Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan on Saturday inaugurated the Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Surgery (IIRSI) Convention at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Addressing the inaugural function, the Governor apprised the doctors attending the function that this 41st IIRSI convention creates a platform for interaction with respect to the development of new diagnostic and treatment modalities in Ophthalmology through experiences from the globe. Therefore, he reiterated that this conference is about learning from experts in Ophthalmology from across the globe.
The Governor said that South Indian states especially Tamil Nadu has always been a forerunner in healthcare particularly in Ophthalmology and hosts many of the premier eye institutes from where aspiring Ophthalmologists embedded with skills and advanced technology pass out and serve in different parts of the country.
He asserted that there is a huge prevalence of eye disorders in India. He mentioned that India has an estimated 12 million blind people and additional 450 million people who required vision correction according to the WHO.
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The Governor emphasized on the surgical techniques that over the years IIRSI has made the seasons relating to cornea/vision more interesting by making them interactive and audience participative. He also said that the live surgery show seems to be a very interesting part of the conference and offers an opportunity to see the usage of the best equipments, and surgical techniques by experienced surgeons. Wet Lab enables the aspirants for hands –on experiences with novel surgical techniques, he said.
He also shared about the contributions of Secretary General IIRSI Prof. Amar Agrawal who was the first Indian and Asian to be elected as President of the International Society of Refractive Surgery/ American Academy of Ophthalmology 2013-14 and also won the several awards for the presentation of challenging cases in America Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery at USA. He also appreciated Agrawal and his team for their yeomen service to the society by providing numerous Free Surgery to the needy.
The Governor exhorted that the upcoming generation of health professionals will strive to bring much recognition, for the good health of humanity as well as for the honour to the nation. He added that these advances are definitely the outcome of a lot of research and knowledge and understanding. He further said that this conference is one of the instrumental factors in the development of novel methods for the restoration of vision and management of chronic eye complications.
The Governor also handed over both the International and National awards. International awardees included UK, Vietnam, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Brazil, Israel, Philippines, Argentina, Dubai and Russia. Indian awardees included Delhi, Telangana, Mumbai and Punjab.
During the function, the Governor also congratulated all the dignitaries and delegates who were honoured for their Marvelous contribution to Ophthalmology.
Earlier the welcome address was pronounced by the President IIRSI Dr Ragini Parekh and vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Rohit Om Parkash.
