Salem, 20-21 September 2025

Three interns from Aravind-Salem presented papers, with two of them winning prizes at the Medverse Hospital Growth Expo and Conference 2025, held at Varalakshmi Mahaal, Salem.

Dinesh Kumar Ramraj won First prize for his paper presentation titled “Emerging Role of Hospital Administrators in Monitoring Department Functions through Critical KPIs”

Karthik Kumar Sivakumar  won Second prize for his paper presentation titled “Closing the loop: How Administrators turn recurring issues into lasting solutions.”

Guntur, 19-21 September 2025

Dr. R. Venkatesh, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind-Pondicherry, was honoured with the Dr. R. Rajesh Ganesuni, Innovations in Ophthalmology Lecture 2025 Award, while Dr. Haripriya Aravind, Chief, Intraocular Kens & Cataract Services, Aravind-Chennai, was honoured with the Dr. G. Sundram Ramaraju Cataract Lecture 2025 Award at the 10^th Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmic Society (APOS) Annual Conference – EyeCon Guntur 2025, held at Guntur.

New Delhi, 17^th September 2025

The Aravind Eye Care System has been recognised as the first complete group of eye hospitals to achieve the NABH Digital Health Standards at the NABH Patient Safety Conference in New Delhi. Thulasiraj Ravilla, Advisor, Director-Operations, AECS, and Dr. D. Chandrasekar, NABH Coordinator, Aravind-Coimbatore received the honour at the NPSC 2025, organised by NABH. This milestone not only highlights the outstanding teamwork of the EMR and IT teams, but also Aravind’s commitment to leveraging technology for enhanced patient care.

Bangalore, 17-19 September 2025

Srini, Chief Technology Officer, Auroitech, was honoured with the CIO 100 Special Awards: Data Security Maestros and The Evangelist 100 Award, which recognise CIOs and CTOs for rethinking digitalisation, driving innovation, and strengthening resiliency in an AI-driven world, backed by strategic initiatives that enhance value creation and accelerate organisational growth.

He received this honour at the Foundry CIO100 Awards & Symposium, an annual event that celebrates outstanding IT leadership and digital transformation, held at The Leela Bhartiya City, Bangalore, India.

Bhopal, 12–14 September 2025

Doctors and postgraduates from Aravind won several awards at the 34th Annual Conference of the Glaucoma Society of India – GLAUCOTAAL 2025, held in Bhopal.

Dr. Devendra Maheswari, Senior Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services,
Aravind – Tirunelveli
Best Paper Award
Title: Two-year outcomes of Tanito microhook trabeculotomy in primary open-angle glaucoma

Dr. R. Sharmila, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Madurai
Winner – Glaucoma Photo Talk
Runner-Up – Squid Game

Dr. Yamini K & Dr. Prasanna V, Aravind-Chennai
Best Poster
Title: When blebs don’t need Mitomycin! A case series of Iatrogenic blebs

Dr. Prasanna V, Aravind-Chennai
Best Video Talk
Topic: Microincisional trabeculectomy: Five steps to success

Dr. Anamika Paul & Dr. Neethu Mohan, Aravind-Chennai
Runner-up – Best Free Video
Title: Perkins Applanation: An ergonomic approach

Dr. Prasanna V, Aravind-Chennai
Runner up in the Glaucoma Quiz

Dr. Megha G., Medical Officer, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Salem
Best Poster- Runner-Up
Title: Smartphone application for glaucoma patients and the visually impaired

GSI CSOS Quiz Toppers
Dr. Premanand Chandran, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Coimbatore
Rank-2 Practitioners Category

Dr. Sujay Jaju, Primary DNB, Aravind-Coimbatore
Rank -1, PG Category

Dr. Shebsan Mohammed, Secondary DNB, Aravind-Coimbatore
Rank -2 PG Category

14^th September 2025, Virtual

Dr. V.P. Aravind Krishna, MS Resident, Aravind-Madurai, won 3rd place in the online Hackathon event at the 23rd Mid-Term Conference of Jharkhand Ophthalmological Society 2025 (JHOS) for his innovation titled: Eyemount 360.

Jaipur, 6-7 September

Aravind doctors won awards at the 7^th Annual Conference of the Indian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (INOS), themes “Neuro-Ophthalmology Simplified”, hosted by the Jaipur Ophthalmological Society (JOS) at Jaipur.

Dr.  Deepika Ranganatham, Medical officer, General Ophthalmology Services, Aravind – Madurai,
Winner – Best paper in Free Paper session
Title: Importance of pattern ERG as adjunct to visual evoked potential in ethambutol induced optic neuropathy

Dr. Madhumitha Gopal, Medical Consultant, Neuro-ophthalmology Services, Aravind- Chennai
First Place – Case Presentation
Title: When the remedy turns to malady: Carboplatin-induced optic neuropathy

Second Place – Poster Podium
Title: The functional and psychological impact of ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy

New Delhi, 5–7 September 2025

Aravind doctors and postgraduates won several awards at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Young Ophthalmologists Society of India (YOSICON 2025), held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

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

• YOSI Rising International Star Award 2025
• YOSI Surgical Excellence Award 2025
• First place – Clinical Case Competition – Neuro
• First place – Clinical Case Competition – Miscellaneous
• First place – Video Competition – Cataract 2
• First place – Ophthalmic Wars
• EYECONIC Fitness Award
• First Runner-up – IOL Battle
• First place – Cataract Chitra Competition
• First place – DOS YOPL

Dr. Mounika P., Medical Officer, General Ophthalmology

• Second Prize in Art

Title: Eyes Berg – Unveiling the subclinical mass of diabetic retinopathy.

• Expressions: Yosi Art

Theme: World through eyes of young ophthalmologist

• Finalist – Yosi iRock quiz competition

Dr. Aravind Krishna V.P., MS Resident

• Best video in the general category (EyeMount 360)
• Runner Up – Ophthalmic Wars
• Runner-up – Ophthalmic Premier League (OPL)
• Winner – YOSI iRock quiz competition

Dr. Smrithi Sony Thampi

• Winner – YOSI iRock quiz competition

Dr. Priyankaa Krishnakumar, MS Residents

• Winner – YOSI iRock quiz competition

Dr. Charishma P Reddy, MS Resident

• Consolation prize -YOSI Essay Writing Competition 2025 –

Title: AI in Ophthalmology

Dr. Nandita Trivedi, Fellow, General & Cornea Services, Aravind -Madurai

• Winner of DOS YOPL
• Best Dance Performance YUVA NITE

Dr. Megha G

• First Prize – Nurture Eye Nature Contest Reels
• First Prize – Nurture Eye Nature Contest Photography
• Judges Choice TOP Video -YOSI World Youth Day

Dr. Kunal Mandlik, Medical Consultant, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind-Pondicherry

• YOSI International Rising Star Award 2025 & YOSI Research Excellence Award 2025

Dr. Hari Bhadari Anand, DNB Resident, Aravind-Pondicherry

• YOSI International Rising Star Award 2025

Dr. Nimrita Nagdev, Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind-Tirunelveli

• YOSI International Rising Star Award for Awarded Travel Grant for World Glaucoma Congress 2025