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sharing between 116 participants and senior of project execution, the team members
optometrists. It was attended by students, it requires as well as the instruments, set-
optometrists and members of various up arrangements and successful project
organisations like the MOA, VPMI, BVP-Sangli, execution, and then opened the floor to
Kolhapur Optical Association, Ophthalmic Tech questions and answers, which were of great
and BSc Optometry Association Sangli. interest to the students and optometry
graduates.
The venue was the Indian Medical
Association - Miraj branch. The opening Ajit Limaye shared details of the NCAHP
ceremony began with a welcome address and Act including the different areas for eye care
overview of the conference by the founder of professionals, their role and responsibilities
VPMI, Vaibhav H More. The senior members with license and regulation. Nagsen Dawane
wore a traditional pheta (pataka) in white gave a presentation on collaboration to grow
while the organising committee members one’s business with insights on practical skills,
wore orange-colour phetas. The dignitaries techniques and relationships with other eye
introduced and welcomed on the dais were care providers.
Kishore Bhandary, president-MOA; Nagsen
Dawane, vice president-MOA; Yogita L The post lunch session featured two
Rajgandhi, executive founder member of MOA; speakers. Kishore Bhandary and Purushottam
Purushottam Naidu, joint treasurer-MOA, and Naidu delineated the basics of spectacle
Ajit Limaye, director of Limaye Eye Hospital. dispensing skills and practice management
All the dignitaries were invited to light a lamp, in optometry, and gave a live demonstration
following a traditional custom. followed by questions and answers.
The programme concluded with a vote of
Vaibhav More gave a brief presentation on
the host optometry institute and its activities. thanks. Each speaker was honoured with a
He was followed by Yogita L Rajgandhi who memento, and group photos were taken. It
shared an overview of the Maha Optometry was announced that Vaibhav More had been
Association, its activities, membership status appointed Sangli District co-coordinator
and future mission, mainly its involvement in the of MOA. Rounding it off nicely, the MOA
state council. She then gave a presentation on members were invited to visit the host
community eye heath, the primary, secondary institute to interact with the team.
and tertiary eye services in eye care, the mode
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