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Saturday, June 12, 2010 (18:05:51) |
| Tags : Opthalmology, Germany, Eye Institute |
G.N. Rao honoured at World Ophthalmology Congress |
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| Hyderabad, June 12: Gullapalli N. Rao, an eminent ophthalmologist and founder-chairman of the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute here, has been honoured at the 32nd World Ophthalmology Congress in Germany, a statement issued by the institute said today.
Rao was conferred the prestigious Bernardo Streiff Gold Medal at the Congress organised by International Council of Ophthalmology in Berlin from June 5-9, the statement said.
The Bernardo Streiff Gold Medal is awarded by election every four years by the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis at the World Ophthalmology Congress.
The honour is conferred on an ophthalmologist who has contributed most through history, ethics and education, to the advancement of ophthalmology.
Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis is a 60-member group of the top academicians in the world in the field of ophthalmology.
Rao is the second Indian to be a member of this group after his teacher L.P. Agarwal, former director of the All India Institute Medical Sciences, the statement said. (IANS) |
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