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1 Intrnational mt on gntics and gnoms 3 ylights Numbr : 72 Inflammatio Intrnational Colloquium on Uva 4 Harvsting of colourlss 'fluid of lif' Jun 2016 NABL Accrditation Nthra Vidya 5 sris gts 6 off to a grat start Station Dirctor of th Madras Atomic Powr Station pays glowing tributs to th Mobil Ey Surgical Tam NABH Accrditation for Sankara Nthralaya Main Sankara Nthralaya organizs a high powr intrnational mt on gntics and gnoms

2 ylights Jun 2016 R c o g n i t i o n s & A w a r d s Fllowship in British Dispnsing Optician - Topprs Dpa A B.sc - Ophthalmic Dispnsing 1st yar AMEERA M.S B.sc - Ophthalmic Dispnsing 1st yar SANJANA B.sc - Ophthalmic Dispnsing 1st yar MATHANGI S B.sc - Ophthalmic Dispnsing 1st yar TSNA studnts Mak a Mark in Prstigious Scinc Fstival 2016 Global body chooss xprt from Sankara Nthralaya to lad its Asia Pacific rgion Dr. Rajswari Mahadvan, Had of th Contact Lns Cntr, Sankara Nthralaya and Assistant Profssor, Elit School of Optomtry, has bn appointd as th 'Asia Pacific Rgional Prsidnt' of th Intrnational Association of Contact Lns Educators (IACLE), th global ducational organization ddicatd to raising th standard of contact lns ducation worldwid and promot th widsprad and saf us of Contact lns. High rcognition from BITS Pilani Dr.Vinita Kumari, Junior Scintist, SN ONGC Dpartmnt of Gntics & Molcular Biology has succssfully compltd hr viva voc xamination on th Ph.D thsis titld "Association Study, Analysis for Gntic and Environmntal Intraction of Variants in Candidat Gns for Inflammation (ICAM-1, CFH) and Nuroprotction (PEDF, EPO) in Typ 2 Diabtic Rtinopathy Patints from South India" on 8th January 2016 at BITS, Pilani undr th suprvision of Dr. S.Sripriya, Associat Profssor from SN ONGC Dpartmnt of Gntics & Molcular Biology. Dr. M.K. Janani, Snior Rsarch Fllow, ICMR projct in L & T Microbiology Rsarch Cntr has succssfully compltd hr viva voc xamination on th Ph.D thsis titld "A Clinico - Molcular Biological and Gnotypic Study on Epstin - Barr Virus in Chnnai Population" on 11th January 2016 at BITS, Pilani undr th suprvision of Dr. J. Malathi, Associat Profssor, L&T Microbiology Rsarch Cntr. Rsarchr at SN ONGC Dpt of Gntics bstowd doctorat Ms SathyaPriya, Ph.D Scholar from SN ONGC Dpartmnt of Gntics has succssfully dfndd hr Ph.D thsis titld "Homozygosity mapping basd gntic analysis of autosomal rcssiv familis affctd by Bardt-Bidl syndrom in Indian population" through th Viva Voc xamination conductd on 22nd January 2016 at SASTRA Univrsity, Thanjavur. Hr guid was Dr. S.Sripriya, Associat Profssor of SN ONGC Dpartmnt of Gntics & Molcular Biolology.. SN's L&T Microbiology Rsarchr bstowd doctorat Dr. A.R.Rajalakshmy, Ph.D Scholar from L & T Microbiology Rsarch Cntr has succssfully dfndd Viva Voc xamination for hr Ph.D thsis titld "Molcular Immunology of Ocular Manifstations and Nuroinvasion of Hpatitis C Virus: Immun Rspons Against Virus and Viral Antigns" conductd on 15th Fbruary 2016 at SASTRA Univrsity, Thanjavur. Hr guid was Dr. H.N.Madhavan, Dirctor of L&T Microbiology Rsarch Cntr. TSNA Dpartmnt of Managmnt Studis - Topprs 2 Winnrs - Ms D.S.Kokila, Ms. Shajiya and Ms Alamlu.R Ms. Elizabth Vincy Mr. Samson Godson Mr. Uchimahali MBA II Yar MBA II Yar BBA I Yar

