Renowned ophthalmologist and retinal specialist Dr Somdutt Prasad is invited as a speaker at ACOIN Fourth District CME in Nadia district of West Bengal on 24th December 2015. The venue of the CME is Netrajyoti Eye Hospital, Ranaghat, Nadia. Dr Prasad will share his inputs on Diabetic Retinopathy in the CME.

Representing i4vision, Dr Prasad will also highlight the programmes and initiatives undertaken by i4vision to raise awareness regarding healthy eyes. Other topics of discussion and their respective speakers at the CME are:

• Cataract: Dr Pradip Mohani
• Childhood Blindness: Dr. Amitava Dey (Lumding, Assam)
• Refractive Error: Dr Purban Ganguly (Burdwan)
• Corneal Blindness: Dr Satinath Ghosh (Durgapur)
• Glaucoma: Dr Sumit Chowdhury (Kolkata)
• Survey Study Design: Dr Sudipta Dey
• Situation Analysis: Dr Swapan Samanta

There will be a validectory session with high tea from 4:15 pm onwards.

[b]About Dr Somdutt Prasad[/b]

Dr Somdutt Prasad is currently a consultant ophthalmologist and retinal specialist at AMRI and i4vision. He is adept at the full range of medical and surgical retinal procedures from diagnosis to treatment.

Dr Prasad has an extensive experience in vitrectomy surgeries and before settling in India, he as was treating nearly 1000 patients in the UK each year suffering from retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, venous occlusions and other conditions of the retina.

He has also concentrated on training allied professionals to empower them to take on expanded roles. He has trained optometrists to undertake follow-up assessments for macular degeneration patients.

Dr Prasad is also a regular faculty at the UK, European and American Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and has authored 8 book chapters and over 75 peer-reviewed publications. He has served on The Scientific Committee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and co-chaired the Retina day programme for the Royal College. Visit http://www.somduttprasad.com/ to know more.

[b]For more information, contact:[/b]

Dr Pradip Mohanta
Mobile: 9734523795/9734523795
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