In a matter of pride for the State, Dr Bharti Kashyap, renowned ophthalmologist, has been awarded with prestigious "Doctor of theYear" Award for the year 2017 by Indian Medical Association (IMA). Ina grand ceremony at Delhi Dr Jayashree Mehta, President, MedicalCouncil of India and Dr Randeep Guleria (Director AIIMS), jointly recognised her contributions towards tribal and primitive tribes inJharkhand, especially in remote Naxal-affected areas.
Ved Prakash Mishra, Chancellor KIMSDU, Dr KK Agarwal President IMA and Dr RN Tandon Secretary of IMA were present on the occasion.It is also worth mentioning that she is the only ophthalmologist inthe State to receive this prestigious award. Besides her contributionin the field of ophthalmic medicine she had been committed to social concerns through vision protection campaign.
By organising several camps for free eye checkup, spectaclesdistribution and cataract surgery under ‘Vision for Young Rural Jharkhand’ Campaign she has saved the future of more than 17 lakh children studying in Government schools of Palamu, latehar, Saranda,Khagati, West Singhbhum, Santhal Pargana, Ramgarh and Ranchi.Under the Roshani campaign, Dr Kashyap is making available free of cost eye screening facility for premature babies at Kashyap MemorialEye Hospital. For the last 22 years under the ‘Vision for Rural Jharkhand’ campaign she has been working for the poor people by organising free of cost eye checkup and cataract surgery camps inremote and naxal affected areas.
With the Indian Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) every year, she is running Diabetic Retinopathy campaign for poor patients suffering from diabetes so that they can be prevented from being blind. To bring awareness about eye donation among people she is organizing a program"Run for Vision" from 2005.
Over the years she not only organisedcountless camps but running a recognised Eye Hospital equipped withmodern medical facilities.