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A three-month-old infant from the Czech Republic, born with severe bilateral Peters’ anomaly, regained functional vision after undergoing advanced paediatric corneal surgery at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.

Around 400 visually impaired children, along with their siblings and parents from IVR, LVPEI, spent a day at Wild Waters amusement park. The event focused on bonding, emotional support, shared experiences, and inclusive fun through curated games and activities

A landmark study by Hyderabad’s L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, has revealed that routine eye exams could play a crucial role in diagnosing and managing leukemia. Examining 244 patients over eight years, researchers found that 64 percent showed retinal or optic nerve changes.

The researchers utilised the power of light and a dye named Rose Bengal to develop a unique treatment for Acanthamoeba keratitis condition.

The cornea, which is the clear, transparent outer layer at the front of the eye, can get severely damaged during accidents such as chemical burns, abrasions, contact with foreign body, potentially leading to blindness

This unique ‘cell composition’ based therapy marks a significant milestone in the field of ophthalmology and cell-based therapies, hospital in a press release on Thursday.

The conference brought together over 200 participants ranging from basic scientists, graduate students, engineers to ophthalmologists from 31 institutes, marking the confluence of a young and interesting set of teams coalescing around research ideas and practices on the frontiers of ophthalmology, a press release said

In the new study that was published in the journal Cancers (October, 2024), the researchers said that they have improved ArMOR and tested its ability to detect retinoblastoma in a multiracial patient group or cohort.

The meeting had attendees from LVPEI, Fernandez Foundation, Indian School of Business, Centre for Healthcare IIM Udaipur, St John’s Research Institute, and Aravind Eye Care System, among others

The VR headset not only reduces the need for torchlight, but also enables the eye specialists even in remote locations to diagnose optic neuropathies, disorders that arise from a damaged optic nerve, more accurately and efficiently.

There is a need to expand corneal donation programmes, establish more eye banks, institution of the hospital cornea retrieval programme etc, Dr G N Rao while interacting with press persons

The Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute ((SSCI) was the first of the Institutes of Excellence conceived at LVPEI. Envisaged as a global resource centre, it works to impact all the key causes and forms of corneal impairment and blindness in the world.

The ICO Jules François Golden Medal for 2024 is given once every four years for ‘ophthalmic work of the highest scientific quality.’

The genome editing system has high specificity, extended flexibility for genome coverage and the LVPEI team has validated its applicability for precision mutation editing and correction, said the researchers in their study

The paediatric ophthalmology team at LVPEI will provide eye care to children at the new facility, which will screen, diagnose and treat various eye health conditions, including refractive errors, squint, eye allergies and infections, congenital cataracts, congenital glaucoma, and retinal diseases.

A recent study of school children in the State, takenup over a period of fouryears in 354 different schools by researchers, indicated that 38 per cent of children, who have vision problems, do not get access to proper spectacles.

According to ophthalmologists from Hyderabad-based LVPEI, consanguinity is a major risk for rise of certain eye diseases due to marriages between uncles and nieces or first cousins.

Dr Gullapalli N Rao is the first and only Indian to be selected for this recognition

This is largely due to delayed or limited access to primary and secondary eye care facilities for women

Symptoms such as dry eyes, headache, blurred vision, and migraine have become a common concern among both students and parents.