The founder and Chairman of the Hyderabad-based, LV Prasad Eye
Institute, Rao has been recognised for the eye care delivery model which
he created with the Institute and his contributions to prevention of
blindness globally.
The award was presented to Rao at the Academy’s annual meeting in New
Orleans, US on November 19, a press release from the Institute said.
LVPEI’s model of Eye care, represented by a pyramid, emphasizes the
creation of sustainable permanent facilities within communities, staffed
and managed by locally trained human resource, and linked effectively
with successively higher levels of care.
Rao was also the recipient of "International Prevention of Blindness
Award" of the Academy earlier. He established the Institute in 1986-87
as a not-for-profit, non-government one.
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