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Orbis India Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 3
Vol. 4 Issue 3 Jul | Aug | Sep 2018 Orbis India publishes a quarterly newsletter spotlighting Orbis’ activities and events, latest news from partner institutions, upcoming events and inspiring stories along the Orbis journey. We welcome you to browse, read and share this!
From the Director’s Desk
Greetings from Orbis!
As I write, it dawned upon me that we are inching towards the end of the year. We have had a
wonderful 2018 so far and an eventful quarter that we bring to you in this issue.
It was great to have all our partners come together for the Annual Orbis India Partners’ Meet in
Indore and deliberate on ’Quality in Training’ along with renowned Neuro-ophthalmologist and
Director of Education at ICO, Dr. Karl Golnik. This year, we also welcomed our partners from
Nepal and Indonesia.
This has been a quarter of achievements for our partners. We would like to congratulate Sankara
Nethralaya for 40 years of service and are immensely thankful for their contribution to the eye
health ecosystem in India and around the world. Congratulations to Dr. Ashi for being recognized
as the Woman Ophthalmologist of the Year at Ophthall 2018. And a huge shout out to all the Eye
Health Heroes 2018. I hope we continue the good work and create a lasting
impact in the lives of individuals and communities we work with.
Dr. Rahul Ali
Country Director - India
Orbis
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Annual Orbis India Partners’ Meet 2018
The Partners’ Meet is an annual event which we and our partners greatly look forward to. This year, the
meet was hosted by our partner Choithram Netralaya, Indore. We discussed, reflected and learned
about ‘Quality in Training’, somethings that is very close to our heart at Orbis. The deliberations were
led by Dr. Karl Golnik, Neuro-ophthalmologist at the University of Cincinnati and the ICO Director of
Education. For the very first time, it was a regional meet attended by our partners from India, Nepal and
Indonesia. A CME was also held in collaboration with the Indore Divisional Ophthalmological Society.
(IDOS) and attended by ophthalmologists and residents from in and around Indore.
Sankara Nethralaya celebrates its 40th Foundation Day
We congratulate Sankara Nethralaya (SN) for completing 40 years in eye care. The hospital recently
celebrated its foundation day at Sri VD.Swami Auditorium. Recognized for its high-quality patient care,
medical research, teaching and training in ophthalmic subspecialties, SN is one of Orbis’s Pediatric
Ophthalmology Learning and Training Center (POLTC) since 2001. The POLTC at SN has trained
numerous ophthalmologists, optometrists, anesthetists and nurses over the years from India and
abroad. We laud SN, a Centre of Excellence, for its exemplary contribution to the field of eye care.
During the celebration the ‘Sankara Nethralaya Anthem’ or theme song was launched.
Look who visited us!
We had two special visitors from Qatar – Dr. Faisal Naqadan, Lead Ophthalmologist, Hamad Medical
Corporation in Qatar and Dr. Mohammed Al-Hajri, Director of Emergency Preparedness And Response
Department, Qatar Ministry of Public Health. Both visited H.V. Desai Eye Hospital, Pune and Aravind
Eye Hospital, Madurai where we are currently implementing REACH—Refractive Error Among
Children, an innovative model for school eye health. It included visits to screening programs at schools
as well as Vision Centers and beneficiary homes. A film was also shot on the initiative of Qatar in
fighting blindness through the Qatar Creating Vision program in India. This will be screened at the
World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2018 which will be held in Doha this November.
Study shows a simple pair of glasses can boost productivity and reduce poverty
Orbis, in collaboration with Clearly and other organizations, conducted a study involving 750, mostly
female, tea pickers in Assam which showed that the daily weight of tea picked by those given glasses
increased by over five kilos, translating into increased income for them and their families. The
PROSPER (PROductivity Study of Presbyopia in Rural-dwellers) trial found that a $1.80 pair of reading
glasses improved productivity by 22% over a three-month period. The results were even more profound
in the over-50 age group with a 32% increase in productivity. This represents the largest ever recorded
productivity increase from any health intervention.
Kudos to the Eye Health Heroes
of 2018
Like every year, this year too, IAPB
recognized champions in eye health as
Eye Health Heroes. We would like to
congratulate all the Eye Health Heroes
for their efforts and contribution. We
would like to take this opportunity to
congratulate some of our partners: Dr.
R.C. Paul, Founder and Secretary,
Susrut Eye Foundation & Research
Centre, Mr. Ganesh Babu, Senior
Manager – Systems & IT, Aravind Eye
Care System, Dr Kaushik Murali,
Pediatric ophthalmologist, Sankara Eye
Foundation and Mr. Bikash Chandra
Mohanta (awarded posthumously),
Administrator Public Eye Health, L.V.
Prasad Eye Institute for receiving the
prestigious title.
