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Inauguration of the Tirupur Branch “The Eye Foundation
& Thirumurthy Nethralaya”
The new premise of the Tirupur branch, “The Eye
Foundation and Thirumurthy Nethralaya” spread over 50,000 square
feet is an ultra modern facility with all the latest in Ophthalmic care.
This 5 storied building has good Out-patient and In-patient facilities
with a well equipped Laboratory to carry out thorough investigations.
In trend with the latest advances, THE EYE FOUNDATION at Tirupur covers
the whole gamut in Ophthalmology with focus on patient comforts, with
proper ambience and appropriate delivery systems. To name a few, the
latest Lasik treatment, Lasers for Retinal Diseases, Ocular Imaging,
Field Analysers, Operating Microscopes, Phacoemulsification and vitrectomy
units are all available at the new center. Under the able guidance of
Dr. D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director, The Eye foundation, headed by Dr.
J. Ravi, Sr. Consultant, the new hospital functions with Six highly
trained, dedicated ophthalmologists supported by a team of optometrists,
nursing, paramedical and administrative staff.
“Lightening of kuthuvilakku” by Shri
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Unveiling of the Plaque of the new premise”
by Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy
The new building was inaugurated on Thursday, the 9th
August, 2007 at 5.30 p.m. Shri. N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman&
Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited was present as the chief
guest and the meeting was presided over by Dr. S.S. Badrinath, Emeritus
Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. Shri. A. Sakthivel, President,
Tirupur Exporters Association was the guest of Honour.
Teachers Training Program
As a part of our community Out Reach Program, we have
felt the need to examine the eyes of the children, in whom the future
of the nation lies. Towards this end, we have been carrying out Free
Vision Screening at the schools situated in and around Coimbatore. The
Government of Tamil Nadu has now authorized and deputed our institution
to carry out the vision screening at all the High schools, Hr. Sec.
Schools and Government Aided Schools of the Coimbatore Corporation limit.
In this regard, “The Eye Foundation” planed to teach the
teachers deputed by the government authorities to carry out the preliminary
vision screening test at their respective schools and identify the defective
students. The hospital would thereafter extend further free treatment
required to all the students identified to have defects in their vision.
“Seated from left Mr. Muthusamy, District
Program Manager, DBCS, Dr. D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director, The Eye
Foundation, Mr. Venkatachalam, Mayor, Coimbatore Corporation & Mr.
Robert Karunakaran, Chief Education officer, Coimbatore Corporation
To launch this endeavor, The Eye Foundation has organized a Teachers
Training Program at the Hospital Auditorium on August 2nd, 2007 at 10
A.M. The program was inaugurated by the Mayor of the Coimbatore Corporation.
The other dignitaries included the Chief Education Officer, and the
District Education officer of the Coimbatore Corporation. The inaugural
function was followed by the training program to the teachers.
Techniques & Technology in Ophthalmology
A two day conference was organized at our hospital auditorium
on “Techniques & Technology in Ophthalmology” on 16th
& 17th June 2007. Around 30 stalwarts who have good track record
of excellence in their own field were carefully handpicked to deliver
lectures on various aspects of ophthalmology. Around 150 delegates from
different parts of the country actively took part in the conference.
The workshop encompassed in detail the challenges about the treatment
and its management in different clinical settings. The workshop aimed
at sharing maximum information with interactive sessions to ensure one
to one interaction and ensured excellent opportunity not only to the
students but also to the experienced ophthalmologist to brush up and
upgrade.
National Conference on “Total Cataract & Refractive
Solutions”
A 2 day National Conference on “Total Cataract & Refractive
Solutions” was held at The Eye Foundation on 10th & 11th of
March 2007.
17 Guest speakers from across the country came and nearly 200 delegates
converged for didactic lectures, live surgeries, extensive interactions
and wet labs.
Wet labs on Phaco and Phakic IOL provided delegates with hands on
experience. Breakfast session provided an excellent opportunity for
all delegates to have a one to one discussion with the experts on topics
of their choice.
All the sessions can be obtained in the DVD format by sending a Demand
Draft of Rs 750 drawn in favour of Nethra Jyothi Trust, payable at Coimbatore.
Refraction - Clinical Refresher 3rd Edition
A clinical refresher on refraction was held at The Eye Foundation hospital
auditorium on 17th December 2006. More than 160 Optometrists and Ophthalmic
assistants attended the programme. Basics and recent advancements in
the field of Optometry was discussed in detail, with a lot of take home
messages. This is the third edition of the programme, which has, as
in previous years well received by the optometry community.
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
meeting at London
Dr.
D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director, The Eye Foundation attended the XXIV
congress of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting
at London held between 9th - 13th September 2006.He was invited to attend
close door expert's group meeting on Multifocal IOL's and Wave Front
Ablation.
He also visited Professor Michael C. Knorz World Authority on
Refractive Surgery at Mannheim University in Germany.
PROJECT VISION
The dignitaries seated from
left to right are: Dr. D. Ramamurthy,
Dr. B. K Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, the Chief Guest, Mr. Rajarajan, District
Educational Officer, Presiding Officer, Rtn. PDG. K. A. Kuriachan, Guest
of Honour and Dr. Chitra Ramamurthy.
A commemorative function on “Project Vision” was held on
8th August 2006 at The Eye Foundation auditorium. This was widely attended
by heads of institutions of various schools and colleges in Coimbatore
District. The program began with a welcome address by Dr. Chitra Ramamurthy,
Managing Trustee, Nethta Jyothi Trust who welcomed the gathering and
spoke about the common treatable causes of childhood vision impairment.
