionnaire in the maculartelangiectasia (Mactel) project. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci2008; 49: 4340-612. Costello MJ, Johnsen S, Metlapally S, Gilliland KO,Ramamurthy B, Krishna PV, Balasubramanian D.Ultrastructural analysis of damage to nuclear fiber cellmembranes in advanced age-related cataracts from India.Exp Eye Res. 2008; 87:147-5813. Das S, Khanna R, Mohiuddin SM, Ramamurthy B.Surgical and visual outcomes for posterior polar cataract.Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92: 1476-7814. Das S, Sharma S, Sahu SK, Nayak SS, Kar S. Newmicrobial spectrum of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis:Clinical and laboratory aspects of an outbreak.Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92: 861-215. Das S, Seitz B. Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome.Survey of Ophthalmology 2008; 53: 03-1516. Das S, Samant M, Garg P, Vaddavalli PK, VemugantiGK. Role of confocal microscopy in deep fungal keratitis.Cornea 2009; 28: 11-317. Das S, Ramamurthy B, Sangwan VS. Deep lamellarkeratoplasty for recurrent advanced pterygium.Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2009; 40: 43-518. Das S, Ramamurthy B, Sangwan VS. Fungal keratitisfollowing amniotic membrane transplantation.Int Ophthalmol 2009; 29: 49-5119. Dravida S, Gaddipati S, Griffith M, Merrett K, MandiraSL, Sangwan VS, Vemuganti GK. A Biomimeticscaffold for culturing limbal stem cells: A promisingalternative for clinical transplantation. J of Tissue Eng &Reg Medicine 2008; 2: 263-7120. Hegde S, Murthy R. Factors affecting the surgicaloutcome of primary exotropia. Strabismus 2008; 16: 122-321. Hussain N, Jalali S, Rani A, Rawal H. Retinal pigmentepithelial atrophy following Indocyanine green dyeassisted surgery for serous macular detachment.Ind J Ophthalmol 2008; 56: 423-522. Hussain N, Khanna R, Das T, Narayanan R, ReddyR, et al. Two years follow-up outcome of verteporfintherapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization inpathologic myopia in Indian eyes. Ind J Ophthal 2008; 56:465-823. Hussain N, Khanna R, Hussain A. Trend of retinaldiseases in developing countries. Expert Rev Ophthalmol2008; 3: 43-5024. Jain V, Garg P, Sharma S, Vemuganti GK. Suturelesswound infection by unusual acid-fast organisms.Cornea 2008; 27: 615-825. Johar SR, Vasavada AR, Praveen MR, Pandita D, NihalaniB, Patel U, Vemuganti GK. Histomorphological andimmunofluorescence evaluation of bimanual and coaxialphacoemulsification incisions in rabbits.J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34: 670-626. Kaid Johar SR, Vasavada AR, Praveen MR, Pandita D,Nihalani B, Patel U, Vemuganti GK. Histomorphologicaland immunofluorescence evaluation of bimanual andcoaxial phacoemulsification incisions in rabbits.J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34: 670-627. Kannabiran C. Retinitis pigmentosa: Genetics andgene-based approaches to therapy. Expert Rev Ophthalmol2008; 3: 417-2928. Kaur I, Katta S, Hussain A, Hussain N, MathaiA, Narayanan R, Reddy R, Majji AB, Das TP,Chakrabarti S. Variants in the 10q26 gene cluster84Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 846/15/2009 12:26:24 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORT(LOC387715 and HTRA1) exhibit enhanced risk of agerelatedmacular degeneration along with CFH in Indianpatients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49: 1771-629. Kempen JH, Ganesh SK, Sangwan VS, Rathinam SR.Interobserver agreement in grading activity and site ofinflammation in eyes of patients with uveitis.Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 146: 813-830. Krishnaiah S, Srinivas M, Khanna RC, Rao GN.Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in southIndian adult population: The Andhra Pradesh Eye DiseaseStudy. Clin Ophthalmol 2009; 3:17-2731. Madge SN, Prabhakaran VC, Shome D, Kim U, HonavarSG, Selva D. Orbital tuberculosis: a review of theliterature. Orbit 2008; 27:267-7732. Madhira SL, Vemuganti GK, Bhaduri A, Gaddipati S,Sangwan VS, Ghanekar Y. Culture and characterizationof oral mucosal epithelial cells on human amnioticmembrane for ocular surface reconstruction.Mol Vis 2008; 14:189-9633. Murthy R. Lateral fixation of sclera to the periosteumwith medial rectus disinsertion for severe myopicstrabismus fixus. Ind J Ophthalmol 2008; 56: 419-2134. Murthy R, Samant M. Extraocular muscle cysticercosis:Clinical features and management outcome.Strabismus 2008; 16 (3): 97-10635. Murthy R, Honavar SG. Secondary vasoproliferativeretinal tumor associated with usher syndrome type 1.J AAPOS 2009;13: 97-836. Murthy R, Vemuganti GK, Honavar SG, Naik M,Reddy V. Extramedullary leukemia in children presentingwith proptosis. J Hematol Oncol 2009; 2: 437. Naik MN, Gangopadhyay N, Fernandes M, MurthyR, Honavar SG. Anterior chemodenervation oflevator palpebrae superioris with botulinum toxintype-A (Botox) to induce temporary ptosis for cornealprotection. Eye 2008; 22:1132-638. Naik V, Khadavi N, Naik MN, Hwang C, Goldberg RA,Tsirbas A, Smith TJ, Douglas RS. Biologic therapeutics inthyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: translating diseasemechanism into therapy. Thyroid 2008; 18: 967-7139. Naik MN, Gupta R, Honavar SG. Bicanalicularlaceration managed with two Mini-Monokamonocanalicular stents. Orbit 2008; 27: 135-740. Naik MN, Kelapure A, Rath S, Honavar SG.Management of canalicular lacerations: Epidemiologicalaspects and experience with Mini-Monoka monocanalicularstent. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145: 375-8042. Narayanan R, Shah VA. Intravitreal bevacizumab inthe management of choroidal neovascular membranesecondary to choroidal osteoma.Eur J Ophthalmol 2008; 18: 466-843. Ponnam SPG, Ramesh K, Tejwani S, Matalia J,Kannabiran C. A missense mutation in LIM2 causesautosomal recessive congenital cataract.Mol Vis 2008; 14:1204-844. Raizada K, Shome D, Honavar SG. Management ofan irradiated anophthalmic socket following dermis-fatgraft rejection: A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008;56:147-845. Raju B, Bali T, Thiagrajan G, Rao V, Das T, SharmaS. Physicochemical properties and antibacterial activityof the precipitates of vancomycin and ceftazidime:implications in the management of endophthalmitis.Retina 2008; 28: 320-546. Raman U. Medical ethics in the media. Indian J MedEthics 2009; 6: 19-2447. Rao KN, Ritch R, Dorairaj SK, Kaur I, Liebmann J,Thomas R, Chakrabarti S. Exfoliation syndrome andexfoliation glaucoma-associated LOXL1 variationsare not involved in pigment dispersion syndrome andpigmentary glaucoma. Mol Vis 2008; 14: 1254-6248. Rao KV, Fernandes M, Gangopadhyay N, VemugantiGK, Krishnaiah S, Sangwan VS. Outcome ofpenetrating keratoplasty for Peter’s anomaly.Cornea 2008; 27: 749-5349. Reddy AK, Murthy S, Jalali S, Gopinathan U.Postoperative endophthalmitis due to an unusualpathogen, comamonas testosteroni. J Med Microbiol2009; 58: 374-550. Sahu SK, Das S, Sharma S, Vemuganti GK.Acanthamoeba keratitis presenting as a plaque.Cornea 2008; 27: 1066-751. Senthil S, Kaur B, Jalali S, Garudadri C. Secondaryopen angle glaucoma and central retinal vein occlusionin a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension.Ophthal Surg Lasers Imaging 2009; 40: 50-352. Sultana A, Klintworth G K, Thonar E J, Vemuganti G K,Kannabiran C. Immunophenotypes of macular cornealdystrophy in India and correlations with mutations inCHST6. Mol Vis 2009; 15:319-2553. Vemuganti GK, Naik MN, Honavar SG. Rosaidorfman disease of the orbit. J Hematol Oncol 2008; 1: 741. Narayanan R, Majji AB, Hussain N, Hussain A, JalaliS, Mathai A, Shah VA. Characterization of idiopathicmacular telangiectasia type 2 by fundus fluoresceinangiography in Indian population.Eur J Ophthalmol 2008; 18: 587-90| Efficiency 85LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 856/15/2009 12:26:25 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGLetters to the Editor54. Bansal R, Sachdeva V, Murthy R. Myectomy versusanterior transposition for inferior oblique overaction.J AAPOS 2008; 12: 423-455. Garg P. Evaluation of medical college departments ofophthalmology in India. Ind J Ophthalmol 2009; 57: 73-456. Garg P. Investigative modalities in infectious keratitis.Ind J Ophthalmol 2009; 57:15957. Garg P. Lamellar keratoplasty. Ophthalmology 2009;116: 362-358. Honavar SG. Current concepts in retinoblastoma.J Ophthal in Developing Countries. 2008; 1: 69-8259. Jain V, Sridhar MS, Vaddavalli PK, Sangwan VS. Replyto Tinley et al. Eye. 2008; 22: 109560. Naik MN, Kelapure A, Rath S, Honavar SG. Repairof canalicular lacerations: reply. Am J Ophthalmol 2008;146: 79361. Narayanan R, Kuppermann BD. An ethical view of theranibizumab and bevacizumab controversy – reply.Arch Ophthalmol 2008; 126: 28762. Shyamkul M, Murthy R, Sachdeva V, Kekunnaya R,Kesarwani S. Lateral rectus resection versus medialrectus re-recession for residual esotropia: early resultsof a randomized clinical trial – comment.Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008; 36: 489-9063. Sinha A, Narula R, Narayanan R. Comments on 23-gauge versus 20-gauge system for pars plana vitrectomy.Br J Ophthalmol 200886Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 866/15/2009 12:26:25 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTPresentationsIn addition to the following, our faculty participated in otherinternational/national scientific and non-scientific forums during the year.At several meetings multiple presentations were made.Rupesh Vijay AgarwalInternationalInvited faculty/Free papers/Poster/Video presentationInternational Society of Ocular Trauma meeting, Wurzburg,Germany. June 19-22, 2008NationalInvited facultyAnnual meeting, Tamil Nadu Ophthalmologists Association,Chennai. August 8-10, 2008Invited speakerSolapur Ophthalmologist Association meeting, Solapur.August 17, 2008Invited facultyHyderabad Ophthalmologists Association meeting, Hyderabad.August 24, 2008Eye Trek – Focus 2008, annual meeting of BombayOphthalmologist Association, Mumbai. September 19-21, 2008Sayed Imtiaz AhmedNationalFacultyPublic Health Field Leader Fellowship Program, Public HealthManagement Institute (in collaboration with CDC, Atlanta),Hyderabad. September 27, 2008Invited speakerEyeExcel – Achieving Excellence in Training, LAICO (inCollaboration with SEVA Foundation, USA), Madurai, India.October 9-11, 2008Hemalatha ArunachalamNationalHost faculty19 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 25-27, 200820 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008K Hari BabuInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Deepak K BaggaInternationalInvited speakerSpecial Interest Group Symposium, 2 nd Asia ARVO (Associationfor Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) meeting, LVPEI andIndian Eye Research Group, Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalHost faculty19 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 25-27, 2008In-house facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 200820 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008Diabetic Retinopathy Symposium, Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation and LVPEI, Hyderabad. October 4-5, 2008Invited speakerMacula workshop, LVPEI, Hyderabad. October 19, 2008D BalasubramanianInternationalParticipantAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited speakerCold Spring Harbor Symposium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,New York, USA. May 28 – June 2, 2008University of Pennsylvania & National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, Maryland, USA. June 3-15, 2008MemberThird World Academy of Sciences Officers meeting, London.June 26, 2008Invited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008International workshop on Science Journalism, Colombo.September 7-9, 2008Human Genome Organization (HUGO) meeting 2008,Hyderabad. September 27-30, 2008Annual congress of European Association for Vision & EyeResearch, Portoroz, Slovenia. September 30 – October 5, 2008Secretary GeneralThird World Academy of Sciences meeting and 25 th anniversarycelebrations, Mexico. November 7-16, 2008Chair2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Secretary GeneralThird World Academy of Sciences meeting, Paris.February 24-26, 2009NationalPresidentCouncil Meeting, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.April 19-20, 2008Invited speakerFoundation Day lecture, Central Electrochemical ResearchInstitute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. July 25, 2008Annual meeting, Indian Eye Research Group, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 