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Community-based initiatives that provide easy access for eye care are essential in a country like India. Instead of waiting for patients to turn up on their own at the hospital to seek care, eye care centres should proactively reach out to them and only thus, the problem of avoidable blindness can be addressed. Technology too can be utilised to the fullest potential to offer quality care. Aravind experimented with the model of primary eye care delivery through establishing telemedicine-enabled vision centres in rural areas way back in 2003. Over the years, this has evolved into a robust model for replication across the Indian states and even in other countries. Aravind opened five new vision centres, the highest ever for a month, thus taking the total to 100.
Aravind’s senior doctors – Dr. M. Srinivasan; Dr. S.R. Rathinam and Dr. Lalitha Prajna were felicitated at a special function organised by the Rotary Club on account of them being listed in the list of top researchers in the world.
As the threat of Covid seemed to be relatively less in the past few weeks, Aravind resumed its in-person training programmes and CMEs. Consultancy visits to other hospitals suspended due to the pandemic for a while are also resumed.
Madurai, April 22
Dr. M. Srinivasan, Director Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System; Dr. S.R.Rathinam, Chief, Uveitis Services, Aravind-Madurai and Dr. Lalitha Prajna, Chief Microbiologist, Aravind-Madurai were felicitated by the Rotary for having been found a place in the ranking of top researchers in ophthalmology, according to a study conducted by the Stanford University.
Tuticorin, April 17
Dr. R.D. Ravindran, Chairman delivered the Dr.A.P.C.V Velayutham Memorial Oration organised by V.O. Chidambaram Educational Society at Tuticorin.
Aravind- Chennai, April 12, 2022
Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai, in association with Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Kancheepuram district conducted the programme at Kancheepuram. The interactive sessions covered retinopathy of prematurity, paediatric cataract, recent advances in paediatric ophthalmology and approach to common eye problems in children. From Aravind-Chennai, Dr. Saranya Settu, Consultant, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Services and Dr. Indu, Consultant, Vitreoretina Services handled the sessions.
Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai opened its fifth and sixth vision centre at Korukkupet and Madhavaram on April 12 and both the centres are funded by Rotary Club. Officials from the Rotary club of Madras East participated in the grand opening of the centres. Rtn.Sridhar, District Governor opened the centre. Rtn.Srinivasa Rao, President; Rtn.Murugavel Selvan, Immediate past president; Rtn.Muthu Palaniappan, Past President; Rtn.Narayanan, Past president; Rtn.Radhika, Chairperson-Global grant, and Rtn.Nachiappan participated in function. Both the centres were soft launched by Dr.Haripriya, Chief – Cataract and IOL services on March 31.
Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry opened a new vision centre at Manalurpet, Kallakuruchi district on March 30. The centre is sponsored by SEVA-SCB (Standard Chartered Bank under (SiB) Seeing is Believing. Dr. Aravindakumar, Ex-Governor, Lions Club District 324-H inaugurated the centre, and the tele-ophthalmology unit was inaugurated by Mrs. Revathy Jaiganesh, President, Manalurpet town Panchayat. The centre examined 76 patients on the inaugural day, of which 23 were advised for cataract surgery. 9 patients were advised to wear eyeglasses.
Aravind Salem opened its new vision centre at Pochampalli on March 30. The centre sponsored by SEVA – SCB (Standard Chartered Bank under (SiB) Seeing is Believing was opened by Dr. Alakiya, Glaucoma Fellow Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem, Mr. Mathesh, Co-operative Bank Manager and Mr. Gowth, Vision Centre Manager, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. Members of Lions Club took part in the function. On the day of inauguration, 33 patients were screened, four patients were advised for cataract surgery and three were given glasses.
Sponsored by SEVA-SCB (Standard Chartered Bank under (SiB) Seeing is Believing, Aravind-Madurai opened a new vision centre at Sayalkudi on March 31. The centre was inaugurated by Dr.S. R. Rathinam , Chief, Uvea Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai in the presence of Dr. G. Anitha, Medical Consultant, Intraocular Lens & Cataract Services; Aravind Eye Hospital, Tuticorin; Mr.Ghouse, Manager, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tuticorin; Mr. Mariappan, Town Panchayat President, Sayalkudi, Mr. Abitha Anitha Anna, Town Panchayat counsellor and prominent people from the community. The centre examined 74 patients, of which nine were advised for cataract surgery. 15 patients were advised to wear eye glasses and seven patients placed orders for glasses.
Aravind – Pondicherry, March 20
The workshop was organised for residents across the Aravind centres and many joined virtually. It dealt with protocol development and thesis writing, review of literature, materials and methodology, discussion and how to arrive at a conclusion. The workshop was followed by a very competitive kahoot quiz in which the participants took part enthusiastically.
Coimbatore, February 28
Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Director- Research, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai was invited as the chief guest for the National Science Day celebration at Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for women, Coimbatore. He delivered a lecture on Genome resources for a sustainable future.
