March 2011

An eye-opening journey

The 2010 graduating class of Optometry students from the International University College of Technology Twintech (IUCTT), Malaysia had the experience of a lifetime when they were posted to India for a two-week internship at Sankara Nethralaya. Sujata Tan and Paulvinne Tan recount the experience. Read more…

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Lifetime Achievement award for Dr. Badrinath

Chairman Emeritus Dr. SS Badrinath was presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala in recognition of his pioneering work in ophthalmology. The award was presented at the Prof. M. Viswanathan Gold Medal Oration 2010 under the aegis of the MV Hospital for Diabetes held in Chennai on March 13, 2011. “Non-communicable […]

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Dr. Alim Memorial Oration Award for Dr. Biswas

Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Director, uveitis and ocular pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, was awarded the “Dr. Alim Memorial Oration Award 2011” at the 10th biennial conference of the SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology and the 38th Annual National Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh (OSB) held at Dhaka from March 5-8, 2011.  Dr. Biswas delivered a talk […]

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Remembering & honoring friends of Sankara Nethralaya

An old lady donating her savings to a cause rather than to the temple at Tirupathi; the numeorus benefit concerts rendered by the legendary MS Subbulakshmi in aid of Sankara Nethralaya; a bereaved father setting up an institute at Sankara Nethralaya in memory of his son … these and many more acts of generosity that […]

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