26-27, 2008| Efficiency 87LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 876/15/2009 12:26:26 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGChairStem Cell Task Force meeting, Department of Biotechnology,New Delhi. August 4-5, 2008Life Sciences Research Board meeting, Defence Research &Development Organization, New Delhi. August 7, 2008MemberAcademic Council meeting, Tata Institute of FundamentalResearch, Mumbai. August 8, 2008ChairResearch Council meeting, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.August 18, 2008Invited speakerSir J C Ghosh Memorial lecture, Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur. August 29-30, 2008Inauguration of Kamalnayan Bajaj Research Institute of VisionSciences, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. September 5, 2008Biotechnology Forum, Confederation of Indian Industry meeting,Hyderabad. September 16, 2008John F Welch Technology Centre meeting, General ElectricCorporation, Bangalore, September 22, 2008Chair2 nd expert committee meeting on bioresource development andutilization, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi.October 10, 2008Invited speakerCentenary celebrations of Birla Institute of Technology andScience, Pilani. October 11, 2008PresidentIndian Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Indian Institute ofTechnology, Mumbai. October 31 – November 2, 2008Invited speakerIndian Institute of Science centenary conference, Bangalore.December 16, 2008PresidentSociety of Biological Chemists of India meeting, Indian Instituteof Technology, Chennai. December 18-20, 2008Invited speakerDepartment of Atomic Energy – Board of Research in NuclearSciences, Life Sciences Symposium, Mumbai.December 22, 2008ChairXXI Meeting of Life Sciences Research Board, New Delhi.January 7, 2009Indo-US Joint Working Group meeting, Hyderabad.January 14, 2009Task Force meeting, National Centre for Biological Sciences,Bangalore. January 27-28, 2009Invited speakerBioAsia, Hyderabad. February 4, 2009Foundation Day lecture, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar.February 11, 2009Chair, JuryScience & Technology workshop and Jury meeting, New Delhi.February 12-13, 2009MemberMeeting of Academy Council of Homi Bhabha National Institute,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. February 18, 2009Invited speakerInternational symposium on interface between chemistry andbiology, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.February 19, 200930 th Prof K K Nair Commemoration Lecture, Osmania University,Hyderabad. February 21, 20093 rd Prof Alladi Prabhakar Endowment Lecture, The Institutionof Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, Hyderabad.February 27, 2009Prof K Rangadhama Rao Memorial Lecture, Telugu University,Hyderabad. February 28, 2009Chief Guest/Invited speaker3 rd Indo-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, US NationalAcademy of Sciences, Agra. March 2-4, 2009ChairInstitutional Biosafety Committee, Blue Peter Research Centre,Hyderabad. March 9, 2009Invited speakerAcademy Lecture, Vivekananda College, Madurai.March 13, 2009Keynote speakerDr MGR University, Chennai. March 26, 2009Soumyava BasuInternationalPoster presentation7 th International Symposium on Uveitis, International UveitisStudy Group, Constance, Germany. September 9-12, 2008Paper presentation/Faculty, Special Interest Group2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyShared Clinical Experience Network (SCENE) meeting forMacugen users, Pfizer India, Kolkata. April 27, 2008Invited speakerSymposium on Systemic Diseases and the Eye, Kalinga Instituteof Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. September 7, 2008CME on Innovations in Ophthalmology, East India ZonalOphthalmological Conference, Puri. September 14, 2008What’s New in Ophthalmology, CME, Orissa StateOphthalmological Society, Cuttack. January 11, 2009Invited facultyAnnual meeting of Uveitis Society of India, Hyderabad.January 18-19, 2009Retina Congress, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 28, 2009Shubhrakanti BhattacharyaInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Subhabrata ChakrabartiInternationalInvited speakerCentre for Eye Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne,Australia. August 7, 200888Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 886/15/2009 12:26:26 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTXVIII International Congress of Eye Research, Beijing, China.September 28, 2008Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, LA, USA.December 12, 20082 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008International conference on nanomedicine, Sankara Nethralaya,Chennai. September 3-5, 2008‘TCG-ISI Fogarty-NIH workshop on genetic dissection ofcomplex traits’, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.February 27, 200934 th annual conference, Indian Society of Human Genetics, NewDelhi. March 19, 2009Beula ChristyNationalHost faculty19 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 25-27, 2008Eye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 200820 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008External evaluatorPost intervention outcomes for community based rehabilitationproject for persons with disabilities, Koraput, Orissa.February 18-22, 2009Sujata DasInternationalFaculty/Paper presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009ORBIS facultyEvaluation of Cornea Fellowship Program at Islamia Eye Hospital,Dhaka. February 15-18, 2009Poster presentationRegional Ophthalmology Conference, Allergan, Inc., KualaLumpur. March 5-7, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Paper/Poster presentation17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008FacultyCornea and Contact lens meeting, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.August 15-17, 2008Annual conference of Delhi Ophthalmological Society, NewDelhi. March 21-22, 2009Taraprasad DasInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyGuwahati Eye Institute, Guwahati, Assam. June 2008Invited speakerSAARC Academy of Ophthalmology, India Habitat Centre, NewDelhi. August 22-24, 2008Ministry of Health and Family Welfare meeting, Government ofIndia, New Delhi. September 29, 200866 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Visiting scientistPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh. March 18, 2009S Sheela DeviInternationalPoster presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 2008NationalInvited speaker/FacultyAP Right to Sight Society workshop for creation of schoolscreening protocol, LVPEI, Hyderabad. July 12-13, 2008Merle FernandesInternationalVoluntary facultyORBIS Hospital Based Program, Enugu, Nigeria.July 14-18, 2008Chief InstructorXXVIII Congress of ESCRS, Berlin. September 25, 2008Invited faculty/Session coordinator2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Cornea & Contact Lens Program, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.August 15-17, 2008Invited speakerCME, Visakha Ophthalmic Association, Visakhapatnam.August 31, 2008Invited facultyVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008| Efficiency 89LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 896/15/2009 12:26:28 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGSubhash GaddipatiInternationalPaper/Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Prashant GargInternationalInvited speaker/Chair, symposiumSymposium on Controversies in microbial keratitis, WorldOphthalmology Congress, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Invited facultyNational Institute of Ophthalmology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.September 10-12, 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting of Vietnamese Society of Ophthalmology, HoChi Minh City, Vietnam. September 12-13, 2008Invited faculty/speakerAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Special invitee/Invited speakerAnniversary celebrations of Ophthalmology Department,University of Nairobi, Nairobi. November 22, 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting, Asia Cornea Society, LVPEI, Hyderabad.January 13, 20092 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyCornea and Contact lens meeting, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.August 15-17, 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting of SAARC nations, New Delhi.August 23-24, 2008Annual meeting of Rajasthan Ophthalmology Society, Kota.September 28-29, 2008Delhi Ophthalmic Society Mid-term conference, New Delhi.November 22-23, 2008Invited facultyPhacoexcel workshop, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.December 13-14, 2008Chief instructor/Symposia presenter66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Invited speaker‘Dr C Sambasiva Rao Oration,’ Indian Medical Association,Guntur. February 15, 2009Rituparna GhoshalNationalHost faculty19 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 25-27, 200820 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008Usha GopinathanInternationalParticipant8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 2008Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Vijaya K GothwalNationalHost faculty19 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.April 25-27, 2008In-house faculty20 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008Roshmi GuptaInternationalPaper presentationFall Meeting, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic andReconstructive Surgery, Atlanta, USA. November 12-13, 20082 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Invited speaker, Meeting of Visakha Ophthalmic Association,Visakhapatnam. August 31, 2008Invited speaker/Session convener/Free paper presentationVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Organising secretary/Invited speakerCutting Edge 2008, Oculoplasty and Oncology Update, LVPEI,Visakhapatnam. November 30, 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting of Oculoplasty Association of India, Gurgaon.December 4-7, 2008BL HarshaInternationalInvited speaker/Paper/Poster presentationsSouth East Asia Glaucoma Interest Group SEAGIG annualmeeting, Seoul, South Korea. September 25-27, 2008Poster/Paper presentation/Panelist2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speakerPushpagiri Eye Institute, Hyderabad. April 6, 200890Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 906/15/2009 12:26:28 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerMedical management of glaucoma, Alcon, Warangal.June 22, 2008Posters presentationXVIII Glaucoma Society of India 2008 meeting, Chandigarh.October 31 – November 2, 2008Invited speakerGlaucoma CME, World Glaucoma Day celebrations, LVPEI,Hyderabad. March 8, 2009Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association meeting, Hyderabad,March 15, 2009Santosh G HonavarInternationalInvited speakerAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Organizing Secretary/Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker/Chair, SessionAnnual meeting of Delhi Ophthalmological Society, New Delhi.April 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting of Cochin Ophthalmic Club, Kochi.August 2008Invited speaker/Chair, SessionVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Invited speakerCutting Edge 2008: Oculoplasty and Oncology Update, LVPEI,Visakhapatnam. November 30, 2008Annual meeting of Oculoplasty Association of India, Gurgaon.December 4-7, 2008Invited faculty66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Subhadra JalaliInternationalInvited speakerNational R eVeal meeting, Alcon, Cairo. May 16-18, 2008Chairperson/Program Committee Chair/Invited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Invited chairperson/Speaker46 th conference of International Society of Electrophysiology ofVision (ISCEV), Morgantown, USA. July 10-15, 2008Invited speaker/Poster presentation/Convenor,sessions2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerWorkshop to develop manual and wall charts on Retinopathyof Prematurity, National Programme for Control of Blindness,New Delhi. October 22, 2008Annual conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics – TwinCities Branch, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad.October 25-26, 2008CME: RETINA 2008, Aravinda Retina Vitreous Institute,Vijaywada. December 28, 2008Invited speaker and panelist4 th AP National Neonatology Forum conference (APNEOCON),Hyderabad. January 4, 2009Invited speakerVentilation workshop, Fernandez Maternity Hospital, Hyderabad.February 28, 2009Korani JyothiNationalFacultyTraining of Trainers for