Presentations
In addition to the following, our faculty participated in other international/national scientific and non-scientific forums during the year. Faculty members also presented at LVPEI meetings and CME programs. At several meetings multiple presentations were made.
D Balasubramanian
International
Invited speaker
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA. April 26-27, 2009
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. April 29, 2009
National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. April 30 – May 2, 2009
Invited speaker
EyeExcel - Achieving Excellence in Training, LAICO (in Collaboration with SEVA Foundation, USA), Madurai, India. October 9-11, 2008
Participant
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. May 3-7, 2009
Invited speaker
Meeting of International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies, Rabat, Morocco. May 20-24, 2009
Inauguration ceremony, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. September 22-23, 2009
Leopoldina Biennial Assembly, Halle, Germany. October 2-4, 2009
Secretary General11th general conference of Third World Academy of Sciences, Durban, South Africa. October 17-26, 2009
Invited speakerGrant proposal meeting, Wellcome Trust, London, UK. November 17-19, 2009
Conference of Presidents of Academies & Scholarly Societies, Israel Academy of Scholars & Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. March 14-17, 2010
Third World Academy of Sciences Officers meeting, Paris, France. March 18-19, 2010
6th Meeting of Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Programme, Paris, France. March 28 – April 1, 2010
National
Invited speaker
Thadikonda symposium, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. April 14, 2009
Chair
XXII meeting of Life Sciences Research Board, Defence Research Development Organization, New Delhi. April 15, 2009
Stem Cell Task Force meeting, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. New Delhi. June 8-9, 2009
Research Committee meeting, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. June 19, 2009
Merit and Normal Assessment Scheme (MANAS) meeting, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. June 25, 2009
Invited speaker
Department of Science & Technology “Inspire” program, National Institute of Technology, Warangal. June 26, 2009
Platinum jubilee function, Indian Science News Association, Kolkata. July 9, 2009
President
Academy/Springer Signing ceremony, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. July 13, 2009
Frontiers in Photobiology symposium, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. August 25, 2009
Launch of ‘Challenge Lecture’ series, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. September 29, 2009
Vigyan Jyoti Shivir, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore & Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana, New Delhi. October 12-14, 2009
Annual Convention of Society of Biotechnologists, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. November 27, 2009
Bhabha Centenary Symposium, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. December 3-5, 2009
BioAsia International Conference, All India Biotech Association, Hyderabad. January 3-4, 2010
Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh. January 24, 2010
ChairSAC Centre for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College, Vellore. February 17, 2010
Invited speakerSocial Responsibility Conclave, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. March 6, 2010
Soumyava Basu
International
Invited speaker
University-Eye Clinic Charité, CVK Humboldt University Berlin. March 1, 2010
Topic: Infectious uveitis – experience from a tertiary care center in eastern India
Free paper
CME, Orissa State Ophthalmological Society, Cuttack. April 12, 2009
Topic: Idiopathic macular telengiectasia
Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation Update, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar. July 4, 2009
Invited facultyOrissa State Society Meeting, Bhubaneswar. November 14-15, 2009
Topics: 23-gauge vitrectomy
Management of posterior segment complications of anterior segment surgery
Annual meeting of Uveitis Society of India, Chennai. December 4-6, 2009
Topic: Practice patterns of ocular toxoplasmosis in India: a physician survey-based study
Sunita Chaurasia
National
Invited speaker
Hyderabad Ophthalmic Association meeting, Hyderabad. June 28, 2009
Topic: Infective keratitis
Subhabrata Chakrabarti
International
Invited speaker 3rd World Glaucoma Congress, Boston, USA. July 8-11, 2009
Topics: Genetics of glaucoma
