"RETINAL DISEASES are witnessing an alarming rise in pre-mature babies and diabetic patients. The early diagnosis is required for proper treatment of retinal diseases in the eyes. The diabetes patients should get their eyes examined at least once in a year. There is also need to identify refractive errors in school children in early stages, for proper cure," said Prof HK Tewari, former chief of the Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Pre-conference course of 41st Annual Conference of UPSOS 'Drishti Samagam' at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, MD Eye Hospital, here on Friday.
Dr Tewari said retinal diseases cause irreversible damage to the eyes. "The early diagnosis is advisable in retinal diseases for better treatment. There is also need to take care of children suffering from refractive errors. If ignored, the child may suffer from total blindness and ultimately become a burden on family and society. A paediatric eye care unit is being established in every eye hospital with the assistance of the Orbis International," he said.
Guest of honours, Dr RV Azad from Dr RP Centre of Ophthalmic Sciences and Prof TP Lahane from JJ Hospital, Mumbai, also laid stress on early diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases.
Principal, MLN Medical College and chief patron Dr PC Saxena gave welcome address. Dr Mayanka Srivastava conducted the programme. Director, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Dr SP Singh proposed a vote of thanks.
{{/usCountry}}Principal, MLN Medical College and chief patron Dr PC Saxena gave welcome address. Dr Mayanka Srivastava conducted the programme. Director, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Dr SP Singh proposed a vote of thanks.
{{/usCountry}}The inaugural session was followed by live phacoemulsification, SICS and other advance surgeries by Dr AK Grover, Dr JS Titiyal, Dr Harbans Lal, Dr TP Lahane and Dr Ragini. The live surgery session was chaired by Dr RN Mishra, organising secretary Dr SP Singh, UPSOS president Dr Vipin Behari, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Dr Kamaljit Singh and Dr MP Tandon. In the second session, live Oculoplasty surgery was performed by a panel of experts including Prof PK Agarwal from Lucknow, Dr VP Gupta and Dr AK Grover.