SCOJO Vision Entrepreneurs, ICARE– LVPEI, Kismatpur campus, Hyderabad. May 21, 2008Invited speakerNational seminar on Rural Healthcare, Byrraju Foundation,Hyderabad. December 12, 2008Chitra KannabiranInternationalInvited speakerGRIP program, Indo-US collaborative program in eye research,Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008International conference on Nano-Medicine and RecentAdvances in Ophthalmic Research, Kamal Nayan Bajaj Institutefor Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya,Chennai. September 3-5, 2008FacultySpecial Interest Session on ‘LVPEI – a nonprofit comprehensivecenter for community eye care in India’, annual congress ofEuropean Association for Vision & Eye Research, Portoroz,Slovenia. September 30 – October 5, 2008Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008International conference on Genetic and Molecular Diagnosisin Modern Medicine, Kamineni Education Society, Hyderabad.February 13-15, 2009Workshop on Clinical Dysmorphology and Advanced ClinicalCytogenetics, Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore.March 4-6, 2009| Efficiency 91LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 916/15/2009 12:26:29 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGSaritha KattaInternationalPaper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009National17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008Inderjeet KaurInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited speakerCentre for Eye Research, Melbourne, Australia. August 4, 2008Paper presentationHuman Genome Organization (HUGO) meeting 2008,Hyderabad. September 27-30, 2008Invited speaker/Moderator, sessionAMD symposium, 2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Researchin Vision and Ophthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian EyeResearch Group, Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyPadmavati Mahila University, Tirupati. December 15-17, 2008Srivalli KazaInternationalPoster/Video presentationAnnual Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, Atlanta,USA. November 8-11, 2008Paper/Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Ramesh KekunnayaInternationalDelegateAsia – Pacific Regional Ophthalmology Conference 2008,Allergan, Bangkok. May 1-2, 2008Poster/Video presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Poster presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited faculty/Strabismus Section Coordinator2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalFacultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited facultyWorkshop by A P Right to Sight Society, LVPEI, Hyderabad.July 13, 2008Pediatric Ophthalmology CME, Vizag Ophthalmic Association,Visakhapatnam. July 27, 2008Invited faculty/Anchor, Panel DiscussionCME on Trends in Optic Neuropathies, Hyderabad OphthalmicAssociation, Hyderabad. August 24, 2008CME on Pediatric Ophthalmology, Vijayawada Academy ofOphthalmology, Vijayawada. August 31, 2008Organizing secretaryStrabismus: CME and national workshop, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 13-14, 2008Invited facultyVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Strabismic Panorama – annual conference of Strabismus Societyof India, New Delhi. October 18-20, 2008Drishti 2008 – annual conference of Kerala State OphthalmicSociety, Kochi. November 28-30, 2008Pediatric Ophthalmology – an Update, Aravind Eye HospitalSilver Jubilee Celebrations, Madurai. January 10-11, 2009Siddharth KesarwaniInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalVideo presentationInteresting cases – an interactive session, annual conference ofOrissa State Ophthalmology, Rourkela. October 18-19, 2008CME – Ophthalmology Update, Orissa State OphthalmologicalSociety, Cuttack. January 11, 2009Rohit KhannaInternationalPaper/Poster presentationsAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Posters/Video presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Session faculty/Poster presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 2008Invited speakerAnnual congress of European Association for Vision & EyeResearch, Portoroz, Slovenia. September 30 – October 5, 2008Faculty/Video presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker/Paper & Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 200992Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 926/15/2009 12:26:29 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTNationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speaker/Paper, Video & Poster presentations66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Pravin V KrishnaInternationalVideo presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker/Free paper presentation/Moderator2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Invited speakerCicendo Eye Hospital centenary celebrations, Bandung,Indonesia. January 22-24, 2009NationalConvener/Co-instructorVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008CS Reshmi endowment lectureEndothelial Keratoplasty, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad.October 2008Invited speakerKerala Ophthalmology Society annual meeting, Kochi.December 1-3, 2008Organizing secretary/Invited speakerCornea Day, Asia Cornea Society, LVPEI, Hyderabad.January 14, 2009Co-instructor/Invited speaker66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009S KrishnaiahInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Meena LakshmipathyNationalInvited facultyChallenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Poster presentation66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Ajit B MajjiNationalInvited speaker/Moderator, sessionDiabetic Retinopathy Symposium, Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation & LVPEI, Hyderabad. October 4-5, 2008Invited speakerOrissa State Ophthalmological Society Conference, Rourkela.October 18, 2008Chair, session/Invited speakerXVII Vitreo Retina Society of India meeting, Raichak.December 4-6, 2008Chief instructor/Moderator, session66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Panelist, video sessionsRetina Congress, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 28-29, 2009Anil K MandalInternationalFaculty/Live surgical demonstrationWorkshop on pediatric glaucoma, 30 th anniversary of EyeHospital of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.September 8-11, 2008Invited speakerAnnual meeting of Vietnamese Society of Ophthalmology, HoChi Minh City, Vietnam. September 12-13, 2008Faculty/Poster presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Symposia moderator/Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyMeeting of Karnataka Ophthalmological Society andNethradhama, Bangalore. August 31, 2008Invited speaker13 th R K Seth Memorial Symposium, Venu Eye Institute &Research Centre, New Delhi. October 2, 2008Chair, plenary lecture/Invited facultyXVIII annual conference of Glaucoma Society of India, Chandigarh.October 31 – November 2, 2008Guru Prasad ManderwadInternationalPoster/Paper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Srinivas MarmamulaInternationalPoster presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 20082 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Annie MathaiInternationalDiscussant, Scientific Paper Session2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009| Efficiency 93LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 936/15/2009 12:26:30 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGNationalInvited speakerDiabetic retinopathy symposium, Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation & LVPEI, LVPEI, Hyderabad. October 4-5, 20088 th annual meeting of Uveitis Society of India, Hyderabad.January 19, 2009PanelistRetina Congress, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 28-29, 2009Ramesh MurthyInternationalPaper presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 2008Invited speakerSilver Jubilee Meeting, Chittagong Eye Infirmary and TrainingComplex, Chittagong, Bangladesh. October 25-26, 2008Poster/Video presentation/InstructorAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker/Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speakerWorkshop for creation of school screening protocol, AP Rightto Sight Society, Hyderabad. July 12-13, 200827 th Annual CME, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital and RegionalInstitute of Ophthalmology, Hyderabad. August 20, 2008In-house facultyStrabismus: CME and national workshop, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 13-14, 2008Invited speaker/Convenor, symposiumVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Invited speakerNational Programme for Control of Blindness, Vijayawada.September 28, 2008Invited speaker/ConvenerStrabismic Panorama 2008: 15 th annual conference ofStrabismological Society of India, New Delhi.October 18-20, 2008Invited speaker/Paper presentationKarnataka Ophthalmological Society conference, Shimoga.November 7-9, 2008Moderator/ConvenerDelhi Ophthalmic Society Mid-term conference, New Delhi.November 22-23, 2008Invited speakerCutting Edge 2008: Oculoplasty and Oncology Update, LVPEI,Visakhapatnam. November 30, 2008Oculoplasty Panorama 2008, 19 th annual meeting of OculoplastySociety of India, Gurgaon. December 5-7, 2008Poster/Video presentation/Instructor/Moderator66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Somasheila MurthyInternationalPoster presentationsWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Volunteer facultyORBIS Flying Eye Hospital training program, Harbin, China.August 25-30, 2008Invited speaker/Poster presentation/Faculty2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Invited faculty/Poster presentation6 th international workshop on VKH disease and SympatheticOphthalmia and 2nd International workshop on Sarcoidosis,Singapore. February 27 – March 1, 2009NationalInvited speakerCME on Uveitis, Karnataka Ophthalmological Society, Coorg.April 26-27, 2008Faculty/Free paper presentationVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Faculty41 st Indian Contact Lens Education Programme (Basic andAdvanced course), LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 4-8, 2008Organizing secretary/Faculty8 th annual meeting of Uveitis Society of India, Hyderabad.January 19, 2009Invited speakerCME on Instruments in Ophthalmology, HyderabadOphthalmological Society, Hyderabad. March 15, 200960 th annual meeting of Delhi Ophthalmological Society, NewDelhi. March 20-22, 2009Milind NaikInternationalInvited faculty5 th annual meeting of Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic &Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), Seoul, Korea.June 20-22, 2008International Master Course on Aging Skin (IMCAS) Group,Singapore. July 13-15, 20082 nd international symposium, International Speciality Eye Centre(ISEC), Kuala Lumpur. February 28 – March 1, 2009NationalCourse director/FacultyCosmoLase 2008, LVPEI, Hyderabad, India. November 2, 2008Invited facultyCutting Edge 2008: Oculoplasty and Oncology Update, LVPEI,Visakhapatnam. November 30, 2008Invited faculty/Scientific Committee memberInternational Master Course on Aging Skin (IMCAS) Group,Agra. December 1-2, 2008Invited faculty19 th annual meeting of Oculoplasty Association of India, Gurgaon,New Delhi. December 5-7, 200894Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 946/15/2009 12:26:30 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTRaja NarayananInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited speaker/Discussant2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalHost facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerInvestigators Forum, Novartis, Mumbai. June 2008Tapas Ranjan PadhiNationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Invited speakerShared Clinical Experience Network (SCENE) meeting forMacugen users, Pfizer India, New Delhi. September 7, 2008Invited facultyDiabetic retinopathy symposium, LVPEI, Hyderabad.October 4-5, 2008Annual conference of Orissa State Ophthalmic Society, Rourkela.November 11-12, 2008Paper presentationXVII annual conference of Vitreoretinal Society of India, Raichek.December 4-6, 2008Invited speakerCME – Ophthalmology Update, Orissa State OphthalmologicalSociety, Cuttack. January 11, 2009XIII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.March 28-29, 2009B PadhmavathiNationalIn-house faculty20 th Low vision Awareness Program (LAP), LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 19-21, 2008Vidya ParsamInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalPaper presentationK V Rao Scientific Society, Centre for Cellular and