Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathy along with noted ophthalmologists of the country today inaugurated the 16th Annual Convention of Ophthalmologists JHOSCON 16 at Khelgaon Mega Sports Complex here on Saturday. The Jharkhand Ophthalmological Society is organizing the conference from December 7 to 9, where renowned ophthalmic surgeons and eye specialists will deliberate on issues related to recent advancements in ophthalmology.
On this occasion, as the special guest, President of the All India Ophthalmological Society, President Elected and Chief Guest speaker Padam Shi recipient Dr. S Natrajan, Organizing Committee Chairman Dr BP Kashyap, Dr Bharti Kashyap, Dr Shailendra Singh were present. Dr BP Kashyap, president of Organizing Committee, said that it is a matter of pride for Jharkhand that president-elect of the All India Ophthalmic Society Dr. S. Natarajan alongwith 300 eye specialists from Bihar-Jharkhand are taking part in the conference. The purpose of the conference is to bring new technology and trends in the field of ophthalmic medicine, he added.
Organizing Secretary Dr. Bharti Kashyap addressed the inauguration ceremony of and introduced Dr S Natarajan. Chairman, Scientific Committee, Dr Vandana Prasad presented the award of Jharkhand Ophthalmic Society and gave details of the activities of the Scientific Committee.
During the programme Dr. Bharti Kashyap was felicitated withDr. Manjul Pant Award, while Dr. B.P. Kashyap Oration Award was given to Dr S Natarajan.
Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Oration Award was given to Dr P. Jhunawal, while
Dr. V. S. Gupta Gold Medal Free Paper Award was bagged by Dr. Neha Ghosh.
The chief guest said that people are losing eyesight due to many lifestyle diseases like diabetes, blood pressure.
“We need to pay attention to our body, nowadays people are busy sitting in the house and are busy with mobile or walking on foot Do not exercise or give time to the family, because of this, blood pressure, diabetes increases, whose impact falls on the eyes, so once a year, eyes should be examined,” he said.
The functionaries present on the forum including the Chief Guest released the Souvenir. Dr. Rajiv Gupta, the outgoing President of the Society, introduced the newly elected President Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh. Secretary of the conference Dr. Sujay Samanta also addressed the function, honoring the Chief Guest and Health Minister by the members of the Organizing Committee.
The three day Conference, which will include guest lecturers from renowned faculty, paper presentation, symposia, discussion on Glaucoma and Retinal problems, problems related to Diabetes, Eye Banking, ROP and new updates in treatment of various eye ailments, Treatment Controversies in ophthalmology, Video assisted skill transfer session, competitive video session, will be a great learning experience for ophthalmic doctors and surgeons and the entire medical fraternity.