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VOL. 54 – NO. 310 FROM THE
JAN-FEB 2022 EDITOR’S DESK

Dear Readers:
Greetings from TIO team.

We welcome you all to a brand new year. The last couple of years
have been testing ones in many different ways and all we now
need is some hope, positivity and cheer to have a fresher outlook
and make newer beginnings in 2022.

LATE S. L. KUMAR Our first edition of this year carries a report that will bring hope
FOUNDER EDITOR and joy to those with corneal blindness. In a first of its kind project,
[1968-1990] researchers from CERA and other institutions across Australia are
LATE S. N. RAO working together to create a fully bioengineered cornea which
EDITOR
[1990-2007] means that millions of people around the world with corneal
blindness can finally hope to get their vision restored through a
EDITOR Rina Kumar corneal transplant, that too, with fewer risks. Turn to page 72 to
TECHNICAL EDITOR read all about this exciting new development.
Prof Mo Jalie, SMSA, FBDO (Hons),
Hon FCGI Hon FCOptom, MCMI For those who want to have ready access to all the technical
SENIOR EDITORS
Saroja Khanna and Namrata Joshi knowledge pertaining to ophthalmic lasers and their practical
OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTING EDITORS clinical applications, US-based ophthalmologist Dr Leonid Skorin
Nina Mohan and Vasujit Kalia has introduced The Ophthalmic Laser Handbook that offers a
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PUBLISHED BY H. C. Kumar for Eastland news section for the latest breakthroughs in research and new
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