The Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society’s Annual Convention was inaugurated recently in the city by the Honourable Health Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr.C.Vijaya Baskar, the society’s India Secretary General Dr.Amar Agarwal hailed Dr. SS.Badrinath’s role in blindness eradication and awarded him a Gold Medal for his contribution to ophthalmology on the occasion. Dr. SS.Badrinath was also among the honoured dignitaries who received the first copy of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s book ‘Transcendence – My spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji’ at a glittering book launch held at the Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi.