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About Us
L V Prasad Eye Institute, located in Hyderabad, India, is a world-class eye hospital and research, training and rehabilitation
centre. Since its establishment in 1987, LVPEI has grown into a centre of excellence in the field of eye health. Today, LVPEI is a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Prevention of Blindness developing eye health models for underserved areas of the developing world.
The institute's coordinated and interlinked functions of patient care, training, research, rehabilitation, community eye care and product development serve a wide population of persons in need of eye care services and a large network of practitioners and students. A web of national and international partnerships provides a solid framework of support. Underpinning all the efforts of LVPEI are three dominant themes - efficiency, equity and excellence.
India is a study in contrasts. The most sophisticated systems coupled with the ability to pay for them and more. A large percentage of India's 20 million blind can neither access nor afford such systems. The loss of productivity
due to blindness or visual impairment affects the poor at a higher level of intensity. At
LVPEI, a staggered system of cross-subsidisation allows us to offer free high-quality care to the economically
underprivileged, who form more than fifty percent of our patient base.
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