Awards at the 70th Platinum Jubilee Conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association
Trichy, 4-6 August
Aravind-Madurai
Dr. Tejaswi Prasad P V
Medical Consultant, Cornea and Refractive Services
Best Poster Award (2022)
Poster title: Clinical and pathological characteristics of OSSN in the South Indian population
Dr. Sahithya
Medical Consultant, Paediatric Services
Best Video Award
Video title: Smart vision glasses – An all-in-one rehab tool
Dr. Muthukrishnan
Medical Consultant, Retina and Vitreous Services
Second Prize
General Ophthalmology Quiz
Aravind-Dindigul
Aravind-Coimbatore
Dr. Vigneshwar Rengappa
Medical Consultant
Third Prize
Eureka Innovation Odyssey category for his work titled The tall lamp
Dr. Parag Shah
Medical Consultant was awarded the
TNOA Dr. G. Venkataswamy Community Ophthalmology Oration Award
Dr.. Kavitha Yuvarajan
Medical Consultant
- Best of Best Paper Award 2023
- Best Free Paper Award in Orbit and Oculoplasty
Paper title: Underdiagnosed ocular dirofilariasis- A synopsis
Aravind-Coimbatore
Dr. Sandra Ganesh
Medical Consultant
Best Paper Award
Paper title: Botulinum toxin as first line treatment for acute acquired comitant Esotropia- A prospective study
Dr. Prithvi Chandrakanth
Medical Consultant
Best Paper Award
Poster title: D.O.T.S: Documenting trauma with smartscope kit
Dr. Sharanya
IOL Fellow
Best Paper Award
Paper title: Peripapillary microvascular and structural OCTA features of NAAION, fellow eye and controls
Dr. Abisha
DNB Residents
TNOA Prof. E.T. Selvam Endowment Quiz Award
Dr. Anusha
DNB Residents
TNOA Prof. E.T. Selvam Endowment Quiz Award
Following are the awards for the year 2022 were presented during the inaugural function of the conference.
Dr. Siddharth Narendran
Medical Consultant, General Ophthalmology
- TNOA Prof. C.P. Gupta Best of the Best Paper Award (2022)
- Best Free Paper Award in Cornea (2022)
Dr. Hirika Gosalia
DNB Resident
TNOA Capt. Subramaniam Best Video Award (2022)
Dr. Jebinth Brayan
Medical Consultant
TNOA Dr. MN Endowment Award for the Best Free Paper (2022)
Dr. Meera Mohankumar
Ophthalmic Photography in Uvea (2022)
Aravind-Pondicherry
Dr. Akshay Sanjay Wagh
DNB Resident
TNOA COA Best Poster Award
Poster title: Bringing innovation into focus: Solving ophthalmic challenges through Hackathons
Dr. Manavi D. Sindal
Chief, Retina and Vitreous Services
Best Free Paper in Retina
Poster title: Validating AI-based referable DR detection tool on portable fundus camera at primary eye centres
Dr. Vivekanandan R
Medical Consultant, IOL services
First Prize in Eureka Innovation Odyssey
Title: In and out iridodialysis repair
Dr. Prabhu Krishna
DNB Resident
Second Prize in Eureka Innovation Odyssey
Title: Lumizoom – Achieving the cleanest block.
Dr. Poorani R
DNB Resident
Best Free Paper Award in Cornea
Paper title: Prevalence of keratoconus among patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
Dr. Akshay K Umare
Senior Resident
Best Free Paper Award in Uvea
Paper title: 96 cases of Sympathetic ophthalmitis: Largest study in tertiary eye care centres in South India
Aravind-Tirunelveli
Dr. Devendra Maheswari
Senior Medical Consultant
Best Paper Award in Glaucoma
Paper title: outcomes of a modified Ab interno sulcus placement of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant tube.
Dr. K.S. Aparna
Orbit Fellow
Won the Eye Q General Quiz competition
Cash prize at “Let India See IT” – Image & Video Competition by Vitreo Retinal Society – India
Dr. Meri Debbarma, Medical Consultant, Retina and Vitreous, Aravind-Madurai, secured the first prize, a cash award for her entry titled Prodigious yet innocuous – the giant vessel during the contest held in the month of July.