Sankara Nethralaya. A Mission For Vision

 
The Madras Medical College, one of the premier medical institutes in the country, as part of its 175th anniversary celebrations honoured its alumni who have rendered yeomen service to society. Chairman Emeritus Dr. SS Badrinath was recognized by his alma mater as a life time achiever for the remarkable services rendered by him as an [...]

(from left) Mr. S Narayanan, VRF Manager, Dr. HN Madhavan, President, VRF, Dr. P. Balaram, Director IISc and Mr. Mohan Das, Registrar, IISc following the signing of an MoU between the institutes.
Sankara Nethralaya and the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, have joined hands to pursue research and academic interests in engineering and sciences. Under a [...]

Through data acquired over the last 25 years, Dr. Ravindra D Bapat spoke at length on the need to look for alternatives in the Ayurvedic system of medicine at the annual Sri. V. Venugopal Endowment lecture at Sankara Nethralaya on February 6, 2010. While the modern scientific medicine continues to appeal to the scientific enquiring [...]

An ‘Executive Vision Clinic’ was inaugurated at the Olympia Park, Guindy on February 4, 2010.
Functioning from Monday to Saturday, the clinic will offer counselling on computer vision syndrome apart from regular ophthalmic examination. Those who need further treatment will be referred to the CU Shah Sankara Nethralaya hospital at St. Thomas Mount, Chennai.
 
Sankara Nethralaya Chairman [...]

Expert ophthalmic opinion coupled with competitions for students and a walk to highlight the importance of paediatric ophthalmology was part of the two-day awareness programme conducted recently by the Elite School of Optometry (ESO) and CU Shah Sankara Nethralaya. 
Held on January 23 and 24, the awareness programme was attended by over 600 people, including around [...]

The presence of Information Technology, in today’s day and age, has not only fastened the pace at which operations take place but has also brought about a marked improvement in the quality of services.     
In India, and elsewhere, one such area which has benefited from IT applications is the healthcare sector. Sankara Nethralaya, one of India’s [...]

Eminent epigraphist and Tamil scholar Shri. Iravadham Mahadevan has been selected for this year’s Ayyan Tiruvalluvar award. The award, which carries Rs. 1 lakh and a gold medal, is given every year to Tamil scholars, poets, social and cultural activists.
Through the Vidyasagar Educational Trust, established in memory of his son Vidyasagar, Shri. Iravadham Mahadevan made [...]

Smt. Sulochana Amma and Dr. Vasanthi Badrinath, Director, Clinical Laboratory, Sankara Nethralaya, at the rededication of the Sri. Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory on December 31, 2009.
Following its renovation, the Sri. Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory was rededicated by Smt. Sulochana Amma, wife of (late) Sri. Nathella Sampathu Chetty Garu, on December 31, 2009 at [...]

Anaesthesiologists from leading Indian eye institutes have come together to establish a one-of-its kind forum — the Ophthalmic Forum of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (OFISA).
Inaugurated by Prof. Chris Dodds, Academic Department of Anaesthesia, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK, at Sankara Nethralaya on December 27, 2009, OFISA is affiliated to the Indian Society of [...]

Owing to public demand, Navasuja Sankara Nethralaya conducted a screening and counselling for senior citizens (above 60 years) on December 27, 2009. Around 100 people were screened and counseled and 74 people were referred to undergo further medical examination.
All those who came were tested for distance & near vision. Apart from checking the eye pressure, [...]