Sankara Nethralaya`s Senior Consultant and Director – Medical Affairs makes a strong impact at
major Ophthalmology meet
Dr
Pramod S.Bhende, Director – Medical Affairs and Deputy Director & Senior
Consultant, Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Department of Vitreo Retinal Surgery
participated in the 9th Annual Ophthalmic State Conference titled ‘Uttara –
Eyeone 2012’ conducted between 26th – 28th October 2012 at the picturesque Jim
Corbett National Park Resorts on the banks of the Kosi river, at the invitation
of the Uttarkhand Ophthalmological Society
The
two talk sessions presented by him on ‘Postoperative Endopthalmitis –
Management Options’ and ‘Globe perforation during periocular infection’ How to
identify and manage? drew great interest and were very well received by the
participants. Dr. Bhende was also honoured as the judge for the Free Paper
session and called upon to Chair the Uveitis symposium. The meet witnessed a
special competitive session titled ‘Ophthalmic Premier League’ in which 4 teams
from all over the country participated. The teams presented 2 video
presentations each of 3 minutes duration on an interesting surgical case or
complication which they had encountered and solved effectively while other team
members probed and critically analyzed the process and techniques used. The
presentation on the critical ophthalmic procedure ‘Management of dislocated SF
IOL’ presented by Dr Pramod Bhende’s team was adjudged as the winner of the
competition.
The
highlight of the meet was the awarding of the Gold Medal for excellence in
ophthalmology and Vitreo- retinal surgeries to Dr Pramod S.Bhende by the
Uttarkhand Ophthalmological Society. The occasion provided a wonderful
interactive platform and an opportunity to catch up with old Fellows from
Sankara Nethralaya like Dr Mahesh P.Shanmugham, also a winner of a gold Medal
on the occasion.
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