Mangalorean Dr Atul Kamath Awarded The AIOS International Ophthalmic Hero of India Award At AIOC 2024 at Kolkata

At the recently concluded 82nd annual All India Ophthalmological Conference(AIOC) held from March 14 to 17 at Kolkata Mangalorean
Dr Atul Kamath was awarded the all India Ophthalmologicalsociety (AIOS) Ophthalmic heroes of India award for winning the ESCRS trainee bursary award.

ESCRS is the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons who have an annual conference in the month of September every year.
For the 41st annual conference of ESCRS, held in Vienna in September last year, Dr. atul kamath was awarded trainee bursary award for his paper titled “Impact Of Ocular Care Training Of Nursing Staff On Incidence Of Ocular Surface Disorder Among Intensive Care Patients”. This was a study conducted during peak covid times where ICU patients developed eye disorders & simple taping of ventilated patients with timely intervention of ophthalmologists on seeing few danger signs by nursing staff led to decrease in almost 90% of ocular disorders among ventilated patients.

In recognition to this All India Ophthalmological society (AIOS) awarded him AIOS Ophthalmic heroes of India award at the 82 nd annual all India Ophthalmological Conference held at Kolkata from March 14 to March 17 2023

On the stage is Dr Atul Kamath working as consultant Ophthalmologist at Yenepoya medical college & Dr Aditi Pai, consultant ophthalmologist at AJ Institute of medical sciences. The other people are the office bearers, past presidents & chairperson of the All India Ophthalmological society.
The awardees were then asked to give a brief description of the study which was conducted & applauded by all.