/24-7PressRelease/ - Chennai, India, September 20, 2008 - The entire world's Ophthalmologist gathered for a gala ceremony conducted every year to honor outstanding people in the field of eye care at the XXVI Congress of the ESCRS, Berlin 2008. For the first time in the history of ESCRS award, this year Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital achieved the maximum by bagging three video film awards and one certification of appreciation for essay which was held at Berlin on 14/09/08.
Prof.Amar Agarwal, Joint Managing Director of Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital bagged one the second prize in video film award category for Ocular neoplasia commonly known as cancer of eye, Dr.Athiya Agarwal, Director, Dr.Agarwal's Eye hospital won the first prize in the video film award for coloboma (a part of rare cat eye syndrome) as well as won the second prize in video film award for aberropia and Dr.Soosan Jacob of Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital won certificate of appreciation for essay in the Johnhenahan prize category.
About ESCRS
Founded in 1991, the ESCRS is Europe's leading organisation for cataract and refractive surgeons and is at the forefront of developments in anterior segment surgery. The society currently has 4,000 members from over 90 different countries worldwide. The ESCRS offers a unique forum for discussion and learning which ensures that international expertise is shared by ophthalmologists all over Europe.
About Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital
Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital is a tertiary eye hospital offering one stop solution in eye care; started in the year 1957. Now the Hospital is in its 51st year of quality service in eye care with 10 branches in Chennai apart from leaving its footprints in Villupuram, Kumbakonam, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Kanchipuram, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Erode, Dharmapuri, Salem, Jaipur and Chittoor. The organization has received various awards for its inventions and services. In March 2006, Chairman Dr. J Agarwal has been awarded Padma Bhushan for his dedicated service to the poor and needy. The hospital was noted on the global platform for its invention - Micro-Phakonit (0.7 mm Cataract surgery) by Dr. Amar Agarwal. Recently in March'08, hospital bagged 3 prestigious awards at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) conference in Chicago.
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