- A randomised, phase 3, double-masked, parallel group, multi- - Bilateral central retinal artery occlusion: a retrospective analysis centre study to compare efficacy and safety of QL1205 versus of etiology, presentation and management lucentis in subjects with neovascular ARMD - Clinical profile and management of cases with ocular perforation - A multi-centre, extension study to evaluate the safety and efficacy secondary to pre-operative local anesthetic injection of MYL-1701P in subjects with diabetic macular edema completed MYL-1701P-3001 study - Chronic central serous chorioretinopathy with posterior cystoid retinal degeneration: a retrospective analysis of clinical - A randomised, active-controlled, double-masked, parallel- presentation, management and therapeutic role of eplerenone group, phase 3 study to compare efficacy and safety of CT-P42 in comparison with eylea in patients with diabetic macular edema - Cardiorespiratory events associated with vitreoretinal surgeries: causes and outcomes - A prospective study with aim of developing machine learning algorithms for patients with glaucoma, retinal pathologies, and - Influence of systemic disease on visual function of Tamil Nadu normals state transport corporation drivers - Is chatbot the answer to patient queries during Covid 19 crisis? - Subjective high-risk patient counselling randomisation project - A study on the differential expression of piwi-interacting RNAs - Chatbot as an aid to patients with diabetic retinopathy requiring medical intervention. Is it the answer to all their queries? (piRNA) and altered Piwi-like protein interactions in diabetic retinopathy - Utility of chatbot in counseling and education of patients - Comparison of staging of diabetic retinopathy by an offline undergoing retinal detachment surgery. artificial intelligence with onsite doctor examination and fundus grading by retina specialist - Utility of chatbot in counseling and educating parents of children - Outcomes of nucleus drop in a tertiary care institution - a with retinopathy of prematurity retrospective study - Validation of an automated screening of diabetic retinopathy - Utility of chatbot in counseling and educating parents of children using medios artificial intelligence on a standard fundus camera – with retinoblastoma. a retrospective study - A retrospective study of central serous chorioretinopathy in - Evaluation of performance anxiety in surgeons performing diabetic retinopathy internal limiting membrane peeling - A retrospective study of baseline characteristics of patients with cute central serous chorioretinopathy predictive of need for - Evaluation of inner retinal alterations after internal limiting angiography and laser membrane peeling - Improving RoP telemedicine systems in South India - Short term study on efficacy of Nepafenac 0.1% in center involving Uvea diabetic macular edema with good vision in phakic eyes – a pilot study - A phase III, multi-centre, sham-controlled, randomised, double- masked study assessing the efficacy and safety of intravitreal - Retinal changes in acute central retinal artery occlusion- a injections of 440 μg DE-109 for the treatment of active, non- spectral domain optical coherence tomography imaging study infectious uveitis of the posterior segment of the eye. - Clinical presentation and prognostic factors affecting surgical - Visual prognostic indicators of sarcoid uveitis in a case series of outcomes of secondary macular holes after retinal vein occlusions Indian population - Long term follow up of presumed ocular tuberculosis patients - Macular edema Nepafenac vs. Difluprednate uveitis trial - Vitrectomy for complications of proliferative diabetic Orbit retinopathy in young adults: clinical features and surgical outcomes - Identification and validation of deregulated cancer pathways in retinoblastoma - To evaluate the outcome and safety profile of short-term perfluorocarbon liquids tamponade in comparison to buckle- - Translational genomics of paediatric eye diseases vitrectomy in case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment - Translational genomics of ocular cancers associated with choroidal detachment Paediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus - Scleral fixated intraocular lens implantation for refractive rehabilitation in eye with spherophakia - Effectiveness of sub- tenon’s block in decreasing oculocardiac reflex in paediatric strabismus surgery. - Surgical outcomes in idiopathic epiretinal membranes – Indian insight into ectopic inner foveal layer classification scheme - Long term outcomes of paediatric cataract surgery - 10 year follow up study - Treatment of retinopathy of prematurity outside international classification of RoP (ICROP) guidelines - Comparison of measurement of abnormal head posture by smartphone application vs cervical range of motion (CROM) in - Evaluation of treatment outcomes in APRoP and treatable RoP ophthalmic disorders - To evaluate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown on patient care at a tertiary-care ophthalmology institute - Detachment of internal limiting membrane (ILM) – a novel optical coherence tomography biomarker in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with macular edema 51
- Pre and post training impact analysis among person with visual - Evaluating the impact of a field vision assistant on the uptake of impairment vision centre services - Visual impairment in children with multiple disabilities among - An assessment of factors influencing compliance to cataract schools for children with special needs surgery advice - Yoke prism in children with cortical visual impairment - Evidence based management of out-patient cycle time in a setting with fluctuating demand - Impact of online vision therapy in the pandemic Health services research Clinical trials: Aurolab - Impact of electronic medical record implementation on provider - To study the safety and performance of high refractive index and patient satisfaction (HRI) cast molded hydrophobic Intra Ocular Lenses (IOLs) with age-related cataract patients. - Pattern of uptake of training programmes over two decades at an international ophthalmic training institute in India - Study of safety and performance of a new coating on preloaded intraocular lens delivery system meant for 2.2mm incision - Estimation of global cataract surgical rate (CSR) - Effect of preloaded Capsular Tension Ring (CTR) on clinical - Comprehensive eye care work assessment (CEWA) study in Theni outcomes during and after phacoemulsification cataract surgery district of Tamil Nadu - To study the safety and efficacy of polyglactin-910 sutures in - Investigating accuracy of a simple, portable refractive error ophthalmic surgical procedures. estimation device (ClickCheckTM) compared with standard subjective refraction – a diagnostic accuracy study - A prospective, open label, observational study to evaluate the safety and surgical performance of Aurolab’s round stock surgical - Impact of a structured mentoring model in enhancing eye care blades for making corneal incisions during cataract surgery- services in the Indian Sub-Continent - To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aurolab aqueous drainage - Compliance on usage of low vision aids and spectacles and implant (AADI) on intraocular pressure reduction in paediatric assessment of visual function and quality of life in a southern patients with refractory glaucoma Indian population. - Diagnostic and economic yield of neuroimaging in neuro- ophthalmology 52
