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July 2014
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by Lauren Lipuma EyeWorld Staff Writer
Physician dedicated to eliminating
preventable blindness
Ophthalmologist volunteers
time to provide education
and eyecare in multiple
countries
V
.K. Raju, MD, FRCS,
FACS, is just one example
of how an ordinary person
can do extraordinary
things. For the last four
decades,
Dr. Raju has committed
himself to combating avoidable
blindness at home and abroad. He
has helped restore sight to hundreds
of thousands of patients worldwide
and inspired those around him to
commit to a lifetime of learning and
volunteer work.
On the eve of receiving the Dr.
Nathan Davis International Award
in
Medicine (2013) from the Ameri-
can Medical Association Foundation,
Dr. Raju expanded the program of
voluntary services to reach 100,000
diabetics in India and in West
Virginia. All of this work was done
through the Eye Foundation of
America, which he founded more
than 30 years ago.
Doing more with less
"The World Bank once said, 'The
most cost-effective health interven-
tion
in the world is combating
childhood blindness,'" said Dr. Raju,
Morgantown, W.Va. Taking those
Abbott
Medical Optics (AMO)
Page: Cover 4
Phone: 714-247-8314
Fax: 714-247-8682
www.amo-inc.com
APACRS
Page: 45
Phone: 65-63278630
www.apacrs.org
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
Page: Cover 2 and page 3
Phone: 800-862-5266
Fax: 800-241-0677
www.alconlabs.com
ESCRS
Page: 54
www.escrs.org
FCI Ophthalmics
Page: 39
Phone: 781-826-9060
Fax: 781-826-9062
www.fciophthalmics.com
Gulden Ophthalmics
Page: 55
Phone: 215-884-8105
Fax: 215-884-0418
www.guldenophthalmics.com
Katena Products
Page: 19
Phone: 973-989-1600
Fax: 973-989-8175
www.katena.com
Marco Ophthalmic Inc.
Page: Cover 3
Phone: 904-642-9330
Fax: 904-642-9338
www.marcooph.com
MicroSurgical Technologies
Page: 7
Phone: 888-279-3323
Fax: 425-556-0437
www.microsurgical.com
New World Medical
Page: 26
Phone: 909-466-4304
Fax: 909-466-4305
www.ahmedvalve.com
Nicox
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Phone: 855-696-4269
Fax: 214-346-2901
www.nicox.com
Oasis
Medical
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Phone: 909-305-5400
Fax: 909-305-9987
www.oasismedical.com
Omeros
Page: 15
Phone: 206-676-5000
Fax: 206-676-5005
www.omeros.com
RPS Inc.
Page: 10
Phone: 855-776-9322
Fax: 941-556-1850
www.rpsdetectors.com
Rhein Medical Inc.
Page: 13
Phone: 813-885-5050
Fax: 813-885-9346
www.rheinmedical.com
Stephens Instruments
Page: 31
Phone: 800-354-7848
Fax: 859-259-4926
www.usiol.com
Women in Ophthalmology
Page: 16
Phone: 414-359-1610
www.wioonline.org
ASCRS•ASOA
Meeting Information
ASCRS Winter Update 2015
Page: 17
COS San Antonio Meeting
Page: 20–21
ASCRS San Diego 2015
Page: 27
WCCVII
Page: 35
ASCRS Media Center
Page: 25
EyeWorld Digital
Page: 11
Index to Advertisers
Dr. Raju treats a young patient at an eye camp in India. In 2005, he expanded the
program to include diabetic screening.
continued on page 58
Dr. Raju sees patients at one of the first eye camps in India, around 1982. In that
year, he established the Eye Foundation of America.
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