Dr Taraprasad Das, MD, FRCS, DSc, FAMS is currently the Vice Chairman (Emeritus) of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad; Fellow of National Academy of Medical Science, India; Vice President, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology; and Fellow of Academy of Asia- Pacific Professors in Ophthalmology. His research includes clinical (diabetic retinopathy and infectious endophthalmitis) and public health ophthalmology. He has received 18 research grants, published 356 research papers in peer reviewed medical journals, written 57 book chapters, and authored /edited 12 books. He has delivered 25 eponymous lectures. His recognition includes American Academy of Ophthalmology senior achievement award, Revenshaw University Honaris Causa and Government of India civil honor, Padmasri. Stanford University has included him in the world's top 2% of research scientists in ophthalmology.
Dr Prem Nandhini Satgunam, BS(Opt), MS, Ph.D., works as a scientist at LVPrasad Eye Institute. Trained as an optometrist, she also sees patients in the binocular vision and orthoptics clinic. She received her Bachelor's in Optometry from BITS, Pilani and Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, graduating as the best outgoing student. Her Master's and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, College of Optometry, USA, where she was recognized in the top 100 alumni. Dr. Satgunam also completed her postdoctoral training at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, USA. She has published 50 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has given 65 invited talks nationally and internationally. She holds a patent for a device developed to test babies' vision.
