The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) was established in 1986-87 at Hyderabad as a not-for-profit, non-government, public-spirited, comprehensive eye care institution. LVPEI is governed by two trusts: the Hyderabad Eye Institute and the Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation. The Institute is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness and a Global Resource Center for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight initiative. LVPEI has six active arms to its areas of operations namely Clinical Services, Education, Research, Rehabilitation and Sight Enhancement Services, Eye Bank, and Public Health and Rural Outreach.
SCImago Institutions Rankings 2023 ranks LVPEI eighth worldwide in Ophthalmology (health) category.
LVPEI is the only Indian institute in the top ten.
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The project “Mobile Apps 4 Climate Change: A Citizen Science Programme for Schools in Metros” proposed by Dr V Shubhalaxmi, Founder and Director at Ladybird Consulting LLP, is the sole winner from India of the ‘Alumni Innovation Engagement Fund’ annually announced by the Uni... (more)
