LVPEI part of global research programme
The Hindu
Four research trials to be conducted in India, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe
Specialist doctors at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, are part of global research programme comprising a four-country suite of trials examining the impact of glasses on promoting better living from childhood to old age. The project termed ENGINE (Eyecare Nurtures Good health, Innovation, driving safety and Education) consists of four research trials in India, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Apart from examining the impact of glasses on promoting better living, it will also study the impact on multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Rohit Khanna, director of Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (GPR ICARE) at LVPEI. Led by Nathan Congdon of Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in the UK and Dr Khanna, various universities, schools, non-governmental organisations, public health bodies, government ministries, institutions and patient groups are part of the multi-disciplinary study team.
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