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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 …
Read More »How Do Hospitals Tackle Superbugs?
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 …
Read More »L V Prasad Eye Institute’s flagship WHITATHON Run (Seventh Edition) to Raise Awareness and Funds for Retinoblastoma Treatment, held!
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 …
Read More »LVPEI unveils WHITATHON 2025 Poster, with ‘Pearlee’ — the official mascot for the annual run for Retinoblastoma
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 …
Read More »L V Prasad Eye Institute’s Institute for Vision Rehabilitation (IVR) Wins First-ever Governor’s Excellence Award 2024
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 …
Read More »L V Prasad Eye Institute Celebrates Milestone of Performing 50K Corneal Transplants
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 …
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