L. V. Prasad Eye Institute
{{Short description|Private Hospital in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name = L V Prasad Eye Institute
| logo_size = 197px
| Image = L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.jpg
| Caption = LVPEI Hyderabad
| Logo = Logo_of_L._V._Prasad_Eye_Institute.jpg
| Location = L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
| State = Telangana
| Country = India
| Coordinates = {{Coord|17.424643|78.427513|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| Funding = Non-profit
| Type = Specialist; Ophthalmology
| Speciality = Ophthalmology
| Founded = 1987
| Website = http://www.lvpei.org
}}
The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is an eye-care network, established by Dr. Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, an ophthalmologist, at Hyderabad, in 1986. It is a non-profit, multi-campus, non-governmental institution.{{cite web|last=Khan|first=Arshia|title=Dr Gullapalli N Rao: Unwinding the reserved and rigorous|url=http://modernmedicare.co.in/2011/12/30/dr-gullapalli-n-rao-unwinding-the-reserved-and-rigorous/|accessdate=28 January 2012|publisher=ModernMedicare.co.in|date=30 December 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711032351/http://modernmedicare.co.in/2011/12/30/dr-gullapalli-n-rao-unwinding-the-reserved-and-rigorous/|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead}} With more than 275 eye-care centres in India, it is the largest eye-care network in the world.{{cite web | url=https://cases.isb.edu/l-v-prasad-eye-institute-innovating-the-business-of-eye-care.html | title=L. V. Prasad Eye Institute: Innovating the Business of Eye Care }}
LVPEI is a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre, and an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School.{{Cite web|url=https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/lvprasad|title=L V Prasad Eye Institute|website=eye.hms.harvard.edu}} It is the first eye hospital to be accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH).
Establishment
File:L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.jpg
Established in 1986, the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The institute operates through ten active arms: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation, and Product Development. LVPEI is managed by two not-for-profit entities: the Hyderabad Eye Institute (HEI) and the Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
Before the institute was established, the renowned Indian filmmaker Sri Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao, popularly known as L V Prasad, decided to invest a portion of the profits from his blockbuster film Ek Duuje Ke Liye towards a noble cause. He donated one crore rupees and five acres of land in order to establish the state-of-the-art eye institute. In recognition of this generous gesture, the institute's board named the facility in his honor.
Over the years, his family has continued to support the institute's work. His son, Mr Ramesh Prasad, managing director of Prasad Film Laboratories, is a founder trustee of LVPEI and is the longest serving member of the Hyderabad Eye Institute's governing board, along with Dr Rao. It has maintained its tradition of naming its centres and facilities after its benefactors. Among its notable benefactors and donors are several corporate such as Infosys,{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-launches-the-lvpei-infosys-urban-slum-eye-screening-program/|title=Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches the LVPEI-Infosys Urban Slum Eye Screening Program|date=30 September 2022}} Microsoft,{{Cite web|url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/how-microsoft-is-expanding-its-healthcare-initiative-in-india-using-ai/|title=How Microsoft Is Expanding Its Healthcare Initiative In India Using AI|first=Smita|last=Sinha|date=20 March 2018|website=Analytics India Magazine}} State Bank of India,{{Cite web|url=http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/sbi-donates-ophthalmic-equipment-to-l-v-prasad-eye-institute/53435285|title=SBI donates Ophthalmic Equipment to L V Prasad Eye Institute - ET HealthWorld|website=ETHealthworld.com}} Standard Chartered,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/lv-prasad-primary-eye-care-centre-inaugurated-at-koheda-765154|title=LV Prasad Primary Eye Care Centre inaugurated at Koheda|first=The Hans|last=India|date=12 October 2022|website=www.thehansindia.com}} ICICI,{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/icici-centre-for-elderly-eye-care-inaugurated-at-l-v-prasad-eye-institute-bhubaneswar/|title=ICICI Centre for Elderly Eye Care Inaugurated at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar|date=6 April 2022}} Aditya Birla Group,{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/uail-opens-vision-centre-at-utkal-hospital/|title=UAIL opens Vision Centre at Utkal Hospital|first=Post News|last=Network|date=30 November 2019}} Dalmia Group,{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/ocl-lvpei-eye-centre-makes-remarkable-advancement-making-sundargarh-blind-free/|title=OCL-LVPEI Eye Centre makes remarkable advancement in making Sundargarh blind-free|date=28 February 2018}} Bajaj Group,{{Cite web|url=https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/bajaj-group-partners-with-l-v-prasad-eye-institute/433169/|title=Bajaj Group partners with L V Prasad Eye Institute|first=EH News|last=Bureau|date=24 January 2022}} Sun Pharma,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-how-success-of-ek-duje-ke-liye-spawned-lv-prasad-eye-institute/articleshow/95480623.cms|title=Hyderabad: How success of 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' spawned LV Prasad Eye Institute|newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 November 2022}} Natco Pharma,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/natco-chairman-donates-15-lakh-shares-to-hyderabad-eye-research-foundation/article9733558.ece|title=Natco chairman donates 1.5 lakh shares to Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation|date=22 June 2017|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com}} NALCO.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/nalco-lv-prasad-eye-hospital-opened-in-angul.html|title=Nalco-LV Prasad Eye Hospital opened in Angul|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}