MolecularBiology, Hyderabad. March 28, 2009Avinash PathengayInternationalPoster presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker/Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Challenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Visakha Ophthalmic Association Meeting, Visakhapatnam.June 8, 2008Invited speakerVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008XVII Vitreo Retina Society of India meeting, Raichak.December 4-6, 2008Organising secretaryXIII Retina Congress, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam.March 28-29, 2009Naresh PolisettiInternationalPaper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Surya Prakash G PonnamInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Giridhar PydaInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalProgram coordinatorAP Right to Sight Society workshop for creation of schoolscreening protocol, LVPEI, Hyderabad. July 12-13, 2008Deepa RaizadaInternationalPoster/Oral presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Usha RamanInternationalFree paper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009| Efficiency 95LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 956/15/2009 12:26:31 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGNationalFacultyPublic Health Fellowship Program, Administrative Staff Collegeof India and Centers for Disease Control, Hyderabad.May 26-31, 2008Invited panelistExpert Programme Committee, Postgraduate diploma course inscience communication, Indira Gandhi National Open University,New Delhi. September 13-14, 2008Gullapalli N RaoInternationalInvited speakerSecond World Conference on Optometric Globalisation, WorldCouncil of Optometry, London, UK. April 11-13, 2008Session: The impact of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight inresponding to the challenges of globalisation and public healthTopic: IAPB: Delivering VISION 2020Keynote lectureXXXVIII Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology, Tromso, Norway.June 14-16, 2008Topic: Global blindness and its preventionSession: Partnership in ophthalmologyTopic: The idea of partnership in ophthalmologyInvited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Session: Luncheon for Ophthalmologic Society advocatesTopic: International initiatives: IAPB, WHO and VISION 2020Chair, Session: Programme – VISION 2020Session: WHO Collaborating Centres: Role in educationKeynote Introductory Lecture: WHO Collaborating Centres – Therole in educationChair, Session: Programme – World forum of non-profitorganisations in vision and prevention of blindnessSession: Building sustainable programmes for prevention ofblindness in developing countriesTopic: Sustainable eye care programmes: LVPEI modelProgramme: VISION 2020Session: Fund raising for blindness preventionTopic: Self-financing (sustainable models)Programme: Low visionSession: Vision rehabilitation in Asia: A report on the state oflow vision – efforts and achievementsTopic: Community ophthalmology in IndiaInvited speaker“Extraordinary Ophthalmology”, University of Wisconsin,School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.July 11-12, 2008Session: Global and public health ophthalmologyTopic: Can we eliminate avoidable blindness globally? VISION 2020and othersPresidential AddressOpening session, 8 th General Assembly, International Agency forPrevention of Blindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina.August 23-29, 2008Presidential AddressSession: Course on Vision CentresTopic: Vision Centres – Concept & OriginInstructor/Resource PersonAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Course: Development of a comprehensive, high quality,sustainable, rural eye care model in developing countriesTopic: Issues affecting delivery of sustainable eye careOther meetings attended• ONE network meeting• Meeting with NGO Representatives: Human ResourceProgramme Committee of IAPBVisiting Professor – Duke Centre for Global Health andDuke Eye Centre, Duke University, Durham, USASession: The State of Vision Research in Asia.November 12-14, 2008Topic: Role of research in developing countries – eye healthproblemsChairman’s Guest LectureTopic: Eye care delivery model for developing countriesKeynote Lecture – Global Eye Health Symposium, DukeCentre for Global HealthSymposium: ‘Global blindness: Integrated approaches to cure’Topic: Pathways for eradicating blindness: Vision 2020: The Rightto SightInvited lectureTopic: L V Prasad Eye Institute eye research model – US-India eyeresearch collaborationLecture to ophthalmology residents and studentsTopic: Corneal blindness: Strategies for controlChair, Plenary Session2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Topic: Gazing at the crystal ball: Ophthalmology in 2020ChairSession : Sustainable models in community-based eye caredeliverySession : Keynote Session 2Invited lectureSession : VISION 2020 – strategies and actionTopic: VISION 2020 – progress and futureNationalInvited speaker2 nd Dr R K Seth Memorial Lecture, 13 th Dr R K Seth MemorialSymposium, Venu Eye Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi.October 2, 2008Topic: Challenges of blindness – Can we make VISION 2020 work?National Consultation Meeting, National Programme for Controlof Blindness, New Delhi. November 5, 2008Topic: An alternative way of approaching blindness problem in IndiaWorkshop on community eye health: Challenges andOpportunities, 10 th anniversary of International Centre forAdvancement of Rural Eye Care (ICARE), LVPEI, Hyderabad.December 17-18, 2008Topics: 10 years of ICARE Challenges for VISION 2020 andbeyondAnnual Congress, Kolkata Academy of Ophthalmology, Kolkata.January 3-4, 2009Topic: Corneal blindness: challenges and possible solutions96Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 966/15/2009 12:26:31 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTK Nageswara RaoInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Suryasnata RathInternationalPoster presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker/Free paper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Cutting Edge, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. November 30, 2008Varsha RathiInternationalInvited speaker/Moderator/Poster/Paper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speakerCornea and Contact Lens meeting, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.August 15-17, 2008Faculty41 st Indian Contact Lens Education Programme (Basic andAdvanced course), LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 4-8, 2008Rajeev K ReddyInternationalPoster presentations2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalPoster presentation8 th annual meeting of Uveitis Society of India, Hyderabad.January 19, 2009G Ashok Kumar ReddyInternationalInvited speaker42 nd annual meeting of Ocular Microbiology and ImmunologyGroup, Atlanta, USA. November 7, 2008Poster presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker32 nd National Congress of Indian Association of MedicalMicrobiologists, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.October 21-25, 2008Puroshottam ReddyInternationalPaper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Virender SachdevaInternationalPoster presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008Annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Poster/Paper presentations2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Strabismus: CME and national workshop, LVPEI, Hyderabad.September 13-14, 2008Strabismic Panorama 2008: 15 th annual conference ofStrabismological Society of India, New Delhi.October 18-20, 2008Discussant, Free paper session66 th All India Ophthalmological Society meeting, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Jayanthi SagarNationalProject coordinatorTraining programs for vision technician, Markapuram, AndhraPradesh. June 7, 2008B Murali Mohan SagarInternationalPaper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Srikant Kumar SahuInternationalPaper presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Poster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009| Efficiency 97LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 976/15/2009 12:26:32 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGNationalPoster presentation17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008Invited speakerCME, Orissa State Ophthalmic Society meeting, Puri.September 14, 2008Orissa State Ophthalmic Society meeting, Rourkela.November 11-12, 2008CME, Orissa State Ophthalmic Society meeting, Cuttack.November 11, 2008Virender S SangwanInternationalInvited facultyAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. April 27 – May 1, 2008Uveitis subspeciality day during annual meeting of AmericanAcademy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, USA.November 7-11, 2008BJO editorial meeting during annual meeting of AmericanAcademy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, USA.November 7-11, 2008Invited speaker2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalChief facultyEye India 08 – 4 th community ophthalmology conference forcornea symposium, H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune.April 13, 2008Invited speakerIX biennial conference of SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology,New Delhi. August 22-24, 2008Jodhpur Ophthalmic Society meeting, Tarabai Desai Eye Hospital,Jodhpur. September 14, 2008Annual meeting of Delhi Ophthalmological Society, New Delhi.March 20-22, 2009Soumya SavyInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009G Chandra SekharInternationalFree paper presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Invited participant/PresentationWorld Glaucoma Association meeting, World OphthalmologistCongress, Hong Kong June 27 – July 2, 2008Chair, Scientific Session/Invited speakerKhareef International Ophthalmology Conference, Salalah,Oman. July 22-24, 2008Invited speaker/Chair, sessions2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009Invited speaker100 th anniversary of Cicendo Eye Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.January 23-24, 2009Co-chair, Scientific session/Invited speakerOman Ophthalmic Society, International Glaucoma Conference,Oman. February 25-26, 2009NationalInvited speakerZonal meet of Glaucoma Society of India, Bhopal DivisionalOphthalmic Society, Bhopal. April 13, 2008Dr RHP Sinha orationMid-term conference, Glaucoma scientific program under theageis of Glaucoma Society of India, Bihar OphthalmologicalSociety, Patna. May 25, 2008Invited speakerGlaucoma meet, Rajan Eye Care, Chennai. August 31, 2008Chair, Siva Reddy Oration/Invited speakerVijcon 2008 – 32 nd Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological SocietyAnnual Conference, Vijayawada. September 26-28, 2008Panel memberSustainability in eye care meeting, Aravind Eye Hospital,Pondicherry. October 12-13, 2008Invited speaker/Chair, sessionsXVIII Glaucoma Society of India 2008 meeting, Chandigarh.October 31 – November 2, 2008Chair, session/Faculty/Free paper66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Endowment lectureGuntur Medical Association meeting in memory of Dr CSambasiva Rao, Guntur. February 15, 2009Sirisha SenthilInternationalPoster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2008 meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.April 27 – May 1, 2008Paper presentation/Moderator, session2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speakerCME Program: Update on Medical Management of Glaucoma,Central Hospital, South Central Railway, Hyderabad.July 19-20, 200827 th CME for postgraduate students, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital,Hyderabad. August 24, 2008Paper/Video presentationXVIII annual conference of Glaucoma Society of India, Chandigarh.October 31 – November 2, 200898Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 986/15/2009 12:26:32 PM

