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12th October 2023 World Sight Day 2023 On World Sight Day 2023, optometry students at VIOR Chennai stood together, held hands, and made formations related to the eye to raise awareness of the importance of eye care. The students [...]

23rd September 2023 VIOR Chennai Students and Faculty at the 4th IVI International Optometry Conference Students and faculty from the Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research (VIOR) in Chennai, India, recently attended the 4th IVI International Optometry Conference. The [...]

20th August 2023 VIOR Faculty Elected President of OATN Congratulations to Preetha Ramprasat, Professor of Optometry at VIOR, who has been elected as the President of the Tamil Nadu Optometry Association, OATN. In her new role as President of [...]

18th July 2023 VIOR Alumna Wins Prestigious Award at Anglia Ruskin University Congratulations to VIOR Chennai Alumna Rathna Bharathi Seetharaman, pursuing PhD in Vision Science at Anglia Ruskin University, for winning the Best Illustrated Abstract award in their Faculty [...]

21st June 2023 International Day of Yoga International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 every year.The day aims to raise awareness about the many benefits of yoga, which include physical and mental health, stress relief, and improved flexibility. [...]

27th November 2022 OATN OPTOVISTA Quiz Winners Congratulations to VIOR students for winning the intercollege optometry quiz OPTOVISTA 2022 organized at the OATN conference in Madurai on 27.11.2022 OPTOVISTA Quiz Winners - Tamilarasan D, Arifa Hussain Instagram Fastest Finger [...]

16th November 2022 World Sight Day 2022 Event Winners Photography First prize - Vishnupriyan Mourish S Second Prize - Santhosh Kumar R Third Prize - Elamathi D Videography First prize - Arunachalam N Second Prize - Santhosh Kumar R [...]

16th November 2022 Chairman Dr. AM Arun Memorial The second memorial day of Chairman Dr. AM Arun was observed on 16the November 2022, Wednesday. Students and staff of VIOR commemorate his memory. Chennai A blood donation camp was held [...]

November 1st, 2022 HOYA Product Information Session Session on MiYOSMART, progressives and coatings for VIOR Chennai interns by Optom. Ashok, Vision Expert, HOYA was conducted on 01, November 2022.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

IVI ESSILOR OPTOMETRY WIZARD 2021 Clean sweep by VIOR. Congratulations to VIOR alumnus Mr. Vigneshwar A Goppalakrishnan, VIOR intern Ms. Rathna Bharathi and VIOR alumnus Ms. Amritha M for winning the top 3 positions in the National Quiz on [...]

Title: Electrophysiology Date: 21.07.2021 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 IST Attendees: Interns of VIOR Dr. Madhavan Jagadeesan is an ophthalmologist, geneticist, molecular biologist and a genetic counselor. After completing his ophthalmology training from Regional Institute of Ophthalmology , he finished [...]

Title: Objective and Subjective Assessment of HeterophoriaDate: 18.02.2021Time: 14:00 - 15:00 ISTAttendees: Optometry students and interns of VIORDr. Liat Gantz is an Israeli Board-certified optometrist who graduated with honours from the optometry department at Bar Ilan University (2003, Ramat Gan, Israel). She completed [...]

VIOR faculty elected as VP of TN State Optometry Organization Congratulations to Ms. Preetha Ramprasat of Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology & Research for being elected as the Vice President of OATN (Optometric Association of Tamil Nanbargal). We wish her [...]

IVI Year End Optometry Quiz - 2020 Congratulations Deepan (Salem VIOR), Midhun M, Srisakthi Rubini, Thulasi (Chennai VIOR) and Mr. Ramprasat for acing the IVI year end optometry quiz. Congratulations to Srisakthi Rubini for winning the lucky draw of [...]

VIOR Webinar Series – CooperVision Part 2 Contact Lens Series in association with CooperVision Date Day Topic Timing Presenter 29-07-2020 Wednesday Multifocal Contact Lenses 2 pm to 3 pm Ms. Athira Gopal, Professional Services - Kerala CooperVision India 01-08-2020 [...]

Contact Lens Series in association with CooperVision   Presenter: Ms. Athira, B.Sc. Optometry, Professional Services - Kerala CooperVision India Date Day Topic Timing 01-07-2020 Wednesday Generations of Silicone Hydrogel Lenses 2 pm to 3 pm 06-07-2020 Monday Fitting Toric [...]

Title: Principles of Stereopsis and Clinical Testing of Stereopsis – Does The Direction Matter?Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Indian, 11:30 - 13:00 IsraelAttendees: III year optometry students and interns of VIORDr. Liat Gantz is an Israeli Board-certified optometrist who graduated with [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]