Tag Archives: L V Prasad Eye Institute

Hyderabad, October 18, 2025: LVPEI wishes all a Diwali filled with happiness, prosperity and above all, safety. It’s time for celebrations coupled with the sparkle of firecrackers. As we gear up for the festivities, it’s important to ensure that our celebrations are safe.  Safety comes from celebrating responsibly! “Diwali holds a special place in our …

Hyderabad, 9th October 2025: The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) continues to lead transformative change in elderly health care through its Centres for Elderly Eye Care available at the Kallam Anji Reddy (KAR) Campus, Hyderabad and the four tertiary centres – GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam; Mithu Tulsi Chanrai (MTC) campus, Bhubaneswar; Kode Venkatadri …

Hyderabad, 25th September 2025: The prestigious 2025 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, released recently, recognize the top-performing researchers worldwide based on standardized citation metrics. The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has once again demonstrated its global leadership in ophthalmology research with seven LVPEI associated clinician-scientists making it to the lifetime rankings and 15 making …

Hyderabad, 7th August 2025: L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is recognized as one of the leading centers globally for corneal neurotization surgery. Since 2019, the institute has performed over 40 such procedures, achieving surgical success rates comparable to those of other established centers worldwide. This approach offers new hope for patients with …

Better coverage leads to better vision outcomes, study shows.   Hyderabad, 28 July 2025: A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia reports that a significant proportion of India’s elderly population undergoing cataract surgery lacks adequate health insurance, leading to poorer visual outcomes and greater financial vulnerability. The research, involving 10 years …

Superbugs–microbes like bacteria, fungi, virus, or any parasite resistant to all commercially available antimicrobials–are on the rise, while the number of new and promising drugs in the pipeline to tackle them are underwhelming. Bacteria are some of the most common superbugs, thanks to their unique adaptations like rapid evolution and …

Hyderabad, May 18, 2025: L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) organized the seventh edition of ‘WHITATHON’ walk on May 18, to raise awareness about the early detection of Retinoblastoma (eye cancer) in children and funds for its treatment. The event commemorates the World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week, observed between May 11-17, this year. The 10 K …

Hyderabad, April 2025: WHITATHON is L V Prasad Eye Institute’s (LVPEI) annual cause-related run to raise awareness and funds for early diagnosis and treatment of Retinoblastoma. The funds raised from the WHITATHON Run will be used towards the free treatment of underprivileged children battling retinoblastoma at LVPEI, and to fund …

Hyderabad, January 2024: The Institute of Vision Rehabilitation (IVR) of the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Divyangjan Welfare on January 26, 2025, at Raj Bhavan. The award included a citation and a cheque for rupees two lakhs. The esteemed recognition highlights the …

Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Former Vice-President of India, spoke of his transformational corneal transplant surgery, through a video link. Hyderabad, 16th October 2024: The Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute, a centre of excellence for cornea care at the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), has performed the highest number of corneal transplants ever (over …