Elite School of Optometry’s International Vision Science and Optometry Conference (EIVOC) 2025, organised by ESO and Sankara Nethralaya

Published 2nd September 2025

At the Elite School of Optometry’s International Vision Science and Optometry Conference (EIVOC) 2025, organised by ESO and Sankara Nethralaya, LVPEI emerged as one of the most recognized institutions, bringing home eight major awards — the highest tally among all participating organisations.

Our researchers and clinicians were honoured across diverse categories, showcasing LVPEI’s strength in clinical excellence, research innovation, and academic leadership.

     –  Soubhik Chel – Best E-Poster in Pediatric Optometry / Refractive Error Correction for ‘Myopia in Siblings’
     –  Swati Panigrahi – Best Oral Presentation in Optometric Education / Public Health and Community Optometry for ‘Percentile Growth Curves Based On Different Ocular Parameters Of Indian School Children’
     –  Monika Thakur – Essilor Travel Grant for the paper ‘Does etiology of congenital cataract affect the “fixation to light” time?’
     –  Megha Antony – Best Paper Presentation at the 23rd Dr E Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific Session for ‘Red Light Exposure Stimulates Ocular Elongation in Zebrafish’
     –  Aasma Marasini – OCI Travel Grant for ‘Objective vergence characterization using eye tracker in presbyopia and non-presbyopia: An exploratory pilot study’
     –  Koonapareddy Sai Sivani – Best Paper Presentation in Pediatric Optometry / Refractive Error Correction for ‘Enduring Influence Of Social, Economic And Demographic Determinants On Pediatric Keratoplasty Outcomes: Perspectives From A South Indian Tertiary Eye Care Center’
     –  Bhavani Vijayaraj – Best E-Poster Presentation in the 23rd Dr E Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific Session for ‘Does altering the text and background have influence on axial length?’
     –  Kiranmayi Chappidi – Best Case Report Presentation in the Clinician to Researcher session for ‘Role of Eaglet Eye Surface Profiler in assessing scleral asymmetry and scleral lens modifications – A case report on Apert syndrome.’

These accolades highlight the diversity of LVPEI’s expertise; from pediatric optometry and public health research to cutting-edge vision science investigations!