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH ouR SUPPORTFaculty/Poster/Video/Free paper presentation66 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009FacultyGlaucoma Update, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 8, 2009Invited speakerHyderabad Ophthalmic Association meeting, Hyderabad.March 15, 2009Savitri SharmaInternationalInvited facultyInternational conference on Nano-Medicine and RecentAdvances in Ophthalmic Research, Kamal Nayan Bajaj Institutefor Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya,Chennai. September 3-5, 2008Faculty/Free paper presentationAnnual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,Atlanta, USA. November 7-11, 2008Faculty2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited facultyEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Sterrad Users’ State Chapter meeting, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.May 17, 2008National Update on Cornea, Bhopal Divisional OphthalmicSociety, Bhopal. September 7, 2008Workshop on ‘Diagnostic techniques in Ocular parasitology:Microsporidia and Acanthamoeba’, Department of Microbiology,Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (for IAMM – MPChapter), Bhopal. September 7, 2008Paper presentation32 nd annual meeting of Indian Association of MedicalMicrobiologists, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.October 21-25, 2008Invited faculty2 nd annual meeting of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.October 31, 20083 rd annual meet, Indian Association of Ophthalmic Pathologistsmeet, Hyderabad. January 20, 200966 th annual meeting, All India Ophthalmological Society, Jaipur.February 5-9, 2009Invited speakerCME, KMC International Centre, Kasturba Medical College,Manipal. March 1, 2009Hardeep Pal SinghInternationalPoster/Paper presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalPaper presentation17 th Indian Eye Research Group annual meeting, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008Rishi SwarupInternationalPoster/Video presentationWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008NationalPresentation/Quiz/OSCE organizerEye-PEP 2008, Postgraduate Education Program inOphthalmology, LVPEI, Hyderabad. May 9-11, 2008Mukesh TanejaInternationalPoster presentation/Discussant2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speaker41 st Indian Contact Lens Education Programme (Basic andAdvanced course), LVPEI, Hyderabad. December 4-8, 2008Delhi Ophthalmology Society annual conference, New Delhi.March 22, 2009Shubha TiwariInternationalPoster presentation2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009PVKS VarmaNationalInvited facultyChallenging Situations in Daily Ophthalmology, Smt RajeshwariRamakrishnan Lion’s Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. May 25, 2008Program facultyGlaucoma Update, LVPEI, Visakhapatnam. March 8, 2009Geeta K VemugantiInternationalInvited speaker/Chairperson, Award Paper session5 th World Congress On Tissue Banking, 12 th InternationalConference of Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banks,Minister of Health (MOH), Minister of Science, Technology andInnovation (MOSTI), Minister of Higher Education (MOHE),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 4-5, 2008Invited speakerWorld Ophthalmology Congress, International Council ofOphthalmology, Hong Kong. June 28 – July 2, 2008International conference on Nano-Medicine and RecentAdvances in Ophthalmic Research, Kamal Nayan Bajaj Institutefor Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya,Chennai. September 3-5, 2008Symposium on ocular stem cells, National Institute for CellularBiotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.October 15-17, 20081 st Research Coordination Meeting, IAEA Headquarters (ViennaInternational Centre), Vienna, Austria. December 1-3, 2008Invited speaker/Chair & Moderator, session2 nd Asia ARVO (Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009| Efficiency 99LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 996/15/2009 12:26:33 PM

ANNuAL ACTIVITY REPoRT | 2008-2009 THE YEAR IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGNationalInvited speakerPSG Institute of Medical Science and Research, Peelamedu,Coimbatore. June 14, 2008Indo-uS Science and Technology Forum – 9 th Indo-uS cytometryworkshop, The Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine,Manipal university, Bangalore. July 24, 200817 th annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, Aravind EyeHospital, Madurai. July 27-28, 2008ophthalmic Pathology seminar, Bhopal Divisional ophthalmicSociety, Bhopal. September 6-7, 2008External examinerPh D Viva, BITS, Pilani. September 10, 2008Invited speakerInauguration of BD-NCBS Centre of Excellence in Cytometry,National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.September 19, 2008Annual meeting, A P State ophthalmological Society, Vijayawada.September 26, 200830 th annual conference, Indian Society of Pedodontics andPreventive Dentistry, Hyderabad. November 13, 2008Department of Science and Technology workshop, Kochi.December 14-15, 20084 th hands-on Advanced Training in Genetic Diagnosis andCounseling, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for GeneticDiseases, osmania university, Hyderabad. January 23, 2009Sree Chitra Trunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,Tiruvananthapuram. January 27, 2009BioAsia 2009: The Global Biobusiness Forum, Hyderabad.February 4, 2009TRANSRAPCoN 2009 – State Conference of Pathology andTransfusion Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Kota.February 21-22, 2009Kovai VilasInternationalPoster presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 20082 nd Asia ARVo (Association for Research in Vision andophthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalCoordinatorWorkshop on Training of Trainers for Seeing is Believing – VisionCentre Project (supported by Standard Chartered Bank), ICARE– LVPEI, Kismatpur, Hyderabad. July 2008Jachin David WilliamsInternationalPoster presentation8 th General Assembly, International Agency for Prevention ofBlindness, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 23-29, 20082 nd Asia ARVo (Association for Research in Vision andophthalmology) meeting, LVPEI and Indian Eye Research Group,Hyderabad. January 15-18, 2009NationalInvited speakerNational seminar on Rural Healthcare, Byrraju Foundation,Hyderabad. December 12, 2008National Convention of Samadrishti Kshamatha-vikas AevamAnusandhaan Mandal (SAKSHAM), Lucknow.November 28-30, 2008100Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1006/15/2009 12:26:35 PM

Our SupportWhen a family decides to rise above personal grief to make sight possiblefor hundreds of children, when a philanthropist’s vision pushes the edge ofknowledge in search of answers that will bring vision to others, when sensiblecollaboration results in a widening of the network of care for the disadvantaged,and when financial success is shared in a way that spreads good fortune…then our network of vision too grows, and we are able to do more, and helpmore people. While acknowledging all the generosity that we have benefitedfrom, we present here a few of the stories of giving…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.| Efficiency 101LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1016/15/2009 12:27:33 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGFrom tragedy springs hope for manyMiriam Hyman Memorial TrustIt was in early November 2007 that Mavis and JohnHyman from London contacted Dr Gullapalli N Rao(Chairman, LVPEI group) about the possibility of a privatedonation. They had in mind a grant for a pediatric unit. Itwas just 16 months since the L V Prasad Eye Institute atBhubaneswar had been set up. The children’s eye carecentre had yet to take off – the Institute was in search ofa philanthropic offer. The enquiry was a godsend.John and Mavis Hyman, both in their 70s, had two daughters– Esther and Miriam. In July 2005, Miriam, just 32, waskilled in the London bombings of 7/7. Warm-hearted,generous, and talented, Miriam had touched many heartsin her short life. Seeking to do something meaningfulin her name, the Hyman family set up a restricted fundwithin ORBIS, UK, and with the help of friends, organizeda series of fund-raising events (www.miriam-hyman.com).As an artist Miriam was profoundly aware of the valueof the sense of sight. One of her favourite pastimes waswalking in the countryside, and with the aid of spectaclesfor distance, she was able to enjoy the environment sheloved and respected. Hence the family decided to supporta vision charity. The Trustees of the Miriam HymanMemorial Trust thought that their funds could best be useddirectly by service providers in a developing country, andmoney from the Miriam Hyman Memorial Fund, togetherwith compensation received from the Mayor of London’sLondon Bombings Fund, was transferred to LVPEI.The Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre(MHCECC) on LVPEI’s Bhubaneswar campus wasinaugurated on July 3, 2008, coinciding with the campuses’second anniversary. The Centre is a comprehensiveMiriam Hymanchildren’s eye care unit, reaches out to all children fromacross the state of Orissa regardless of the ability to pay,covering a population of about 50 million. The vision isto build capacity until the Centre becomes a dedicatedchildren’s institute. An education centre is also planned todevelop human resources in eye care service provision inIndia and the developing world.At the inauguration ceremony in Bhubaneswar, Esthersaid, “It’s difficult to express our feelings when it wassuggested that the Children’s Eye Care Centre would benamed after Miriam. Miriam was a positive person andwe had to honour the way she lived. In her lifetime shesowed seeds of caring and generosity, and it is our duty tohelp those seeds flourish. With this partnership betweenLVPEI, the Miriam Hyman Memorial Trust and the newlycreatedMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre wefeel that we are fulfilling that destiny.”“Miriam would support the fact that treatment is availableto patients irrespective of the ability to pay, so that anychild who presents with any eye care issue will be treated.This also reflects how Miriam was; she had a way ofmaking every person feel valued, wanted and loved, andwe hope that this will continue through the work of theMiriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre. We wouldlike to pledge the ongoing support of the Miriam HymanMemorial Trust to the Centre.”Child patients playing at the Miriam HymanChildren’s Eye Care CentreDr Rao’s vision is that every child in Orissa who needs anyform of eye care should have access to the highest qualityof eye care through the Miriam Hyman Children’s EyeCare Centre. “The donation coming from a middle-classretired couple is an inspiring tale of generosity. We arefortunate to be recipients of such help as we evolve moreto undertake greater responsibilities for the elimination ofneedless visual impairment,” he declared.102Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1026/15/2009 12:27:34 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTChampalimaud Foundationmarked the event, with Prof N K Ganguly, UNESCOCentre for Translational Research and Training, NewDelhi, delivering the First Champalimaud Lecture on‘Translational Research: Scenario and Opportunities inIndia’. Other distinguished speakers included Prof RobertFolberg of the University of Illinois Chicago campus,Chicago, USA; Prof Jost Jonas from the University ofHeidelberg, Germany; Dr Miguel Castelo-Branco fromCoimbra, Portugal; and Prof Brien Holden, CEO, Instituteof Eye Research, Australia.The success of the symposium led to a decision to holdAnnual Champalimaud Symposia on January 30th everyyear. The Second Champalimaud Symposium was heldon January 30, 2009. Dr Jeremy Nathans, Professor ofMolecular Biology and Genetics at the Johns HopkinsUniversity School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, deliveredthe keynote lecture on ‘Evolution of primate color vision’as an online video presentation. (More in Seminars &Workshops pages 56)Mr António de Sommer ChampalimaudOn January 30, 2008, the Champalimaud TranslationalCentre of Eye Research (C-TRACER) wasinaugurated at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. Aworld class translational research facility for the analysis,management and treatment of selected eye disorders,C-TRACER symbolizes the partnership betweenChampalimaud Foundation and LVPEI. LVPEI has beenconducting vision related translational research and hasutilised stem cells for the treatment of eye diseases. Theagreement with Champalimaud Foundation formalized alink between the scientific communities of Portugal, Africaand Asia, allowing for the creation of programs specific tothe Lusophone countries of Africa, allowing Portuguesescientists to participate in research activities at LVPEI,Hyderabad.The Champalimaud Foundation and L V Prasad Eye Instituteshare a common vision: a world free of preventableor treatable blindness. In common with LVPEI, theChampalimaud Foundation also believes that the benchto-bedsideapproach of translational research is one ofthe most effective ways to find novel solutions to visiondisorders. To