IVI-NVG Capacity building workshop for NOA at Nanded, Maharashtra

India Vision Institute (IVI) organized a comprehensive hands-on capacity building workshop on Refraction and Dispensing for a group of 25 vision care professionals of the National Ophthalmic Association (NOA) Nanded and Jalna from 30 May to 1 June, 2015.

Ms. Sandhya Shekar and Mr M Chandra Shekher from IVI facilitated the workshop covering a range of topics including essentials of refraction, ophthalmic dispensing, ocular emergencies, soft skills and entrepreneurship development. The workshop comprised of both technical and practical sessions.

This workshop was the ninth workshop organized by IVI following an agreement between IVI and New Vision Generation India Pvt. Ltd (NVG) to hold capacity building workshops for ophthalmic officers. Previous workshops held at Rohtak in December 2013; Trichy in February 2014; Aurangabad in August 2014; Patna in September 2014; Ludhiana in November 2014; Rajahmundry in December 2014; Tumkur in December 2014 and Ranchi in February in 2015 were very well received.

IVI acknowledges the support of New Vision Generation India Pvt. Ltd.