Ophthalmic Supplies and Equipment Even as the pandemic continued to impact the world, Aurolab geared up to equip itself towards ensuring continuous supply of its products in the market. With strict adherence to safety protocols at the workplace and implementing work from home initiatives, Aurolab managed to ensure hassle-free manufacturing operations in place. In response to the need of the hour Slit lamp shield When the pandemic hit the nation, Aurolab took charge Face shield of procuring Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for all Aravind Eye Hospitals as well as framing protocols Indirect ophthalmoscope Safety kit for the use of these. After consulting several published shield guidelines and interacting with other institutions in India and elsewhere, Aurolab documented the PPEs UV cabinet for decontaminating masks required for the various clinical departments. These included masks, respirators, gloves, face shields and gowns. As face shields and slit lamp shields were not available in the market, Aurolab, utilising available resources, designed a simple, yet effective product to serve the purpose. With everyone asked to wear masks and respirators, supply could not meet the demand. It became imperative that masks and respirators be reused after proper decontamination process. The validated process for reuse of respirators is exposure to UV light within a fixed distance and at a particular wavelength. Since there was no such equipment in the market, Aurolab ingeniously modified the unused case sheet racks from Aravind Eye Hospital to build a cabinet that is safe, follows all the validated protocols and effectively decontaminates the respirator. Aurolab put together a safety kit comprising two face shields, two bottles of antiseptic solution and a slit lamp shield; in line with the organisational ethos of sharing and caring, over 2,800 such kits were delivered free of cost to ophthalmologists across Tamil Nadu during the lockdown. Aurolab also supplied 870 indirect ophthalmoscope shields and devices (I-Opener) to aid paramedics to instil eye drops. Health care service providers are at high risk in times of pandemic and can become potential 53
bearers of the infection. If adequate precautions are Inauguration of the national level sales training programme not taken, outpatient departments and operating rooms can potentially expose patients as well as care well as domestic and international dealers. Online tests providers to infection. Amongst healthcare providers, were conducted for the participants using LAICO’s ophthalmologists are at a greater risk as most of the Aurosiksha platform. Dealership network was expanded examination procedures require close proximity with to cater to the growing needs of the global ophthalmic the patient. To create awareness on how to mitigate community. The International Marketing department the risk of infection, Aurolab conducted the following continued to ship the received orders, despite tough webinars on the appropriate use of personal protective times. As a philanthropic move, safety kits consisting of equipment and protocols to be followed in ophthalmic face shield, slit lamp protective shield, I-Opener were surgeries: supplied free of cost to eye hospitals in Nepal and Iran. - COVID-19 protocols to be followed during cataract Aurolab provided hands-on training on the use of IOLs to counsellors, optometrists and fellow surgeons at and anterior segment surgeries, July 9 -10 Chaitanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum on March 12. - COVID-19 protocols for ophthalmic surgeries under general anesthesia, July 9 - 10 Awareness posters were printed in regional languages and fixed across 1800 hospitals in the country to educate patients on the safety measures to be followed in the context of COVID-19. Marketing To equip field staff with better technical knowledge of Aurolab’s products and to make them aware of the importance of customer centric approach, national level sales training programme was conducted in Bengaluru from December 14-18. Virtual training programmes and webinars on Aurolab products were conducted for the sales teams as New products Pre-loaded injector cartridge Aurolab soft-launched Aurovue Vivid, a hybrid MF refractive - diffractive Extended Depth of Focus (EDoF) intraocular lens (IOL). This hydrophobic, foldable preloaded IOL with 360 degree posterior square edge has been uniquely designed to provide excellent visual acuity for far and intermediate vision, and reasonably good near vision. Aurolab’s disposable pre-loaded injector cartridges have been enhanced with a slippery coating for smooth delivery of IOLs into the patient’s eye. This new coating causes very low surface friction and is highly suitable for 2.2mm incision cataract surgeries. 54
One-stop solution to set up vision and manage environmental conditions, thereby centres ensuring cleanliness and an ideal atmosphere for the manufacturing of drugs. Recognising the impact of vision centres in ensuring primary eye care delivery, Aurolab, in collaboration During eye examination using a slit lamp, with LAICO offers a one-stop solution for eye hospitals ophthalmologists are at high risk of being infected by interested in establishing vision centres or improving the SARS-Cov-2 Virus. To address this issue, Aurolab the already existing ones. The package offers necessary came up with a patient-side slit lamp shield. This can equipment to set up a centre, service support, training be attached to the slit lamp’s chin rest and will serve of personnel in tele-consultation and vision centre as a protective shield between the patient and the management software. The initiative was well-received ophthalmologist. The shield is made up of durable by eye hospitals and NGOs working in eye care. More plastic and designed to be compatible with various than 50 vision centres (VC) were thus set up across the brands of slit lamps available in the market. Aurolab nation during April 2020 to March 2021. was granted with the Certificate of Design Registration for this product. Regulatory activities Human resource development Aurolab got FDA GMP approval from Philippines after successfully completing the audit held online Training on first aid measures and basic lifesaving in November 2020. Despite the challenges caused by techniques was organised regularly. Participants felt the pandemic, Aurolab successfully completed the these sessions useful and informative. registration of around 30 products, medical devices and equipment across various countries. To develop interest in Gandhian thoughts and principles, Aurolab in association with Gandhi Aurolab got license for manufacturing Riboflavin Museum, Madurai facilitates a one-year Certificate ophthalmic solution used in the treatment of Course in Gandhian Thoughts for production staff. progressive keratoconus, and Cornisol, a corneal A total of 115 have enrolled for the course. preservative in September and December 2020 respectively. Aurolab is the only company in Asia to receive license for manufacturing Cornisol. Aurolab installed building management system in the manufacturing division to effectively monitor At the inauguration of a vision centre established by RIO- PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana using Aurolab’s package 55
