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WOMEN’s

EMPOWERMENT

WEBINAR FLAGGED KEY ISSUES

he Indian Optometric equal learning opportunity to all Indian Optometric Association Dr
Association (IOA), the oldest optometrists while attempting Subodh Dixit and board members.
Toptometric body in the to bridge the gap in the current Currently Eye-GURUKUL has
country, represents over 10,000 Optometric education system. The successfully conducted over 140
professionals and students. Its virtual platform, the brainchild of online educational talks.
many initiatives include training and founder Dr Rajeev Prasad, who is also
skill development programmes, serving as secretary general of the Eye Gurukul has been conducting
nurturing research and innovation, Indian Optometric Association and a series of panel discussions
and promoting interactions between Co-Founder Prateek Srivastava, was on various issues pertaining to
industry and institutes. established with the noble objective Optometry every Sunday since its
inception and in keeping with this
One such initiative is a virtual of defeating the negativity caused trend, on 7 June, 2020, Dr Prasad
th
learning platform –“Eye GURUKUL” due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and his team created history by
also commonly known as e-Gurukul, and at the same time, ushering in organising the first ever Webinar
launched during the lock-down positivity. The initiative was well on “Women’s Empowerment in
period with the objective of providing supported by the President of the Optometry” with the backing of the

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