Dr. Rajiv Pardasani, Retina Fellow, Aravind-Madurai, won first place in the Vitreo-Retinal Society–India (VRSI) Image Competition – February 2025, for his image titled “Managing chronic retinal detachment with Cyst: The efficacy of scleral buckling,” while Dr. Jigu S. Krishn, Retina Fellow, Aravind-Madurai, secured second place with his image titled “Spotlight on sight.”

USA, 20^th March 2025

Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna was honoured with the Ronald G. Michels, MD Lectureship Award during his visit as an invited guest speaker at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. He delivered the prestigious Ronald G. Michels Lectureship in Cornea, Cataract and External Disease, marking a significant recognition of his contributions to the field.

Aravind–Madurai

Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, was recognised as one of Asia’s Top Private Hospitals 2025 for cataract surgery by Newsweek and Statista, based on peer recommendations, accreditations, and certifications.

New Delhi, 3–6 April 2025

Dr. R.D. Ravindran, Chairman, Aravind Eye Care System (AECS), was honoured with the prestigious Holmes Lecture Award, named in memory of William J. Holmes, the founding Secretary-General of APAO. This highest award recognises his exceptional contributions to preventive ophthalmology, especially in the prevention of blindness in the Asia-Pacific region. He delivered the Holmes Lecture on “Improving cataract surgical quality through monitoring and benchmarking: An improvement” at the Celebrating Excellence in Ophthalmology Plenary Session.

Aravind-Madurai

Dr. R. Kim, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind–Madurai

• S.S. Badrinath Endowment Lecture Award

Dr. Usha Kim, Chief, Orbit & Oculoplasty, Aravind-Madurai

• Best Paper Award
  Title: Vision salvage in retinoblastoma: A ten-year clinical review (Session: Community/Social Ophthalmology – II)

• Best Free Paper Award
  Title: Our SMS Strategy for molecular diagnosis of retinoblastoma

• Best Poster Podium Presentation Award
  Title: Genetics and Retinoblastoma: All you need to know

• International Hero Award
  Title: Rapid and cost-effective molecular diagnosis of retinoblastoma

Dr. K. Naresh Babu, Chief, Retina Services, Aravind-Madurai

• Achievement Award

Sanil Joseph, Senior Faculty, LAICO

• Best Scientific Paper Award
  Title: Enhancing ai-based diabetic retinopathy diagnosis through universal cro-camera image adaptation (Category: AI, Innovations, and Virtual Health)

Dr. Sameer Chaudhary, Medical Officer, General Ophthalmology, Aravind-Madurai

• Runner up at the Asia Pacific Ocular Imaging Society (APOIS)-APAO imaging competition
• Best paper of session – Strabismus and Neuro Ophthalmology in PG Capsule
  Title: Sudden visual loss in pineal gland tumour

Two teams from Aravind-Madurai were among the eight shortlisted finalists out of 80 teams from across the country in the Teachers of Tomorrow event. The finalists from Aravind Eye Hospital were:

Team: Jed-Eyes (Winners)
Dr. Sahithya Bhaskaran, Medical Consultant, Paediatric Services, Aravind-Madurai (Mentor)
Dr. Priyadharshini PV, Resident, MS Ophthalmology, Aravind-Madurai
Dr. Smrithi Sony Thampi, Resident, MS Ophthalmology, Aravind-Madurai

Team: Eye-Vengers
Dr. Sameer Chaudhary (Mentor)
Dr. Nishwath Balakrishnan, Resident, MS. Ophthalmology, Aravind-Madurai
Dr. Vedant Sharma, Resident, MS. Ophthalmology, Aravind-Madurai

Dr. P. Sundaresan, ICMR Emeritus Scientist, AMRF

• Certificate of appreciation for the “Best Publication in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO)” for the year 2024
  Title: Genotypic and phenotypic diversity in X-linked retinoschisis: Findings from a South Indian patient cohort

Dr. K. Naresh Babu, Dr. Avik Dey Sarkar, Medical Consultant, Retina & Vitreous Services, Aravind Madurai, Dr. Muthukrishnan V, Medical Consultant, Retina & Vitreous Services, Aravind Madurai

• Certificate of appreciation for the “Best Publication in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO)” for the year 2024
  Title: A retrospective analysis of surgical outcome in sutureless glueless scleral fixation of foldable intraocular lens (Paper- IJO 72: PS658 S663- July 2024)

Dr. Sharmila, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai

• International Hero award at AIOS New Delhi for winning the best video award on quadruple procedure

Aravind-Chennai

Dr. Haripriya Aravind, Chief, Cataract Services, Aravind-Chennai

• Best Paper Award
  Title: Endothelial cell loss following phaco in eyes with Pseudoexfoliation: A ten-year comparative study (Session: Cornea – II)

• APAO Achievement Award

Dr. Prabhu Baskaran, Medical Consultant, Retina-Vitreous Services, Aravind-Chennai

• IJO Silver Award
  Title: Closure rate and recovery of subfoveal microstructures following conventional internal limiting membrane peeling versus per fluorooctane-assisted inverted flap for large macular holes: A randomised controlled trail (In Flap Study)
•  IJO Reviewer Commendation Certificate
• Appreciation certificate for two IJO Papers
  Title 1: Comparative analysis of outcomes of two (popular) techniques of haptic exteriorisation in scleral fixation intra-ocular lens surgery: A retrospective study
  Title 2: S-FIX: A sutured way of doing suture less SFIOL surgeries beyond X-NIT!

Dr. Eliza Anthony, Medical consultant, Uveitis services

• Best Poster podium presentation – Uvea
  Title: Paracentral acute middle maculopathy like lesions associated with ocular and systemic inflammation.

Dr. Anand Rajendran, Chief, Retina Vitreous Services

•  IJO Reviewer Commendation Award

Dr. Vikas Menon, Orbit, Oculoplasty, Ocular Oncology and Ocular Prosthetics Services

• IJO reviewer commendation award certificate

 Dr. Anamika Paul, Glaucoma fellow

• First Prize in Think under the apple tree
  Title: Perkins Aplanation: An ergonomic approach.

Aravind-Pondicherry

Dr. Hari Bhadari Anand, Medical Consultant

• Best Poster Podium Presentation Award
  Title: Comparing post-operative endophthalmitis in operating rooms with and without laminar airflow & HEPA filtration (Session: Comprehensive Ophthalmology)

 Dr. Anahita Shroff, DNB Resident

• A Trophy for being a finalist
  Title: Ab interno stenting (Presenter)