Active areas of operation
= Clinical Services =
LVPEI has served nearly 34.14 million (3.4 crore) people, with over 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed, done over 1.93 million surgeries, trained over 55,000 ophthalmologists and optometrists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lvpei.org/about-us|title=About L V Prasad Eye Institute – LV Prasad Eye Institute|website=L V Prasad Eye Institute}} The institute offers rehabilitation services for persons with visually impairment,{{cite news|title=Rehabilitating the blind|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2769250.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home|accessdate=28 January 2012|newspaper=The Hindu Businessline|date=2 January 2012}} and in 2018 it inaugurated a 'Special Needs Vision Clinic' to provide eye care to children with developmental delays and disabilities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/special-needs-vision-clinic-for-children-at-lvpei/article25540627.ece|title=Special Needs Vision Clinic for children at LVPEI|work=The Hindu Business Line}}
=Education and Research=
Scientists from L V Prasad Eye Institute are listed amongst the world's top 2% by Stanford University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/nov/11/scientists-from-l-v-prasad-eye-institute-listed-among-top-2-bystanford-university-2382165.html|title=Scientists from L V Prasad Eye Institute listed among top 2% by Stanford University|website=The New Indian Express}} It is an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School.It has academic and research linkages with Massachusetts Institute of Technology,{{Cite web|url=https://news.mit.edu/2019/co-designing-assistive-technologies-india-0325|title=Co-designing assistive technologies in India|website=MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology}} BITS Pilani, {{Cite web|url=https://www.projectsinindia.com:443/news-bulletin/lvpei-collaborates-with-bits-to-offer-4-year-bs-programme-in-optometry-1382|title=Projects India News | LVPEI collaborates with BITS to offer 4-year BS programme in Optometry|website=www.Projectsinindia.com}} IIM Ahmedabad,{{Cite web|url=https://medicaldialogues.in/lvpei-iim-a-and-iiph-hyderabad-win-first-bag-rs-10-crore-grant-to-set-up-centre-for-health-research|title=LVPEI, IIM A and IIPH Hyderabad win first bag Rs 10 crore grant to set up Centre for Health Research|first=Medical Dialogues|last=Bureau|date=29 December 2019|website=medicaldialogues.in}} IIT Hyderabad,{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/3d-printed-cornea-developed-by-iit-hyderabad-lv-prasad-eye-institute-researchers-577279.html|title=Nation's First 3D Printed Cornea Developed By IIT Hyderabad, LV Prasad Eye Institute Researchers|date=15 August 2022|website=IndiaTimes}}{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/iit-hyderabad-collaborates-with-lvpei-to-offer-m-tech-in-ophthalmic-engineering|title=IIT-Hyderabad collaborates with LVPEI to offer M-Tech in Ophthalmic Engineering|first=Telangana|last=Today|date=17 June 2022|website=Telangana Today}} University of Hyderabad,{{Cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-university-to-offer-diploma-programmes-in-blended-mode-2518113/|title=Hyderabad university to offer diploma programmes in blended mode|first=News|last=Desk|date=3 February 2023|website=The Siasat Daily}} GITAM,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/sep/08/lv-prasad-eye-institute-and-gitam-hyderabad-start-optometry-bachelor-course-2355666.html|title=LV Prasad Eye Institute and GITAM, Hyderabad start Optometry bachelor course|website=The New Indian Express}} University of Sheffield,{{Cite web|url=https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/health-it/india-uk-scientists-develop-smart-contact-lens-to-detect-eye-infections/95930048|title=India, UK scientists develop 'smart contact lens' to detect eye infections - ET HealthWorld|website=ETHealthworld.com}} University of Bradford.
=Centers=
LVPEI network has 275 eye-care centres across the states of Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh:
- Main center in Banjara Hills, named after Kallam Anji Reddy the founder of Dr.Reddy Labs.
- 3 tertiary centers in Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar and Vijayawada.
- 26 secondary centers
- 245 primary care centers
The secondary and primary care centers provide medical facilities to the remotest rural areas of the country.
=Eye bank=
As of 2020, LVPEI Eye Bank Network has been performing over 2,000 corneal transplant surgeries every year.{{Cite web|title=LVPEI Eye Bank distributed 40 per cent of all corneas for transplant surgeries last year|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/lvpei-eye-bank-distributed-40-per-cent-of-all-corneas-for-transplant-surgeries-last-year/article34029278.ece|access-date=2021-05-24|website=@businessline|date=9 March 2021 |language=en}} As of February 2023, total corneas collected were 1,19,279 and over 69,964 corneal transplant surgeries have been performed at the institute, which may be the highest at a single institute anywhere in the world.[https://www.lvpei.org/about-us About us] lvpei.org
The RIEB set up the Hyderabad Cornea Preservation Medium Centre which uses a McKarey Kauffman (MK) Medium.{{cite web|title=RIEB of LV Prasad Eye Institute gets award from International Federation of Eye Banks|url=http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=5392§ionid=13&z=y|accessdate=28 January 2012|publisher=saffron.pharmabiz.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714210522/http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=5392§ionid=13&z=y|archive-date=14 July 2012|url-status=dead}}
Awards
- Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020{{Cite web|title=LVPEI awarded 'The Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/lvpei-awarded-the-greenberg-prize-end-blindness-2020/article33286763.ece|access-date=2021-05-24|website=@businessline|date=9 December 2020 |language=en}}
- Sarojini Triloknath National Award 2020{{Cite web|last=TelanganaToday|title=Prestigious award for LVPEI|url=https://telanganatoday.com/prestigious-award-for-lvpei|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Telangana Today|date=28 December 2020 |language=en-US}}