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: rotarycochin2013@gmail.comwebsite: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.