October 21st, 2022 Diwali Eye Safety Awareness Programme VIOR students and faculty went to Vidyamandir school and conducted a Diwali eye safety awareness programme on 21st October 2022, for about 500 students, including skit and poster presentation.
October 20th, 2022 Optometry Council of India Online Session Optometry Council of India conducted an online session for VIOR Chennai interns. Thanks to Optom Urmi Gogri, advocacy and project manager, OCI, for the informative session.
October 15th, 2022 Winners in IVI International Optometry Conference Evangelin Devadharshini, B.Optom intern, won the best poster award in Digital Eye Health category and Shruthi V, II year M.Optom, won the best paper presentation in Contact Lens category in the IVI International Optometry Conference, held from 13th to 15th October 2022 in IIT Madras Research Park. 4 other interns also presented posters which were well received.
October 11th, 2022 Bausch + Lomb Mastermind In-Campus Bausch + Lomb Mastermind In-Campus first session this year for Chennai VIOR interns was conducted by Optom Jayashree Sekar, Professional Services Manager on October 11, 2022. It is a structured six month contact lens training program which facilitates the transition from a student to a contact lens practitioner and prepares students better to take challenges in real world.
15th August 2022 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav VIOR students and staff actively participated in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign to celebrate the 75th year of independence.
6th August 2022 COVID Vaccine Drive The Greater Chennai Corporation conducted a vaccine drive in Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology & Research, Chennai on 6th August 2022. Students, faculty and staff of VIOR who were eligible for the precaution dose were administered the vaccine. VIOR is committed to 100% vaccine coverage.
30.07.2022 IVI-Essilor Optometry Wizard of the Year Congratulations to Bhuvaneswari Ganesan, II year M.Optom student, who has won the heavily contested IVI-Essilor Optometry Wizard of the Year 2022 National Quiz organized by India Vision Institute on 29.07.2022. She won a cash prize of 10,000 ₹. Nithya M, VIOR Salem faculty, was one of the winners in the audience round. She won free entry to IVI 3rd annual conference.
Voters' Pledge All students and staff of VIOR took the Voters' Pledge on 25th January 2022, the occasion of 12th National Voters' Day to uphold the democratic traditions of our country and the dignity of free, fair and peaceful elections, and to vote in every election fearlessly and without being influenced by considerations of religion, race, caste, community language or any inducement.
VIOR WINS ORACLE ROLLING TROPHY Congratulations to Chennai VIOR intern Ms. Rathnabarathi S for winning the online contest for optometry students ORACLE (OATN Rajeshwari Contact Lens Examination) conducted by Optometric Association of Tamil Nanbargal as part of 1st Dr. Rajeshwari Memorial. The student gets a cash prize of 5000₹ and the institute gets a rolling trophy.
CHENNAI CORPORATION COVID QUIZ Congratulations to Chennai VIOR interns Ms. Maheswari and Ms. Rathnabarathi for representing VIOR and securing 3rd place in COVID quiz conducted by Chennai Corporation. They received the award from Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi at an award ceremony on the occasion of 75th Independence day celebrations at Ripon building, headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu.