3 Station Dirctor of th Madras Atomic Powr Station pays glowing tributs to th Mobil Ey Surgical Tam Dignitaris from Madras Atomic Powr Station, Kalpakkam along with Sankara Nthralaya tam at th function Th Sri V.D. Swami auditorium at th Sankara Nthralaya cam liv to a lot of jubilation and adulatory obsrvations on th institution's rvolutionary community ophthalmology initiativ by snior officials of th Madras Atomic Powr Station (MAPS) Kalpakkam, on th 6th of April Th occasion was th flicitation and honouring of th tam oprating th 'Mobil Ey Surgical Unit,' which had prformd a high numbr of Cataract surgris, bnfiting villagrs surrounding th Kalpakkam plant, as part of th Corporat Social Rsponsibility (CSR) of th Powr Station. Wlcoming th audinc Dr P.S.Rajsh, Had of th MESU complimntd his tammats for thir 'Sankara Nthralaya Spirit'. Spaking on an motional not Chif Gust Shri Ravi Satyanarayana, th Station Dirctor of th facility xprssd that th slflss spirit by th MESU tam filld him with an unshakabl blif and faith that 'India will grow and prospr' with its futur in th hands of such spiritd and committd young mn. Sharing his viws Shri K.Sursh, Suprintndnt Quality Assuranc and Convnor CSR Committ, MAPS undrlind that th MESU camp hlpd in ndaring his institution with th local community and nhancd its imag as a human institution going byond atomic powr gnration and managmnt of nrgy. Th vnt witnssd th honouring of vry mmbr of th MESU tam comprising of camp incharg, opration thatr staff, maintnanc staff, IT support staff, nurss, anasthtists, Fllows, drivrs of th unit and Consultants, with a plaqu by th Chif Gust Shri Ravi Satyanarayana, Station Dirctor, Madras Atomic Powr Station. Thanking th snior officials of th MAPS and th Koran Consul Gnral to Chnnai for gracing th occasion Dr. SS.Badrinath, Chairman Emritus, Sankara Nthralaya, obsrvd that it was most hartning to not that th MAPS and its officials hav spnt thir tim and rsourcs in conducting such a nobl camp. Sankara Nthralaya organizs an intrnational mt on gntics and gnoms Vision Rsarch Foundation (VRF) th rsarch arm of Sankara Nthralaya hostd th 41st Indian Socity of Human Gntics, Annual mting and intrnational Confrnc (ISHG 2016) at th Lady Andal Auditorium (SMVRC Hall), Chtpt, Chnnai from 3rd March to 5th March, Th confrnc titld Clbrating Gntics- th Human Way aimd at undrstanding th various facts of human gntic disass with th rcnt tchnological advancmnts. Th program includd sssions on Cardiac gntics, Epigntics, Immuno-gntics, Nuro-gntics, Nutrignomics, Ayurgnomics, Oculogntics, Oncogntics, Pdiatric gntics, Pharmaco & Prsonalizd gntics, Population gntics and Systms Biology. Extnding a warm wlcom to th gathring Dr. A.J.Pandian, HOD, Gntics Dpartmnt, xprssd that th 3 day vnt would b an xciting forum to Dignitaris at th ISHG 2016 mt xchang and undrstand cutting dg rsarch in gntics. Spaking on th occasion Dr T.Ramasami distinguishd rsarchr and formr Scinc and Tchnology scrtary to th govrnmnt of India xprssd that th ISHG-2016 would b a wondrful opportunity for rsarchrs working in th ralm of gntics to com togthr and find solutions for disass at a molcular lvl and through an intgratd approach. Dlivring th kynot addrss on th topic 'Human gntics and th prospcts of prvntiv mdicin' Chif Editor of highly rspctd scinc journal 'Natur Gntics' Dr. Myls Axton xplaind that th salint fatur of gntics is that it hlps to undrstand th impact of gns in spcific local groups and thn compar and dduc th sam at a macro lvl. th vnt turnd out to b highly xciting for th participants in trms of knowldg acquisition, combind with som grat cultural vnts. 3

