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o celebrate the birth anniversary of our eye health. The speakers included
late founder, Shree Naval P. Baliwalla, Ms. Ukti Vora, who gave insight about
TLotus College of Optometry, Mumbai telemedicine in community optometry;
organises a scientific session every year. Dr. Rajesh Kapse who shared his
Shree Naval P. Baliwalla was among the views on the appropriate approach
pioneers in Low vision care and Optometry to community optometry, while Mr.
education in the country. In his affectionate Manoj Jadhav shared his experience
memory and to honor his great work, a in Low vision care. The importance of
scientific session was introduced since 2005. binocular vision assessment in daily
This year's session was perforce, for the fi rst routine eye examination was elucidated
time, a virtual edition, organised by the by Ms. Shruti Lad and Ms. Shajer Shaikh
venerable institute on 27 February 2021. The addressed digital eye strain pre and
theme of the virtual edition was “Community post – lockdown.
eye health” a subject that is very refl ective of
what Lotus College does. The scientific session included
8 oral presentations and 9 poster
Speakers from different Optometry presentations and the winners were,
colleges were invited to share their Ms. Manali Patil (Oral Presentation)
experiences on various topics in community and Mr. Monil Champaneria (Poster
Presentation) received cash prizes
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sponsored by Lotus Optometry Alumni
Association. All participants have
been awarded five credit points from
Optometry Council India (OCI) and a
digital participation certifi cate. The
conference was streamed live on Zoom
and YouTube considering the COVID
guidelines and making safety priority.
The event was a huge success
with the support of the Lotus alumni
association, insightful speakers, and
participation of students affi liated with
the Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences. And with the presence of
more than 700 delegates from around
the world this year’s virtual scientifi c
session was truly remarkable.
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