this end, the Foundation and LVPEI havejoined together to create a partnership that will ultimatelybenefit the lives of people throughout the world.The Champalimaud Foundation, based in Lisbon, Portugal,was created on the bequest of the late Portugueseindustrialist and entrepreneur, António de SommerChampalimaud. The Foundation has a long-termcommitment to support medical research, particularly inthe fields of neuroscience, cancer and vision sciences.The inaugural ceremony in January 2008 was attended bya host of dignitaries from Portugal, including Dr LeonorBeleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation andthe Ambassador of Portugal to India Mr Luis Filipe deCastro Mendes. A translational research symposiumDr Leonor Beleza, President, Champalimaud Foundation,at the inaugural| Efficiency 103LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1036/15/2009 12:27:39 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGReaching out to make a differenceMeera & L B Deshpande Centre for Sight EnhancementVolunteers and rehabilitation faculty at the summer camp for clients of the Meera & L B Deshpande Centre for Sight EnhancementMr L B Deshpande retired from Osmania University in 1972 as its Registrar, continuing to work as Registrar of theCentral Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad. Later, he volunteered his services to HyderabadPublic School and as the Honorary Secretary of the Andhra Mahila Sabha’s colleges for women. During his 40 years as anadministrator in higher education, he earned a reputation of a hard working executive who strived to cut the red tape.He always conveyed a tremendous sense of optimism and energy and had a great sense of humour. His wife Mrs. MeeraDeshpande meanwhile built a network of social and family relationships with her signature kindness and smiling face.LVPEI Hyderabad’s Meera and L B Deshpande Centre for Sight Enhancement was set up with the support of their survivingchildren Vinay, Rewati, Sanjay, and the late Suneeti, in memory of their parents. Mr Vinay Deshpande founded five ITcompanies and is currently Chairman and CEO of Encore Software Ltd, in Bangalore (India) and retains a substantialfinancial interest in two others, while his wife Chhanda (Meghna) is the Executive Director of Encore. Mrs Rewati worksfor a bank in London (UK) while her husband Dr Madan Maha retired after over 20 years as an eye specialist in the UKNational Health Service. Mr Sanjay Deshpande is Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at EnerSys in Wyomissing,Pennsylvania (USA), while his wife Smita teaches psychology in a local college.Here, in their words, is the story of how the Centre came about…We chose to support LVPEI because our father, thelate Shri L B Deshpande, had a soft corner for it. Hehad been treated there, and had an extremely high regardand admiration for Dr G N Rao and his commitment anddedication to bringing state-of-the-art eye care to India.Of course, all of us had also seen this and therefore felt,when our father passed away in 1993, that one of thebest ways of honouring our parents’ memory would be tosupport LVPEI. Rewa’s husband, UK-based ophthalmologistDr Madan Maha naturally helped reinforce our decision.Our parents imbibed in us the value of hard work, honestyand helpfulness, by example. Whenever relatives, friendsor the staff (household as well as those at the University)approached them for help, they rarely said “no”. Lookingback, we see how their helping hand was instrumental in104Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1046/15/2009 12:27:39 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTchanging the direction of so many lives for the better. Theselfless manner in which they reached out to others wasinspirational. We saw in LVPEI the opportunity to continuethe natural goal of their existence – making a differencein someone’s life by thinking beyond yourself. Constantlystriving for excellence, this institution embodied ourparents’ core belief – ultimately it is not all about “one’sown excellence” but how that excellence can make adifference to people’s lives. We donated our parents’home to LVPEI, because it practiced the values theypracticed and was based in their home city, Hyderabad.an understatement. Having been involved with variousvision related charities, I know well the challenges to beovercome in such an endeavour. It was gratifying to seethe thought and planning that had gone into the setting upof this Centre, and inspiring to speak to those who madeit happen. In this age, where wealth and profit are oftenthe key motivators, it is uplifting to see how LVPEI putsthe patients’ well-being above all else.”We wanted LVPEI to create a state-of-the-art centre forany discipline in eye care that needed greater attentionand would provide eye care regardless of the economiclevel of the patient(s), thus helping to perpetuate thememory of our parents. We believe the Meera and L BDeshpande Centre for Sight Enhancement at LVPEI hasmet all the three objectives.Sanjay and Smita DeshpandeVinay at the children’s rehabilitationcentre at LVPEI, on a recent visitVinay and Chhanda“We have great respect for Dr G N Rao, and tremendousadmiration for what he has achieved. LVPEI is a householdname in Hyderabad, and probably all over Andhra Pradesh.His commitment to raising the standard of eye care inIndia to international levels, and bringing state-of-the-arttechniques in eye care to the common man, is remarkable.We wish that LVPEI will embark on new technologies ineye care, and lead the world in frontier areas. We hopewe will continue to be involved in more partnerships thatare both meaningful and make an impact.”Sanjay and Smita“We have visited the Centre for Sight Enhancement severaltimes; these visits are a pilgrimage for us and our way ofpaying respect to the memory of our parents. In 2004,both of us with our daughter, Ankita participated in theopening of a tertiary eye care centre in Nizamabad (whereour mother grew up), and then visited the secondary eyecare centre in Basar, Maharashtra. We were, and continueto be, very impressed with the LVPEI pyramid model fordelivering eye care service to the rural population. Infact, Ankita included LVPEI in her undergraduate thesisat Wharton School, which focused on the cost-benefitanalysis of rural medical care delivery.For several years we contributed to the provision offree eye care services at LVPEI on four days a year (theanniversaries of our parents’ birth and passing). LVPEI andthe Centre for Sight Enhancement continue to embodyand practice our parents’ values (hard work, honesty,helpfulness, and striving for excellence), and are thushonouring their memory in an extraordinary way.The outstanding manner in which the Institute wasdesigned, operated and maintained is exemplary. It hasearned a remarkable reputation for its research andrichness and breadth of its clinical and surgical experienceand expertise. As the Institute marches forward conqueringmany more frontiers of knowledge and technology, we areconfident it will always remain focused on the true goal ofevery medical endeavour – to alleviate human suffering.”Rewati and MadanRewa and Madan“We visited the Centre for Sight Enhancement inDecember 1997. To say we were impressed would be| Efficiency 105LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1056/15/2009 12:27:43 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGEyesight InternationalPartnering for sight for allEyesight International (Canada) is dedicated to eliminating blindnessand bringing self-sustaining eye care to rural communities in thedeveloping world. Founded in 1994 by cornea specialist Dr PaulDubord, Eyesight International (ESI) works with partners in Canadaand internationally, introducing initiatives and building resources andskills through locally sustainable programs, for effective long-termsolutions to blindness and visual impairment.File photo: Mr Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh, Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Prof Paul Dubord and Dr UshaGopinathan at the launch of the International Training and ResourceCentre for Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation at LVPEI in 2001How did the partnership between ESI and LVPEI begin? Looking backDr Paul Dubord, Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology andVisual Sciences, University of British Columbia, says, “The adventurebegan in 1989, in Karachi, Pakistan, when Dr Nag Rao from the L VPrasad Eye Institute asked me if I would work with him to establish aneye banking and corneal transplantation program in India. From thehumble beginnings of this partnership, with 25 transplants performedat LVPEI in the early 1990s, a great program has emerged.”The Ramayamma International Eye Bank (RIEB) was set up at LVPEI in 1989 and is currently the largest world-class eyebank in the developing world. Right from its inception, it has received technical support and guidance in policy making,development of standards and training programs from ESI. In 2001, RIEB formally evolved as the International Trainingand Resource Centre for Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation in collaboration with ESI.To address the shortage of eye banking personnel at all levels, ESI supports training programs at institutions in thedeveloping world with a proven ability to provide high quality training. Not only is this more cost effective than trainingin the West, the trainees are more likely to remain in the community. With ESI’s support RIEB continues to offerstructured training programs for eye banking technicians, eye donation counselors, and eye bank managers. Severaltrainees come from the developing world; they return home to set up eye banking systems that benefit the localpopulace.ESI has also facilitated ongoing skill upgradation and training programs for RIEB faculty and personnel at LVPEI, Hyderabad,and ESI, Canada. It continues to support the cornea fellowship program at LVPEI through various training modules onclinical and surgical practices.In 1992, the Hospital-based Corneal Retrieval Program (HCRP) was launched at LVPEI, Hyderabad – the first in thedeveloping world, where trained grief counselors placed in hospitals counsel families on eye donation. This program,with guidance from ESI, yields a significant number of corneas, eliminating the waiting list of patients awaiting a cornealtransplant at LVPEI. ESI has also facilitated quality improvement of procedures and techniques, including the McCareyKaufman medium used for storage and preservation of corneas.ESI (Canada) and SightLife (USA) supported the setting upof eye banks at LVPEI’s two new tertiary centres – drushtidaan Eye Bank in Bhubaneswar and Mohsin Eye Bank inVisakhapatnam.In 2001, ESI and LVPEI created a self-insurance pilotproject never before attempted in the developing world.The objective of this Community Assisted and FinancedEye care project (CAFE) was to build an affordable selfsustainingcomprehensive eye care system funded by thecommunities it serves.