IVI organized a workshop on “Perfecting the art of spectacle dispensingâ€
in collaboration with CL. Gupta Eye Institute in Moradabad on 1 March 2015.
The workshop covered topics including basics of
optics and refraction, modalities of lenses, lens materials and coatings,
advanced lens designs, frame types and measurements, types of bifocals and
progressive lenses; dispensing techniques; PD measurements, how to handle
trouble shooting aspects and relevant case studies on dispensing etc.
The workshop was attended by over 120 students
including from the C L Gupta Eye Institute, Ram Ganga Health Institute, and TMU
University in Moradabad; Raja Ram Memorial Hospital in Jaipur; Ram Ganga Health
Institute and TMU University in Moradabad. Practitioners from Shroff Charity
Eye Hospital in Delhi and faculty members and opticians from in and around
Moradabad also participated.
The workshop was facilitated by Sandhya Shekar,
Program Manager, India Vision Institute and Mr Kulbhushan Singh, Senior Manager
- Professional Services, Essilor India Pvt. Ltd.
IVI acknowledges CL. Gupta Eye Institute and
Essilor India Pvt. Ltd for supporting the program.