Call for creating awareness on glaucoma

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, SEPT. 28. The need for inculcating value-based education among the younger generation was stressed by Swami Paramarthananda of the Ramakrishna Math here on Friday.

Inaugurating the silver jubilee conference of the Andhra Pradesh State Ophthalmological Society (APSOS), the Swamiji said most of the education imparted now was information-oriented and not inspirational as it used to be earlier. There was need for a shift in favour of inculcating values.

Addressing the ophthalmologists, who came from different parts of the country and abroad, he said: ``While you perform surgery on the eye, we do the same, spiritually, on the `I', the ego of man. While you restore the physical vision, we make him see his inner self.''

Dr. Gangadhar Reddy, former Superintendent of the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, who was installed as president of the APSOS, called for steps for creating awareness about glaucoma.

Several senior ophthalmologists were honoured by the Swamiji. Dr. Subhash Haldipurkar, Dr. G. Chandrasekhar and Dr. J. V. Ramana were presented the three oration awards. Those who received the humanitarian awards included Dr. P. Siva Reddy, eminent eye surgeon, Dr. S. S. Badrinath, chairman of Shankar Nethralaya, Chennai, Dr. J. Agarwal of the Agarwals Eye Institute, Chennai, Dr. S. Chandrasekhara Shetty, Vice- Chancellor, RGUHS, Bangalore, Dr. K. Anandakannan, Vice- Chancellor, MGR Medical University, Chennai, Dr. Tony Fernandez from Angamally, Kerala, Dr. K. Vengal Rao, former eye surgeon of General Hospital, Guntur, Dr. G.N. Rao, Chairman, LV Prasad Eye Institute and Dr. P. Ranga Reddy, former Superintendent, S.D. Eye Hospital.

The Life Achievement awards were received by Dr. S.S. Prasad, Dr. K.V. Kameswara Rao, Dr. R. Hanumanth Reddy, Dr. C. Srirama Murthy, Dr. N. Subramanya Reddy and Dr. Ahi Krishna, immediate past president of APSOS. Dr. Siva Reddy welcomed the gathering. Dr. Ravi Kumar Reddy, secretary of the APSOS, read out the annual report. Dr. Saibaba Goud, Superintendent, S.D. Eye Hospital and Dr. Pradeep Swaroop, eye surgeon, were present.

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