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In a new study from the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) and Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology (BPN) at the University of Hamburg, researchers were able to differentiate between sight recovered individuals with a history of dense, total bilateral congenital vs. bilateral developmental cataracts using a neural marker of visual processing. The findings could aid clinical prognosis and rehabilitation, clinical research on treatment outcomes, and epidemiological studies on the genetic origins of cataracts. The results were published in EClinicalMedicine, a journal published by The Lancet.

Childhood cataract is one of the major causes of avoidable blindness worldwide. Dense cataracts prevent pattern vision, allowing only diffuse light to reach the retina through the clouded eye lenses. Cataracts in children can have congenital or developmental origins, and typically, these distinct origins have different expected outcomes after sight recovery.

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Hyderabad, May 19, 2020: The results of an online study conducted by L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in collaboration with the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) and The George Institute for Global Health India to evaluate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on trainees and practising ophthalmologists in India during lockdown demonstrated that a significantly high proportion of ophthalmologists were affected psychologically as they are at an increased risk of close contact with the patient’s eyes and face.

COVID-19 outbreak has affected millions globally, both physically and mentally, causing psychological impact such as stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, denial, anger and fear. Psychological implications can be attributed to direct or indirect effects of the illness on livelihood and living conditions. Asymptomatic transmission of the disease causes fear and anxiety. In addition, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ...

Hyderabad, 6 March 2020: The L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar become the first institutes in the States of Telangana and Odisha respectively to be empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. A formal MoU was signed between Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder-Chair, L V Prasad Eye Institute and Dr Jitu Lal Meena, General Manager, Hospital Networking & Quality Assurance on 6 March 2020 to formalize this partnership.

Hospitals in the states of Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi can currently apply for this empanelment. This empanelment will greatly benefit the poor out-station patients coming to our hospital from outside Telangana. Going forward, LVPEI will also apply for their Bronze standard of Accreditation for its secondary centres in Telangana and Odisha to help poor patients visiting these centres from the neighbouring states. The poor patients of Telangana and Odisha are already getting these benefits at...