L. V. Prasad Eye Institute Explained

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Location:L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
State:Telangana
Country:India
Funding:Non-profit
Type:Specialist; Ophthalmology
Speciality:Ophthalmology
Founded:1987
Website:http://www.lvpei.org

The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is an eye-care network, established by Dr. Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, an ophthalmologist, at Hyderabad, in 1986. It is a non-profit, multi-campus, non-governmental institution.[1] With more than 275 eye-care centres in India, it is the largest eye-care network in the world.[2]

LVPEI is a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre, and an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School.[3] It is the first eye hospital to be accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH).

Establishment

Established in 1986, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The institute has ten active arms to its areas of operations: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation and Product Development. LVPEI is managed by two not-for-profit entities – Hyderabad Eye Institute (HEI) and Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF).

The beginning, before the brick and mortar of the institute, the renowned Indian film-maker Sri Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao, popularly known as L V Prasad, decided to invest a part of the profits of his blockbuster film Ek Duuje Ke Liye for a worthy cause. He donated rupees one crore and five acres of land for establishing the state-of-the-art Eye Institute. In recognition of this gesture, the board of the institute decided to name the institute after him.

Over the years, his family has continued to support the institute's work. His son, Mr Ramesh Prasad, managing director of Prasad Film Laboratories, is a founder trustee of LVPEI and is the longest serving member of the Hyderabad Eye Institute's governing board, along with Dr Rao. It has maintained its tradition of naming its centres and facilities after its benefactors. Among its notable benefactors and donors are several corporate such as Infosys,[4] Microsoft,[5] State Bank of India,[6] Standard Chartered,[7] ICICI,[8] Aditya Birla Group,[9] Dalmia Group,[10] Bajaj Group,[11] Sun Pharma,[12] Natco Pharma,[13] NALCO.[14]

Active areas of operation

Clinical Services

LVPEI has served nearly 34.14 million (3.4 crore) people, with over 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed, done over 1.93 million surgeries, trained over 55,000 ophthalmologists and optometrists.[15] The institute offers rehabilitation services for persons with visually impairment,[16] and in 2018 it inaugurated a 'Special Needs Vision Clinic' to provide eye care to children with developmental delays and disabilities.[17]

Education and Research

Scientists from L V Prasad Eye Institute are listed amongst the world's top 2% by Stanford University.[18] It is an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School.[3] It has academic and research linkages with Massachusetts Institute of Technology,[19] BITS Pilani, [20] IIM Ahmedabad,[21] IIT Hyderabad,[22] [23] University of Hyderabad,[24] GITAM,[25] University of Sheffield,[26] University of Bradford.

Centers

LVPEI network has 275 eye-care centres across the states of Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh:

The secondary and primary care centers provide medical facilities to the remotest rural areas of the country.

Eye bank

As of 2020, LVPEI Eye Bank Network has been performing over 2,000 corneal transplant surgeries every year.[27] As of February 2023, total corneas collected were 1,19,279 and over 69,964 corneal transplant surgeries have been performed at the institute, which may be the highest at a single institute anywhere in the world.[28]

The RIEB set up the Hyderabad Cornea Preservation Medium Centre which uses a McKarey Kauffman (MK) Medium.[29]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khan. Arshia. Dr Gullapalli N Rao: Unwinding the reserved and rigorous. 28 January 2012. ModernMedicare.co.in. 30 December 2011. https://archive.today/20120711032351/http://modernmedicare.co.in/2011/12/30/dr-gullapalli-n-rao-unwinding-the-reserved-and-rigorous/. 11 July 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: L. V. Prasad Eye Institute: Innovating the Business of Eye Care .
  3. Web site: L V Prasad Eye Institute. eye.hms.harvard.edu.
  4. Web site: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches the LVPEI-Infosys Urban Slum Eye Screening Program. 30 September 2022.
  5. Web site: How Microsoft Is Expanding Its Healthcare Initiative In India Using AI. Smita. Sinha. 20 March 2018. Analytics India Magazine.
  6. Web site: SBI donates Ophthalmic Equipment to L V Prasad Eye Institute - ET HealthWorld. ETHealthworld.com.
  7. Web site: LV Prasad Primary Eye Care Centre inaugurated at Koheda. The Hans. India. 12 October 2022. www.thehansindia.com.
  8. Web site: ICICI Centre for Elderly Eye Care Inaugurated at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar. 6 April 2022.
  9. Web site: UAIL opens Vision Centre at Utkal Hospital. Post News. Network. 30 November 2019.
  10. Web site: OCL-LVPEI Eye Centre makes remarkable advancement in making Sundargarh blind-free. 28 February 2018.
  11. Web site: Bajaj Group partners with L V Prasad Eye Institute. EH News. Bureau. 24 January 2022.
  12. News: Hyderabad: How success of 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' spawned LV Prasad Eye Institute. The Times of India . 13 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Natco chairman donates 1.5 lakh shares to Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation. 22 June 2017. www.thehindubusinessline.com.
  14. Web site: Nalco-LV Prasad Eye Hospital opened in Angul. The. Pioneer. The Pioneer.
  15. Web site: About L V Prasad Eye Institute – LV Prasad Eye Institute. L V Prasad Eye Institute.
  16. News: Rehabilitating the blind. 28 January 2012. The Hindu Businessline. 2 January 2012.
  17. News: Special Needs Vision Clinic for children at LVPEI. The Hindu Business Line.
  18. Web site: Scientists from L V Prasad Eye Institute listed among top 2% by Stanford University. The New Indian Express.
  19. Web site: Co-designing assistive technologies in India. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  20. Web site: Projects India News | LVPEI collaborates with BITS to offer 4-year BS programme in Optometry. www.Projectsinindia.com.
  21. Web site: LVPEI, IIM A and IIPH Hyderabad win first bag Rs 10 crore grant to set up Centre for Health Research. Medical Dialogues. Bureau. 29 December 2019. medicaldialogues.in.
  22. Web site: Nation's First 3D Printed Cornea Developed By IIT Hyderabad, LV Prasad Eye Institute Researchers. 15 August 2022. IndiaTimes.
  23. Web site: IIT-Hyderabad collaborates with LVPEI to offer M-Tech in Ophthalmic Engineering. Telangana. Today. 17 June 2022. Telangana Today.
  24. Web site: Hyderabad university to offer diploma programmes in blended mode. News. Desk. 3 February 2023. The Siasat Daily.
  25. Web site: LV Prasad Eye Institute and GITAM, Hyderabad start Optometry bachelor course. The New Indian Express.
  26. Web site: India, UK scientists develop 'smart contact lens' to detect eye infections - ET HealthWorld. ETHealthworld.com.
  27. Web site: LVPEI Eye Bank distributed 40 per cent of all corneas for transplant surgeries last year. 2021-05-24. @businessline. 9 March 2021 . en.
  28. https://www.lvpei.org/about-us About us
  29. Web site: RIEB of LV Prasad Eye Institute gets award from International Federation of Eye Banks. 28 January 2012. saffron.pharmabiz.com. https://archive.today/20120714210522/http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=5392&sectionid=13&z=y. 14 July 2012. dead.
  30. Web site: LVPEI awarded 'The Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020'. 2021-05-24. @businessline. 9 December 2020 . en.
  31. Web site: TelanganaToday. Prestigious award for LVPEI. 2021-05-24. Telangana Today. 28 December 2020 . en-US.

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