Aurovue, India’s first indigenously It was a journey started way developed IOL crossed one million back in 2005. implants world-wide in January 2021. To mark the occasion, Mechanical properties Aurolab conducted a nation-wide of hydrophobic IOLs are campaign titled, “Towards a Million temperature dependent. Happy Eyes” to thank its customers. The material formulation underwent several changes As Aurovue touches to make the IOLs suitable for 1 million, the total the conditions in developing number of people countries. The machining seeing through technology too, went through Aurolab lenses has many changes. Though it took grown to time for Aurolab to adapt to the 30 million. technology, today, it has gained mastery in material formulation 56 and machining. Mr. R.D. Sriram Managing Director Aurolab
Recognitions and Achievements RECOGNITIONS FICCI Healthcare Quality Award March 20 The Greenberg Prize: End Blindness 2020 Aravind Eye Hospital was awarded the FICCI Healthcare Quality Award - Beacon of Excellence with December 14 affordable healthcare at the 13th TANCARE conference Aravind Eye Care System (AECS) was among the select held at Madurai. Dr. R.D. Ravindran received the award. few for The Greenberg Prize: End Blindness 2020. The award was announced in 2012 to recognise the work Dr.T. K. Alexander Memorial Oration of the scientific and medical communities who have November 27 pioneered breath-taking advances in the fight to end Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons honoured blindness, between then and 2020. Prize recipients were Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman Emeritus - AECS honoured in two categories: Outstanding Achievement with Dr. T.K. Alexander Memorial Oration Award. Prize and Visionary Prize. Aravind’s Chairman, He delivered the oration titled, Institution Building: Dr. R.D. Ravindran was honoured in the Outstanding Academic and professional Excellence. Achievement category in recognition of his profound contribution towards treating and curing blindness. Lifetime Achievement Award The award was given at a virtual ceremony on December December 29 14, 2020. Dr. P. Namperumalsamy was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of CAHO Award for Best Innovation National Board Accredited Institutions. The award September 25-29 recognised his inspirational work in promoting NBE Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry won the Best courses at Aravind as well as his phenomenal work in Innovation Award for I-Opener, a device to aid paramedic the field of ophthalmology. to instil eye drops, at the 5th International Healthcare Technology Conference organised by Consortium of One among the top 2% ... Accredited Healthcare Organisations (CAHO). A study published by the Stanford University in October 2020 mentioned Dr. M. Srinivasan, Director FICCI Annual Healthcare Excellence Awards Emeritus - AECS, in the list of World’s top 2% October 24 scientists, in the Ophthalmology category. Aravind-Pondicherry won special mention under the category, Excellence in Telemedicine / Digital Health IAPB Vision Excellence Award at the annual FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award July 8 ceremony. IAPB honoured Mr. Thulasiraj Ravilla, Director – Operations, AECS with the Vision Excellence Award to Adherence to the quality certification standards - recognise his vision, drive, commitment and quality of Certificate of Appreciation work that contributed to realising the goals of VISION 2020. January 26 Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai was presented with Dr. R.N. Gandhewar Oration Award a Certificate of appreciation by the Govt. of December 27 Tamil Nadu in recognition of its adherence to the Dr. Kalpana Narendran, Senior Medical Officer, quality certification standards of Chief Minister’s Aravind-Coimbatore was honoured with the Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme – Ayushman Dr. R.N. Gandhewar Oration Award by Vidharbha Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. On behalf of Ophthalmic Society. Dr. Kalpana delivered the oration the hospital, Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, Director-HR received titled, Perspective on paediatric cataract management. the award from the honorable District Collector, Madurai. 57
The Greenberg Prize: End Blindness 2020 FICCI Healthcare Quality Award for Aravind Eye Hospital Award for best innovation for Aravind- Pondicherry by CAHO FICCI Annual Healthcare Certificate of appreciation to Aravind-Madurai by the Excellence Award - special Govt. of Tamil Nadu mention, Aravind-Pondicherry Dr. P. Namperumalsamy honoured Mr. N.Vengadesan during the virtual meet with with the Lifetime Achievement Award Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 58
Virtual meet with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth - Dr. Priyanka S, MS Resident, Aravind-Madurai, October 8 Winner: E-poster, Category: Uvea Mr. N. Vengadesan of Aravind - Pondicherry was one among the select three young leaders working in eye - Dr. Sreeramyaa P, MS Resident, Aravind-Madurai, care, who participated in a video conference with Her Runner up: E-poster, Category: Comprehensive Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Her Royal Highness, ophthalmology Countess of Wessex. At this meet which was organised to observe World Sight Day, he briefed the Queen about - Dr. Sangavi Samirtha Selvi, MS Resident, eye care in India, barriers to access and the need to Aravind-Madurai, Runner up: E-poster, Category: innovate constantly towards improving the quality of Vitreoretinal diseases eye care delivery. - Dr. Saranya Settu, Consultant, Paediatric Recognised as Health Ambassadors Ophthalmology Services, Aravind-Chennai, Ms. E. Sakthi, Co-ordinator, Welfare and Development, Best paper Award, Category: Paediatric Aravind-Madurai and, Ms. S. Swetha, HR Manager, ophthalmology and squint Aurolab were recognized as Health Ambassadors by Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for Health Education. Awards at Keracon – Annual Conference of The recognition came in appreciation of their role in Cornea Society of India championing the Foundation’s Awareness for Life Initiative at Aravind-Madurai and Aurolab. December 11-13, 2020 ACHIEVEMENTS - Dr. Ann Divya Jacob, Cornea Fellow, Aravind- Tirunelveli and Dr. Josephine Christy, Cornea Award at the Annual Conference of American Consultant, Aravind-Pondicherry won first Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and second prizes respectively in the E-poster May 16-17 competition. Dr. M. G. Pavan Kumar, Glaucoma Consultant, Aravind- Pondicherry became winner in the film festival in the - Dr. Aditya Sanjeev Ghorpade, Cornea Consultant, Glaucoma Surgery category for his video titled, Mission Aravind-Tirunelveli won second place in photo Impossible - MIGS for the Developing World. contest. Award at the Annual Conference of the Video competition by Glaucoma Society of India: Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India World Glaucoma Week Chennai, July 4-5 Category: Glaucoma Awareness - Dr. M.G. Pavan Kumar became winner in the Best New - Winner - Dr. M.G. Pavan Kumar, for the video titled Producer category (Film Festival). 