Chennai, March 6
Dr. Haripriya Aravind performed live surgery- Phacoemulsification – with Pantoptix IOL at Surgical Strike 360 degrees at Rajan Eye Care.
Aravind – Theni
Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni successfully completed the Entry level NABH Certification. The new certificate is valid till February 2024.
Aravind – Tirunelveli, April 1
The session was handled by personnel from Carl Zeiss – Mr. Raghu, National Training Head and Mr. Rathin. The team introduced two new lenses Myo Smart and MyoVision. Medical consultants, post graduates and staff of Paediatric Clinic and Refraction departments took part.
Aravind – Madurai, April 9
The workshop was organised for the allied ophthalmic personnel (AOP) of operation theatre and a total of 35 sisters took part. Dr. Vinitha Rashme took a session on PCR management and instrumentation. Mr.Karthick from Phaco Development Team explained about the phaco machine.
Aravind – Madurai, March 26
Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai organised the webinar for budding surgeons aspiring to perform complex cataract surgeries. The webinar was chaired by – Dr. Haripriya Aravind, Chief, Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind- Chennai and co-chaired by eminent cataract consultants – Dr. Sivakumar Chandrasekharan, Aravind-Tirunelveli , Dr. Madhu Shekhar, Aravind-Madurai and Dr. Ashok Vardhan, Aarvind-Tirupati. The sessions were moderated by Dr. Aruna Pai and Dr. Sankarananthan, cataract consultants, Aravind-Madurai. Eminent surgeons from Aravind Eye Care System shared their inputs on handling complex and advanced cataracts. A total of 212 participants from India and 20 overseas ophthalmologists took part in the webinar. The participants were awarded with 0.5 CME credit hours by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
Aravind-Coimbatore, March 25
Smt.Janakiamma’s Memorial Day was observed as the Creche Day at Aravind-Coimbatore. The function started with Tamilthai Vazhthu. Children in the age group of 1- 13 years took part in the function. They sang songs, rhymes, danced and played an awareness drama on Corona. Dr. Sasikala Elizabeth, MLOP In-charge and paediatric ophthalmology consultant, Aravind-Coimbatore was the chief guest.
Aravind – Tirupati, March 25
Aravind-Tirupati opened Janakiamma child care centre for the benefit of its lady staff. The centre was inaugurated by by Mrs.Vanaja garu, a volunteer of Aravind.
Aurolab, March 21 – 31
Aurolab regularly organises a training workshop named ASTRA for its new joiners. The training intends to orient the new recruits on Aurolab, its products, marketing and sales. 20 sales executives took part in the session organised in March.
April 1
Differently-abled children from the M.S.Chellamuthu Trust visited Aurofarm and had a fruitful interaction with Dr. G. Natchiar, Dircetor Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System. Mrs.Rajkumari, Executive Director for Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation and Mr.Janardhan Babu Director of Programs, Chellamuthu Trust accompanied the children. From Aurolab Ms. Shalini and Ms. Firthouse guided them on a tour of Aurofarm.
April 27
Aurolab production staff who are undergoing certificate course in Gandhian thought was taken on a trip to Gandhi Museum to know more about Gandhi and gain more knowledge about Gandhian values and ideals. About 80 took part in the trip.
Domestic Marketing team conducted two round table meetings in association with the launch of Aurolab VIVID Continuous Focus Vision intraocular lens on 6th and 13th March at Bangalore. Eminent doctors shared their experiences of using the product.
Uttar Pradesh, March 21-27
Mr. Syed Ali, Faculty, LAICO and Mr. Mohammed Ghouse, Manager, Aravind-Tuticorin visited Christian Eye Hospital as part of the Leap collaborative series for implementing NABH standards for entry level certification. The purpose of the visit was to help the hospital in the online application of NABH entry level certification.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, March 22- April 2
As a major step to enhance eye care in the state of Uttar Pradesh over the next five years, Aravind Eye Care System has partnered with Sitapur Eye Hospital Trust to make Sitapur Eye Hospital (SEH) the major eye care provider of that region. This initiative aims to equip the SEH with the necessary systems and infrastructure in place to enable it to perform 50,000 surgeries by the end of 5 years and 100,000 by the year 2030. As part of this project, Dr. Jebinth Brayan, Aravind –Coimbatore was sent to Sitapur Eye Hospital to streamline the operation theatre processes and help achieve better efficiency.
Hyderabad, March 29-April 1
Mr. Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director, LAICO; Dr. Usha Kim, Director, AOP training; Ms. Sashipriya, Consultant, Mr. Suresh Kumar, LAICO Faculty and Ms. Ushalini, Manager, Quality Assurance made a visit to Fernandez Foundation to provide inputs to enhance the operations and strategic directions of the hospital.
Erode, April 10
Dr. Madhu Shekhar
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