RK DEVI EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts: Kanpur Nagar
Operational States: UTTAR PRADESH
AchieveMents: R.K. Devi Eye Research Institute was established in 1985 by Dr. Awadh Dubey a renowned ophthalmologist, with the aim of providing comprehensive quality eye care at the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary level.
1. Sight On Wheels
An air conditioned mobile operation theatre was the first project of its kind in India. Over 5126 patients were operated and sight restoration was done through cataract removal and around 91076 patients were examined for refractive error and other eye related problems.
Sight On Wheels brought laurels in the form of
ââ¬Â¢SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD of Rotary International to Dr. Awadh Dubey
ââ¬Â¢Rotary International Presidential Salute Award 1992-93.
2.Matching Grant of free eye cataract surgeries through Rotary Foundation: Two surgical matching grant was given through Rotary International and Rotary Dist 6560 Indiana USA as co sponsors . Through this project 2061 poor eye patients of cataract were operated
Total OPD/Examination Free patients till 30th October are 239084
Operations done are 25289 and
Eye camps organised are 782.