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THE HANDS-ON
TRAINING WAS
OPEN TO OUTSIDERS

The training programme was hosted by Pankaj Choubey, AS WELL AND MORE
principal of the Tamanna Institute. The series of educational THAN 25 STUDENTS
lectures and hands-on training were delivered and conducted AND PRACTITIONERS
by noted professionals Ms Vibha Kumari, assistant professor, ATTENDED THE
Jamia Hamdard; Ms Sheeba Qumar; Mr Gagan Sahni from WEEK-LONG
Purecon; and Ms Mallika Abbas from Sushant University WORKSHOP THAT
(formerly known as Ansal University). COVERED TRAINING
ON SOFT CONTACT
The hands-on training was open to outsiders as well and
more than 25 students and practitioners attended the week- LENS FITTING AND
long workshop that covered training on soft contact lens MANY OTHER
fitting and many other aspects. The participants also got the ASPECTS
opportunity to upgrade and share their knowledge and skills,
and offer their opinions and suggestions.

Each day’s schedule featured four to five hours dedicated
to theoretical learning. The many topics that were covered
in detail included slit-lamp examination, review of refractive very helpful for its optometry
error, review of objective refraction techniques, contact students over the last nine
lens terminology, contact lens design, the preliminaries years and had helped them
of contact lens fitting, soft contact lens materials, soft to get jobs at multinational
contact lens fitting, astigmatism and the options available companies in various parts of
for astigmatism, and toric soft contact lens fitting. The the country.
afternoon sessions were dedicated to hands-on training of The finale was a valedictory
various techniques and special skills.
function during which
The programme was quite a success as it offered a valuable certificates were awarded to all
continuing educational experience for all the participants. the participants. The Institute’s
At its conclusion, Dr Suresh Dwivedi said the Institute aimed director Dr Dwivedi addressed
to continuously improve upon it by adding more workshops. the gathering and proposed
He drew attention to the fact that the workshops had been the vote of thanks.

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