3D Click art exhibition. Category: Counselling for compliance - Dr. Prithvi Chandrakanth, Retina Fellow, Aravind- Coimbatore and Dr. V.R. Vivekanandan, Chief, - Winner - Dr. Kavitha Srinivasan, for the video titled, Cataract Services, Aravind-Pondicherry emerged as Guardians of vision- Prioritizing high risk patients. winner and first runner up in the Best New Techniques, Special credits: Dr, Usha Tejaswini, Dr. Shivraj Tagare New Devices and Innovations category (Film Festival). - Runner Up - Dr. C.R. Vishwaraj, for the video titled, Awards at the Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Uberisation of Eye Care. Ophthalmic Association Special credits: Dr. Apurva Hemant Kumar Nagtode, Dr. M.G. Pavan Kumar, Dr. R. Venkatesh. - Dr. Pavitra R, MS Resident, Aravind-Madurai, Winner, oral presentation, Category: Cataract/ Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Cornea/Comprehensive ophthalmology Dr. Anwar Azad Palakkan and Dr. Swagata Ghosh have been awarded with the prestigious Ramalingaswami - Dr. Deepa Chitra D, MS Resident, Aravind-Madurai, Re-entry Fellowship by the Dept. of Biotechnology, Runner-up, paper presentation, Category: Paediatric Govt. of India for 2020 and 2021 respectively. As part Ophthalmology of the fellowship, Dr. Anwar will work on the project titled, Modelling macular degeneration using human pluripotent stem cells for better understanding of disease pathophysiology and to investigate novel therapies. Dr. Swagat will work on Identification of host immune factors as predictor of severe human fungal keratitis and their utility in disease management. 59
Aravind Eye Foundation The Aravind Eye Foundation was founded in 2000 traveled from Andhra Pradesh to Madurai to be treated to support Dr. V’s mission to eliminate needless for retinoblastoma. However, when India went into blindness and to promote sustainable, high quality, lockdown, Nancy and her family were stranded far away patient-centric eye care around the world. Through from home. In addition to treating Nancy free of cost, a combination of philanthropy, volunteerism, and Aravind also provided Nancy and her family with food partnering, the foundation acts as a catalyst for new and housing until they could safely return to their home. research and service development and helps scale existing programs. Foundation board members and We are grateful to the Jaya G. Iyer Endowment Fund advisors come from a variety of fields, including clinical at the Madison Community Foundation, the Sohum care, medical research, accessible technology and new Foundation, the Yvette and Derryck Dias Foundation, product development, higher education, venture capital, Dr. and Mrs. William B. Stewart, and Kamini and healthcare management. Murgaboopathy and Pradeep Bhadrachalan for their generous support of the Ring of Hope. Ring of Hope Rural vision centers While Aravind is renowned for its sustainable model of Aravind’s 91 rural vision centers are on the frontline of eye care - paying patients subsidise care for our neediest eye care in Tamil Nadu, providing affordable primary patients - there are some types of treatment that eye care for more than 8.5 million people. Each center is require additional support. Ocular cancer is a blinding, staffed by two highly trained technicians, who perform disfiguring, often fatal disease, and treatment can cost examinations, prescribe glasses, and recommend thousands of dollars, well beyond the means of most necessary follow-up treatment. In addition, each Indian families. In addition, if the patient is the main center is linked to a main hospital through Aravind’s wage earner, cancer can have a catastrophic impact on tele-medicine system, so every patient “sees” an the whole family’s well-being for generations. ophthalmologist during their visit. Since it was founded in 2004, the Ring of Hope has The rural vision centers have fulfilled a critical role saved the sight and lives of 807 patients. More than during the pandemic, allowing people to access care 10,000 patient visits have been provided free of charge, locally and avoid travel. More than 90% of care can be and 342 patients received custom-made prostheses to provided by the rural vision centers directly, saving improve their appearance and self-confidence. patients time and money. To protect our staff and our patients, the foundation provided PPE (personal Successful cures rely on patients being able to protection equipment) to all rural vision centers return to Aravind for follow-up visits over the course through a grant from the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. of treatment. The pandemic has made this extremely difficult, yet Aravind found a way. One-year-old Nancy Nancy and her family Patient being treated at a vision center 60
Inauguration of a vision center in Valapady, in honor of the 50th Genetic testing for retinoblastoma wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Alan Robin Through the generosity of our donors, the foundation Parker, Aravind has provided free vision screening and has funded 18 rural vision centers. These centers eyeglasses to nearly 34,000 school children between the together have handled 720,839 patient visits so far. ages of 5 and 17 since 2016. This year Aravind screened Often family members will join together to build a 52,857 children and provided 2,214 pairs of eyeglasses. center in honor of a beloved parent. We are grateful to the Sudharshan and Robin families for helping to build Capacity building rural vision centers. Aravind continues to share its sustainable model of eye Genetic testing for ocular cancer care with other eye care professionals and hospitals around the world. With travel severely restricted, With grants from the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust and Aravind turned increasing to tele-training and tele- the Sohum Foundation, in 2013 Aravind established ophthalmology to fulfill its mission. Thank you to the first genetic testing lab for retinoblastoma outside the Conrad Hilton Foundation, the Johns Hopkins of North American and Europe, reducing the cost of University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the testing from $2000 to $250 per person. Now in its Lavelle Fund for the Blind who have provided multi- seventh year, Aravind’s genetic testing program covers year grants to support Aravind’s internal and external all ocular cancers. capacity building, and to the Cornell University Management Consulting Club for their research into Testing and early diagnosis is essential to successful telehealth best practices. treatment for all eye cancers and to saving sight and life. We give thanks to the Jaya G. Iyer Fund at the Madison In gratitude Community Foundation and the Sohum Foundation for their generous support to expand the genetic testing The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented program and to offer hope to all patients suffering from challenges to eye care organizations around the world, ocular cancer. as well as inspiring opportunities for compassion and innovation. More than ever, we feel the guiding light Spectacles for scholars of our founder, Dr. G. Venkataswamy, who taught us that we must leave no one behind in our efforts School children with untreated vision impairment fall to end needless blindness. We are deeply grateful to behind their peers in academic achievement, according the institutional and individual donors who made to the World Health Organization, and this can have extraordinary gifts to support our staff and our patients a lasting effect on future employment and economic during this time. progress. In collaboration with eyewear brand Warby “ To see all as one.To give sight for all ” (From the journals of Dr. G.Venkataswamy) 61
