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LVPEI’s partner centre completes 10 years |
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LVPEI’s partner centre, Kishore Chand Chordia Eye Centre, completed 10 years of service on April 14, 2012, providing high quality, affordable and accessible eye care services to the poor and needy, functioning as an urban model centre in the underserved Begum Bazar area of Hyderabad. The centre, set up by the Chordia family in their father’s name, has seen 167,642 outpatients and performed 16,445 surgeries till date. Of these 118,529 (71%) were non-paying outpatients and 14,183 (86%) surgeries were performed free of cost. The family has earned a reputation for being committed philanthropists. To meet the increased need for patient care services, a new building was inaugurated on June 17, 2012, by Mr Hari Prasad Raja Badruka. LVPEI was represented by Executive Director Dr Usha Gopinathan, Dr Rohit Khanna and Mr V Rajashekar. The new premises has 3 examination rooms with slit lamps, a waiting lounge and a medical records department. |
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