June 2010
NTR’s kin pledge eyes to SN
Mr. K.R.V. Prasada Rao, brother-in-law of (late) N.T. Rama Rao, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and his wife Ms. K. Lakshmi Prasad pledged their eyes to Sankara Nethralaya on June 21, 2010. The eye donation pledge form was received by Chairman Emeritus Dr. S.S.Badrinath. Dr. N. Radhika spoke about corneal blindness on the […]
Special preview of Raavanan
A special preview of Raavanan, the much-awaited Mani Ratnam flick, was held on June 17, 2010, towards supporting Sankara Nethralaya’s community services. Reliance Big Pictures, which has co-produced the film, graciously agreed to hold a special preview of Raavanan in Chennai to support Sankara Nethralaya’s vision for mission. Over 100 donor passes were given to […]
SN fellow performs VR surgery in Afghanistan
March 31, 2010, was a red letter day not only for Dr. Hussein Frogh but also for his native Afghanistan. The 37-year old from Kabul completed his fellowship in clinical vitreo retinal diseases from Sankara Nethralaya and became the first in his country to do so. His feat was followed closely by his first vitreo […]
Remembering Mahaperiyava 117th Jayanthi celebrations at SN
The simplicity, austerity and great noble deeds of Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji (Mahaperiyava) were remembered on his 117th Jayanthi celebrations at Sankara Nethralaya on June 2, 2010. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, chief guest Mr. V. Shankar recalled the teachings of Mahaperiyava and his remarkable compassion towards humanity. Mr. Shankar urged the youth to […]
First Bangladesh Uvea Society meeting held
Dr. J. Biswas, Director, Uvea and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, participated at the first annual meeting of the Bangladesh Uvea Society on May 27, 2010 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Around 350 ophthalmologists participated at the inaugural session. Dr. Biswas spoke on the ‘Diagnostic and Therapeutic challenges in Uveitis,’ ‘Algorithm of Diagnostic management of choroiditis’ and ‘Brain […]
Eye camp at Uluberia
Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, in association with Skipper Steel Ltd. organized an eye camp on May 28 & 29, 2010 at Uluberia, Howrah, about 70 km away from Kolkata, West Bengal. Around 530 patients were screened out of which 28 were diagnosed with Cataract and were referred for surgery at the base hospital in Kolkata. As […]
Super speciality camp at Kenya
In a one-of-its kind matching grant project, the Rotary Club of Chennai Galaxy joined hands with its counterparts in Pakistan (Rotary International District 3270) and Kenya (Rotary Club of Muthaiga) to conduct a free eye camp at Nairobi, Kenya, from May 20 to May 27, 2010. Lending support towards this noble cause were two […]
‘Road to the Top’
Ehealth, the monthly magazine on healthcare, medical technologies and applications, in its May 2010 edition, has come up with a special feature on the ‘Road to the Top’ which highlights the life and times of India’s finest healthcare industry leaders. Among those featured are Sankara Nethralaya Chairman Emeritus Dr. SS Badrinath, Dr. Devi P Shetty, […]