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THE COCHIN ROTARIAN BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF COCHIN Volume 79, Issue 07, 13th August 2014 CHARTER NO. 4377 23RD AUGUST 1937 R.I. DISTRICT 3201 OFFICE BALBHAVAN & VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI- 682 036 PHONES: 2315430, 2314239 email: [email protected] website:www.rotarycochin.org PRESIDENT Rtn. MPHF P.S. Sukumaran VICE PRESIDENT Rtn. PHF Vice Adm R.P. Suthan TREASURER Rtn. MPHF PP K.P. Satish SECRETARY Rtn. PHF Susheel Deepak Aswani BULLETIN COMMITTEE Rtn. PHF George Thomas Rtn. PHF PP Sunder Rajagopal Rtn. PHF PP Raj Nayar Rtn. PHF Shweta S. Vasudevan Rtn. PHF Prakash Aswani Rtne. Kavita George Next Meeting Wednesday, 20th August 2014 at 6:30 PM at Rotary Balbhavan Panampilly Nagar Speaker Meeting Rtn. Jayashankar PRF Chair Topic: Speaking on PRF WEEKLY SPEAKER MEETING :6TH AUGUST 2014 O ur speaker for the evening Dr Vinay Sukumara Pillai was introduced by Rtn Dr George Poulose. Dr Vinay is the Senior consultant and Head of Cornea and refractive surgery services at Giridhar Eye Institute Kochi. He did his MBBS from Govt Medical College Trivandrum, followed by a Diploma from Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Minto Ophthalmic hospital Bangalore. He was a consultant and faculty to some of the most prestigious ophthalmic institutions in Asia like Sankran Nethralaya in Chennai and LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad. His special interests are Ocular Surface disorders and Corneal stem cells, Keratoprosthesis, Ectatic corneal disorders, High risk corneal transplants and Pediatric corneal disorders. He has presented papers and invited by faculty in several national and international forums. To his credit he has multiple publications and has won awards like ASIA -AVRO 2009, DR NOEL MONIZ Anterial segment free paper award at Drishti in 2012, "GLAUCOMA IN BOSTON KERATOPROSTHESIS" which was judged as the best paper in Glaucoma at APAO-AIOC 2013. The Topic he spoke on was "Spectacle free life a myth or reality". In his talk he said that we actually see with our brain and the eyes just facilitates vision and acts as a transducer. He explained the different types of refractive errors like myopia and hyperopia. He spoke about the advantages and disadvantages of contact lenses, where red eyes, severe allergy and infection to the cornea can mar your vision are the main disadvantages. There are two surgical corrective measures one is laser treatment "LASIK" and the other one is "ICL {IMPLANTABLE COLLAMEL LENSES}. While LASIK is a more popular method of treatment, where the surface of cornea is reshaped using laser. There are no sutures, no stitches and no pain and totally bloodless. It has more than 95% accuracy and it is a one time procedure. People with eye disease, auto-immune disorders, pregnant ladies and nursing mothers cannot do this procedure. Only after a thorough evaluation can this procedure be done. It costs around Rs 25000- 30000. One third of the cases are rejected on various factors. An interactive session followed this very informative talk, which had all our members enlightened.
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THECOCHIN
ROTARIANBULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF COCHIN Volume 79, Issue 07, 13th August 2014
CHARTER NO. 437723RD AUGUST 1937R.I. DISTRICT 3201
OFFICEBALBHAVAN & VOCATIONALTRAINING CENTREPANAMPILLY NAGAR,KOCHI- 682 036PHONES: 2315430, 2314239
email: [email protected]:www.rotarycochin.org
PRESIDENTRtn. MPHF P.S. Sukumaran
VICE PRESIDENTRtn. PHF Vice Adm R.P. Suthan
TREASURERRtn. MPHF PP K.P. Satish
SECRETARYRtn. PHF Susheel Deepak Aswani
BULLETIN COMMITTEERtn. PHF George ThomasRtn. PHF PP Sunder RajagopalRtn. PHF PP Raj NayarRtn. PHF Shweta S. VasudevanRtn. PHF Prakash AswaniRtne. Kavita George
Next Meeting
Wednesday, 20th August 2014
at 6:30 PM
at Rotary BalbhavanPanampilly Nagar
Speaker Meeting
Rtn. Jayashankar PRF Chair
Topic: Speaking on PRF
WEEKLY SPEAKER MEETING :6TH AUGUST 2014
Our speaker for the evening Dr VinaySukumara Pillai was introduced by Rtn
Dr George Poulose. Dr Vinay is the Seniorconsultant and Head of Cornea andrefractive surgery services at Giridhar EyeInstitute Kochi. He did his MBBS from GovtMedical College Trivandrum, followed by aDiploma from Regional Institute ofOphthalmology, Minto Ophthalmic hospitalBangalore.
