International Ophthalmologist Day
August 8th 2020
Let us on this day salute and thank
ophthalmologists for leading the visually impaired from despair to hope, making
them independent, productive and proud citizens, let us thank them for their
dedicated services to patients and restoring their vision which has helped in
making the goal of WHO and individual nations in terms of reducing the
percentage of visually impaired people the world over, by eradicating blindness
levels. The day honors the contribution and dedication of the doctors in the
worst of times.
This day has special significance this year. amid the
COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and physicians and especially ophthalmologists all
around the world have been recognized for their selfless service and acts.
Working
continuous shifts and putting their own health in danger, this day gives a
perfect opportunity to salute their work. 8th Aug of each year-
Ophthalmologists day is being celebrated for acknowledging the services of
doctors and their huge contribution to the eye care advancement the world over.
"International Day of Ophthalmology" which
is observed every year on August 8 is the birthday of the world famous
ophthalmologist Svyatoslav Fyodorov, the day was chosen to honor Dr
Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a renowned Soviet and Russian ophthalmologist who was
born on this day in the year 1927.
Dr
Fyodorov is considered a pioneer in several branches of eye surgery. He was the
first surgeon in the Soviet Union to successfully perform implantation of an
artificial lens and the first surgeon in the world to successfully use an
innovative surgical technique to detect and cure glaucoma at its early stages.
However, he is most famous for developing radial keratotomy, a surgical
technique to change the shape of the cornea and correct nearsightedness
(myopia), as well as for his overall contribution to refractive surgery.
I Salute Our Ophthalmologists and ophthalmic
Paramedical team for thier great services for the control and prevention of
blindness level in our country
A Mahalingam, TwinTech Academy, Chennai, Mob
97104 85295 / mahali@mahali.in