Orbis joint winner of photo competition
Orbis has completed 20 years in Ethiopia and while we celebrate our efforts there, we had more good
news pouring in! Geoff Oliver Bugbee, Visual Communications Consultant at Orbis, had taken a picture
of a child facing trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) in Ethiopia which won a photo
competition held by the NTD NGO Network (NNN) and Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
at the NNN Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is indeed fair to say ‘A picture is worth a
thousand words’.
VISION 2020 INDIA’S Board Meeting held at the Orbis office
The 59th VISION 2020 INDIA Board Meeting was held at the Orbis office in Gurgaon and was attended
by Dr. Sangeeta Abrol, DDG(O), National Program For Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment,
Phanindra Babu Nukella, CEO VISION 2020 INDIA along with other board members from Dr. R P
Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, INGOs working for eye health, eye hospitals and industry partners. It
was our pleasure to meet the leaders of the Indian ophthalmic fraternity under one roof!
Orbis’ first live video consultation with a doctor in Syria
It is overwhelming to see two doctors across borders work together. Cybersight, our telemedicine
platform allows us to reach out to people who cannot be accessed through conventional means. Dr.
Daniel Neely, one of our Volunteer Faculty members held a live video consultation with a doctor in Syria
through Cybersight. He discussed four complex cases with Dr. Wael Hamoudeh from Almouassat
University Hospital in Damascus, which continues to operate despite ongoing conflict. Dr. Hamoudeh
has been an avid participant in Cybersight, submitting consult cases, taking courses and attending live
webinars. Kudos to Team Cybersight! For more webinars: https://cybersight.org/lectures/
Congratulations Dr. Ashi
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Ashi Khurana, Vice-Chairman, C.L. Gupta
Eye Institute (CLGEI) and Head of Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, for receiving the Woman
Ophthalmologist of the Year Award. She was recognized for her work in eye care at Ophthall 2018
which was held at Chennai. It has been our pleasure working with CLGEI and Dr. Ashi over the last few
years strategizing and implementing the CLGEI - Orbis Comprehensive Childhood Blindness Project in
the state of Uttar Pradesh. Congratulations Dr. Ashi!
Stories along the
Orbis journey!
One-year-old Ahil had cataract (clouding of the lens of the eye) in his left eye.
Often he would cry and his parents would not be able to tell what was bothering
him. One day, someone from Ahil’s extended family, had paid a visit and pointed
out that Ahil had an eye problem – he seemed to have a white layer in his eye.
Ahil’s cataract was removed at Orbis partner hospital, Susrut Eye Foundation &
Research Centre. His wary parents were content when Ahil serenely lay on their
lap after coming out of the operation room. They were glad that Ahil would not
grow up to suffer with what they called a “defective eye.”
October 25, 2018
Ophthalmology Innovation Summit, Chicago, USA
October 27 - 30, 2018
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2018, Chicago, USA
November 02 - 03, 2018
International Conference on Eye and Vision, Ohio, USA
November 02 - 04, 2018
53rd Annual Conference of Uttar Pradesh State Ophthalmological Society, Kanpur, India
November 16 - 17, 2018
19th Global Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan
November 16 - 18, 2018
“HOA Vista 2018” Hyderabad Ophthalmology Congress & Exhibition, Hyderabad, India
November 23 - 25, 2018
“Drishti 2018” 45th Annual Conference of the Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons, Kannur, India
November 26 - 28, 2018
27th European Ophthalmology Congress, Dublin, Ireland
Upcoming events
November 27 - 29, 2018
2nd International Colloquium on Intraocular Inflammation, Tel Aviv, Isreal
November 29 - December 02, 2018
“VRSI – 2018,” Annual Conference of Vitreo Retinal Society of India, Jaipur, India
November 30 - December 02, 2018
“Keracon – 2018” 6th National Meeting of Cornea Society of India, New Delhi, India
December 04 - 07, 2018
2018 PAO Congress, Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, Pasay City, Philippines
December 07 - 09, 2018
57th Annual Meeting of Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society (JRVS), Kyoto, Japan
December 21 - 23, 2018
3rd Annual Conference of Women Ophthalmologists Society, Hyderabad, India
January 19 - 25, 2019
Hawaiian Eye & Retina 2019, Hawaii, USA
February 14 - 17, 2019
“AIOC 2019” 77th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society, Indore, India
Upcoming events
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Orbis is a leading global non-governmental organization that has been a pioneer in the prevention and treatment of blindness for over 30 years. Orbis transforms lives by providing the skills, resources and knowledge needed to deliver accessible quality eye care. Working in collaboration with local partners, Orbis provides hands-on training, strengthens eye care infrastructure and advocates for the prioritization of eye health on public health agendas. In India, the focus is specially on children, where Orbis has established the world’s largest network of Children’s Eye Centers: 33 centers across 17 states.
When we can see, it can be easy to take our vision for granted. But giving vision to someone who doesn’t have it is life-changing. And we change lives!
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