After a long long wait, due to COVID-19, finally, Alumni association, NKP Salve Institute of medical Sciences & Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital successfully organized an ‘offline’ Lecture by our Alumnus. Dr Shadab Khan,MBBS, DOMS, DNB,FCRS, FICO, MRCS(Ed), MNAMS , a UG  alumnus of 2005 batch delivered a lecture on Eye Bank and Keratoplasty on 7th September 2021.

The National Eye Donation Fortnight is observed from 25th August to 8th September every year.  It is a campaign which aims to create mass public awareness about the importance of eye donation and to motivate people to pledge their eyes for donation after death. Befitting to this occasion, Dr Shadab Khan highlighted the importance of the Dos and Don’ts of eye donation, eye banking and keratoplasty. 

Students of 2019 batch attended the lecture along with the PG students of Ophthalmology department. The event was conducted in collaboration with Ophthalmology department under the guidance of Dr Rekha Khandelwal, Prof.  & HOD, Ophthalmology. Dr Mohana Majumdar coordinated the event with the help of Dr Shilpa Hazare and Dr Rakhi Ambade.