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Webinar on screentime and eye health in children to be held on Sunday, August 30
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (123+ words) August marks Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, with a focus on childhood vision and myopia. Against this backdrop, The Hindu is holding a webinar, free for all, on Sunday, August 30, 2026. The webinar will focus on refractive errors in children,…...
All you need to know about: squint eye
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (664+ words) Squint, or strabismus, is a condition in which the eyes are not aligned and do not look in the same direction at the same time. One eye may turn inwards towards the nose (esotropia), outwards (exotropia), upwards or downwards, while…...
The future of eye health needs more women leading it
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (286+ words) India offers a telling example. A nationwide survey of women ophthalmologists published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology found that only 7.4% of respondents were heads of department. Nearly 79.5% reported that motherhood had temporarily interrupted their careers, while 49% felt career breaks…...
ASSOCHAM confers ‘Best State Linked Issuer’ award to APMDC
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (125+ words) Updated - August 21, 2026 06:45 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The award was in recognition of APMDC’s successful mobilisation of ₹9,000 crore through Secured Non-Convertible Debentures, which marked a significant fund-raising initiative by a State -linked entity, an official release said. The APMDC expressed its gratitude…...
Hereditary Ophthalmic Paediatric Disorders Evaluation Clinic comes up in Aravind Eye Hospital
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (137+ words) Updated - August 21, 2026 06:51 pm IST - TIRUNELVELI Paediatric Ophthalmologist of Aravind Eye Hospital A. Fathima said many eye diseases affecting children are hereditary and hundreds of genes have been identified as causes for genetic eye disorders. Even when standard eye examination results are…...
Advanced Hydrus Microstent procedure successfully performed at Vasan Eye Care Hospital
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (212+ words) Published - August 10, 2026 09:28 pm IST - MADURAI Advanced Hydrus Microstent procedure was successfully performed at Vasan Eye Care Hospital in Madurai Surendrapal, Medical Director and Chief Vitreoretinal Surgeon, explained that the Hydrus Microstent was a tiny implant designed to improve the eye’s…...
Jeevan Jyoti vision centres strengthen rural eye care in Alwar
4+ week, 1+ day ago (696+ words) Published - July 26, 2026 07:05 pm IST - ALWAR New vision centres established at government health facilities in the rural areas of Rajasthan’s Alwar district under the Jeevan Jyoti Project have strengthened eye care services for villagers. The initiative has embedded timely and effective…...
SASTRA to offer courses in optometry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) SASTRA University announces new undergraduate and postgraduate optometry courses in collaboration with Dr. Agarwal’s Institute of Optometry. SASTRA, deemed to be a university, at Thirumalaisamudhram near here has announced that it would soon offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Optometry....
LV Prasad Eye Institute redesignated as WHO collaborating centre till 2030
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (16+ words) LV Prasad Eye Institute reappointed as WHO Collaborating Centre for Blindness Prevention, extending designation until 2030....
Metrowater, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital organise eye camp
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (84+ words) The Hindu Published - June 30, 2026 12:44 am IST - CHENNAI Chennai Metrowater organised an eye camp for about 370 Metrowater personnel along with Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in the city on Monday. A press release said some of the participants were advised to wear…...