4 ylights Jun 2016 Sankara Nthralaya hosts Inflammatio an lctrifying Intrnational Colloquium on Uva 'Inflammatio' th prmir global c o l l o q u i u m o n I n t r a o c u l a r Inflammatory disass startd off at a glittring function at th Sri V D Swami Auditorium on 18th March 2016 with a mllifluous rndition of th invocation by Dr Manidpa, Fllow at th Pdiatric Opthalmology dpartmnt. Organising Scrtary, D r. M a m t a A g a r w a l i n h r introduction to th confrnc haild Dlgats at th inflammatio confrnc that th intrnational colloquium would throw opn discussions on challnging cass of Uvitis and promot intraction with othr spcialitis. Eminnt Ophthalmologist Dr. Narsing Rao, Profssor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Kck School of Mdicin and Dirctor of Uvitis Srvic, Los Angls, USA, in his grting mssag wishd th program a grand succss. Dlivring th gust of honour addrss, Prof Jams Rosnbaum, th Edward E Rosnbaum Profssor of Inflammatory Disass; Chair, Division of Arthritis & Rhumatic Disass; Profssor of Ophthalmology, Mdicin and Cll Biology; Had, Uvitis Clinic; Dirctor, Inflammation Rsarch; at th Orgon Halth & Scinc Univrsity, discussd th Pitfalls, Progrss, promiss and challngs in Uvitis car and how tchnological advancs ovr th last 30 yars mad trmndous impact on managmnt/ tratmnt of Uvitis. 'World Optomtry Day' obsrvd by th Elit School of Optomtry ESO obsrvs World Optomtry day at Karumanthurai As part of World Optomtry Day clbration 118 studnts of Elit School of Optomtry, acadmic arm of Sankara Nthralaya accompanid by 4 faculty mmbrs and an administrator visitd a tribal villag namd Karumanthurai, in th inaccssibl Kalvarayan hills in Salm district. Th tam spnt 4 days from th 28th of Fbruary to 2nd of March 2016, ngaging in various y car rlatd activitis with th socially and conomically backward population who had littl accss to quality Mdicar. Highlights of th vnt : * 12 studnt tams comprising of 122 mmbrs scrnd a total of 3,666 studnts across 13 schools in a singl day ( ) btwn 9.30 am and 4.15 pm, undr th guidanc of Dr. R Krishna Kumar, Principal and Ms N Anuradha, Lcturr and Vision Scrning Coordinator. * Th ESO tam installd a slf tsting, illuminatd chart in th main markt ara of th villag for crating awarnss among th public about thir vision status and nabling thm to tst thir y powr with as. * In an initiativ to crat awarnss about Prsbyopia, a bank and th local post offic wr providd with thr sts of rading glasss with instructions for th public to us th sam whnvr thy visit ths placs to chck if thy had symptoms of this ailmnt. As a gstur of affction, ESO donatd comic books to th Saraswathy Vidya Mandir School Library. Shri Nandakumar, Joint Commissionr, Incom tax inauguratd th vnt and gav a motivational talk to ESO studnts on 28th Fb An Auspicious Prlud to th Inaugural of a Stat-of th Art Facility Smt Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and Chif Excutiv Officr, TAFE and family mmbrs at th Sri A Sivasailam Block at JKCN complx Th 'Tmpl of th Ey' ros gloriously to Acharya's call by strtching its wings of srvic ovr th rstwhil Wllingdon hospital prmiss, paving way for th Sri A. Sivasailam Block, a Stat of th Art y car facility. At a crmonial function, undr th auspics of th Junior Pontiff of Kanchi Mutt, Sri Vijayndra Saraswathi Swamigal amidst chanting of Vdas, th coupl, Dr. Prma Padmanabhan, Dirctor Spcial projcts and Sri Padmanbhan prformd th Ganapathi, Navagraha and Vastu Homams on Thursday, 21st April Chif Donors to th Sri A. Sivasailam Block, distinguishd Smt Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and Chif Excutiv Officr, TAFE and hr family took part in th crmony with grat nthusiasm.