Partners in Service Aravind expresses its sincere gratitude to organisations and individuals for their contributions in its mission of restoring sight. The organisation acknowledges their unstinting support and looks forward to a continuing journey of fruitful collaboration. For service delivery, training For research - National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, and more Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore - Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India - Alcon Laboratories Inc, USA - Aravind Eye Foundation, USA - National University of Singapore, Singapore - Aravind Eye Foundation, USA - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA - Neuroptics Research Laboratory, Berkeley, - Bosch India Foundation, Bengaluru - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, - Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany USA - CBM International, Germany USA - Peninsula Eye surgery centre, Los Altos, CA - Combat Blindness Foundation, USA - Boston Children Hospital, Boston, USA - Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India - Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, USA - British Columbia center for epidemiologic - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education - Dana Center, Johns Hopkins University, and international Ophthalmology, UBC, and Research, Chandigarh, India USA Vancouver, Canada - Proctor Foundation, University of - Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi - Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & - Eicher Group Foundation, New Delhi Science University, Portland, USA California, San Francisco, USA - Essilor, India - Cognizant Foundation, Chennai, India - Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), - Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia - Cornell University, Ithaca, USA - Indian Overseas Bank, India - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Gurgaon, Haryana - International Agency for Prevention of New Delhi, India - Queens University Belfast, UK - Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, - Remidio Innovative Solutions, Bengaluru, Blindness, UK India - Kaushal Devendra Gupta, Pune, India - Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India - Lavelle Fund for the Blind, USA India - Stanford University, USA - Lions Clubs International Foundation, USA - Department of Science and Technology, New - Sastra University, Thanjavur, India - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Delhi, India - Science and Engineering Research Board, - Duke University, USA Medicine, UK - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Delhi, India - Manohar Devadoss, Chennai, India Dartmouth - Seva Foundation, USA - Mehra Eyetech Private Limited, Puducherry - Google, Mountainview, CA - Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore - Novartis, Switzerland - Harvard Medical school, USA - ORBIS International, USA - Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH, National Eye Centre, Singapore - Rotary International, USA USA - Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore - Schwab Foundation and Social - India Alliance, Hyderabad, India - State University of New York (SUNY), - Indian Council of Medical Research, New Entrepreneurship, Switzerland Delhi, India Buffalo, New York, USA - Seva Canada - Indian Paediatric Glaucoma Interest Group - Sun Pharma, Mumbai, India - Seva Foundation, USA (IPGI), Chandigarh - Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, - Shyam Prakash Gupta, Madurai, India - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad - SightSavers, UK - Johns Hopkins University, USA Massachusetts, USA - State Bank of India, India - Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, - Unite des Aspergillus, Institut Pasteur, Paris - Standard Chartered Bank & Scope Intl., UK USA - University College, London - So-Hum Foundation, USA - King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, - University of California, Berkeley, USA - Subroto Bagchi, Odisha, India Saudi Arabia - University of California, San Francisco, - The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical - Kovai Medical Center and Hospitals, Coimbatore. USA University - London Business School, UK - University of Edinburgh, UK - Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, India - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, - University of Illinois, Chicago,USA - TOMS, USA India - University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK - Topcon, Japan - Maastricht University, Netherland - University of Michigan, USA - Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, Nigeria - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, - University of South Florida, USA - University of Michigan, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston MA - University of Texas South Western, Medical - USAID, USA - Michigan State University, USA - VISION 2020 - The Right to Sight, India - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London Centre, Dallas. - Wescott Williams Ltd., UK - National Eye Institute, USA - University of Ulster, Northern Island, UK - World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark - Vision Research Foundation, Sankara - World Health Organization, Switzerland - XOVA: Excellence in Ophthalmology Vision Nethralaya, Chennai, India - Wellcome Trust, UK Award, USA - Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA - World Health Organization, Switzerland 62
ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM Chairman & CENTRAL FUNCTIONS Director-Quality Dr. R.D. Ravindran, ms, do FINANCE PROJECTS Director Chairman Emeritus & Director Dr. S. Aravind, ms, mba Director-Research Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, ms, fams G. Srinivasan, be, ms INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Director Directors Emeritus Secretary Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb Dr. G. Natchiar, ms, do Chief Information Officer (CIO) Dr. M. Srinivasan, ms, do, fams Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, do, dnb, Saravanan Sankaran, b.tech, m.s - sb it frco IT Manager, Operations & Support Venkatesan, mca Development & Operations IT Infrastructure S.J. Rajan, mca Chitra Prasad, m.com, mba IT Service Management Santha Subbulakshmi, mca, mba, OPERATIONS m.li.sc Director Thulasiraj Ravilla, mba ARAVIND COMMUNICATIONS Chitra Thulasiraj, b.sc Senior Manager Manager B.S. Ganesh Babu, m.com, ms Anuja Sanil, ma HUMAN RESOURCES PURCHASE & MAINTENANCE S. Jayachandran, mhm Director Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, do, dnb BIOSTATISTICS M. Iswarya, m.sc. Manager R. Deepa, mhm LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE Chief Librarian ACADEMICS Dr. R. Kumaragurupari, m.li.sc, ph.d Director-Residency Training Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, do, dnb, frco Director-Mid Level Ophthalmic Personnel Dr. Usha Kim, do, dnb Academic Consultant Prof. J. Danrita 63
