Laxmi Charitable Trust

04/02/2020

Today is .

Cancer and the eye can be related in many ways. Some cancers originate in the eye, for example and . Some cancers can spread to the eye from other parts of the body, such as , , , and .

Patients with cancer can develop other eye related problems including , repeated episodes of in the eyes, , and problems.

The eyes need special care. If anyone you know suffers from cancer, ask them to get a complete eye check-up done as well.

28/01/2020

16/06/2019

Out of solidarity with all doctors who have been needless victims of violence, Laxmi Eye Institute (Panvel), Laxmi Eye Clinic (Kharghar), Laxmi Eye Clinic (Dombivali), and Laxmi Charitable Trust Eye Hospital will be closed for regular services on Monday 17th June.

Emergency services will be available.

We appeal to members of the public to support all medical professionals in this time of distress.

20/01/2019

Dear friends,
The efforts of Laxmi Eye Bank, the only registered eye bank in the entire Raigad district, have been responsible for bringing sight to hundreds of patients with corneal blindness. One such example has been highlighted in this article.

We salute the donors and their families, whose legacy lives on in others!

A 44-year-old Navi Mumbai resident, who was declared brain dead, has given a new lease of life to two critically-ill patients. According to officials at Apollo Hospital in Navi Mumbai, Rajesh Ganghav,

13/01/2019

Dr Devendra Venkatramani, our senior Retina consultant, addressed other eye surgeons in Pune as part of an All India Ophthalmological Society meeting on Diabetic Retinopathy.

He spoke on “Diabetic Macular Edema from a Retina Specialist’s Perspective”.

12/01/2019

Dr Suhas Haldipurkar was honoured with the prestigious Dr M M Joshi Oration Award today, at the annual conference of the Deccan Ophthalmic Association.

31/12/2018

Happy New Year!

Dear Friends,
May the New Year bring all of us Health, Happiness, and Prosperity!

26/12/2018

Our inspiration!

Dear Friends,
Today is the 104th birthday of the legendary social worker . A lawyer by training and a true Gandhian at heart, he and his wife, Sadhna Amte started an organization for leprosy patients at Anandwan in 1950.

Baba Amte received many awards and prizes including the Padma Vibhushan, the Dr. Ambedkar International Award, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Templeton Prize and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award.

Our founder Dr Suhas Haldipurkar had the privilege of operating on both eyes of this visionary in 2003.

We fondly remember on this day and marvel at his contribution to society!

25/12/2018

Dear Friends,
The journey of Dr Suhas Haldipurkar and Laxmi Eye Institute, Panvel has been depicted in this article in . It makes for interesting reading, and we at Team Laxmi are proud of the journey so far and look forward to the road ahead!