5 A high lvl dlibration throws light on an intriguing ara of y car Sankara Nthralaya's nuro-ophthalmology dpartmnt conductd a 'Symposium in Nuro ophthalmology: Affrnts Plus Effrnts' (SYNAPSE 2K16) a high lvl intractiv platform for Nuro-ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists, nurologists, nurosurgons, rsarchrs and studnts to mt, xplor, dbat and xchang information, knowldg and ral-tim cass. Th prsnc of intrnationally acclaimd profssionals lik Dr.Andrw L, Dr. Prm Padmanabhan, Dr. Clmnt Tan, Dr. Dan Miliu, Dr Sharon Tow, Dr. G.Arjundas, Dr. Vivk Lal, Dr. Lkha Pandit, Dr. Sursh Bapu, Dr. Sidharth Ghosh, Dr.Lingam Gopal, Dr. Dpak Arjundas, and Dr.Lakshmi Narasimhalu undrlind th significanc of th mt. Dlgats at th Synaps 2k16 confrnc Th inaugural of th two day mt was gracd by Profssor Bala balachandran, Foundr of th world rnownd Grat Laks Univrsity in India. Dlivring th wlcom addrss Dr S.Ambika, Snior Consultant, Nuro-Opthalmology Dpartmnt xplaind that th objctiv of th mting was to xplor and study th bst practics in nuro-ophthalmology, which sh liknd to an Alfrd Hitchcock mystry. Spaking on th occasion Dr. Smitha Pravn, Snior Consultant dscribd Dr. Bala Balachandran as a most inspiring acadmician with a LSD quotint (Lakshmi-Profit, Saraswathi-Knowldg and Durga- Powr). Profssor Andrw L rcalld his association with Sankara Nthralaya dating back to yar 2002 and nthralld th audinc with an audio-visual prsntation titld 'You ar th hro of your own lif'. Spaking on th topic 'Tchnology in Halthcar Managmnt and Data Analysis' Dr.Bala Balachandran mphasizd that in an incrasingly dmanding world on has to b distinct or xtinct, adding that in a world of mrging disruptiv tchnologis it is imprativ for halthcar providrs to adapt thmslvs to th latst tchnology, h highlightd that in a world of ubrization, it is critical for halthcar institutions to adapt to corporat practics lik mrgrs, stratgic alliancs, tchnology, cybr scurity and sk th xprtis of intrmdiaris and mony managrs, lik any othr ntrpris, to surviv and succd in an xtrmly comptitiv marktplac. Th high powr vnt cam to a clos with a Vot of Thanks by Dr.Shikha Talwar Bhassi, Nthralaya. Snior Consultant, Sankara A company synonymous with vibrant colours chooss 'harvsting' of colourlss 'fluid of lif' to giv back to socity. As an institution committd to th consrvation and optimum usag of natural rsourcs, Sankara Nthralaya commissiond 'Rain Watr Harvsting' systms (RWH) at six locations within its main campus, to ffctivly captur and stor rainwatr for futur us. Th projct was sponsord by Asian Paints India's lading manufacturr of paints for dcorativ and industrial purposs, as part of its Corporat Social Rsponsibility (CSR) and xcutd by Akash Ganga Trust th wll known not for profit and Citizn's action group. At a simpl function launching th Rainwatr Harvsting systms hld on 30th March 2016, Dr. Shkar Raghavan, Dirctor, Akash Ganga - Rain Cntr, xprssd that thir tam was proud to implmnt th systm as part of th CSR activitis of Asian Paints. In his addrss, numrating th Inaugural of Rain watr harvsting systm at SN activitis of th 'Rain Cntr' including snsitizing popl about th critical nd for Rain Watr Harvsting in viw of th vils of mindlss urbanization and conducting survys on th impact of RWH, Dr. Shkar highlightd that thy had implmntd similar projcts at prstigious NGOs such as th Cancr Institut, Ramakrishna Mutt, Madras Sva Sadan and Thosophical Socity to nam a fw. In his brif addrss Mr. Chrry, Managr, Quality Assuranc, Asian Paints xclaimd that thy flt honourd to b associatd with Sankara Nthralaya to achiv thir goals of Watr nutrality. Thanking Mr. Chrry and Dr. Shkar Raghavan, Col. Raghavan, Advisor-Projcts, Sankara Nthralaya obsrvd that th ffctiv rcycling of watr alrady bing implmntd at Sankara Nthralaya and th launch of a nw initiativ in this dirction, in th form of Rain Watr Harvsting, would gratly rduc th quantum of watr purchasd for th hospital's consumption, lading to long trm, rcurring savings for th institution. 5

