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      -  TB bacteria can spread from the lungs to any part of the body, including the eyes. 
      -  With the rise in TB cases worldwide, Ocular (eye) TB cases are also on the rise. 
      -  Ocular TB must be treated with a full course of anti-TB medications after evaluation by an expert Ophthalmologist. 
      -  In a year, LVPEI manages over 1000 cases of Ocular TB across its network centres. 
      -  Ocular TB can be difficult to diagnose through the standard TB test, and much depends on an ophthalmologist estimating its probability accurately.
      -  To standardize the diagnosis and treatment of ocular TB, the Indian Government is taking dedicated measures, such as the Indian Extrapulmonary TB (INDEX-TB) guidelines, also endorsed by WHO.
      -  Ocular tuberculosis has become one of th...

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) every year across its network observes World Glaucoma Week to bring public focus on this eye disease that can affect both adults and children. World Glaucoma Week is a joint global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patients Association. During the World Glaucoma Week, 12 - 18 March 2023, L V Prasad Eye Institute’s Kallam Anji Reddy Campus in Hyderabad is organizing the following activities to raise awareness about early detection and treatment of vision-threatening Glaucoma eye disease:

       -  Awareness Walk: An awareness walk will be held on 12 March 2023 at 7:00 am, starting from LVPEI’s Banjara Hills campus.
       -  Patient Interactive Forum: A live patient interactive patient forum in six different languages - Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Odiya a...

      -  Honorable Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, delivered the 13th Bijayananda Patnaik Lecture on ‘Karma Yoga’.
      -  The lecture was held on 2nd March 2023, at the L V Prasad Eye Institute’s Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar.

2 March 2023, Thursday, Bhubaneswar: Honorable Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, delivered the 13th Bijayananda Patnaik Lecture on "Karma Yoga – The Essence of Life" at the L V Prasad Eye Institute's Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus in Bhubaneswar on March 2, 2023. The lecture focused on the philosophy of ‘Karma Yoga’ and  ‘non – attached attachments’ of life.

The 13th Bijayananda Patnaik Lecture was attended by people from across the LVPEI network, its donors, and their family members, as well as other partner organizations. On the occasion Dr Srikant Sahu, Head of Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, expressed grat...