Suseela Prabhakaran

Suseela Prabhakaran is an Indian ophthalmologist and chief ophthalmic surgeon at Divya Prabha Eye Hospital.[1] She started her career as a lecturer in Ophthalmology, in the Department of Medical Education, Government of Kerala, India.

She was actively involved with the improvement in health cares services in Kerala state, especially in the field of ophthalmology. Through NGO's like the WHO and Innerwheel she was able to introduce major advances in eye care to the people of Kerala.[2]

Dr. Suseela Prabhakaran was instrumental in upgrading the Government Eye Hospital Trivandrum to a Regional Institute of Ophthalmology. She was also the Advisor in Ophthalmology to the Government of Kerala.[3]

She established Divya Prabha Eye Hospital on leaving Government service.[4]

Awards received

  • Carapet Gold medal for securing 1st rank in the state for SSLC examination.
  • Gold medallist for Final Year MBBS in Surgery from University of Kerala.
  • WHO Fellowship Award in Ophthalmic Microsurgery in 1981
  • Knight of the blind award of Lions Club International .
  • Indian Red Cross Society Platinum Jubilee Award.
  • Sevana Ratna award by Nethaji Smaraka Samithi

Scientific Contributions

  • She has written several articles in scientific journals, lay press and visual media.
  • She has been cited in the Indian Science Abstracts [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lending light...after death". The Hindu. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Suseela Prabhakaran : Involvement With NGOs". www.museumstuff.com.
  3. ↑ "RIO Trivandrum Alumni Association". riotrivandrum.blogspot.com.
  4. ↑ Trivandrum, Eye Care Hospitals n Trivandrum,Phaco Cataract Surgeries in Trivandrum,Micro Phaco Cataract in Trivandrum, Protocol for Phaco Foldable ( Keyhole ) Cataract Surgery in Trivandrum,Pre-op instructions in Trivandrum,Post Op recovery after Cataract Surgery in Trivandrum, Consent for cataract surgery-information for patients in Trivandrum,Multifocal IOL in Trivandrum,in Trivandrum, Contact Lenses in Trivandrum,Computerized Field Analyzers in Trivandrum,Computer Vision Syndrome in Trivandrum,Diabetic Eye Diseases in Trivandrum,Glaucoma in Trivandrum,Diabetic Eye Diseases in Trivandrum,Eye Anatomy in Trivandrum, Spectacles in. "Welcome To Divya Prabha Eye Hospital - Kumarapuram,Trivandrum 695011,Kerala". divyaprabha.in.
  5. ↑ "Indian Science Abstracts". Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre. 23 March 1999 – via Google Books.
  • Official web site of Divya Prabha Eye Hospital
  • "Lending light... after death". The Hindu. 2006-03-06.
  • "Urbanisation and health". The Hindu. 2010-04-07.
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