L. V. Prasad Eye Institute

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L V Prasad Eye Institute
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LVPEI Hyderabad
Geography
LocationL V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates17°25′29″N 78°25′39″E / 17.424643°N 78.427513°E / 17.424643; 78.427513Coordinates: 17°25′29″N 78°25′39″E / 17.424643°N 78.427513°E / 17.424643; 78.427513
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityOphthalmology
History
Opened1987
Links
Websitehttp://www.lvpei.org
ListsHospitals in India

The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is an eye-care network, established by Dr. Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, an ophthalmologist, at Hyderabad, in 1987. It is a non-profit, multi-campus, non-governmental institution.[1] With more than 200 eye-care centres in India, it is the largest eye-care network in the world.[2]

LVPEI is a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre, and an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School.[3] It is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH).

Establishment

LVPEI Bhubaneswar

Established in 1987, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The institute has ten active arms to its areas of operations: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation and Product Development. LVPEI is managed by two not-for-profit entities – Hyderabad Eye Institute (HEI) and Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF).

The beginning, before the brick and mortar of the institute, the renowned Indian film-maker Sri Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao, popularly known as L V Prasad, decided to invest a part of the profits of his blockbuster film "Ek Duje Ke Liye" for a worthy cause. He donated rupees one crore and five acres of land for establishing the state-of-the-art Eye Institute. In recognition of this gesture, the board of the institute decided to name the institute after him. Over the years, his family has continued to support the institute's work. His son, Mr Ramesh Prasad, managing director of Prasad Film Laboratories, is a founder trustee of LVPEI and is the longest serving member of the Hyderabad Eye Institute's governing board, along with Dr Rao.

Active areas of operation

Clinical Services

LVPEI has served nearly 23.8 million people, with over 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed.[4] The institute offers rehabilitation services for persons with visually impairment,[5] and in 2018 it inaugurated a 'Special Needs Vision Clinic' to provide eye care to children with developmental delays and disabilities.[6]

Research

On 1 June 2012, LVPEI Head of Research, Prof. Balasubranian, said that the institute was conducting research on gene therapy to correct genetic retinal disorders and that gene delivery into the eye could happen in 1–2 years.[7][needs update]

Centers

LVPEI network:[4]

  • Main center in Banjara Hills, named after Kallam Anji Reddy the founder of Dr.Reddy Labs.
  • 3 tertiary centers in Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar and Vijayawada.
  • 20 secondary centers
  • 185 primary care centers

The secondary and primary care centers provide medical facilities to the remotest rural areas of the country.

Eye bank

As of 2020, LVPEI Eye Bank Network has been performing over 2,000 corneal transplant surgeries every year.[8] Until December 2020, total corneas collected was 107,75, with the cornea collected over 38,655 corneal transplant surgeries have been performed at the institute, which may be the highest at a single institute anywhere in the world.[8]

The RIEB set up the Hyderabad Cornea Preservation Medium Centre which uses a McKarey Kauffman (MK) Medium.[9]

Awards

  • Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020[10]
  • Sarojini Triloknath National Award 2020[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Khan, Arshia (30 December 2011). "Dr Gullapalli N Rao: Unwinding the reserved and rigorous". ModernMedicare.co.in. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ "L. V. Prasad Eye Institute: Innovating the Business of Eye Care".
  3. ^ "L V Prasad Eye Institute". eye.hms.harvard.edu.
  4. ^ a b "About L V Prasad Eye Institute – LV Prasad Eye Institute". L V Prasad Eye Institute. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Rehabilitating the blind". The Hindu Businessline. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Special Needs Vision Clinic for children at LVPEI". The Hindu Business Line.
  7. ^ "Research on gene therapy by Prasad Eye". 1 June 2012.
  8. ^ a b "LVPEI Eye Bank distributed 40 per cent of all corneas for transplant surgeries last year". @businessline. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "RIEB of LV Prasad Eye Institute gets award from International Federation of Eye Banks". saffron.pharmabiz.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  10. ^ "LVPEI awarded 'The Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020'". @businessline. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ TelanganaToday. "Prestigious award for LVPEI". Telangana Today. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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