A collaborative study by CCMB and LVPEI reveals alarming antimicrobial resistance in eye infection bacteria in India. Over 45% of isolates are multidrug-resistant, including vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and XDR Klebsiella pneumoniae, raising concerns for antibiotic treatments.
LV Prasad Eye Institute has inaugurated the Kalathur Venugopal Reddy Glaucoma Institute at its Banjara Hills campus in Hyderabad to advance specialised care, education and research in glaucoma under the leadership of Dr Sirisha Senthil.
LV Prasad Eye Institute has inaugurated its new Lahoti Eye Centre in Kondapur. Opened by the Governor, the expanded facility offers specialised outpatient services and aims to improve access to quality eye care for city residents.
LVPEI concluded Children’s Eye Care Awareness Week with an awareness walk at KBR Park, attended by 600 children and parents. The event promoted outdoor play, sunlight exposure, and healthy reading habits to prevent or slow myopia, along with competitions and expert guidance
LV Prasad Eye Institute has become a top global center for corneal neurotization, a rare surgery that restores eye sensation in patients with nerve damage. With 40 plus successful cases, LVPEI is now among the world’s most advanced in this field
While sudden loss of eyesight due to RAO is rare, it, however, requires immediate medical attention, with an estimated four-hour window of potential good recovery
The special walk, which is part of week-long initiative to spread awareness on childhood eye care concluding on Children’s Day on November 14, was aimed to raise awareness early detection and treatment
The event attended by over 125 participants included vision rehabilitation and technology professionals, individuals with vision impairments, their families, and other professionals actively engaged in the field.
Hyderabad: LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has launched door-to-door community screening project in Maheshwaram mandal, Rangareddy district in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers, India. The initiative Reaching out with Innovative Services for Eyecare (RISE), launched by Education Minister, P Sabitha Indra Reddy will cover a total of 50,000 people for various eye ailments. It will focus […]
The Greenberg Prize, which comes with a prize money of $3 million, is named after Dr Sanford Greenberg, who created ‘End Blindness’ movement and was also the chairman of the board governors for Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute.
