Committee Service

Fifteen years inside AIOS’s working committees

1990 — Present

Life Member, All India Ophthalmological Society

AIOS Membership No. A04119. A member of the organisation for over three decades, alongside annual membership in the AAO, ASCRS, ESCRS and APACRS.

2008 – 2014

Member, Scientific Committee, AIOS

Two consecutive terms on the Scientific Committee, helping shape the academic programme of the AIOS annual conference.

2014 – 2017

Member, Managing Committee, AIOS

Served on AIOS’s Managing Committee, contributing to the operational leadership of the Society.

2017 – 2023

Editor, AIOS Proceedings

I led the archiving of AIOS’s annual conference scientific content, building out proceedings.aios.org into a lasting, accessible record for the fraternity — a project I have described as chartering “never seen waters.” I relinquished the office in May 2023, having served two consecutive terms.

2027

Candidacy for Vice President, AIOS

I am contesting for Vice President of AIOS in the 2027 election, carrying my commitment to the fraternity forward with the same message to colleagues across the country: “Served AIOS with commitment in the past. Committed to serve AIOS in the future too.”

Community Service & Teaching

Training the next generation, camp by camp

Long before AIOS committee service, my teaching record began in the classroom and the surgical camp.

Academic Teaching

  • Took undergraduate classes while pursuing post-graduation, Raja Muthaiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH), Annamalainagar (April 1986 – March 1990)
  • Lecturer, then Reader, in Ophthalmology and Consultant in IOL, Anterior Segment & Glaucoma at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai — teaching postgraduates (MS, Diploma, Dip.N.B, FRCO) and IOL/Anterior Segment Microsurgery fellows
  • Course Coordinator, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai (1993–1997): the Aravind–Sight Savers 8-week Microsurgery Training Programme, a World Bank-aided 16-week “Training of Trainers” programme, and an 8-week WHO Intracountry Fellowship in ECCE/IOL Cataract Surgery

Community Outreach & Surgical Camps

  • Attended numerous screening eye camps and 8 cataract/IOL surgery camps across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra (Ganeshpuri) with Aravind Eye Hospital
  • Phaco camp, Raigarh — March 2002: 80 cases of phacoemulsification in 3 days
  • Phaco camp, Raigarh — March 2003: 125 cases of phacoemulsification in 3 days
  • Phaco camp, Raigarh — November 2004: 125 cases of phacoemulsification in 3 days
  • Phaco camp, Raigarh — March 2005: 150 cases of phacoemulsification in 3 days