6 ylights Jun 2016 TRY - a rvolutionary nw procss aimd at prfct vision! Whil vision impairmnts causing partial or total blindnss ar asily prcptibl, minor vision anomalis oftn go unnoticd and undiagnosd lading to srious issus in th cours of tim. A typical cas of such an anomaly is poor 'Binocular Vision' which impds th capacity of th lft and right ys to co-ordinat in prciving imags and snding co-ordinatd mssags to th brain. As an institution committd to a holistic approach to halthy vision and y car Sankara Nthralaya's latst ndavour in this dirction is providing its vast domain xprtis to Digital Works a softwar company in th dvlopmnt of TRY (Train Your ys) a usr frindly, vrsatil vision thrapy softwar that addrsss vision anomalis ffctivly. Th softwar was formally launchd at a simpl function hld at th Vision Thrapy Clinic at th Sankara Nthralaya Main by Dr.SS.Badrinath, Chairman Emritus and Dr.Vasanthi Badrinath, Dirctor - Launch of Try vision thrapy softwar Clinical Srvics, Sri Nathlla Sampathu Clinical Laboratory, Sankara Nthralaya. Ms. Jaml Rizwana Hussaindn, Incharg Binocular Vision Clinic and Lcturr at th Elit School of Optomtry, xtndd a warm wlcom to th gathring assmbld and dmonstratd th softwar. Nthra Vidya sris gts off to a grat start Participants at th Nthra Vidya Th first sssion of th Continuing Optomtry Education (COE) Nthra Vidya Sris 3 for th yar 2016 was conductd on 31st January, 2016 at Sri V.D.Swami Auditorium, K.N.BIRVO Block. Th program startd with an invocation to Goddss Saraswathi. Wlcoming th gathring, Dr. Anuja R Singh, organising Scrtary of th COE said TSNA is avowd to conduct courss that ar rlvant and clinically usful to th practising Optomtrist and studnts of Optomtry. Th sssion startd with an intrsting prsntation on Basic Binocular Vision assssmnt framwork, followd by rol of optomtrists in Strabismus a cas basd approach by Ms. Rizwana. This was followd by othr informativ sssions throughout th day on Amblyopia assssmnt and managmnt by Ms. Archayta and BV assssmnt in traumatic brain injury by Ms. Rvathy. Cas studis and practical dmonstrations formd part of th COE which was wll-rcivd by th 51 participants. A quiz on BV and Padiatric Optomtry was conductd by Ms. Kalpa and prizs distributd to th bst prforming tams. 6 Sankara Nthralaya pays homag to Saint Sathya Sai Baba Sri Satya Saibaba Aradhana at SN Aradhana of th highly rvrd and globally adord spiritual ladr and humanist par xcllnc Sathya Sai Baba whos lif and mssag continu to inspir millions of popl to lad mor purposful livs through his timlss and univrsal tachings, was obsrvd at Sankara Nthralaya with frvour and spirit of srvic by mploys, voluntrs and dvots of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, amidst chanting of Bhajans and Krthans on 25th April Sri Sathya Sai Baba's contribution to th socity through his innumrabl tachings and wlfar masurs such as stablishing highr ducational institutions and univrsitis, halth car projcts including supr spcialty hospitals at Puttaparthi, Whit Fild amongst many othr placs, Pur drinking watr projcts to ovr 700 villags in and around Puttaparthi, stand rmarkably apart showing th undauntd spirit of th noblst souls that humanity has vr sn.

