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IVI ESSILOR OPTOMETRY WIZARD Date: 02 May 2020 Congratulations to associate professor Preetha Ramprasat for being the first runner up in the IVI Essilor Optometry Wizard 2020 Quiz finals. She won a cash prize of ₹ 5000. Ramprasat Kanagaraj, principal, VIOR Chennai and Monesh Kumar, intern, VIOR Salem won audience prizes. Join Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University A perfect place to have holistic education combined with real experience

Congratulations to VIOR students Ajith, Rajesh and Yuvaraj for their achievement in Optolympics 2K19 conducted by SRIHER. Ajith S – Second Runner Up – 1500 meter race Rajesh B – Second Runner Up – Carrom Yuvaraj C – First Runner Up – Chess

VIOR conducted the second edition of EyeQ, the intercollegiate optometry quiz on 24 th March 2019. Teams from 28 colleges across India participated in the event. Top 5 teams in the preliminary round moved on to the main quiz. Elite School of Optometry won the first prize, 20,000 ₹ GOH, Egmore won the second prize, 15,000 ₹ Christian Medical College, Vellore won the third prize, 10,000 ₹ Join Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University A perfect place to have holistic education combined with real experience [...]

Hariprasad Wins - Student Research Grant 2018-19. Congratulations to Hariprasad for receiving India Vision Institute Student Research Grant 2018-19. His study on an e-Amsler chart was selected among about 50 applicants on a competitive basis by a jury of renowned optometrists. He receives a grant of 6000 ₹ towards project cost.

Harini Wins - Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy. Congratulations to Harini for winning the 2017-18 India Vision Institute Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy for Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology & Research, Chennai. She received the award for her project ‘Evaluation of visual and ocular status in aluminium industry workers’, from among three other shortlisted candidates. She also received a cash prize of 5000₹ from IVI.

37 th All India Optometry ConferenceMarch 30, 2018Students of VIOR participated enthusiastically in the 37 th All India Optometry Conference held in Delhi.Congratulations to Mr. Vigneshwar Goppalakrishnan whose presentation on “Comparison of changes in corneal thickness, ocular response and subjective comfort with three different daily disposable contact lenses” won the best paper presentation award in the contact lens category. Join Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University A perfect place to have holistic education combined with real experience

VIOR conducted first of its kind intercollegiate optometry quiz, Vasan EyeQ, on 25 th March 2018. Prof. Dr. T. Balasubramaniam, MS,  DLO, Registrar, the Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, graced the occasion as chief guest. Teams from 22 colleges across India participated in the event. Top 5 teams were selected based on a written preliminary quiz. Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology & Research, Chennai, won the first prize, 20,000 ₹ Elite School of Optometry won the second prize, 15,000 ₹ Sankara College of Optometry, Bengaluru won the third prize, 10,000 ₹ Join Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and [...]