Sankara Nethralaya. A Mission For Vision

Ophthalmic Nursing & Medical Lab Technology
Sankara Nethralaya and its Medical Research Foundation are inviting applications from successful Plus Two candidates for two courses: Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing, and B.Sc in Medical Lab Technology.
The Opthalmic Nursing diploma course will enable students to gain skills and knowledge that will find them jobs attending to the eye care [...]

Scientists are developing smart and sleek bionic spectacles. The spectacles, they say could soon be on sale and help hundreds of thousands of blind people in the world experience the gift of sight.
The “smart spectacles”, being developed by a scientific team at the Oxford University in the United Kingdom, uses minuscule cameras and a pocket [...]

While retaining its superior expertise in medical techniques, it is absolutely essential for medical practitioners to ensure care for all, S.S. Badrinath, Chairman-Emeritus, Sankara Nethralaya, said.
Speaking at a function organised by Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University to celebrate University Day and Doctors Day, Dr. Badrinath said while China was ahead of India in many [...]

Sankara Nethralaya has invited applications for two-year ophthalmic nursing assistant diploma course.
The qualified nursing assistants will work alongside ophthalmologists in wards, operation theatres, intensive care units and outpatient department.
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There has been a growth of corporate hospitals with specialized healthcare system. Many corporate organizations have plans to build state-of-art hospitals. These mega hospitals would require specialized manpower to oversee their management. MBA healthcare professionals are trained for this specialized responsibility.
Healthcare operations call for specialization, team work and time-bound operations in a multi-tasking environment. Thus [...]

Sankara Nethralaya is a not-for-profit institution which provides expert ophthalmic care. Their excellent management system, good pool of human resources and state of the art technology, have facilitated their growth nationally and internationally.
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Medical Council of India (MCI) is all set to send doctors back to lecture halls, failing which they would lose their license to practice.
According to the new rules, which will be announced on Tuesday, MCI is planning to make it mandatory for all doctors to attend 30 hours of continuing medical education (CME) every five [...]

As research into regenerative therapies gains focus across the world, the government has decided to give a booster dose to stem cell-related studies and banking through a regulation. For this, a high-level committee has been formed for monitoring clinical trials and enforcing ethical guidelines.
The committee will have the responsibility to examine the scientific, technical, ethical, [...]

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals today said it has discovered a new drug molecule which can treat blood and lymph cancer, besides inflammatory disorders.
The novel biological entity, (NBE) ‘GBR 401’, was discovered by the company’s Switzerland-based arm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SA, the company said in a statement.
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Sankara Nethralaya, a Chennai-based hospital that offers cutting edge eye treatment to people and follows a pay or free model, is worth emulating in the state.
The seed capital for starting the trust-run hospital was given by Gujarati philanthropist C U Shah.
Director of research of Sankara Nethralaya Gopal Ligam said that the hospital has successfully modeled [...]