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Ellora Vigyan Mancha ("Ellora Science Forum") is a non- profitmaking, non-governmental organization established in May 2004 in Assam, India, to Spread scientific temper and to fight superstition and blind belief, launch campaigns and movement for health awareness, climate change, encourage blood donation/ eye donation/ other human organ(s) donation/ whole body donation after death for ...
SightLife is an eye bank, a non-profit organization that obtains, medically evaluates and distributes corneas donated by individuals for use in corneal transplantation, research, and education. Since 2009 it has been the leading eye bank in the United States. SightLife provides volunteer services in India, Paraguay and Nepal. [1]
The Medical Research Foundation focuses on providing "world-class eye care, community services, research and education -- broadly recognized as the four pillars of the Foundation." [ 4 ] In January 2020, it was reported that the hospital collection crossed Rs. 200 crores (Rs 2000 million) for the first time, according to its annual report. [ 4 ]
Eye banks recover, prepare and deliver donated eyes for cornea transplants and research. The first successful cornea transplant was performed in 1905 and the first eye bank was founded in 1944. The first successful cornea transplant was performed in 1905 and the first eye bank was founded in 1944.
Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) USA is a US-based non-profit organization that works toward eliminating curable blindness in India. SEF is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization. SEF is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization.
Sankara Eye Hospital is a not for profit charitable trust which aims at providing affordable eye care and eliminating curable eye blindness in India. [1] Having its headquarters in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Sankara is among the largest community eye care providers in India with ten super specialty eye care hospitals across the country performing over 150,000 free eye surgeries annually.
Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital was established by Dr. Sorabji P Shroff, who started to practice in India in 1914. Two of his grandsons, also ophthalmologists, are on the board of the hospital. The present building in Daryaganj was opened in 1927.
Addressing eye care from the public health level up to subspecialty care In 1993, there were 15,000 cataract surgeries performed in Nepal, [ 3 ] only 1000 of which utilized intraocular lenses. Most of these 1000 modern surgeries were performed by HCP's co-director, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, who brought microsurgery with intraocular lens technology to ...