“This partnership is flourishing beyond our expectationsand currently we look forward to eliminating cornealblindness in the developing world,” says Dr Dubord.Mr Monty M Montoya, President and CEO, SightLife (USA),Mrs and Prof Dubord and Dr Taraprasad Das at the launch ofdrushti daan eye bank at LVPEI, Bhubaneswar106Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1066/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTYour support makes it possible for all to see...FoundersMr L V Prasad, IndiaMrs Pratibha & Dr Gullapalli N Rao, IndiaOperation Eyesight Universal, CanadaInstitute for Eye Research, AustraliaBausch & Lomb, USASight Savers International, UKMr Sudhakar Ravi & Mr Sreekanth Ravi, USAMrs & Dr K Anji Reddy, IndiaMrs Padma & Mr Subba Rao Makineni, USAChampalimaud Foundation, PortugalLavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc., USAChristoffel Blindenmission, GermanyBHP Billiton, AustraliaMr B R Barwale & Mr R B Barwale, IndiaMr Nimmagadda Prasad, IndiaMrs Ramanamma & Dr Jasti V Rattaiah, USAFamily of Mrs Meera & Mr L B Deshpande, IndiaMrs Smita & Mr Sanjay Deshpande, USAMrs Meghna & Mr Vinay Deshpande, IndiaMrs Rewati & Dr Madan Maha, UKMr Kishore K Kothapalli, IndiaNTPC Limited, IndiaGMR Varalakshmi Foundation, IndiaNava Bharat Ventures, IndiaEyesight International, CanadaMrs Vijaya Lakshmi & Mr A Ramesh Prasad, IndiaProf V Ramalingaswami, IndiaMs Virginia & Prof Brijen Gupta, USAMr Narla Tata Rao, IndiaMr K P Prasad, IndiaMr K Rama Rao, IndiaMr Ravi Reddy, USAORBIS International, USALions Club International Foundation, USACarl Zeiss, GermanyMiriam Hyman Memorial Trust, UKMr O Naresh Kumar, IndiaDr D Balasubramanian, IndiaDr G Chandra Sekhar, IndiaMrs Vijaya L Ramam, IndiaDr Taraprasad Das, IndiaPatronsMr Seshanna Chennavar, IndiaMr V C Nannapaneni, 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, IndiaDr Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad, IndiaDr P R K Prasad, USAMr T R 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, IndiaMr Vikram M Thapar, IndiaAlcon, USAAllergan, USABiocon Foundation, IndiaCanadian International Development Agency, CanadaCombat Blindness Foundation, USAInternational Federation of Eye Banks, USAIntraocular Care Pvt Ltd, IndiaI T C Ltd, IndiaK L N Prasad Trust, IndiaLatter-day Saint Charities, USANorth Western Lions Foundation, USAOpen Society Institute, USAPharmacia, SwedenV S T Industries, IndiaWorld Diabetic Foundation, DenmarkSupportersMr K Bhanumurti, IndiaMr Dilip B Desai, IndiaMrs Sunita & Mr Praveen K Gottipalli, USAMr Madanlal Harbahajanka, IndiaDr A P J Abdul Kalam, IndiaDr Lalitesh Katragadda, IndiaLate Mr Abid Ali Khan, IndiaMrs Madhu & Mr Prasad Kilaru, IndiaMrs Vinita & Mr Swaroop Kolluri, USADr Usha Kumar, IndiaMrs 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, IndiaAutomotive Manufacturers Ltd, IndiaBio Medix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt Ltd, IndiaFowler Westrup (India) Ltd, IndiaFred Hollows Foundation, AustraliaHartex Rubber Pvt Ltd, IndiaInfosys Foundation, IndiaInternational Eye Foundation, USAJohnson & Johnson, IndiaKode Venkatadri Chowdari Charitable Society, IndiaMerck Sharp and Dohme, USARavindranath General Medical Associates Pvt Ltd, IndiaRotary Club of Hyderabad, IndiaSir Ratan Tata Trust, IndiaTantia Group of Companies, India| Efficiency 107LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1076/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGContributorsMr Anne Adinarayana, IndiaMrs Mani & Mr Sudarsana Rao Akkineni, USAMrs & Mr Basharat Ali, IndiaDr Sajid Ali, USAMr T S R Anjaneyulu, IndiaMrs & Mr Mitsuaki Aoki, IndiaMrs Constance & Dr J V Aquavella, USAMrs K Aruna, IndiaMrs & Dr P K Bakshi, IndiaDrs Manjula & Rajender Bansal, USAMr M K Bhanumurti, IndiaMs P Jaya Bharati, IndiaDrs Syamala & C S Bhaskaran, IndiaMr Ghangabhishan Bhikulal, IndiaDrs Shobha & Aashish Boghani, USAMr Vijaychandra N Cantol, IndiaMrs Shanta & Mr Rajendra Prasad Challa, IndiaDrs Girija & Sudarsan Chavala, USAMrs Sreedevi & Mr Suresh Challa, IndiaMrs Rashmi & Dr Dinesh Chawla, USAMr Vijayakumar Chilakapati, USAMr K V R Choudary, IndiaMrs Padma & Mr V Neelakanta Rao Dantu, IndiaMs Bala Deshpande, IndiaMrs V Anasuya Devi, IndiaMr Murali K Divi, IndiaDr Amit J Dolakia, IndiaMr Sudhir R Doshi, IndiaDr Kameswari Devi Dwarapalak, IndiaMrs Richa & Mr Lal Gehi, 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, IndiaDr Nilanjan Joardar, 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, IndiaMr K Sivarama Krishna, IndiaMrs C Lalitha, IndiaMr P Narendra & Mr P Mahendra, IndiaMrs Vijaya Kumari & Dr Anil K Mandal, IndiaMrs & Mr C P Mehta, IndiaMr Thomas Minner, USAMr Narendra Kumar Mor, IndiaDr Y C Mruthyunjaya, USADrs Nalini & Ratnam V Mullapudi, USAMrs Meena & Mr Brahmaji Mutyala, USAMrs Aruna Kumari & Dr Ramamurthy Nagubadi, USAMrs Champaben & Mr Champalal Nahata, IndiaMs Kavita Nampalli, AustraliaMrs 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, IndiaJustice T N C Rangarajan, IndiaMrs Bina & Dr T Gopal Rao, IndiaMrs Sujatha & Dr Y A Kesava Rao, USAMr S S R Koteswara Rao, IndiaDrs C Sudha & Nageswara Rao, IndiaDr Shalini Rao & Justice M N Rao, IndiaDr P Rama Rao, IndiaProf Kakarla Subba Rao, IndiaMrs Swarna Kumari & Dr N U Rao, IndiaMr K Damodar Reddy, IndiaDr K Madhukar Reddy, IndiaMr K Pratap Reddy, IndiaMr K Sudhakar Reddy, IndiaDrs Katherine & C S Reshmi, USAProf M Sakuntala, IndiaMr Giridharilal Sanghi & Mr Bajrang Pershad Sanghi, IndiaMrs Kanuri Santhamma, IndiaDr Satish, IndiaMr Abhay J Shah, IndiaMrs & Late Mr Pabba Shankaraiah, IndiaDrs Sashi & Ravinder Sharma, USAMrs & Mr Nissar Ahmed Siddiqui, IndiaMrs & Dr Girvar Singh, USAMr 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, IndiaMr Anil K Thakar, 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 Sittamma & Mr Rattayya Vallurupalli, IndiaMrs Ratna Tulasi & Dr B R Yelamanchili, USADrs Lyla & Ramchandar Rao Yerneni, USAThe Davars & Unnavas Family, Australia & IndiaAmit Castings Pvt Ltd, IndiaAruna Auto Services Ltd, IndiaAsia Engineering Co, IndiaBank of India, IndiaBharat Biotech International Ltd, IndiaBiomed Technologies, IndiaBiomedix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt Ltd, IndiaCBR Forum, IndiaChittoda Investment and Trading Pvt Ltd, IndiaCoopervision, USACoromandel Fertilizers Ltd, IndiaDeepak Fertilizers & Chemicals, IndiaDe Heer, The NetherlandsDespatel Land Developers Pvt Ltd, IndiaEmami Foundation, IndiaEmerald Chemicals, IndiaEye Bank Association of India, IndiaF D C, IndiaFullerton India Credit Co Ltd, IndiaGanapathrai Tibrewala Trust, IndiaGangabhishan Bhikulal Int.Ltd, IndiaG N B Tech, USAGodrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, India108Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1086/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTGunnam Subba Rao Trust, IndiaHealth Care Marketing Services, IndiaHerdillia Chemicals, IndiaHumpherey Instruments, USAIndian Orthocane Surgicals Ltd, IndiaJain Roadways, IndiaKamala Dalmia Charity Trust, IndiaKapoor Charitable Foundation, USAKathanji Chaturbhuj Sanatarium Trust, IndiaKonan, JapanLions Club of Hyderabad Majestic, IndiaMphasis Limited, IndiaMeda Narasimhulu & Co, IndiaMehta Investment & Trading, IndiaMicro Vision, IndiaMilmet Laboratories Pvt Ltd, IndiaMisereor, GermanyNational Litho Printers, IndiaNovartis, IndiaOshiwara Land Dev Co Ltd, IndiaP K Business Enterprise Ltd, IndiaPersonnel Search Services Pvt Ltd, IndiaPolymer Technology Inc, USARamakrishna Potdar Smaraknidhi, IndiaRampion Eyetech Pvt Ltd, IndiaRavela Timbers, IndiaS R K Consultants, IndiaSai Sri Printers, IndiaSatya Enterprises, IndiaSeva Foundation, USAShanta Biotechnics Pvt. Ltd, 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, IndiaSuha Devi Poddar Charitable Trust, IndiaSun Pharmaceuticals, IndiaSupra Enterprises, IndiaSurya Enterprises, IndiaUnion Bank of India, IndiaVaibhav Empire Pvt. Ltd, IndiaVijaydurga Beverages, IndiaWestern Transport Agency, IndiaZurich Financial Services, UK| Efficiency 109LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1096/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGMrs 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, IndiaMr Shishir Agarwal, IndiaDr Vinay Agarwal, IndiaDr Raj Anand, 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, IndiaMr M S Prashudas Bhimjee, LisbonMr Ajeet Birani, IndiaMrs & Mr Harish R Boghani, IndiaMrs & Mr P K Chabbra, IndiaMr Asim K R Chakrabarti, IndiaMr Mathura N Chandan, IndiaMr B R Siva Chandra, IndiaMr Ram Charla, IndiaDr Mrs Thayamma Chiranjivi, IndiaMr Ashok Choudhary, IndiaK Bramhaniah Choudhary, IndiaDr Kushal Choudary, IndiaMr N Chowdary, IndiaDr Tuhin Choudhary, IndiaDr Vandana Choudary, IndiaMr Pankas Daga, IndiaMr R K De, IndiaMr R Deepika, IndiaMr Pradeep Kumar Devaki, IndiaMrs K Rajeshwari Devi, IndiaMrs P Rama Devi, IndiaMs P Rohini Devi, IndiaMs R Vimala Devi, IndiaMr K N Devidi, IndiaMs Kishan Kumar Dhanraj, IndiaMrs Archana Dhanwatay, IndiaMr Premlal P Doshi, IndiaMr Ramesh Chandra V Doshi, IndiaDr Evita Fernandez, IndiaMr Naurooz R Rustom Fram, IndiaMrs Bhanumathi Ganapathiraju, IndiaDr Nibaran Gangopadhyay, IndiaDr Prashant Garg, 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, IndiaMr P Hara Gopal, IndiaDr Usha Gopinathan, IndiaMr K Gopiraju, IndiaMr Satish Kumar Gulati, IndiaMr Kranti Gunta, IndiaFriendsMr Polisetty Ekanatha Gupta, IndiaMr Kranti Gupta, IndiaMr Manorajan Gupta, IndiaMr Vinit Kumar Gupta, IndiaMr Suresh Halwai, IndiaMr & Mrs Rohtas Handa, IndiaDr L Hanumayamma, IndiaMr H R Hebbar, IndiaMrs Nurbanu & Mr Amir Hemani, IndiaMrs Eva & Dr George F Hilton, USADr Santosh Honavar, IndiaMr Andrea Stern & Larry Hulbert, AustraliaMr L S Hari Haran Iyer, IndiaMrs Ajay Jain, IndiaMr Bhanwarlal Jain, IndiaMr Ashok Kumar Jain, IndiaMr Sushil Kumar Jain, IndiaMr Parasamlal Jain, IndiaMs Priyamvada Jain, IndiaMs Rachana Rajiv Jain, IndiaMr Rohit Jain & Mr R C Jain, IndiaMs Sucheta Jain, IndiaMrs Veena & Mr R C Jain, IndiaMrs Sudha Jalan, IndiaMrs P Jayabharathi, IndiaMr Gangadhar Jayanty, IndiaMr M M Joshi, IndiaMr Vijay Anand Joshi, IndiaMs Devaki Jyothi, IndiaMr Samant Kakarla, IndiaMs Sachi Kale, IndiaMs Sushma Kalidindi, IndiaDr Chitra Kannabiran, IndiaMr A Krishna Kanth, IndiaMr I M Kapur, 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 Manchineni Sivarama Krishna, IndiaDr Raghu Krishnan, IndiaMr Viney Kulkarni, IndiaMr Ajay Kumar & Mr Sushil Kumar, IndiaMr Anand Kumar, IndiaMr Anil Kumar, IndiaMr C M Ravi Kumar, IndiaMr G V Kumar, IndiaMr Ramesh Kumar, IndiaMr V Sampath Kumar, IndiaMrs Asha & Mr Vijay Kumar, USAMr Vinod Kumar, IndiaMr Bondugula Ranga Reddy &Ms Surya Kumari, IndiaMs A Swarna Kumari, IndiaMr Alladi Kuppuswami, IndiaMrs & Dr Peter Laibson, USAMrs P Lalithamba, IndiaMr Rozella Lapp, USAMr Fred de Sam Lazaro, USAMrs Kathy & Mr James Leo, USAMr Ramchand Lulla, IndiaMr V Madhu, IndiaMrs Gangagi & Dr Sivaram Maguluri, USAMr M P Mansinghka Mahavir, IndiaMrs Malathi Mahesh, IndiaMr P Majumder, IndiaMr Shreeram N Makadia, IndiaGirma Makonnen, KenyaMr 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 B V S S R Murthy, IndiaMrs Lakshmi Murthy, IndiaMrs Lalitha Rama Murthy, IndiaDr Somasheila Murthy, IndiaMr Om Prakash Murugai, IndiaDr N C Naayak, IndiaMr K Ram Murthy Naidu, IndiaMr Durgesh Nandhini, IndiaMr V Kesav Rao Choudhary &Late Smt Vallurupalli Navarathnam, IndiaDr Saman Sona Nayake, Sri LankaMr P P Neelakantan, IndiaMr Udanda Rao Neeraja, IndiaMr Vivek Nirkha, IndiaMr T Padmanabhan, IndiaDr Shirly George Panicker, IndiaMr Papalal, IndiaMr Rushikesh Parekh, IndiaMrs Krishna K Parekh &Mrs Chaula J Parekh, IndiaMr Babubhai C Parikh, IndiaMrs & Mr P R Patel, IndiaMr Bhupatbhai J 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 S N Prakasam, IndiaMr Juhi Prasad, IndiaDr M S Prasad, IndiaMr M V S Prasad, IndiaMr T S R Prasad, India110Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1106/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTMr M Satya Sai Prasad, IndiaMr P Punnaiah, IndiaMrs Lalitha Raghuram, IndiaMr Shivram Das & Mr Jagdish Rai, IndiaDr Rajeev, USAMr K Rajsekhar, USAMaster A Raju, IndiaMrs Pushpa S Raju, IndiaMr Vankina Sri Rakesh, IndiaMr M Raman, IndiaDr Usha Raman, IndiaMr D B Ramchandargi, IndiaMrs Kothari Rangachari, IndiaMrs & Late Mr Rustom D Ranji, IndiaMr Ayyanna Rao, IndiaMr Kuchi Bhaskara Rao, IndiaMr T Vasu Deva Rao, IndiaMr B Raja Gopal Rao, IndiaMr B K Rao, IndiaMr K Chenna Kesava Rao, IndiaMr S Malleshwara Rao, IndiaMr Mallikharjuna Rao, IndiaMr Mohan Rao, IndiaMr Muralidhar Rao, IndiaMr C Shankar Rao, IndiaMrs D Saraswathi & Mr D M Rao, IndiaMr G V Ramana Rao, IndiaMr B Chandra Sekhar Rao, IndiaMrs Sharmila & Mr M Srinivasa Rao, IndiaMr Gannabattula Subba Rao, IndiaMr Y Sundar Rao, IndiaMs Swarna 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, IndiaDr N Krishna Reddy, IndiaMrs G Madhavi Reddy, IndiaMr P Satyanarayana Reddy, IndiaMr C Shashidar Reddy, IndiaDr C Vijay Mohan Reddy, IndiaMr Babulal Roongta, IndiaMrs Shivani & Mr S K Roy, IndiaMr Sukumar Roy, IndiaMr Pirati Saibabu, IndiaMr Shakti Sagar, IndiaMr Acmraj Ben D Sanghavi, IndiaMr Mahesh P Sanghvi, IndiaDr Virender S Sangwan, IndiaMrs V Saraswathi, IndiaMr K R Sarma, IndiaMr V V Chalapathi Sarma, IndiaMr Mavji Bhai Savla, IndiaMr Capt Surya Prasad Seethapathi, IndiaMr Subrata Sen, IndiaMr Ramaswamy Seshadri, IndiaMr B R Sethna, IndiaMr S Satyanarayana Setty, IndiaMrs & Dr I C Shah, USAMr Jainesh H Shah, IndiaMrs Rukhmani Gardi &Mr Vandana J Shah, IndiaDr M Shalini, IndiaMrs Usha & Dr Shamanna, IndiaDr Padmaja Shankaridurg, AustraliaB Sharma, IndiaDr Savitri Sharma, IndiaMrs Lakshmi Shinde, IndiaDr Ashok C Shroff, IndiaMr Rajiv Shroff, IndiaMrs Meenakshi Singh, IndiaMs Ritu Singh, IndiaDr Sunil Kumar Singh, IndiaMr Vinod Singh, IndiaMr Kishan Singhal, IndiaMrs & Mr Radhey Shyam Singhal, IndiaDr J Snehalatha, IndiaMr Jai Kishan Somani, IndiaMr S Somasegar, IndiaMrs Gyana Devi Sonaji, IndiaMrs Kuchakulla Sowbhagya, IndiaDr P Sridhar, IndiaMr Varanasi Srikrishna, IndiaMr B Srinivas, IndiaDr P Srinivasulu, 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, IndiaDrs Kamla & L N