Please Prevent Eye Injuries This Diwali !!!

A Few Tips for Preventing Injuries at Home during Diwali:

1. Store your fireworks safely:In a closed box, somewhere cool and dry, out of reach of children and animals and away from all sources of heat, until the time they're needed. Locked away is best. Don't keep the box under the stairs or in a passageway.

2.Think ahead and be prepared: Before you start, make sure you'll be giving yourself enough room in a safe place to get to and from your box of fireworks while the display is going on.

3.Have a full bucket of water handy for any emergency, and for putting used sparklers into.

4.If possible do try to get together with some other families, try to go to the home with the biggest open space and safest surroundings.

5.Never try to re-ignite the fireworks that don’t light in the first instance. Never give ANY firework item to small children. Never throw fireworks at another person. Never carry fireworks in your pocket. Never shoot fireworks from metal or glass containers. Never experiment, modify, or attempt to make your own fireworks.

6.Watch that person: Keep children well away from fireworks, and never let a child handle or light one . Even sparklers can be dangerous if unsupervised! Do not give sparklers to a child under five. Make sure that children are aware of the danger.

Please Have a Safe Diwali and Take Care Of Children while they are playing with Fire Crackers ...

Time to Open Your Eyes to Eye Donation .....

So just how bad is the situation in India ? Open your eyes to this. Out of the 9,500,000 deaths that occurred in the country last year, only a mere 29,000 had opted for eye donations.

This is in contrast to the demand of about one million eyes per annum. Why this lack of concern?

Well, some experts like to believe that such a callous attitude on part of society is due to a lack of a concerted effort on a national scale by everyone who needs to be involved, namely, professionals, the media, Government, voluntary organizations and civil society at large. Then in India , there are huge superstitions and strange beliefs to contend with, especially in rural areas:

• The belief that one will be born disfigured or blind in the next birth if eyes are removed before cremation / burial.
• The misconception that the process of eye donation involves hassles like taking the dead person to the hospital and waiting for procedures
• Finally, if consent and cooperation of family members/survivors is not there, then even an eye-pledge form from the donor is useless. 

So it is time, people like YOU  start making the difference.

It's time we all opened our eyes to eye donations....

If you wish to learn more you can visit www.idonation.in for more detailed information

or

Send an email to idonation@gmail.com with your

Name :

Age:

Sex:

Relatives/Spouse Name:

Address:

Pin Code:

Contact No:

and we can ask the Eye Bank to send you your "idonor card "

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2nd ADVANCED VITREO RETINAL TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY (AVRTT) 09

19 th 20th Dec, 2009

RETINA FOUNDATION, AHMEDABAD

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is conducive for Vitreo retinal specialists and trainees to acquire an update on the latest techniques and technology of vitreo retina that are constantly evolving. It will also provide an opportunity for the training residents and general ophthalmologists to sneak a quick look of the progression in diagnostics and treatment options in the Vitreo retinal speciality. The Vitreo retinal specialist will obtain updates on the recent new development and management of Vitreo retinal diseases in this two day Vitreo Retinal symposium. Do not let this opportunity pass as Didactic lectures and video presentations will be given along with live surgical demonstrations showcasing the new developments. Also Preferred practice patterns would be surveyed and shared. Further adding to the stimulation, there will be discussion period for the audience to ask questions.

COURSE DIRECTORS

Dr Manish Nagpal FRCS and Prof P N Nagpal FACS

EMINENT GUEST FACULTY

PRAVIN DUGEL (USA) HEMANTH MURTHY (Bangalore)

GAURAV SHAH (USA) ALAY BANKER (Ahmedabad)

T P DAS (Bhubeneshwar) Michael Cardamone (Singapore)

S Natarajan (Mumbai) and Retina Foundation Faculty

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Evaluate the latest techniques in vitreo retinal surgery

To manage complex retinal detachments and PVRcases

Compare the current treatment options and controversies in the management of ARMD and Diabetic Retinopathy using laser, antiVEGF therapy and surgery

Identify the latest innovations in surgical techniques and instrumentation especially the small gauge surgery and showcasing the new generation vitrectomy machine

Discuss new advances in ocular imaging techniques

THIS IS JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT. DETAILS REGARDING PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER . THERE IS LIMITED SEATING CAPACITY AND HENCE THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD WRITE TO US ON THE FOLLOWING E MAIL ID SO THAT WE COULD EVENTUALLY SEND YOU FURTHER DETAILS WHEN WE ARE READY IN SEPTEMBER

PLEASE CONTACT MEERA AT meera@retinafoundation.com / Call : 0091 79 22867982 / fax : 0091 79 22866381

Cornea Surgical Advances and Refractive Surgery Course 2009

The 1st CSARSC 2009, at Retina Foundation 2009 conducted by the Cornea Services and WaveLase Eye Centre on 17th to 19th July 2009 was well appreciated and had over 86 delegates coming in from all over India, including Mumbai, Nagpur, Dehradun etc.

Apart from the discussions after the presentations there was a live surgery demonstration on 19th July Sunday, during which DMEK, Descemets' Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery, advanced corneal transplantation technique was done by Dr Rajesh Fogla, Hyderabad. Also Live Demonstration Of Phakic ICL technique was done by Dr Gaurav Luthra , Dehradun.

The course was preceeded by a Wet Lab on LASIK- Microkeratome and Phakic Implantable Contact Lens at the New World iCare - WaveLase Eye Centre, Ahmedabad.

Course Directors: Dr Ashish Nagpal FRCS and Dr Sandeep Arora

Visian ICL- Phakic Intraocular Lenses

Visian ICL- or Phakic Intraocular Lenses

For decreased dependence on glasses or contact lenses for higher myopes who cannot undergo LASIK or Laser Refractive Vision Correction and also for cross linking stabilised keratoconus patients .

Dr Ashish Nagpal FRCS, our Cornea and Refractive Surgeon at Retina Foundation is currently the only certified Phakic ICL( IntraOcular "Contact Lens" )surgeon in the state Of Gujarat, India for this hi-definition procedure.

For more information regarding the Visian ICl you can visit their official website www.visianinfo.com

Retina Foundation and AsoPalov Eye Hospital now is also ISO- 9001-2008 Certification

Another feather in the cap for Retina Foundation and Asopalov Eye Hospital Team and Staff - proud to be certified and given the latest certification and standard by the ISO, The ISO 9001:2008.

According to the ISO Website the ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization

* needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and

* aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Constellation Vision System visits Retina Foundation

A few Photos from the ongoing Constellation Vision System ( Alcon) Evaluation at Retina Foundation .

For more details on the Constellation please visit this link

http://www.alconretina.com/products/constellation.asp