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2022 News Releases

September 04, 2022
  1. IVI receives Vision2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Award for work in vision health, spectacles to the needy
July 29, 2022
  1. Chennai student is IVI Essilor Optometry Wizard 2022
June 21, 2022
  1. IVI vision screening for auto drivers promises to make Puducherry roads safer
June 18, 2022
  1. Indian vision science conference will galvanize quality eye health research
June 10, 2022
  1. Women, children benefit in vision screenings in Chennai
March 23, 2022
  1. IVI announces new Vision & Road Safety program on World Optometry Day

2021 News Releases

November 14, 2021
  1. IVI brings vision & diabetes screening on World Diabetes Day
November 10, 2021
  1. 24-hour Global Day of Learning for Eye Care Professionals
October 10, 2021
  1. IVI launches vision screening campaign for underprivileged women, transgender community in Chennai
September 11, 2021
  1. 2nd IVI International Optometry Conference concludes with call to step up action on Uncorrected Refractive Error, myopia
September 06, 2021
  1. IVI International Optometry Conference, 9-11 September, focus on myopia management challenge; artificial intelligence in eye care among priority issues
August 26, 2021
  1. Udhayanidhi Stalin MLA launches IVI Mobile Eye Clinic in Chennai
August 02, 2021
  1. 25,000 industrial workers to benefit in vision screenings in Chennai
July 27, 2021
  1. Primary eye care will benefit from focused vision science research
July 24, 2021
  1. IVI's gift of protective eyewear, sunglasses to benefit stone workers, fisherfolk in Mahabalipuram
June 23, 2021
  1. 2nd IVI International Optometry Conference Eye Health in a Changing World Virtual International Conference 9-11 September 2021
June 21, 2021
  1. IVI launches campaign to combat Myopia in India
May 16, 2021
  1. India Vision Institute wins India-Australia business & community award for work in vision health and eye care
April 24, 2021
  1. Quality eye health research needs to be a priority for India: IVI symposium
March 23, 2021
  1. World Optometry Day: IVI highlights critical role of optometrists for India's primary eye care needs
March 12, 2021
  1. IVI brings gift of vision to Madurai prison inmates & villages
January 28, 2021
  1. India Vision Institute and partners bring good vision to Durgapur, Kolkata
January 24, 2021
  1. India Vision Institute’s gift of free access to vision screening, corrective spectacles for village near Auroville

2020 News Releases

October 03, 2020
  1. IVI International Eye Health conference, 3-4 October, opens
September 30, 2020
  1. Global and national experts convene virtually at IVI conference, 3-4 October to focus attention on eye health and vision impairment
August 02, 2020
  1. National Children's Eye Health and Safety Campaign Launched
July 04, 2020
  1. Eye Health in a Changing World conference to address India's vision care needs
May 28, 2020
  1. IVI online discussion forum provides answers to Optometry students on Overseas Education
May 09, 2020
  1. Chennai student wins IVI Essilor Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy 2020
May 05, 2020
  1. India Vision Institute donates Masks, PPE kit, Sanitisers to police, sanitary workers and multi-specialty hospital
May 01, 2020
  1. Ahmedabad optometrist wins India Vision Institute Essilor Optometry Wizard 2020 award
February 17, 2020
  1. 50,000 underprivileged children in UP to benefit from vision screenings
January 05, 2020
  1. IVI Walk in the Dark at IIT-Madras festival draws children, citizens together to raise awareness about avoidable blindness

2019 News Releases

November 14, 2019
  1. Himachal Governor launches IVI vision screening campaign 10,000 Shimla district children to benefit
September 09, 2019
  1. Remote rural areas benefit as IVI conducts 31,000 vision screenings across India in one month
August 27, 2019
  1. Australian Trade delegation visits IVI Chennai vision screening project IVI announces program to vision screen 50,000 children in TN tribal schools
April 17, 2019
  1. IVI to trial pilot project with startup on new solutions to eye care
February 17, 2019
  1. Essilor Vision Foundation, ARCOD, India Vision Institute bring cheer to Krishnagiri children with severe health conditions and their caregivers
February 07, 2019
  1. IVI free spectacles for 613 boys at Santhome school, Mylapore
February 05, 2019
  1. IVI Mizoram vision campaign, Aizawl event with India's Ambassador-designate B Vanlalvawna
May 02, 2019
  1. IVI Mizoram vision campaign, Aizawl event with India's Ambassador-designate B Vanlalvawna
January 15, 2019
  1. Australian Shadow Minister Jason Clare launches IVI’s vision screening Campaign to benefit 200,000 children and adults
January 15, 2019
  1. Australian Shadow Minister Jason Clare launches IVI’s vision screening Campaign to benefit 200,000 children and adults
January 09, 2019
  1. IVI’s innovative approach to provide eye glasses to children in remote areas

