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An important mission is to make high-quality eye
health and vision care accessible to all and to establish
optometry as an independent profession in India. ALL PICTURES - PAST
It looks to achieve this mission by facilitating the EVENTS HELD BY DOA
development of optometry and practice optometry as
per NCO –Code- 2267 under the classification of the Parliament Act; active participation in and support
International Labour Organization (ILO) by supporting of government activities and public eye health care
optometrists in promoting eye health and vision care projects in the DOA’s geographical areas; framing a
as a human right through advocacy, education, policy minimum uniform national optometry curriculum;
development and humanitarian outreach. standardisation of nomenclature used in the industry;
Key objectives are promoting high standards of developing strategic partnerships with national and
education and practice by optometrists including international optometry associations to support he
through international coordination; supporting aid profession; and supporting educational fellowships.
programmes directed at the provision of eye care Also in focus is maintaining the integrity of the
to the needy; promoting advances in the science of optometric profession and promoting ethical and
optometry; and adopting the definition of optometry cordial relationships with all members of the health care
and optometrists as per the WCO, WHO (World Health community.
Organization) and ILO.
In pursuit of all its objectives, the association has had
These also include advocacy for the Optometry the benefit of strong leadership right from its founder
Council as a statutory regulatory body under the Indian president NK Garg, followed by V K Tiwari, Anil Tyagi
and Satyavir Singh. The present DOA board members
consists of president Anil Tyagi, Chairman Vinod Tiwari,
Vice president -I Satyavir Singh, Vice president- II Prem
Kumar Singh, Secretary General N K Garg, Secretary
-I Ravinder Tyagi, Joint Secretary Amit Kumar Singh,
Treasurer Ram Niwas, Convenor Kusum Tyagi, Editor
Yogita Rajgandhi, Delhi East region Representative
Kapil Varshney, Delhi West region Representative
Vibha Bagai, North region Surabhi Sharma, South
region Manoj Kumar Singh, Delhi Central region
Representative Brajesh Kumar, Delhi North East
Rajkumar Lodhi, Delhi North west Deepak Gupta,
Delhi South east Bhupesh Chanana, Delhi South West
Amit Gupta. The committee members for Corporate
affairs consist of Anil Tyagi, Prem Kumar Singh and
Yogita Rajgandhi, while the legal committee has Adv SK
Gupta, Adv Anil Tyagi and Adv Javed Akhter at the helm.
The tenure of the executive committee members will
be for three years 2020-2023.
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