He was a consultant and faculty to someof the most prestigious ophthalmicinstitutions in Asia like Sankran Nethralayain Chennai and LV Prasad Eye Institute inHyderabad. His special interests are OcularSurface disorders and Corneal stem cells,Keratoprosthesis, Ectatic corneal disorders,High risk corneal transplants and Pediatriccorneal disorders. He has presented papersand invited by faculty in several national andinternational forums. To his credit he hasmultiple publications and has won awardslike ASIA -AVRO 2009, DR NOEL MONIZAnterial segment free paper award at Drishtiin 2012, "GLAUCOMA IN BOSTONKERATOPROSTHESIS" which was judged asthe best paper in Glaucoma at APAO-AIOC2013.
The Topic he spoke on was "Spectacle freelife a myth or reality". In his talk he said thatwe actually see with our brain and the eyesjust facilitates vision and acts as a transducer.He explained the different types of refractiveerrors like myopia and hyperopia. He spokeabout the advantages and disadvantages ofcontact lenses, where red eyes, severe allergyand infection to the cornea can mar yourvision are the main disadvantages. There aretwo surgical corrective measures one is lasertreatment "LASIK" and the other one is "ICL{IMPLANTABLE COLLAMEL LENSES}.While LASIK is a more popular method oftreatment, where the surface of cornea isreshaped using laser. There are no sutures,no stitches and no pain and totally bloodless.It has more than 95% accuracy and it is a onetime procedure. People with eye disease,auto-immune disorders, pregnant ladies andnursing mothers cannot do this procedure.Only after a thorough evaluation can thisprocedure be done. It costs around Rs 25000-30000. One third of the cases are rejected onvarious factors.
An interactive session followed this veryinformative talk, which had all our membersenlightened.
MADURAM MALAYALAM
Maduram Malayalam is an initiative of our club underPROJECT TEACH. Now in the 3rd year of its
existence thee project benefits lower primary students in 3schools adopted by the club. Newspapers are distributedto the teachers and students of the school in associationwith the leading daily 'Mathrubhumi'. These are read outby students and teachers to promote the reading habit andto make sure young children are kept abreast with the latestcurrent affairs in the news. The project has resulted in better
awareness and communication skills amongst the children.Throughout the course of the academic year the newspapersare provided to the school. The club also created publicityfor Rotary and District 3201 and the function was wellattended by local councilors, municipality chair-persons,parents and teachers.
Also under the Save the girl child initiative we have givenfree admission at our Balbhavan to a young child of 4 yearswith a hearing disability.
1: Your inspiration in life… My family.
2: Your happiest moment… When the family got to its present size.
3: Your greatest regret… Not being able to give my kids the childhoodI had... but I have'nt yet given up.
4: Your best holiday destination… Masinagudi and Kovalam.
5: A cherished childhood memory… Sunday swims at the malabar hotel.
6: Marriage to you is... Companionship.
7: A movie/cartoon character you adore … Yogi bear.
8: An excuse you use… Family.
9: Your favourite time of the day... 6.00 a.m..
10: Your mantra in life is… Simplify.
11: A dish you relish… Meat bologonaise/beef cutlets.
12: Rotary to you is… An old family being rejuvinated with lots of young blood.
ONE ON ONE withRTN. PHF ARUN MOOKEN
Rtn. Arun Mooken with wife Ria and children Zaara, Mira and Armaan
Edited and published for The Rotary Club of Cochin by Rtn. George Thomas. Printed at Printers Castle, Cochin - 682 016
Rtn. Razin Rahman & Rtne. Tanya 16th August
Rtn. VAdm R.P. Suthan 14th August
JOINT MEETING WITHMILAN CLUB
The August 6th was a joint meeting with the All Women'sRotary Club MILAN which was formed in 2013. Rtn.President Chitra Ashok and MILAN members were ourguests for the meeting.
Rtn. V.R. Nair exchanging flags with Rtn. President Jim Poh EngKiat of the Rotary Club of Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
