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sunglasses to fishing communities and traffic
police personnel in Chennai, and 1,500 safety
glasses to stone sculptors in Mahabalipuram,
Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. Vision
screenings for underprivileged communities
were conducted in Salem and Chennai.

An industry forum of senior Indian
ophthalmic industry representatives was also
organised, with the focus on issues concerning
the eye care sector and a panel session on how
every Indian can have access to a pair of glasses
by 2050.

“With myopia becoming a major concern,
IVI works with partners to manage myopia, help
create awareness, and provide ground-level
support through screenings,” said Vinod Daniel,
the Institute’s CEO.
INDIA VISION INSTITUTE’S ACTIVITIES
RAJ OPTICAL TRADE & INDUSTRY
AWARENESS DRIVE
OCI’s annual awards are conferred on
optometrists working in different avenues for With education and innovation in focus,
their achievements. The awardees for 2020 ‘Eyes to See the Future’ was the theme of the
were announced on WOD: Nirav Mehta – best Raj Optical Trade & Industry WOD celebrations.
optometrist – the award in the memory of The first leg of ROTI’s optical awareness
the late Darshini Desai, a doyen in the field, campaign and advance training for practitioners
sponsored by Jaggi instruments. Dr Anuradha was launched across Rajasthan with the
Narayanan for best contribution towards public participation of opticians in many places
health, with the award conferred in memory including Jaisalmer, Pratapgarh and Pali. Eye
of the late Jayesh Thompson, sponsored by
Essilor India. Dr Rashima A won for the best-case
report presentation. The award, sponsored by
the OCI, was instituted in memory of the late Dr
Rajeshwari Mahadevan.
INDIA VISION INSTITUTE’S ACTIVITIES

The critical role of optometrists for India’s
primary eye care needs was the focus on WOD
at the India Vision Institute during the last week
of March. The focus was on
myopia and presbyopia,
the importance of
protecting people’s eyes
from harmful UV rays and
professional work hazards.

More than 10 crore
Indians cannot see or see
well because they do not
have access to a pair of
glasses. IVI provided 3,000 RAJ OPTICAL TRADE & INDUSTRY AWARENESS DRIVE

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