13/11/2019
PUNE:
Dr
Sucheta Kulkarni of H.V Desai Hospital got a rare honour to meet Her Majesty, Queen of England herself at a program at Buckingham Palace.
Taking cognizance of the work done by H.V Desai Eye
Hospital in the field of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), The Queen Elizabeth
Diamond Jubilee Trust had invited Senior Eye Specialist Dr Sucheta Kulkarni,
Medical Director H.V Desai Eye Hospital to a special reception at
Buckingham Palace on 29 October hosted by Her Majesty – Queen Elizabeth.
Dr Sucheta Kulkarni also got a rare honour of
representing Asia and participating as a panelist at WHO meeting to discuss
global eye care. The work of H V Desai Eye Hospital also got featured in a
documentary released during the program. Dr Kulkarni also got an opportunity to
meet high commissioners of various countries where work on R.O.P is being
scaled up.
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust has been
working in Several Commonwealth countries (India being the largest member of
the group) to improve eye health of millions. Pune’s H V Desai Eye Hospital
along with the Trust and state health Department has been working toward building
capacity of Government Doctors to screen for a disease called R.O.P, which is
observed in Premature Babies and can lead to lifetime of blindness.
Dr Sucheta Kulkarni said that ‘I am overwhelmed with
the kind of reception we got. It was an opportunity for me to discuss eye
care with many of our global counterparts. The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
Trust has helped us scale up our work on R.O.P helping us to save many children
from permanent blindness.
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