This was followed by a speech of Dr.D.Ramamurthy, Medical Director,
The Eye Foundation, about “PROJECT VISION” and its various
activities. Besides he narrated that the Eye Screening Program was conducted
in 56 schools and 15 colleges during the period, 1st April 2005 to 31st
March 2006, of which a total of 61,827 students were examined and 10,948
students were found to have defective vision. This clearly re-emphasizes
the importance of such screening camps in the community, he further
observed.
Chief guest for the evening Dr.B.K.Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Chairman,
Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore, addressed the gathering and thanked
Dr.D.Ramamurthy and Dr. Chitra Ramamurthy and the hospital team for
their exemplary work and he urged the school heads to take advantage
of these eye camps. The Presiding Officer Mr Rajarajan, District Educational
Officer, Coimbatore, requested the Heads of Schools and Colleges to
avail of this opportunity and see that all the students found to have
defective vision are referred to the base hospital for comprehensive
screening and follow up treatment.
Guest of honour Rtn. K.A.Kuriachan spoke about his long term involvement
with The Eye Foundation and its projects. The function ended with the
vote of thanks by Dr.Shreesh Kumar, Senior Consultant of The Eye Foundation.
Cataract Workshop 2006
With the largest number of Multifocal IOL’s by any institute
to its credit, “The Eye Foundation” played host to have
a two day national conference on “Cataract” on 22nd and
23rd July 2006.
The host faculty was led by the Medical Director Dr. D. Ramamurthy,
the invited faculty included Dr. Abhay Vasavada from Ahmedabad, Dr.
Keiki R. Mehta from Mumbai, Dr. Mohan Rajan and Dr. Prema Padmanabhan
from Chennai. Each of them are pioneers in their field and contributed
extensively in the field of Ophthalmology.
Widely attended by delegates across the country, this workshop aimed
at acquisition of newer surgical techniques and brushing upon existing
ones. Live surgeries were demonstrated which initiated active discussions
on various management scenarios.
Our New Larger hospital in Tirupur
The Lasik - Zyoptix work station was inaugurated on February 5th 2006
at our Thirumurthy Nethralaya, branch of the Eye Foundation at Tirupur.
The foundation stone laying of our
new larger hospital at Tirupur was also inaugurated.
The inauguration was well attended by a huge audience of well wishers
from Tirupur at large. The dignitaries and guests of honour blessed
the function for the prosperity and growth of the hospital.
Thiru. D. R. Karthikeyan , Former Director, CBI and Director General,
National Human Rights Commission was our chief guest and gave the inaugural
address. Poojya Swami Dayananda Saraswathi gave the benediction address.
Felicitations were given by
• Thiru Mohan P. Kandasamy, Chairman, SIMA.
• Thiru K. Subbarayan, M.P., Coimbatore.
• Thiru C. Sivasamy, M.L.A., Tirupur.
• Rtn. PDG. HF. K.A. Kuriachan, RI Dist. 3200
• Thiru Visai M. N. Palanisamy, Chairman, Tirupur Municipality.
• Thiru M. Ashokan, Commissioner, Tirupur Municipality.
On the extreme left, is Poojya Swami Dayananda
Saraswathi next to him is Dr. D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director of the
Eye Foundation, Coimbatore and Thirumurthy Nethralaya, Tirupur. Thiru
D.R. Karthikeyan, the chief guest of the function is lighting of kuthuvilakku,
Adjacent to him are Thiru Visai M.N. Palanisamy, chairman Tiruppur Municipality,
Thiru Mohan P. Kandasamy, Chairman SIMA, Thiru K. Subbarayan MP, Rtn.K.A.
Kuriachan and in the extreme right is Dr. J. Ravi, Senior Consultant
in-Charge of Thirumurthy Nethralaya.
Inauguration of fellowship programe in optometry on 18-12-2005
"Dr. T.P. Kalaniti Dean, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.
lighting the Kuthuvilakku on the occasion of inauguration of fellowship
programe in optometry at The Eye Foundation, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore on
18-12-2005. DR. K. Arumugam, Correspondent of Kumaraguru College of
Technology and Dr. D.Ramamurthy Medical Director, The Eye Foundation
(at the right side) and Dr. K. Kulandaivel, Chancellor, Avinashilingam
Deemed University (left side) are gracing the occasion."
1) Dr. Ramamurthy, Medical Director of The Eye Foundation receiving
a plaque from the Allergan Head, Mr. Y.S. Prabhakar for implanting the
largest nos of Multifocal IOLs in Asia Pacific region till date(2003).
A young Pakistani from a remote village in Pakistan corresponded with
us by E-mail, underwent corneal transplant in both his eyes by Dr. Shreesh
Kumar, our cornea specialist.
Dr. Ramamurthy was invited to conduct a workshop on Phakic IOL in WEN
ZHOU University in SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Dr. A. Rajasekaran, Director of Medical Educations inaugurating the
acquisition of the Ocular Coherence Tomography and our successful completion
of more than 10,000 eyes undergone Lasik procedure.
Dr. Ramamurthy, Medical Director of The Eye Foundation and Dr. R. Chitra
receiving a plaque from the Bausch and Lomb Chief Mr. J.P. Singh for
successful completion of 10,000 eyes of Lasik procedures.
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