Sankara Nethralaya News
Niche ophthalmic facility springs to a vibrant start
The highly prestigious and one of its kind, Uvea department at Sankara Nethralaya got off to an auspicious launch on Sunday, 30th March 2014 at the 4th floor of the Sri Venugopal Block, Sankara Nethralaya Main campus with the lighting of the traditional lamp by Dr.Soumya Swaminathan, Director, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis and […]
A highly principled policeman shares his principles for success
Sankara Nethralaya was graced by Shri Sivanandhan the former DGP of Maharashtra, a morally upright and fearless man, a man who had risked his life and limbs in fulfilling the call of duty in the most extraordinary situations, a policeman who rose to the occasion not only in reviving and maintaining law and order and […]
The 13th Dr E.Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific session
The Dr E.Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific Session the annual session on vision science and optometry conducted by the Elite School of Optometry entered its 13th session in March 2014. This year the session had two days of events with the Contact lens pre-conference symposium on the 15th March and the 13th Dr. E. V. Memorial Scientific […]
Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Mission Trust Inc, USA reaches its message across to the youth of the nation
The Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust as part of its ongoing efforts towards reaching out and educating the public on Sankara Nethralaya and its mission and objectives and raising funds in the USA for its community ophthalmology initiatives in India, sponsored the immensely popular inter-collegiate dance competition organized by MAYURI on the 1st of March 2014 […]
A distinguished observer and commentator of politics and economics shares his views at Sankara Nethralaya
A talk by eminent economist and renowned journalist Shri Swaminathan S.Anklesaria Aiyar was organized by Sankara Nethralaya on the 10th of March 2014 at the Sri VD.Swami Auditorium as part of its ongoing knowledge acquisition initiative for its members and well wishers through interaction with experts in various fields leading to a broader understanding of […]
The Madras Round Table – 1 reiterates its commitment to eradicating blindness in the country
The Madras Round Table -1 and its illustrious member Shri Arvind Swami are no new faces to the Sankara Nethralaya family, the service organization and its large hearted member have been old friends of the institution and have been consistently supporting its cause for many years. The Madras Round Table -1 celebrated its 55th glorious […]
Quality eye care rolls by road to the closed communities of rural Tamil Nadu
The Mobile Eye Surgical Unit, Sankara Nethralaya’s operation theatre on wheels took off on yet another sojourn of relief and care to the underprivileged citizens living in the backward and interiors pockets of the State. The Outdoor Eye Care team comprising of Dr P.S. Rajesh, Senior Consultant, V.Sivakumar, Administrator, Jaslok Community Ophthalmology Center, Shri Chandra […]
Asian American Resource Centre, Austin, Texas honours an old friend and well wisher of Sankara Nethralaya
In what could be a fitting 70th year anniversary gift to a man who has given his best to the country of his birth and the country he chose to make his second home, the prestigious Asian American Resource Centre honoured Shri Sam Sockalingam Kannappan an old friend of Sankara Nethralaya and a driving force […]
Seeds of effort sown by OM Trustee bear fruit
The American Association for Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) has been a long time friend of Sankara Nethralaya and a supporter of its cause. The members of the Long Island chapter of the AAPI responded most generously to a presentation of Sankara Nethralaya’s future plans and cost free community ophthalmology initiatives and earnest appeal for […]
XI Dr.Nagamani Dharmapuri Endowment Lecture
In what could be construed as an unmistakable sign of its growing relevance the Dr. Nagamani Dharmapuri Endowment Lecture the high level talk on pediatric ophthalmology conducted annually by Sankara Nethralaya found a prestigious co-sponsor for its xi edition in the Madras Ophthalmological Association the eminent ophthalmic body. Delivering the welcome address Dr. Jameel Rizwana […]