Dr.D. Ramamurthy

Ophthalmologist, Coimbatore

MBBS, MD, MNAMS

Worked as VITREORETINAL Consultant under Dr.S.S.BADRINATH at Chennai for two years.
CHAIRMAN â€“ SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) which is an association of 12,000 Ophthalmologists from all over India
As Chairman was in charge of coordinating the entire scientific activities of the association from 2008 â€“ 2011
Has further been reelected unanimously for a period of 3 years from 2011 to 2014
Created e-awareness among the Ophthalmologists and started Email group to discuss, clear clinical doubts in day-to-day practice, which is being accessed by nearly 8000 ophthalmologists on a daily basis.
Edited â€œReady Reckoner in Ophthalmologyâ€ for a universal code of preferred practice covering the entire gamut of ophthalmology. This book with more than 300 authors contributing is a read^{y reference for the practitioner as well as student of}ophthalmology

Chairman of:

THE EYE FOUNDATION, which has branches in Coimbatore, Tirupur and Ooty
The three centers together employ 18 full time consultants and 40 Optometrists with total staff strength of about 240. State of the art treatment for all sub specialties is provided in these three centres
Is a trustee of NETHRA JYOTHI TRUST, a registered charitable trust through which all the eye camps and other charitable activities are carried out Exclusive charitable eye hospitals named â€œRAJALAKSHMI NETHRALAYAâ€ at Coimbatore & â€œTHIRUMURTHY NETHRALAYAâ€ at Tirupur are run by the trust to take care of economically weaker sections of the society

The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore

DB Road, RS Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641002

DR.C.B.BHASKARAN Ophthalmic oration award by IMA Tamil Nadu.
Dr. P. Siva Reddy Gold Medal Oration award by Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmic Society
Retina Foundation Oration award by Gujarat Ophthalmic Society
Dr. Mahendra Mishra Oration award by Orissa Ophthalmic Society
Dr. T. Agarwal gold medal by Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India
Captain Kiran Sen memorial lecture awarded by Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata
Dr. Vinod Arora oration awarded by Uttarkhand State Ophthalmological Society
Gold Medal from Bombay Ophthalmic Association.
Dr. Joseph Gnanadhickam Memorial Gold medal oration award by Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association.
Dr. Ishwarchandra oration award by Vidharba Ophthalmological Society
Dr. V.M.Albal Oration Award by Deccan Ophthalmological Society
Prof B.P. Kashyap Oration Award, EIZOC 2011
Distinguished Service Award at APAO 2012, Busan

Is a Reviewer of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology & EYE.
Has chaired sessions, presented papers, guest lectures, INSTRUCTION COURSES and performed LIVE SURGERIES at:
ASCRS meetings at San Diego, Boston, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco
ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) meet at Paris, London, Stockholm, Berlin and Barcelona
Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive surgery (AUSCRS) meet at CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA
Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology meetings at Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Bali, Busan & New Delhi
Has delivered guest lectures at the Vietnam National meet
SAARC Ophthalmology meetings at Katmandu and Colombo
Malaysian Ophthalmic Society, Kuala Lumpur (Twice)
Has lectured on phakic IOLs in Shanghai, China, Malaysia and Sweden
Zyoptix Alliance meetings at Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok and Hongkong
Technis Multifocal Innovators meet at Phuket and Bali
ICL Experts meet at Stockholm and Barcelona
European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) meeting at Amsterdam
Has performed live surgeries & conducted courses at APAO Bali & Beijing
Chaired a symposium at the Russian Society of Ophthalmologists meeting at S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery institute at Moscow
Invited guest speaker in the International Ophthalmology Congress held in Mansoura, Egypt
Invited Guest speaker at Imperial City Eye Meeting in Hue City, Vietnam
Performed live surgery & Guest lecture at Islamia Eye Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Invited guest speaker at Allergan Asia Pacific Meet at Hongkong

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