A key component of LVPEI is development of human resources and the Institute is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for training eye care professionals from all over the world.

The broadest aim of our educational program is to help prevent blindness wherever possible, and rehabilitate persons with incurable blindness or low vision to make them functionally independent and fully contributory members of society.

Since its inception the Institute has trained over 8000 ophthalmologists, optometrists and paramedical personnel at all levels of specialization in ophthalmology and eye care. As a tertiary eye care centre, we work on a daily basis at every level of eye care, treating an average of 600 patients and performing 70 surgeries every day.

Our Education Centre trains eye care personnel at all levels;

• Post-doctoral ophthalmology fellows and practicing ophthalmologists,
• Optometrists,
• Ophthalmic technicians,
• Nurses,
• Bio-medical technicians and
• Eye care administrators

The Centre has, till date, trained over 8000 personnel in all subspecialties and across all functional levels. We continually upgrade our curriculum, teaching methodologies and materials, thus ensuring highly focused and up-to-date training programs.

LVPEI uses cutting edge equipment and facilities so that eye care professionals imbibe the best training possible. Trainees and fellows in every sub-specialization of eye care and eye health come here from all over India and abroad. While we have a vast range of program and training facilities, the core of each program is intensive training with clear targets and specialized experience. The primary emphasis is on hands-on clinical experience, but our educational programs also have a strong component of research-based training. This is facilitated by our laboratories, which are at the forefront of global and critical studies in eye disease and eye care.

As part of our commitment towards community eye care and public health our training is structured with relevance to local and regional needs.