Jharkhand Eye Society was honoured as the Country's Best Eye Society | 15 May 2023

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Jharkhand Eye Society has been awarded the National Award for Best State Society by All India Eye Society at the 80th Annual Convention held at Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Center in Kochi city of Kerala on 14 May 2023.

Key Points:

• Dr. Bharti Kashyap, Managing Committee Member cum Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Jharkhand Eye Society, was given this award by Metroman E Sreedharan and All India Eye Society President Dr. Harbansh Lal and former President Dr. Lalit Verma.
• Jharkhand Eye Society has been awarded the most prestigious trophy for scientific and educational activities.
• Dr. Bharti Kashyap said that for this, the national president instructed the management committee members from Jharkhand to conduct an awareness campaign for the training of post graduate students of ophthalmology, glaucoma, eye donation, cataract, diabetic retinopathy etc.
• The institutions & eye doctors of the state who have impressed institutions across the country with their work include Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital, Bokaro General Hospital, Gandhinagar Hospital, CCL and Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Ranchi. Dr. N.D. Mishra, Dr. Pinky Pal, Dr. Rashi Shyam, Dr. Vivek Kedia, Dr. Vinay Gupta have done commendable work.