Surgical Centre, Eye Bank and Ocularistry Services Inaugurated at LVPEI Vijayawada
Published 21st August 2018
Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated, 18 August 2018, new initiatives and facilities at LVPEI’s Kode Venkatadri Chowdary Campus at Vijayawada. These facilities include Ophthalmic Surgical Centre, courtesy Laurus Labs Pvt Ltd; new facility of the Tej Kohli Eye Bank, courtesy Tej Kohli Foundation; and Centre for Ocularistry Services. Tej Kohli Eye Bank moved into a new facility with state-of-the-art laboratory with the aim to further increase eye donations in Andhra Pradesh and make the region corneal blindness free. The Centre for Ocularistry Services is the first of its kind fully equipped Ocular prosthetic clinic in Andhra Pradesh with a full time ocularist specially trained in making customized ocular prosthesis. In order to make the surgical services more efficient and effective, the existing operating room complex at the campus has been upgraded with additional infrastructure and advanced equipment.
