Chairman , department of ophthalmology, Sri Ganga Ram Hospital and Medical Director, Vision Eye Centre, New Delhi

Born in 1955, Dr. A.K.Grover was graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 1976 and completed his post graduation at Dr. Rajendraprasad Centre for Ophthalmic Science, all India Institute of Medical sciences in 1980. He had been serving Maulana Azad Medical College under various capacities as faculty, associate professor and chief – oculoplastic services till 1992.

Since 1992 Dr. A.k. Grover has been a senior consultant and now the chairman, department of ophthalmology and board member of management at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital. He has been bestowed many national and international awards, including the Padmasree award by the govt. of India, honorary FRCS degree by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) et al. A member of various national and international bodies, he is extremely active in the social sphere participating in a number of charitable activities in eye care.

Dr. Babu Rajendran, Medical Director and Vice President, The Eye Rsearch Foundation, Chennai

Born in October 1945, Dr. Babu Rajendran, completed his M.B.B.S and MS in 1971 and 1975 respectively. He underwent an Advanced training in diseases and surgery of the Vitreous & Retina and Microsurgery of the eye at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has been offering hios servive at various hospitals as Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Sankara Nethralaya, Apollo Hospitals, Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy etc. He has got rich experience as a teacher of ophthalmology. He has been a member of various boards and councils and is a recipient of a number of awards. He has to his credit176 papers and presentations in national and international journals and conferences. He has authored several chapters in ophthalmic books and is the coauthor of a book on 3D OCT. He has got some records to his credit:

• First to do LASER on a human being in any medical specialty in this country -1978
• First to give an audiovisual presentation in any medical specialty in this country -1988
• First to computerize an Ophthalmic setup in this country -1988

Dr Sourav Sinha completed his MBBS in 1994 and MS in Ophthalmology in 1998 from Kasturba Medical College at Mangalore. He underwent a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.He was appointed as Associate Consultant at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai in 2000. In 2005, he was deputed to Rotary Narayana Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata as Clinical Incharge. He then went on to become the Medical Director of Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata in 2007.

He has been in exclusive VR practice since mid 2008 at BB Eye Foundation, Kolkata and is now in the process of setting up the Kolkata Retina Foundation, as one of its units.

He has publications in peer reviewed journals. He is also a reviewer for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and is on the Scientific and Journal committees of Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal. Endophthalmitis and Diabetic Retinopathy are his areas of special interest.

Dr. V. Siddhartan, Medical Director and Chief Ophthalmologist, TMS Eye Hospital, Salem

After completing his DO and MS in 1983 and 1986 from Madras Medical College, Dr. V. Siddhartan underwent specialized training in ophthalmic microsurgery, fellowship in Vitreo-Retinal Diseases and Laser Therapy, Corneal Transplant and Eye Banking, Suture less cataract surgery and Phaco emulsification and Low vision Aid and Management of low vision. He has been a member of various national and international ophthalmic councils. He is the author of the books, Kan Nalam and Ungal Paarvaiku. He has been awarded the “Outstanding Young person in the field of Medicine” by Salem Metro Jaycees – 1990. TMS Eye Hospital is the only I S O 9001-2000 certified eye hospital in Salem.