| Dr.Vanaja
Vaithianathan : |
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Name
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Dr.Vanaja Vaithianathan
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| Husband
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K.Vaithianathan
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| Age/Sex/Date
of Birth : |
37/F/ 09.10.1968
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Designation : |
Director & Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Jothi
Eye Care Centre.
Visiting Consultant, New Medical Centre, Pondy.
A.G..Padmavathi’s Hospital, Pondy, Valli Vilas
Hospital, Cuddalore.
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Address : |
Jothi
Eye Care Centre,
152 & 154, Calve Subraya Chetty Street,
Pondicherry - 605 001.
Tamilnadu, India.
Ph.No
: 2224534, 2337659.
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| Schooling
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St.Mary’s
Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore.
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Qualification :
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M.B.B.S., (Madras Medical College) - 1992
Diploma in Ophthalmology, (Regional Institute
of Ophthalmology, M.M.C) -1994
Gold Medalist (Dr.Sathyavakesan’s Gold Medal
for best performance in D.O.)
Diplomate of National Board (D.N.B.,) - 1997
Fellowship in General Ophthalmology (F.G.O.)
-1995-1997 (Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli
& Madurai)
International Council of Ophthalmology Examination
(I.C.O)Part I-1996
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Training
Programmes :
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Contact
Lens Training (ICLEP), (L.V.Prasad Eye Institute,
Hyderabad)
Phacoemulsification
Training (Rajan Eye Care Hospital, Chennai)
Eye Bank Observership (Ramayama International
Eye Bank, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.)
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Special
Interest :
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Community
Eye Care - Running an on going free section at
Jothi Eye Care Centre itself on Friday mornings,
since 1998 and on all days from 8 am to 10 am
since February, 2001.
- Conducted several general eye camps.
- College & School screening programmes.
- Glaucoma screening programmes in offices and
companies.
- Company screening programmes.
- Educative Programmes at Schools, Colleges, NCC
camps about eye problems, in T.V,
& Radio care and eye donation.
- Written several articles in Newspapers and magazines
- about eye problems.
- Published articles in Several Journals, including
Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association
Journal .
- Started an Eye Bank called Jothi Eye Bank at
Jothi Eye Care Centre, which is an
Institutional life member of EBI.
- Jothi Trust and Jothi Eye Care Foundation have
been founded for community & Educational
works.
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Achievements
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School
first & State Rank Merit Certificate holder
both in 10th and 12th Standards Dr.Sathyavakesan’s
Gold Medal for best performance in D.O.
“Outstanding
Young Person” Award by Junior Chamber, Pondicherry
on 15.08.03.
“Outstanding Young Indian” Award by Indian Jaycees,
at Thiruvannamalai on 13.09.03.
“Arimathi Thennaganar Award 2003” Award by Youth
Peace Centre in recognition and sincere appreciation
of out standing services on 12.03.2004
“Best paper of the session” -awarded for the
paper “Comparative study of visual results in
patients with dense cataracts, undergoing phacoemulsification
and manual small incision cataract surgery”,
in SROC-TNOA conference, 2003 held at Chennai.
Awarded
for the paper “Obtaining emmetropia through
scleral tunnel”, in TNOA conference, 2004 held
at Tirunelveli.
“Sevai
Semmal” Award by Halleluyah Parisoutharine Paraloga
Devalayam in recognition and sincere appreciation
of camp works, on 04.06.04.
“Sirantha
Sathanaiyalar” Award by Puratchi Thilagam K.Bhagyaraj
Rasigar Mandram in recognition and sincere appreciation
of camp works, on 22.08.04.
“Vizhiyoli
Maruthuva Maamani” Award by Sindhanai Marumalarchi
Peravai, Pondicherry on 16.07.05.
“Kan
Kaavalar”Award by Lions Club, Pondicherry, in
appreciation of Eye Bank and camp activities
on 26.01.05
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