Awards presented during the inaugural function of the conference
– for the year 2022
Dr. Siddharth Narendran, Medical Consultant, General Ophthalmology Services, Aravind-Coimbatore received the TNOA Prof. C.P. Gupta Best of the Best Paper Award
Dr. Hirika Gosalia, DNB Resident, Aravind-Coimbatore received was honoured with the TNOA Capt. Subramaniam Best Video Award (2022)
Dr. Jebinth Brayan, Medical Consultant, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Services, Aravind-Coimbatore received the TNOA Dr. MN Endowment Award for the Best Free Paper (2022) in the cataract session
Dr. Meera Mohankumar, Medical Consultant, Uvea Services, Aravind-Coimbatore was recognised for her Ophthalmic Photography in Uvea (2022)
– for the year 2023
Dr. Parag K Shah, Medical Consultant, Paediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology Services Aravind-Coimbatore was awarded the TNOA Dr. G. Venkataswamy Community Ophthalmology Oration Award
Dr. Devendra Maheswari, Senior Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Tirunelveli was awarded the TNOA Dr. V. Velayutham Best Paper Award in Glaucoma for the paper titled Early outcomes of a modified Ab interno sulcus placement of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant tube
Dr. Kavitha Yuvarajan, Medical Consultant, Orbit, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology & Ocular Prosthetic Services, Aravind-Coimbatore received the TNOA Prof. C.P. Gupta Best of Best Paper Award 2023. Title: Underdiagnosed ocular dirofilariasis- A synopsis. Additionally, she received the Best Free Paper Award in Orbit and Oculoplasty for her paper titled Underdiagnosed ocular dirofilariasis- A synopsis
Dr. Sahithya, Medical Consultant, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Services, Aravind-Madurai was honoured with TNOA CAPT. Subramaniam Best Video Award for her work titled Smart vision glasses – An all-in-one rehab tool
Eureka Innovation Odyssey category Prizes
Dr. Vivekanandan R, Medical Consultant, IOL services won the first prize for his work titled In and out iridodialysis repair
Dr. Prabhu Krishna, DNB Resident secured second prize for his work titled Lumizoom – Achieving the cleanest block
Dr. Vigneshwar Rengappa, Medical Consultant, Aravind- Dindigul won the third prize in the for his work titled The tall lamp
Best Poster Award
Dr.Wagh Akshay Sanjay, DNB Resident, Aravind-Pondicherry was presented with the TNOA COA Best Poster Award for his presentation titled Bringing innovation into focus: Solving ophthalmic challenges through Hackathons
Dr. Tejaswi Prasad P V, Medical Consultant, Cornea and Refractive Services, Aravind Madurai received the Best Poster Award (2022) for his presentation on Clinical and pathological characteristics of OSSN in the South Indian population
Best Paper Award
Dr. Sandra Ganesh, Medical Consultant, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Services, Aravind-Coimbatore was recognised with the Best Paper Award in Paediatric Ophthalmology for her paper titled Botulinum toxin as first line treatment for acute acquired comitant Esotropia- A prospective study
Dr. Prithvi Chandrakanth, Medical consultant, Retina-Vitreous Services, Aravind-Coimbatore received the Best Paper Award in Comprehensive Ophthalmology with the paper title D.O.T.S: Documenting trauma with smartscope kit
Dr. Sharanya, IOL Fellow, Aravind-Coimbatore received the Best Paper Award in Neuro-Ophthalmology for her work titled Peripapillary microvascular and structural OCTA features of NAAION, fellow eye and controls
Dr. Manavi D Sindal, Medical Consultant, Retina Vitreous Services, Aravind-Pondicherry secured the TOPS Award for Best Free Paper in Retina for her paper titled Validating AI-based referable DR detection tool on portable fundus camera at primary eye centres
Dr. Poorani R, DNB Resident, Aravind-Pondicherry received Best Free Paper Award in Cornea for her paper titled Prevalence of keratoconus among patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Dr. Akshay K Umare, Senior Resident, Aravind-Pondicherry was honoured with the Best Free Paper Award in Uvea for his paper titled 96 cases of Sympathetic ophthalmitis: Largest study in tertiary eye care centres in South India
Quiz
Dr. Abisha, DNB Residents, Aravind-Coimbatore received the TNOA Prof. E.T. Selvam Endowment Quiz Award
Dr. Anusha, DNB Residents, Aravind-Coimbatore received the TNOA Prof. E.T. Selvam Endowment Quiz Award
Dr. Muthukrishnan, Medical Consultant, Retina and Vitreous Services, Aravind Madurai secured the second prize in the General Ophthalmology Quiz
Dr. K.S. Aparna, Orbit Fellow, Aravind-Tirunelveli won the Eye Q General Quiz competition
Cash prize at “Let India See IT” – Image & Video Competition by Vitreo Retinal Society – India
Dr. Meri Debbarma, Medical Consultant, Retina and Vitreous, Aravind-Madurai, secured the first prize, a cash award for her entry titled Prodigious yet innocuous – the giant vessel during the contest held in the month of July.