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Pushkarlalji Tibrewala Public Lecture 2008
L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, and the O P Tibrewala Foundation held the Late Pushkarlalji Tibrewala Public Lecture 2008 and Award on August 25, 2008. The lecture was held to commemorate the eye donation fortnight that began on August 23, 2008. The guest speaker was Dr M Srinivasan, Director and Head of Cornea Services at the Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, and president of the Eye Bank Association of India.
Mr Om Prakash Tibrewala, industrialist, former District Lion Governor and former president of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry had initiated this lecture series in memory of his late father. Mr O P Tibrewala was present at the event and honored five persons who have been promoting eye donation in the twin cities. They were Mr Raghuram of the MOHAN Foundation (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network), Ln. Rajwant Singh Gulati, Ln. Dr A Divaker Rao of ADR Hospital, Mr Pankaj Sawla, Manav Mitra Samithi, Mr Kachhi Mitra Mandal and Mr Satish Modi, Dalera Foundation. Mr Tibrewala also honored the Ramayamma International Eye Bank team of LVPEI for their contribution to the hospital cornea retrieval program, which has successfully eliminated the waiting list for corneal transplants at LVPEI, Hyderabad.
The program was attended by over 160 people from all walks of life. The evening began with a high tea followed by Dr Srinivasan's talk on 'Eye Banking in India: problems and solutions.' Dr Srinivasan was presented with a plaque by Dr D Balasubramanian, Director - Research. Mr Tibrewala also felicitated Dr
Srinivasan.
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