LVPEI is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in developing human resources for blindness prevention and providing training to eye care professionals from all over the world. Training and education are recognized as key factors that influence the reach, range and quality of eye health service delivery. Therefore, the Institute strives to provide the highest quality of training and education through a committed faculty, complemented with the most advanced technological and methodological tools. The video-conferencing facilities in the Karam Chand Thapar Tele-Education Academy facilitate real-time interaction among LVPEI’s three campuses as well as with collaborators globally.
The Institute, since its inception has trained more than 10,000 students from India and abroad in various training programs for eye care personnel at all levels. Training at LVPEI takes place at all three tertiary centers, and programs are offered at various levels encompassing a range of sub-specializations, to:
- Post-doctoral ophthalmology fellows and practicing ophthalmologists
- Optometrists
- Ophthalmic technicians
- Nurses
- Bio-medical technicians
- Eye care administrators
The Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry (BLSO) and the Zeiss International Academy for Advanced Ophthalmic Education are integral parts of LVPEI’s Education Centre. A comprehensive cooperative agreement of mutual benefit in education and research was recently signed with the University of Rochester Eye Institute (UREI), USA. Other international collaborators include the Case Western Reserve University, the University of Wisconsin, USA and the University of New South Wales, Australia.