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OCI MARKS ITS

PRESENCE AT THE SILIGURI

CONFERENCE

OCI and finished in 100 days after screening a
lakh people. In addition, Alcon representative
Mr Rupam Sinha conducted a contact lens
workshop on contact lens fitting and care for
registered participants on behalf of OCI.

PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE VISION 2020 CONFERENCE OCI’s CEO Mrs. Lakshmi Shinde participated
in a panel discussion to identify strategies
he 16 Vision 2020 conference was for 2030 in Sight and offered her opinions
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successfully hosted by the Siliguri on the “Primary Eye Care Team” as part of
TGreater Lions Eye Hospital from 3 to the discussion. In order to end preventable
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4 September 2022 in Siliguri. The number of blindness, OCI advocated the Optometry
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optometrists attending Vision 2020 conferences profession and emphasised the necessity of
has increased exponentially over the years. a skilled primary eye care team that includes
The Optometry Council of India (OCI) has been optometrists.
taking part in Vision 2020 meetings for the Conferences are always a great tool to
past ten years and thereby has paved the way network, share knowledge and expertise, and
for more contributions from the Optometry gain insight from others’ experiences; the
industry toward eye care. Vision 2020 meeting succeeded in this mission

Two oral presentations, a poster presentation, admirably. Representatives from OCI actively
a panel discussion, and a contact lens workshop participated in exchanging opinions on the
all contributed to OCI's presence at the current state of legalisation and practice rights
conference. of optometrists in India.
The first oral presentation was based on a
pilot project to evaluate farmers' compliance
with wearing safety gear and their ocular
demands for work-related activities as well as
potential hazards, while the second one was
the “Vision for a Cause project: REACH protocol
implementation for public school students by
qualified optometrists and optometry students”.
The presentation of posters was on the theme
of World Sight Day 2021, which was started by

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