DR.B.N.R. SUBUDHI (S03621)

Abstract

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OCULAR MORBIDITY IN INDIA.IT HAS INCREASED TO SUCH A MAGNITUDE THAT IT POSES A LOT OF CHALLENGES. COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS FURTHER ACCENTUATED THIS MENACE OWING TO LOCKDOWN AND SHUTDOWNS. HENCE SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT OF DR HAS POSED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN THE COVID-19 ERA. FUNDUS IMAGING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR. INCORPORATING TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS OF DR WILL GIVE BENEFITS TO THE MOST UNREACHED POPULATION OF OUR COUNTRY. BESIDES, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) AMONG THE POPULATION REGARDING DR NEED TO BE ASSESSED TO MEASURE THE OUTREACH AND CREATE TARGET DRIVEN CAMPS.THIS IC WILL HIGHLIGHT THE PRACTICALITY OF AWARENESS AND SCREENING IN A LARGE SCALE TO PREVENT THIS BLINDING NCD IN THE POST COVID ERA IN INDIA.

1	INTRODUCTION (5 mins)	Dr.B.N.R. SUBUDHI	watch video
2	MAGNITUDE AND CHALLENGES (10 mins)	DR. AJIT BABU MAJJI	watch video
3	NETWORKING IN INDIA (10 mins)	Dr.Kim Ramasamy	watch video
4	MEDIA MANAGEMENT (10 mins)	DR. S.NATARAJAN	watch video
5	DOCUMENTATION & DATA CLEANING (10 mins)	DR. RAJIV RAMAN	watch video
6	CONCLUDING REMARKS (5 mins)	Dr.Nsd Raju	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (15 mins.)