CYP1B1 haplotypes in POAG and PACG
Genetics of primary congenital glaucoma
Vision Institute, Federal University of Sao Paolo, Brazil; Dept of Ophthalmology, Campinas State University, Sao Paolo; Medical Institute of Santa Casa, Sao Paolo and University of Sao Paolo, Brazil. July 13-16, 2009
Topics: Ocular research in India: Perspectives from a tertiary referral eye care centre in India
Genetics of primary congenital glaucoma
11th General Conference of TWAS (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World), Durban, South Africa. October 20-23, 2009
Topic: Genomic dissection of primary congenital glaucoma: A blinding disorder in children in the developing world
1st Annual Meeting of IBILI, University of Coimbra, Portugal. December 11-13, 2009
Topic: Involvement of the inflammatory and ECM regulators in POAG pathogenesis
National
Invited speakerMahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA), Institute of Genetics, Hyderabad. January 23, 2010
Topic: Molecular dissection of glaucoma
International conference on ‘Recent Advances in Ophthalmic Genetics and Gene Therapy’, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. February 3-4, 2010
Conclave of Afro-Asia Young Scientists on Energy Climate and Development, TWAS-ROCASA, Bangalore. February 11-13, 2010
Golden Jubilee of the Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata. March 12, 2010
Topic: From classical genetics to molecular medicine: Understanding disease pathogenesis for better health care
Sujata Das
National
Free paper
CME, Orissa State Ophthalmological Society, Cuttack. April 12, 2009
Topic: Successful management of a case of fungal keratitis with lens rupture
Invited speaker
68th Annual meeting of All India Ophthalmological Society, Kolkata. January 21-24, 2010
Topic: Ocular surface lubricants – over or under used
Free paper: Clinical and microbiological profile of microsporidial ratoconjunctivitis in a tertiary eye care centre
Poster:Clinical and microbiological profile of polymicrobial keratitis
Video: Management of tunnel infection by sclerocorneal patch
Taraprasad Das
International
Poster presentationAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. May 3-7, 2009
Topic: Trends and indications of anti VEGF therapy in a tertiary eye care center in eastern India
Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) and American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) joint meeting, Bali, Indonesia. May 16-19, 2009
Topics: Management of failed scleral buckle
Intravitreal steroid in endophthalmitis
Laser photocoagulation in diabetic macular edema
Cambridge Symposium, Cambridge, UK. September 3-4, 2009
Topic: Eales’ disease: Clinical features & management
American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, San Francisco, USA. October 24-27, 2009
Topic: Cluster endophthalmitis
International Forum of Vitreo Retinal Diseases, Haikou, China. December 4-6, 2009
Topic: Trends and indications for intravitreal anti VEGF therapy in tertiary eye center in India
National
Invited speakerOrissa Endocrine Society meeting, Bhubaneswar. April 11, 2009
Topic: Role of ophthalmologist in management of diabetic retinopathy
CME, Orissa State Ophthalmological Society, Cuttack. April 12, 2009
Topic: Pegaptinib sodium in recalcitrant diabetic macular edema
Retina 2009, Aravinda Eye Hospital, Vijayawada. August 30, 2009
Topics: Diabetic macular edema – diagnosis and management
Pascal retinal photocoagulation
Is systemic antibiotic necessary in endophthalmitis
Eye bank fortnight, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar. September 7, 2009
Topic: Role of ophthalmologist in eye banking
Foundation Day, Pushpagiri Eye Institute, Hyderabad. September 13, 2009
Topic: Vitreo retinal fellowship training
Vaisakhi Eyecon 2009, 33rd annual meeting of Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmological Society, Visakhapatnam. October 1-4, 2009
Topics: Is empiric treatment for endophthalmitis changing?
23g Vitrectomy
Orissa State Society meeting, Bhubaneswar. November 14-15, 2009
Topic: Capacity building in diabetic retinopathy
B Rajguru Oration: No mission, no margin
International Diabetic Retinopathy and Vascular Retinopathy Symposium, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. January 9-10, 2010
Topic: Eales’ disease
First B Patnaik Memorial Symposium, National Institute of Ophthalmology, New Delhi. January 17, 2010
Topic: Eales’ disease
Sanghamitra Dash
National
Invited facultyastern Zone Glaucoma meeting, Glaucoma Society of India, Bhubaneswar. September 13, 2009
Topic: Medical management of glaucoma