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LVPEI observes World Retinoblastoma Week |
| L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) commemorated Seventh World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 12th – 18th May, 2013, with activities aimed to bring public focus on Retinoblastoma, the eye cancer that can occur in any child, but is curable if diagnosed early. In the light of the Seventh World Retinoblastoma Week, ..... |
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LVPEI celebrates Nurses day |
| On the eve of International Nurse’s day (IND) a grand cultural program was organized at the Patodia Auditorium of the Kallam Anji Reddy Campus. Nurses renewed their oath of service and also participated in various cultural programs. International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on 12 May every year, to mark the contributions nurses make to society. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has been celebrating this day since 1965. In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing. To summarize the role of nurses, it is worth recalling the words of William Osler who said, “The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.” |
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LVPEI Bhubaneswar Gets NABH Accreditation |
| LVPEI's Bhubaneswar campus has been awarded accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). The accreditation is effective from 10th May 2013 after the final assessment by the Accreditation Committee. This is the second LVPEI campus to be accredited by NABH. |
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Dr Subho on TVST Editorial Board |
| Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti is appointed to the Editorial Board of Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST) as of May 8, 2013. |
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Sheeladevi's article on MDlinx |
| S Sheeladevi's article 'Impact of a district-wide diabetes prevention programme involving health education for children and the community' in Health Education Journal was featured on MDlinx.com on 6th May 2013 |
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LVPEI signs MoU with NISER |
| An MoU was signed between L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar and NISER (National Institute of Science, Education and Research, Dept. of Atomic Energy) Bhubaneswar on 23rd April 2013. The MoU was signed by Dr. T. Chandrasekhar (Director, NISER) and Dr. Sujata Das (Director, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar) in the presence of Dr. Taraprasad Das, Vice Chairman, LVPEI Network, and Dr. Aparna Rao, Head, Glaucoma Services, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. Several other faculty members from both the Institutions and students of NISER were present on this occasion. This MoU will lead to the undertaking of joint projects of common interests, and utilizing the facilities, expertise of both the Institutions specific to the collaborative areas. |
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CAVU's film makes it to New Hope Film Festival |
| The film “Surya Prakash - A Journey Through Life and Art” - a documentary produced by the CAVU unit at LVPEI has been accepted into the 2013 4th Annual New Hope Film Festival, in New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA. The film directed by Sisir Sahana is scheduled for screening on July 20th at Stephen J Buck Memorial Theater in New Hope. |
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LVPEI launches new initiatives –“Next-25” |
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L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) announced on 19th April 2013 its Strategic Initiatives for the Next 25 years at an event presided at by Sri M M Pallam Raju, Hon. Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India. Dr Gullapalli N Rao, LVPEI’s Founder and Chair, said that the initiatives, “Are a progression of the institute’s measure of expertise, best practices and cutting-edge capabilities accumulated over the past 25 years of dedicated service in the elimination of avoidable blindness”. The new initiatives comprise the following:
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First Ever Cheaper, Easier, Regenerative Treatment for Corneal Blindness |
| "Simplifying corneal surface regeneration using a biodegradable synthetic membrane and limbal tissue explants" a collaborative effort between LVPEI and the University of Sheffield, funded by the Wellcome Trust, was published in the journal ‘Biomaterials’ via an electronic version on April 15, 2013. The authors are Pallavi Deshpande, Charanya Ramachandran, Farshid Sefat, Indumathi Mariappan, Claire Johnson, Robert McKean, Melanie Hannah, Virender S Sangwan, Frederik Claeyssens, Anthony J Ryan and Sheila MacNeil. The publication announces a breakthrough cheaper technique to restore vision for blindness due to chemical burns. |
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Successful Placement of Visually Challenged Clients |
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LVPEI’s rehab centre facilitated assistive ‘IT’ services for some of its visually challenged clients enabling them to successfully find suitable employment opportunities. As a feather in the cap, some of the clients, such as Anand Rao, Misha, Reshma,Sai Sudha and Chetana have also been placed as probationary officers in the banking sector. |
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