Taneja, IndiaDr Mukesh 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 Raghavan Varadarajan, IndiaMr P V K S Varma, IndiaMr Rao S Varonari, South AfricaMs P Atchayyamma Veeraswamy, IndiaMr Nandlal M Verma, IndiaDr Prateep Vyas, IndiaDr Saradani Vyas, IndiaDr Sangeeta Wagh, IndiaAmerican Cancer Society, USAApuroopa Builders, IndiaAriez Kothavala Memorial Trust, IndiaArudra Engineers Pvt Ltd, IndiaBanjara Hills Ladies Group, IndiaC S Construction Company, IndiaCentury Fiber Plates Pvt Ltd, IndiaChoice Marketing Company, IndiaCooke & Kelway (Delhi) Pvt. Ltd, IndiaDenis Chem Lab Limited, IndiaDr N Venkataswami Chetty CharitableTrust, IndiaE John Kurivila Memorial CharitableTrust, IndiaEnkay Texfab Pvt Ltd, IndiaEon Designers, IndiaEsskay Shipping Pvt. Ltd, IndiaG P Associates, IndiaHarvin Scientific Optics Pvt Ltd, IndiaHirlekar Precision Engg Pvt Ltd, IndiaIndo American Optics Ltd, IndiaJain Housing, IndiaK B J Enterprises, IndiaK S Rao Exports Pvt. Ltd, IndiaK V R Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaKarodimal Bansal & Sons, IndiaKedia Agrotech Pvt Ltd, IndiaKhan Bahadur Babukhan Foundation, IndiaKhilani Constructions Pvt Ltd, IndiaKhurana Engineering Pvt Ltd, IndiaK Kumar Raja Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaLawrence & Mayo (Opticals), IndiaM M Consultants, IndiaMargadarsi Chit Fund Ltd, IndiaMeda Charitable Foundation, IndiaMetrobio Caeiro, IndiaMicrosoft India Pvt Ltd, IndiaModi Nagar Enterprises, IndiaNaveen Paper Stores, IndiaPack & Prik Pvt Ltd, IndiaParekh Distributors, IndiaPinnamaneni Poly clinic, IndiaQuick Builders, Engineers &Contractors, IndiaRaja Bahadur Motilal Bansilal CharitableTrust Fund, IndiaRaveela Doors & Decors, IndiaRavi Associates, IndiaS K A A Vilas, IndiaS R Kamath & Co, IndiaS V C Projects Pvt Ltd, IndiaSeth Chiranjilal Khaitan Trust, IndiaSeth Construction, IndiaShalimar Chemical Charitable Trust, IndiaShanti Devi Mansighka Trust, IndiaShree Annai Coirs, IndiaShree Automobiles Pvt Ltd, IndiaShriram Chits Pvt Ltd, IndiaSita Cement Limited, IndiaSiva Traders, IndiaSmt Zaverbai Kantilal ThakkarCharity, IndiaSneh Pharmaceuticals, IndiaSpectra Shares & Scrips Limited, IndiaSree Krishna Constructions, IndiaSree Venkateswara Coir Works, IndiaSri Upadresto Narayana RaoCharitable Trust, IndiaState Bank of Hyderabad, IndiaStrategic Insurance Services Pvt Ltd, IndiaTameer Consulting Associates, IndiaVikash Solnextrects Ltd, IndiaVishal Rubber Industries, India| Efficiency 111LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1116/15/2009 12:27:44 PM

Annual Activity Report | 2008-2009 the Year IN REVIEW PATIENT CARE EYE BANKINGAdoniMr Kowkuntla Dharmaiah SettyArunachal PradeshBaby Tenzing DomaBangaloreAllergan India Pvt LtdBiocon FoundationFowler Westrup (India) Pvt LimitedChennaiDr N Venkataswami Chetty Charitable TrustRMP Infotech Private LimitedChilakaluripetMr Srinivasa Rao ChodaChiralaMs T Harika RukminiHaryanaMr Sushil GargKakinadaSri Aruna Auto Service LimitedKolkotaMr Purushottam AgarwalMs Reena AgarwalMr Shaligram AgarwalMr Vikash AgarwalMs Parikshit SomaniGirdharilal Shewnarain Tantia TrustKozhikodeMs Nandana RakeshKuthukuluruMr Puladam Sathi ReddySupport during the yearMumbaiMr Bala DeshpandeMr Sachi KaleMs Elizabeth KurienMs Seetha LakshmiMr Hastimal U MehtaMr A V M A ParekhMr Ami ParekhMr Behram R SethnaMr Saroj Rajnikant VoraArjun Gokhale Charitable TrustEnkay Texfab Pvt LtdNasikMr Sandeep M LunkadNew DelhiMr Naman GuptaMs Neha JainDr Rajesh NoahMr Anil K ThakurMr Vikram M ThaparProddaturSneha Seva SamithiPuneMr Mayank FarwahaMr Pradumna KanodiaPunjabMr Gurpreet Singh PanesarRamavarappaduMr Phanindra PrakashMr I Muralidhara RaoRoorkeeMr Phool Prakash SharmaThimma Samudram, AndhraPradeshMr K Bramhanaiah ChowdaryTirupathiMr Sudheer MarisettiVadodaraMr Hasmukbhai K ChokshiIntraocular Care Pvt LtdVijayawadaMr K LakshminarayanaMs S RadhikaMr C Nageswara RaoMr Puvvada Thikkana SomayajiVisakhapatnamMr G Sarath BabuMr M ChakravarthyMs P Maurya ChandraMr Guntur ChiranjeeviMr S V ChoudharyMs P DeepsikhaMs P Rohini DeviMs Glenda HallemlaneMs Priya HaragopalMr Samant KakarlaMr V KeyuraMs B MeghanaMr O S R MurthyMr O NareshMr Venkat R NekkantiMr Aditi PathengayMr Pokala RaghuMr Aditya RajuDr R Kishore RajuMr G Venkateswara RaoMs Venkata RatnammaMr Raghu RayalaMr V L P ReddyMs B SamithaMr Roop SaranMs R ShruthiMr V SrikrishnaMs R SumaMr Rana UppalapatiMr N Kalyan VarmaMr B VinnethBh S R Highway Service StationEsskay Shipping Pvt LtdFullerton India Credit Co LtdHighway Petroleum CentreKarthikeya EnterprisesSimhadri AgenciesSrinivasa AgenciesS V C Projects Pvt LtdSymbiosysTalwalkersVaibhav Empire Pvt LtdAustraliaMs Kavita NampalliCanadaMr Zaheed Habib ManjiKenyaMr Girma MakonnenMalaysiaMr Mohan PrabhakarInternationalNetherlandsMr Jan RosPortugalMr M S Prabhudas BhimjeeUAEDr Kamini & Prashant BhatiaUnited KingdomMs Jayshri and Mr Ankur ShahUnited States of AmericaMs Niharika and Mr T AnandDr AdilakshmiMr Vamsi Krishna CherukuriMs Sowjanya KilaruMs Mahita KolluMr Jayant RamakrishnanLatter-day Saint Charities112Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1126/15/2009 12:27:45 PM

coMMUNITY EYE HEALTH EDUCATION EYE RESEARCH OUR SUPPORTHyderabadMr AdinarayanaMs Sushma AgarwalMs Mehjabeen AhmedMr Mohammed AkbarMs M AkhilaMr TSR AnjaneyuluMs Sarika Jain AntonyMs Gowri ArurMr K AshokMr C Madhukar BabuMr Deepak Kumar BaggaLate Ms Shanti BaiDr D BalasubramanianMs P Jaya BharathiDr Archana BhargavaMr & Ms Gowtham ChandMr B R Siva ChandraMs T ChandramukiMr Jonnalagadda ChandrasekharDr Savari DesaiMs M Rama DeviMs Sheela DeviMs Perin Barun DittiaMr Francis FerreiraMs Vidita GadhaviDr Prashant GargMs Rituparna GhoshDr Usha GopinathanMs Ridhi GouchMr Ashok G GudsoorkarMr Rajoshi GuptaDr G S GuptaDr L HanumayammaDr Santosh G HonavarMs C JayasastryDr Nilanjana JoardarMs Aparna KamathMr I M KapurDr Rohit KhannaMr D KiranDr M Usha KiranMr Siva Rama KrishnaMr Allika Mohan Sai KrishnaDr Pravin V KrishnaMr S KrishnaiahMs Swathi KuchimanchiMr Y Ravi Chandra KumarMr P Kamala KumarMr Y Sunil KumarDr Usha KumarMs Bandla Kusuma KumariMs T Kusuma KumariMs Karen LadukeMs Devulapalli Rama LakshmiMs C Subba LakshmiMs S Vara LakshmiMr Ramchand LullaDr Ajit Babu MajjiMr Ashok MalpaniMs ManjulaDr Annie MathaiMs Annie ModyMr Mahendra Kumar MorMr Ravi Krishna MoorthyMr MGK MurthyDr Ramesh MurthyDr Somasheila MurthyMs Rehan NoronhaMr T PadmanabhanMr P ParvathisemMr PashaMs Sreedevi PenmetchaMs Githa PisupatiMr P S PrabhakarMr T S R PrasadMr Shyam Prasad Reddy PuramMr V RajashekarMs Vijaya L RamamDr Usha RamanDr K RameshMr M Srinivasa RanganathMr T N C RangarajanMr A Appa RaoMr C S RaoMr D S RaoMs V B Geetha RaoMr T S Gopinath RaoMr T V Krishna RaoMr S S R Koteswara RaoMs Meena RaoMr G Ramakrishna RaoDr P Rama RaoDr V Raman RaoMr A Srinivas RaoMr M M P Srinivasa RaoMr B S R V Subba RaoMr K Sudhakar RaoMr G Devender ReddyMr N Krishna ReddyDr K Madhukar ReddyMr K Sudhakar ReddyMs Athira RoseDr Virender SachdevaDr Virender S SangwanMs Anne SaralaMr SarathMr A V R SarmaMr S P S SarmaMr Sameer SaxenaDr G Chandra SekharMs Rajni & Mr B C ShrotriyaMs Shruthi, C/o Perin DittiaBabu SovereignMs S SrideviDr P SrinivasuluMs SubbalakshmiMr G SurendraMr B SuryaprakashMs Y SwarnaMs Paladuga SyamalaMs Shanthi ThirumalaiMs Phuspa TseringMr M VenkateshMr M VishalMr Jachin D WilliamsMr Srinivas YadavAgo Tech Foods LimitedAnkitFocus DiagnosticsNatco Pharma LimitedNimmagadda FoundationPrasad Film Laboratories Pvt LtdPrasad Productions Pvt LtdSarada Degree College for WomenSummit FurnishersTime Cap Pharma Labs LtdVaradhi Advertisers Pvt Ltd| Efficiency 113LV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1136/15/2009 12:27:45 PM

Our International & National Linkages• Alcon, 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’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania, USA • Children’s Hospital ofFlorida, USA • Christoffel Blindenmission, Germany • Cornea & ContactLens Research Unit, Australia • Combat Blindness Foundation, USA •Duke University, Durham, USA • Eye Sight International, Vancouver,Canada • Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia • Fund Incorporated,Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW) and Queenslandbranch, Australia • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA • Instituteof Eye Research, Sydney, Australia • International Federation of Eye& Tissue Banks, Baltimore, USA • International Center for Eye CareEducation, Australia • International Association for Contact LensEducation, Australia • Islamia Eye Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh • i2Foundation, Texas, USA • Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA• Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA• Lighthouse International, New York, USA • Lions International, USA• London School of Tropical Hygiene & Medicine, UK • MassachusettsEye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA • Moorfields Eye Hospital, London,UK • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA • NationalInstitute of Sensory Organs, Tokyo, Japan • Northwest Lions Eye Bank,Seattle, USA • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA • Ohio StateAction on Disability and Development India, Bangalore • Ali YavarJung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Secunderabad• Anthropological Survey of India, Hyderabad • Aravind Eye HospitalSystem, Madurai • Benares Hindu University, Varanasi • Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre, Mumbai • Bio-Medix Optotechnik & Devices Pvt. Ltd.,Bangalore • Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Blind PeoplesAssociation, Ahmedabad • Calcutta University, Kolkata • CBR Forum,Bangalore • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad •Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad • Centre forHuman Genetics, Bangalore • Consolidated Products Corporation Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi • Council for Advancement of People’s Action, NewDelhi • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India,New Delhi • Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, NewDelhi • Department of Science & Technology, Government of India,New Delhi • Eye Bank Association of India, Hyderabad • Guru NanakDev University, Amritsar • Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli • IndianCouncil for Medical Research, New Delhi • Indian Institute of ChemicalInternationalNationalUniversity, Columbus, USA • Operation Eye Sight Universal, Canada •ORBIS International, New York, USA • Pharmacia & Upjohn, Sweden• Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia • RotaryInternational, USA • SUNY School of Optometry, New York, USA• Santen Inc., USA • Service de Biologie Cinique Institut Salah Azaiz,Tunisie • Sight Savers International, UK • State University of Rochester,USA • Tel Aviv University, Israel • The Hadley School for the Blind,Illinois, USA • The Tun Hussein On National Eye Hospital and theMalaysian 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 ofLondon, UK • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia • Universityof 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 SouthCarolina, USA • University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA• University of Rochester Eye Institute, University of Rochester, NewYork, USA • University of Waterloo, Canada • Vanderbilt University,USA • Vision CRC, Australia • Wills Eye Hospital, USA • World HealthOrganization, Switzerland • William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, USA •Yayasan Penyatun Wyata Guna, Indonesia.Council for Medical Research,New Delhi • Indian Institute.Biology, Kolkata • Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata • InternationalHuman Resource Development Centre, Coimbatore • Indian Instituteof Information Technology, Hyderabad • Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore • Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai • Indian OrthocaneSurgicals, Chennai • Jammu University, Jammu • Milmet LaboratoriesPvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad • Micro Vision, Ahmedabad • National Associationfor the Blind, Mumbai • National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon •National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad • NationalInstitute for the Visually Handicapped, Dehradun • National Instituteof Mental Health, Hyderabad • National Institute of Mental Health andNeuro Sciences, 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.114Excellence | EquityLV_AR_InsidePgs.indd 1146/15/2009 12:27:48 PM

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