Sankara Nethralaya. A Mission For Vision

Dr. Rajeswari Mahadevan, in charge of the Department of Contact Lenses at Sankara Nethralaya, has been awarded a PhD in optometry. Dr.  Rajeswari completed her PhD on the topic “study of Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenswearers for Keratoconus & Contact Lens Fitting Methods in Irregular Cornea’s” under the supervision and guidance of Dr.Prema Padmanabhan Director [...]

The Srirangam Srimad Andavan Asramam honoured Sankara Nethralaya’s founder and Chairman Emeritus, Dr.SS Badrinath, with the Seva Rathna on April 10, 2011 at a function held in Chennai.
Dr. Badrinath was presented the award in recognition of his relentless battle to eradicate blindness, his leadership and pioneering role in providing quality and affordable eye care and [...]

The Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS) conducted a national symposium entitled ’Contemporary Trends in Biological and Pharmaceutical Research’ from March 12 – 13, 2011 at its premises in Pilani.
A total of 100 posters and 10 oral presentations in the field of biology and pharmacy were presented at the two-day symposium.
Ms. Vidhya S, senior [...]

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 diseases [...]

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 [...]

Chairman Emeritus Dr. SS Badrinath was awarded the AIMA-Public Service Excellence Award on February 21, 2011 on the occasion of the 55th Foundation Day of the All-India Management Association (AIMA).
Every year AIMA commemorates its Foundation Day by recognizing the contribution of professionals from various fields and presents awards to renowned personalities for their unprecedented and [...]

Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas has been awarded the AIOS award (comprehensive ophthalmology) for the overall best paper read at the Comprehensive Ophthalmology sessions at the 69th Annual Conference of the All-India Ophthalmological Society held from February 3-6, 2011 at Ahmedabad.
His paper was titled “Ophthalmic Telepathology: Concept and Practice – FP9”

Sankara Nethralaya has been awarded the ICICI Lombard-CNBC TV 18 Health care awards for best ophthalmic hospital. The Health Care Awards, which recognizes and honours India’s best healthcare providers, were selected after a comprehensive judging process and evaluation by an eminent jury. The awards were presented by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare [...]

Dr. SS Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus, Sankara Nethralaya, was awarded an honorary degree — the Doctor of Science (D. Sc.) — from the University of Missouri, US, on December 18, 2010 at the University’s Honors Ceremony. The award is one of the highest academic tributes that the University of Missouri awards to recognize the achievements of [...]

Ms. Vidya Srinivasan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Vision Research Foundation, was awarded the prestigious B.S. Narasinga Rao Award, in Clinical Biochemistry, for her poster presentation, at The Society of Biological Chemists meet held at IISc, Bangalore from December 13-15, 2010.
The poster on “Adiponectin: a therapeutic target for diabetic retinopathy” is [...]