Sankara Nethralaya News
“Chief” planner and strategist in the battle against blindness inaugurates a new fortress in western India!
Nothing gives more joy to the man to whom eradication of blindness is the dream, vision and purpose of life than the opening of a new vision care facility and the joy becomes boundless when the new initiative is by an old student and friend of Sankara Nethralaya, driven by the same value sets and […]
Young Indian American sibling’s enthralling vocal concert takes compassion to “Lofty Heights”
The Srinivasans namely Shri Kumar Srinivasan a senior pharma professional and Srimathi Bhuvana Srinivasan a software programmer, settled for long in the Philadelphia area are great connoisseurs of Carnatic music, another common passion that the couple share is their empathy to Sankara Nethralaya’s cause and philosophy, hailing from Chennai they are well aware of Sankara […]
Chennaites spread ‘Cancer awareness’ through the ‘Marathon of Hope’
While Chennapatnam is cheerfully celebrating its 375th glorious year, the annual Terry Fox run at IIT Madras campus on Sunday, 24th Aug 2014 witnessed a gathering of over 25000 vivacious Chennaites, men, women, youngster and children expressing their solidarity – ‘’to spread awareness on Cancer’’ by participating in the ‘’Marathon of Hope’’, as espoused by […]
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy conducts an absorbing and informative session on “Advanced Diagnostics in Optometry Practice”
The fourth Continuing Optometric Education COE Nethra Vidya series 2014 was conducted on 10th of August 2014 at V.D Swami Auditorium. The topic of the session was Advanced Diagnostics in Optometry Practice. The gathering of Optometrists and students were welcomed by Anuja R Singh, HOD – Optometric Education, TSNA who stressed the importance of Diagnostics […]
Passion and fervour mark Nation’s 68th Independence Day celebrations at Sankara Nethralaya
The Sankara Nethralaya family woke up to a bright sunny Friday morning eagerly joined by a team of Management Maestros to unfurl the tricolour to the accompaniment of band and parade and devout delivery of the National Anthem, followed by the highly emotive invocation “Thaayin Manikodi Paarir”, by Dr.S. Meenakshi, Director, Academics. Welcoming the gathering, […]
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy commenced its Allied Health Science Courses for the academic year 2014 – 15
Ms Jerina R, Nursing Superintendent is briefing the salient features of nursing profession The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA is a forerunner and leader in the area of imparting healthcare and health management technology and draws its strength from its parent organizations, Sankara Nethralaya, the Medical Research Foundation, Chennai. TSNA commenced academic sessions for the academic […]
The Mobile Eye Surgical Unit (MESU) crosses a major landmark
It was a jubilant and momentous occasion for every member of the teams involved in developing and operating the Mobile Eye Surgical Units (MESU) the first of its kind operation theater on wheels, a medico engineering marvel developed jointly by IIT-Madras and Sankara Nethralaya, with a view to taking the most advanced cataract surgery totally […]
Jubilant members of the ‘Temple of the eye’ rejoice and salute their Chief architect’s recognition as ‘Outstanding Institution Builder’ by nation’s leading management body
It is said that awards and accolades find their way most to those who seek them the least. It was yet another befitting recognition to a man whose only goal was to build and develop an institution which would fulfill his dream of providing quality eye care, especially to those who cannot afford it and […]
Students from BITS centers from across the country get a fresh perspective of their subjects
The BITS Practice School-I Programme was conducted by the Vidyasagar Institute of Bio-Medical Science between 23rd May and 17th July 2014 at the Sankara Nethralaya main campus. A total of 10 students from different BITS campuses comprising 3 from BITS Pilani, 6 from BITS Hyderabad and 1 from BITS Goa participated in the same. The […]
The world’s leading marathon against cancer is round the corner, mark your calendars and make a mark in the fight against the killer disease
Get into your Keds, Spikes or a pair of sandals, be in your track/jog suits or just a pair of denims and t-Shirt but make sure to be there at the IIT-Madras for the ‘Terry Fox Run’ Chennai’s ‘Marathon of hope’ to outrun cancer, between 8:00am – 11:00am on Sunday 24th August 2014. Walk, jog, […]