GOVERNING BODIES Aravind Eye Hospitals & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology and Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology GOVERNED BY GOVEL Trust BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. G. Venkataswamy Eye Research Institute Trust President GOVERNED BY G. Srinivasan Aravind Medical Research Trust Secretary Foundation Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna do, dnb, BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Aurolab frco Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, ms, fams GOVERNED BY Members Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, ms, fams Dr. G. Natchiar, ms, do Aurolab Trust Mrs. Lalitha Srinivasan G. Srinivasan Dr. G. Natchiar, ms, do Thulasiraj Ravilla, mba BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, do, dnb Dr. S. Aravind, ms, mba Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb Trust President Dr. Kalpana Narendran, do, dnb Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, do, dnb, frco Thulasiraj Ravilla, mba Dr. Usha Kim, do, dnb Dr. S. Aravind, ms, mba Trust Secretary Dr. S. Aravind, ms, mba President, Rotary Club, Members Madurai Main Branch - G. Srinivasan, be, ms (Ex-Officio) Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, ms, fams Dr. G. Natchiar, ms, do Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb 64
Aravind Eye Hospitals & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology ARAVIND-MADURAI Dr. Sankalp Singh Sharma, do, dnb Medical Consultants Dr. Vishnu Teja, ms Dr. A. Kowsalya, do, dnb Chief Medical Officer Dr. R. Krishnan, ms, do Dr. K.N. Jayasri, do Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES SERVICES Chief Chief Chief Dr. Shashikant Shetty, ms Dr. Pamona Samson, do Dr. K. Naresh Babu, ms Senior Medical Consultant Medical Consultants Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, ms, do Dr. C. Abinaya, ms Senior Medical Consultant Medical Consultants Dr. Vinitha L Rashme, ms Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb Dr. A. Rupa, do Dr. Nithya Sridharan, do Dr. B. Sahithya, ms Dr. S. Rekha, ms Medical Consultants Dr. R. Janani, ms Dr. M. Sai Dheera, ms Dr. M. Elackiya, ms Dr. T.P. Vignesh, ms GLAUCOMA SERVICES Dr. P. Sarvesswaran, do Dr. Renu P Rajan, md Chief Dr. M. Nivedita, do Dr. Karthik Kumar, ms Dr. George Varghese Puthuran, ms Dr. S. Maya Sekar, ms Dr. Haemoglobin, ms Senior Medical Consultant Dr. P. Praveen Kumar, ms Dr. Girish V Baliga, ms Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, do, dnb Dr. Tanya Nitin Balakrishnan, ms Dr. Chitaranjan Misra, do, dnb Medical Consultants Dr. R. Atchaya, ms Dr. Aditya Maitray, ms Dr. Manju R Pillai, do, dnb Dr. Narasimha Sudharshan, do Dr. Piyush Kohli, ms Dr. R. Sharmila, dnb Dr. S. Preethi, ms Dr. K.Karthikeyan, ms Dr. S. Vidya, do Dr. Lakshmi Malar, ms Dr. R. Ram Sudarshan, ms Dr. H. Kasthuri Bai, do, dnb Dr. S. Harithra, do Dr. Anirban Chakrabarti, ms Dr. Indira Durai, dnb Dr. Leenu Jeris, do Dr. Sourav Damodaran, md Dr. Deeba Ishrath, do Dr. V. Keerthi Swathika, do Dr. M.D. Sabareesh, ms Dr. A. Vijayalakshmi, ms Dr. Meri Debarma, ms Dr. G.N. Subathra, ms VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE Senior Medical Consultant INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT UVEA SERVICES Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, ms, do Chief / Principal SERVICES Dr. R. Rathinam, dnb, ph.d, fams MICROBIOLOGIST Medical Consultants Chief Chief Dr. T. Radhika, dnb Dr. S. Lalitha Prajna, md, dnb Dr. Madhu Shekhar, ms Dr. R. Vedhanayaki, do Dr. S. Anjana, do, dnb ANAESTHETISTS Medical Consultants Dr. A. Ravichandar, md, da Dr. Aruna Pai, ms ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY AND Dr. M. Rekha, md Dr. R. Sankarananthan, ms OCULAR ONCOLOGY AND OCULAR Dr. H.S. Bhanumathi, do, dnb PROSTHETIC SERVICES PHYSICIANS Dr. Kamble Nikhil Rajendra, ms Chief Dr. R. Banushree, md Dr. Usha Kim, do, dnb Dr. Naveen Meera, ms CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY Medical Consultant Dr. Meghana Tanwar, do, dnb FREE HOSPITAL SERVICES Chief NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Dr. V.P. Ravichandran, do Chief SERVICES Chief Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, do, dnb, Dr. S. Mahesh Kumar, do, dnb frco Senior Medical Consultant Dr. M. Srinivasan, ms, do, fams Medical Consultants Dr. Manoranjan Das, dnb Dr. Ashwin B, do Dr. R. Naveen, ms Dr. Preethika Gandhi, ms Dr. S. Suvitha, ms 65
NURSING Medical Consultants CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY Dr. D. Hema, ms SERVICES Nursing Superintendents Dr.V. Balaji, ms Chief B. Dhagirnisa Begum Dr. K. Dhanya, do, dnb Dr. V. Anitha, dnb, faico R. Jeeva Dr. Mourya Devila Palli, ms Medical Consultant Dr. P.S. Premkumar, dnb Dr. Aditya Sanjeev Ghorpade, dnb MLOP Manpower Co-ordinator Dr. Pradeepa Balakrishnan, do - Central HR Dr. T. Karthika, do PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & S. Krishnaveni Dr. Sujatha T.S., doms ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES Chief ADMINISTRATION NURSING Dr. R. Meenakshi, do, dnb Nursing Superintendents Medical Consultants Senior Manager-Clinical Services R. Seeniammal Dr. A. Fathima, ms R. Meenakshi Sundaram, mhm R. Gowri Dr. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, do, dnb Transport & Public Relations Officer Dr. Neelam Pawar, ms S.G. Ramanathan, m.a ADMINISTRATION Dr. Anuraag S. Gandhi, dnb Manager-Vision Centre Dr. Fijo Kuriakose, ms Manager-Outreach R. Balasiva, ba, msw P. Jeyaram, b.sc Manager-Camp GLAUCOMA SERVICES V. Jeyaraj, ba Chief Manager-Insurance Services & IT & Systems Dr. Mohideen Abdul Kader, dnb NABH Accreditation Co-ordinator K. Saravanan, b.sc Senior Medical Consultant R. Sunytha, ma, mba, dll Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, ms, do ARAVIND-TIRUNELVELI Medical Consultants Manager-Instructional Design Dr. Devendra Maheswari, ms Hepsibha Jawahar, ma Advisor Dr. R. Aarthy, ms Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, ms, do Dr. Ashwin Segi, ms Manager-Office Dr. Madhavi R, dnb K.S. Kandasamy, ba Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lopamudra Biswal, ms Dr. R. Meenakshi, do, dnb Accounts Officer ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY AND R. Rethinasabapathy, ba RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES OCULAR ONCOLOGY SERVICES Chief Manager-Accounts Chief Dr. V. Maneksha, ms R. Velumani, b.com, (aca) Dr. Syed Mohideen Abdul Khadar, NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Manager-Free Hospital ms SERVICES R. Ramesh Babu, ba, ma Chief Medical Consultants Dr. S. Padmavathy, ms Electrical Engineer Dr. Srinivas, ms N. Balakrishnan, me Dr. Nikhil, md CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST Dr. Aditya Barigali, do, dnb Dr. Arun Muthukumar, mbbs, dnb Manager-Electrical R.V. Vishnu Kumar, dece INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES Manager - IT & Systems SERVICES Senior Medical Consultant S. Rajkumar, m.sc Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, ms, do Chief Medical Consultant Manager-Vision Centre Dr. S. Padmavathy, ms G. Jhansi Sunitha, ma Manager-Stores PR. Sigappi, msw Librarian Dr. R. Govidarajan, m.li.sc, ph.d Dr. Shivkumar Chandrashekharan, ARAVIND-THENI ms Chief Medical Officer Medical Consultants Dr. Dipankar Datta, do, dnb, mnams, Dr. M. Sherin Haroon, ms Dr. Aditi Ghosh, ms (oph) 66
Dr. V. Maneksha, ms Medical Consultants Dr. Sasikala Elizabeth, dnb Dr. Kavya, do, dnb Dr. Rodney John Morris, ms Dr. Amrudha Sindhu, dnb Dr. Neelam Yadav, ms Dr. George Manayath, ms, frcs Dr. Pathil Parth Amardeep, dnb Dr. Karan Annapur Kumarasamy, ms Dr. Srushti D.S. VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE Dr. Palmeera D Souza, do, dnb Dr. Jogitha, ms, dnb Dr. A. Fathima, ms Dr. A. Ramya, md Dr. Prashanth A.S, ms GLAUCOMA SERVICES FREE HOSPITAL Dr. Prabhu Nissi, ms Chief Dr. Diviyan Abraham, ms Dr. Shishir Verghese, ms Dr. Ganesh V Raman, ms Manager Dr. Basil George, ms Medical Consultants S. Balakrishnan, puc Dr. Pujari Sudeep Narayan, ms Dr. C. Prem Anand, ms Dr. Mayur Rokdey, dnb Dr. Mrunali Mohan, ms NURSING Dr. Menaka, do, dnb Nursing Superintendents PAEDIATRIC RETINA AND OCULAR Dr. Abhipsa, dnb V. Arumugam A. S. Shanmuga Sundari ONCOLOGY SERVICES UVEA SERVICES Chief Chief ADMINISTRATION Dr. Parag K Shah, dnb Dr. V.K. Anuradha, md, frcs Manager-Office Medical Consultants Medical Consultant P. Navaneetha Krishnan, puc Dr. S. Prema, ms Dr. Shubhank Khare, ms Public Relations Officer Dr. Abhishek Das, ms M. Mahadevan, d.pharm ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY AND Manager-Human Resource INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT OCULAR ONCOLOGY SERVICES R. Lakshmi, mba Chief Manager-Quality & Inpatient SERVICES Dr. Viji Rangarajan, do Services Chief Medical Consultants M. Vikky Kumar, mba Dr. Kalpana Narendran, do, dnb Dr. Kavitha Yuvarajan, do, dnb Manager-Glaucoma Clinic Medical Consultants Dr. Renu Bansal, do, dnb D. Ranitha Guna Selvi, bpt, mba Dr. S. Guhapriya, dnb Dr. Sindhuja, ms Manager-IT & Systems Dr. S. Navaneeth Kumar, ms P. Thiruvengadam, ma, pgdca Dr. R. Jayanthi, ms NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Manager-Projects & Outreach Dr. Hridya Mohan, ms SERVICES P. Hariesh Kumar, mba Dr. Amartyajit Mukherjee, ms Chief Manager-Administration Dr. Virna Shah, do M. Muthupandian, puc CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY Medical Consultant Librarian Dr. M. Karthik Kumar, do E. Perumalsamy, m.lisc, m.phil SERVICES Chief GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY ARAVIND-COIMBATORE Dr. R. Revathi, ms Medical Consultants Medical Consultants Dr. Anita Mohanan, ms Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anita Raghavan, do, frcs (g) Dr. P. Vivekanand, do, dnb Dr. V. Narendran, do, dnb Dr. P. Mangala, dnb Dr. Chandrasekar, ms Dr. V. Prabhu, ms Dr. S. Dhanalakshmi, do RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES Dr. Devi Rosette, ms Dr. Senthamilselvi, do Chief Dr. Arjun, do, ms, dnb Dr. A. Srinila, do Dr. V.R. Saravanan, do, dnb Dr. P. Shalini, ms Dr. D. Balasaraswathy, ms Senior Medical Consultants Dr. Bagavath Shalini, ms Dr. V. Narendran, do, dnb PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & Dr. Sunada Subramanian, dnb Dr. Pranesh, ms ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES Dr. Sangeetha V, do Chief Dr. Kalpana Narendran, do, dnb Medical Consultants Dr. C. Sandra, do, dnb 67
Dr. Siddharth Narendran, ms RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES Dr. M.G. Pavan Kumar, do, ms, dnb Dr. Arut Priya A, do, dnb Chief Dr. Umesh Krishna, ms Dr. Anju Jose, do Dr. Manavi D. Sindal, ms Medical Consultants ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR CITY CENTRE - ARAVIND EYE Dr. Pankaja Dhoble, ms ONCOLOGY SERVICES Dr. Ayushi Sinha, dnb Chief HOSPITAL, COIMBATORE Dr. Roshni Mohan, ms Dr. R. Jayagayathri, do, dnb Dr. S. Sivaranjani, ms Medical Consultant Medical Consultants Dr. Nikita Sonawane, ms Dr. Dayakar Yadalla, ms, frcs Dr. Rohan Daniel Dawalikar, ms Dr. Divya Yadav, ms Dr. Manju Vinythera, dnb Dr. Siva Teja, ms NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Dr. Suganya, ms SERVICES INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT Chief NURSING SERVICES Dr. S. Priya, ms Chief Nursing Superintendent Dr. V.R. Vivekanandan, ms UVEA SERVICES S. Sulochana Medical Consultant Chief Dr. Merlin Benzy, ms Dr. S. Bala Murugan, ms Assistant-Nursing Superintendent R. Radhika CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Chief Medical Consultants Dr. N. Shivananda, ms Dr. D. Balamuruganandaraj, do Manager-Administration Medical Consultants Dr. M. Janani, dnb Dr. M. Purushothama Rajkumar, ms Dr. V. Gayathri, dnb S. Sangeetha, mha Dr. Josephine Christy, ms Dr. R. Swathi, ms Dr. V. Rajesh, ms Dr. A. Balraj, dip.n.b Manager-HR Dr. P.J. Aruna, ms Dr. Kunal Mandlik, ms NURSING R. Umapriya, ma, ptsta Dr. Kulharsh B Jaiswal, ms Nursing Superintendents Dr. Rakesh A. Betdur, ms R.V. Selvarani Manager-Personnel Dr. Harika, ms A. Subbulakshmi R. Jebadurai, ba, pgdpm PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADMINISTRATION ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES Manager-Administration Manager-Transport Chief V. Santhanam, b.com Dr. K. Veena, do, dnb Manager-General D. Karthikeyan, dip, cop Medical Consultants P. Kanagaraj, be Dr. Marie Fredrick Mouttappa, do, dnb Manager-Human Resource Manager-IT Systems Dr. Anjali Khadia, ms A. Sumathi, mba Dr. Kirandeep Kaur, dnb Manager-Camp S. Thirunavukkarasu, m.sc, (it), A. Xavier, b.sc GLAUCOMA SERVICES Manager-Transport & Security PGDSD Chief K. Kaveri, b.a Dr. S. Kavitha, ms Manager-Maintenance Manager-MRD Medical Consultants P. Thanapal, dce Dr. Swati Upadhyaya, do, dnb Manager-Patient Care & Quality V. Hemalatha, m.phil Dr. O. Annamalai, do, dnb Assurance Dr. C.R. Viswaraj, ms K. Kalaivendan, mba Manager-Quality Assurance R. Gautham Kumar, m.sc. ha Manager- Patient Care B. Vignesh, mba Manager - Accounts Krishnasami S. B.Sc, C.A.I.I.B Electrical Engineer A.M. Appusamy, d.e.e.e Civil Engineer S. Ganapathi, d.c.e Librarian K. Alagumani, m.li.sc, m.phil ARAVIND-PONDICHERRY Chief Medical Officer Dr. R. Venkatesh, do, dnb 68