7 approach to th subjct. Critical rviws mark prstigious ndowmnt lctur Dlgats at Dr.Nagamani Dharmapuri Endowmnt lctur Th 13th dition of th annual Dr. Nagamani Dharmapuri Endowmnt Lctur hld rcntly at th Sri V.D.Swami Auditorium assumd grat significanc on account of 3 factors, th August prsnc of Dr. Vidyasagar Dharmapuri th foundr of th ndowmnt and his wif Dr. Nagamani Bligr Dharmapuri, in whos honour it was cratd, an intrsting curtain raisr on th topic of th vning, titld 'Nystagmus Dcodd' by Dr. Sumitha Agarkar, Dputy Dirctor, Padiatric Ophthalmology and hr tam and a thought provoking lctur by Profssor Richard W. Hrtl, Chif, Padiatric Ophthalmology, Dirctor, Childrn's Vision Cntr, Akron Childrn's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, known for his radically diffrnt viws and rvolutionary Rcalling hr visit to Dr. Profssor Richard W. Hrtl's clinic at Ohio svral yars ago, Dr. Sumitha Agarkar, dscribd th spakr of th day as a slightly controvrsial but highly acclaimd doctor and rsarchr who has don groundbraking work in th fild of Nystagmus. Dlivring th ndowmnt lctur on th titl 'How and what w larnd from studying Nystagmus in infancy and arly childhood' Dr. Richard W.Hrtl xprssd that h was humbld by th compassion that h saw all around him. What followd was an intrsting xposition of his radically diffrnt viws, tracing th history of Nystagmus h xprssd his surpris on how vn 'Scinc' a rational subjct found it difficult to brak old blifs.th most ngaging and informativ vnt cam to an nd with a vot of thanks by Dr.Akila Ramkumar. Th Art and Scinc of Vision and Visual systms tak a giant stp Elit School of Optomtry Sankara Nthralaya's xclusiv acadmic arm which has ovr th yars carvd a plac of prid for itslf in trms of bing a globally acknowldgd institution in its fild took a giant stp forward with th 'Bhumi Puja' for its 'Institut of Occupational Optomtry and Visual Scincs' at th Sri City Spcial Economic Zon in Nllor District, Andhra Pradsh. Th auspicious bginning was mad with grat rligious frvour undr th auspics of Profssor PP.Santanam, haild as th 'Fathr of Occupational Optomtry' in India and Srimathi Santanam. Addrssing th gathring Shri S.Krishna Kumar, Principal, Elit School of Optomtry undrlind that th proposd facility would provid th much ndd occupational Bhumi Puja at Sri City optomtry support to th workrs from divrs industris locatd in th zon. H introducd Dr. PP. Santanam th first Principal of th Elit School of Optomtry and a grat wll wishr of th institution gracing th occasion. Spaking on th occasion Dr SS.Badrinath thankd Shri Ravi Sanna Rddy wholhartdly and also had a word of thanks for Shri Chandraskhar a grat frind of SN, formrly with L&T. A publishr of rput, a prstigious buildr and a group of spiritd runnrs ris to th occasion most gloriously At Sankara Nthralaya w ar only too awar that our commitmnt towards radicating blindnss and bringing th light of vision and smil back on th fac of th visually impaird, spcially th indignt would rmain unfulfilld without hlp from gnrous and lik- mindd individuals and institutions. In a shining xampl of giving back to socity th 'Prstig Group' known for thir landmark building projcts, mad a hug contribution for cost fr y car initiativs. Th donation was mad at th rqust of Shri Irfan Razack th MD of th organization by Shri Suhail Ahmd, Snior Managr Accounts. Th Scintific Publishing Company among th formost in ducational publishing in th country xhibitd its concrn for th sam caus by donating two buss to facilitat th cost fr transport of patints, th kys to th brand nw vhicls wr handd ovr by Shri Sharad Wasani, CEO of Scintific Publishing and Shri Slvagansh, Managr-Accounts. Th Marina Runnrz a group of young runnrs gav running a nw maning by organizing a charity marathon of thir mmbrs and th gnral public for social causs. Th procds of th run wr handd ovr to Dr SS.Badrinath by Shri Prasanna Kumar Nathlla, Shri Soni and Ms Rashmi Gupta th organizrs of th charity marathon, towards supporting cost fr y car to poor patints. 7

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