By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
21st February:- Faculty members and
residents at the Advanced Eye Centre of Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGI) won laurels for the
Institute at the recently concluded National Annual Conference of the All India
Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) held at Jaipur attended by over 8,000
Ophthalmologists from India and abroad. .
Prof Jagat Ram was honored
as “International Hero of Ophthalmology in India” for having won the most
prestigious Best of the Best Video Award at the American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Conference 2016. He also won the
Best Surgical Video Award at this AIOS Conference. Prof Sushmita Kaushik was honored
as “International Hero of Ophthalmology in India” for her coveted oral
presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Chicago, 2016. Three postgraduate Research Theses from the Ophthalmology
Department, PGI, Chandigarh were shortlisted in the final 12 from
India for judging the Best Thesis. Dr Simar Rajan Singh’s Thesis entitled “Biodegradable Material for Glaucoma Drainage Devices– a Pilot
study in Rabbits” was adjudged the
Best Thesis of AIOS and was awarded Rs One Lac to attend the next American
Academy of Ophthalmology Conference in USA. Dr Natasha Gautam”s Thesis entitled
“Ability of Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect
Progression in Glaucoma Suspects and Glaucoma Patients” was adjudged the second Runner up. Dr Ramanuj Samanta Received
Best poster award of AIOS.
In addition, the Faculty
of the AEC was invited to deliver lectures, courses and talks across all specialties
and was very well appreciated.
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