Manager - Patient Care & Vision ANAESTHETIST PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & Centre Medical Consultant K. Harikrishnan, ba Dr. Citrarasu M, da ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES Manager - IT & Systems Medical Consultants M. Ashok, mca NURSING SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Ankita Bisani, do, dnb, fico Manager - Stores V.S. Ramya Dr. Saranya, do, dnb S. Vadivelmurugan, b.sc Dr. Akila C, ms ADMINISTRATION ARAVIND-SALEM Manager-Patient Care GLAUCOMA SERVICES I. Seran, mba (hm); fehm Medical Consultants Chief Medical Officer Manager Accounts & Finance Dr. Neethu Mohan, ms Dr. B. Manohar Babu, ms Sakthivel Dr. Madhuri, ms, dnb IT & Systems Dr. V. Prasanna, ms, fico CATARACT & UVEA SERVICES A. Kumaresan, bca Dr. Nithila EG Paul, do, dnb Chief Dr. Preethi G, dnb Dr. B. Manohar Babu, ms ARAVIND-CHENNAI UVEA SERVICES RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES Medical Consultant Medical Consultants Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eliza Anthony, dnb Dr. K. Hemalatha, ms Dr. S. Aravind, ms, mba Dr. Salian Romit Ratankar, ms ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY AND RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES OCULAR ONCOLOGY SERVICES CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY Chief Medical Consultants Medical Consultants Dr. Anand Rajendran, dnb, frcs Dr. Jayashree, do, dnb Dr. J. Anuja, ms, Medical Consultants Dr. Gayatri Fulse, do, dnb Dr. Lokeshwari, ms Dr. Karthik Srinivasan, ms Dr. Anupama Joy, do, dnb Dr. Nikhil Jain, do, dnb Dr. Prabhu Baskaran, ms, dnb Dr. Indu G, ms NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY GLAUCOMA SERVICES Dr. Chainani Ritesh Mohan, dnb SERVICES Medical Consultants Medical Consultant Dr. Sapna Sinha, ms INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT Dr. Nirmala Devy, do Dr. Pavithra S, ms SERVICES Dr. Bhramaramba Banagar, ms Chief GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY Dr. Haripriya Aravind, ms Medical Consultants GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY Medical Consultants Dr. Anuradha, dnb SERVCIES Dr. Sudha Palaniappan,doms,dnb,fico Dr. Aarthy, ms Medical Consultants Dr. Prashant Gupta, ms Dr. Hasini, ms Dr. M. Lavanya, ms Dr. Keerthi Duggineni, ms Dr. Jayasudha, do Dr. Vempati VSN Jyothi, ms ANAESTHETIST Dr. Keerthana, ms Dr. Jacintha, dnb, da Dr. Uma, ms CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY Dr. Malligarjun B, ms SERVICES PHYSICIANS Dr. Priya R, do Chief Dr. Joeimon, md, dmm Dr. Abirami Priyadharshini M, do Dr. K. Tiruvengada Krishnan, dnb Dr. J.P. Janish Prabhakar, mbbs Medical Consultants MICROBIOLOGY Dr. M. Divya, ms ADMINISTRATION Medical Consultant Dr. Seema Ramakrishnan,do,dnb,fico Manager-Finance & Insurance Dr. Suneetha V, md Dr. Chetana Lingam, ms P. Poobalan, b.com IT & Systems Ajmal Hussain, bca, dce 69
ARAVIND-TIRUPATI ADMINISTRATION ARAVIND-UDUMALPET Manager-Administration & Finance Chief Medical Officer K. Kesava Kumar, b.sc. b.ed, l.l.b, Medical Consultants Dr. S. Ashok Vardhan, do, dnb Manager-Patient Care Dr. Jebinth Brayan, ms Damien Jacob, mba Dr. Duggirala Varun, ms RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES Manager-Camp & Liaisonning Dr. Vanathi N, dnb Medical Consultants Officer Dr. Vijayevarshcini D, dnb Dr. Y. C. Venugopal Reddy, ms N.S. Ravi, m.sc., hdc Manager-Office Dr. Upendra Babu, ms Manager-Maintenance V. Mouna Gurusamy Dr. A. Joash Rijey, dnb Venkateswarulu Thota, b.tech ARAVIND-KOVILPATTI INTRAOCULAR LENS & CATARACT (civil) SERVICES IT & Systems Medical Consultant Medical Consultant M. Sankar, b.tech Dr. P.R.Aswin, ms Dr. Preeti Mohanty, ms, dnb Dr. A J. Anju, do ARAVIND-TIRUPUR Manager - Office & Accounts CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY A. Chandran, b.com SERVICES Medical Consultants Medical Consultants Dr. Priyanka R, ms Aravind Integrated Dr. V. Raj Yeshwanth, ms Dr. Arthi Sheryl Rasquinha, ms Eye Bank Services Dr. Biswajit Baral, ms Dr. Deepa, dnb (AIEBS) PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ARAVIND-DINDIGUL Director ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES Dr. M. Srinivasan, ms, do, fams Chief Medical Consultants Dr. Sathya T. Ravilla, ms Dr. M. Sivadarshan, ms ROTARY ARAVIND Medical Consultant Dr. R. Vigneshwar, ms INTERNATIONAL EYE BANK, Dr. Mahima Bankar, ms Dr. V.R. Saranya, ms MADURAI Manager GLAUCOMA SERVICES R. Balasubramani, m.sc Technical Director Chief Dr. Lalitha Prajna, md, dnb Dr. S. Ashok Vardhan, do, dnb ARAVIND-TUTICORIN Medical Director Designee Medical Consultants Dr. Manoranjan Das, dnb Dr. Sreenath, do, dnb Medical Consultants Manager Dr. Keerthi Gayam, dnb Dr. G. Anitha, do, dnb D. Saravanan, msw, m.phil, mba (hr) Dr. S. Kanimozhi, ms GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY Manager-Patient Care & pgdc SERVICES Administration Medical Officers N. Mohammed Ghouse, mba ROTARY ARAVIND EYE BANK, Dr. P. Santosh, do Manager-Office TIRUNELVELI Dr. D.V. Navaneetha, dnb A. Nammalvar, b.sc Dr. P. Bhuvan Kalyan, ms Medical Director Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, ms, do ANAESTHETIST Medical Director Designee Dr. M. Sajith, md Dr. V. Anitha, dnb, faico PHYSICIANS Dr. Bollu Keerthi, md Dr. Borra Prashanti, md 70
ARAVIND-IOB EYE BANK, Aravind Medical MICROBIOLOGY COIMBATORE Research Foundation Clinician Scientists Dr. Lalitha Prajna, md, dnb Medical Director President Dr. S.R. Rathinam, fams, ph.d Dr. V. Narendran, do, dnb Ramalingaswami Fellow Medical Director Designee Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, ms, fams Dr. Swagata Ghosh, m.sc, ph.d Dr. Anitha Raghavan, do, frcs (g) Vice President BIOINFORMATICS ARAVIND EYE BANK Scientist ASSOCIATION OF Dr. G. Natchiar, ms, do Dr. D. Bharanidharan, m.sc, ph.d PONDICHERRY Secretary & Treasurer PATHOLOGIST Medical Director Dr. R. Shanthi, md Dr. N. Shivananda, ms Dr. R. Kim, do, dnb Medical Director Designee Aurolab Dr. V. Rajesh, ms Director-Research Lions Aravind Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Institute of Community m.sc, ph.d Ophthalmology Advisor-Research Grant Administrator Ln. N.A.K. Gopalakrishnaraja, mjf Prof. VR. Muthukkaruppan, Executive Director Thulasiraj Ravilla, mba m.sc, ph.d Senior Faculty B.S. Ganesh Babu, m.com MOLECULAR GENETICS Managing Director - Emeritus R. Meenakshi Sundaram, mhm V. Vijayakumar, msw, m.phil Senior Scientist Dr. P. Balakrishnan, be, ph.d R. Suresh Kumar, ma, pgdhm Dr. P. Sundaresan, m.sc, ph.d Sanil Joseph, mha, m.sc Managing Director Dhivya Ramasamy, mba Scientist Mohammed Gowth, ma, pgdhm Dr. A. Vanniarajan, m.sc, ph.d R.D. Sriram, be Faculty A. Syed Ali, ma Division Manager-Pharmaceuticals D. Yesunesan, msw B. Udayakumar, msw IMMUNOLOGY & STEM CELL V. Venkatesa Kannan, m.sc, pgdpmir Administrator G. Krishna Veni, m.sc BIOLOGY Division Manager-Intraocular Lens Scientists R. Sundara Ganesh, be Prof. VR. Muthukkaruppan, Division Manager-Suture Needle m.sc, ph.d R.K. Ramnath, be Dr. Gowripriya Chidambaranathan, Division Manager-Surgical Blade m.sc, ph.d S. Saravanan, be Ramalingaswami Fellow Division Manager- Equipment Dr. Anwar Azad P, m.sc, ph.d Dinesh. B.R., me Marketing Manager-Exports OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY N. Vishnu Prasad, mhm, mba Scientist Marketing Manager-Domestic Dr. S. Senthilkumari, m.pharm, ph.d S. Sivanand, b.sc, mba PROTEOMICS Manager-Regulatory Affairs Director R. Krishna Kumar, b.pharm, ms Prof. K. Dharmalingam, m.sc, ph.d Senior Manager-Human Resources Scientists Dr. J. Jeya Maheshwari, m.sc, ph.d S. Chandrasekaran, b.sc., m.l.m, Dr. O.G. Ram Prasad, m.sc, ph.d Dr. Daipayan Banerjee, b.tech., ph.d p.g.d.p.m.i.r. Associate Faculty Manager-Human Resources Dr. Siddharth Narendran, ms V. Swetha, mba Manager-IT & Systems K.R. Sankar, m.sc Production Supervisor L. Lingammal 71
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