L V Prasad Eye Institute - Hyderabad

Name :

L V Prasad Eye Institute - Hyderabad

Address  :

Kallam Anji Reddy Campus
L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills

Town  :

Hyderabad

State  :

Telangana

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

500034

Phone  :

4068102020

Web URL  :

L V Prasad Eye Institute  Hyderabad
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cancer Surgery
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Colour Doppler
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatrics
  • Plastic Surgery
Facilities

Speciality Type :

  • Single Speciality : Eye Specialty

Description

The beginning before the brick and mortar of the Institute the renowned Indian filmmaker Sri Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao popularly known as L V Prasad decided to invest a part of the profits of his blockbuster film Ek Duje Ke Liye for a worthy cause He donated rupees one crore and five acres of land for establishing the stateoftheart Eye Institute In recognition of this gesture the Board of the Institute decided to name the Institute after him

Over the years his family has continued to support the Institutes work His son Mr Ramesh Prasad Managing Director of Prasad Film Laboratories is a founder trustee of LVPEI and is the longest serving member of the Hyderabad Eye Institutes governing board along with Dr Rao

Mission
The mission of L V Prasad Eye Institute is to be a centre of excellence in Eye care services basic and clinical research into eye diseases and visionthreatening conditions training product development and rehabilitation for those with incurable visual disability with a focus on extending equitable and efficient Eye care to underserved populations in the developing world

Vision
To create excellent and equitable Eye care systems that reach all those in need


History

Established in 1987 L V Prasad Eye Institute LVPEI a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness is a comprehensive eye health facility The Institute has ten active arms to its areas of operations Clinical Services Education Research Vision Rehabilitation Rural and Community Eye Health Eye Banking Advocacy and Policy Planning Capacity Building Innovation and Product Development LVPEI is managed by two notforprofit entities Hyderabad Eye Institute HEI and Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation HERF
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