2018 News Releases

November 24, 2018
  1. Australia India Business Council and India Vision Institute partner to Gift Sight underprivileged school children across India
September 21, 2018
  1. IVI vision screening reaches out to Neelankarai fishing community; new outreach facility at Palavakkam urban primary health centre to improve community vision care
August 20, 2018
  1. Cricket legend Bishan Bedi launches IVI campaign, free spectacles for Delhi children
June 29, 2018
  1. IVI, 2.5 NVG help build capacity for government ophthalmic officers in Bangalore
June 23, 2018
  1. ‘Walk in the Dark’ at Aizawl, Mizoram to raise awareness about avoidable blindness
June 19, 2018
  1. IVI partners with 2.5 NVG to lead the change in Indian Optometry capacity building
May 10, 2018
  1. IVI Vision Centre in Chennai to expand outreach to underprivileged communities
April 29, 2018
  1. Over 500 participate in ‘Walk in the Dark’ at Victoria Memorial to raise awareness about avoidable blindness
March 05, 2018
  1. IVI announces winner of Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy 2017-18

2017 News Releases

December 28, 2017
  1. Spectacles distribution today following vision screenings at Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai
December 28, 2017
  1. IVI to distribute spectacles to Madurai Central Prison inmates & police personnel
November 19, 2017
  1. Goa walks in the Dark
November 08, 2017
  1. CooperVision, India Vision Institute campaign to vision screen 4500 underprivileged children in Mumbai 71 children in Navi Mumbai get free spectacles in first phase
September 10, 2017
  1. CooperVision and India Vision Institute continue their efforts to screen vision of underprivileged children
September 04, 2017
  1. Free spectacles distributed to 329 underprivileged girls at Avadi School
September 26, 2017
  1. Free spectacles for Neelangarai daily wage labourers
September 15, 2017
  1. Australian cricket team’s bats for charity gesture will assist IVI undertake vision screening underprivileged children
September 11, 2017
  1. World Congress of Optometry opens in Hyderabad: Eye health experts see hope for the visually impaired
August 07, 2017
  1. Sunglasses distributed to fishermen for protection from UV rays
August 07, 2017
  1. Campaign for vision screening 5000 underprivileged children launched at Avadi, Chennai
July 24, 2017
  1. Hyderabad World Optometry Congress to bring hope for visually impaired
June 28, 2017
  1. Final Batch of IVI Young Leaders Program Launched in Chennai
April 07, 2017
  1. Campaign to screen the vision of 4,500 underprivileged children launched in Delhi

2016 News Releases

November 26, 2016
  1. IVI Brings ‘Blind Tennis’ to Chennai
November 13, 2016
  1. President & Vice Chancellor of University of New South Wales Distributes Spectacles to Underprivileged School Children in Hyderabad
October 14, 2016
  1. Bangaloreans Walk in the Dark to promote ‘preventable’ blindness
October 10, 2016
  1. IVI Optometry Wizard of the Year - 2016
October 04, 2016
  1. IVI Distributes 403 Spectacles to Underprivileged Children in Santhome
September 22, 2016
  1. Major Vision Screening and Spectacle Distribution for Underprivileged Children by India Vision Institute, CooperVision and Optometry Giving Sight
August 23, 2016
  1. Australian High Commissioner Distributes Spectacles to School Children
June 21, 2016
  1. Yoga in the Dark
June 12, 2016
  1. IVI Launches Fourth Batch of Young Leaders Program (YLP)
April 20, 2016
  1. Better Vision for Disadvantaged School Children in Thoothukudi
April 15, 2016
  1. Children at UDAYAN Receive Free Spectacles
March 20, 2016
  1. Mumbaikars Walk in the Dark to eradicate ‘preventable’ blindness
March 07, 2016
  1. Free spectacles distributed to flood affected communities in Triplicane by India Vision institute and Arcot Foundation
March 01, 2016
  1. Cooper Vision to support the vision screening of 30,000 school children from underprivileged communities by IVI
February 26, 2016
  1. Vision screening for 11,000 under privileged school children in Aurangabad and Navsari
February 01, 2016
  1. IVI Optometry Clinical Skill Enhancement initiative in New Delhi
January 29, 2016
  1. IVI and Arcot Foundation partner in Flood Relief Vision Screening Campaign at Amir Mahal
January 25, 2016
  1. Pediatric Optometry Workshops: Kolkata & Chennai

2015 News Releases

December 30, 2015
  1. IVI Flood Relief Vision Screening Campaign in Chennai
December 09, 2015
  1. IVI Optometry Wizard of the Year - 2015
November 21, 2015
  1. IVI Workshop on Ocular Prosthetics, Pune
November 19, 2015
  1. IVI announces winner of Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy
October 18, 2015
  1. Delhi WALKS IN THE DARK to eradicate ‘preventable’ blindness in India
September 15, 2015
  1. Australia Supports Better Vision for School Children in Vijayawada
August 13, 2015
  1. Hyderabad to host the 2017 World Congress of Optometry Conference
August 12, 2015
  1. IVI Capacity Building Workshop for primary eye care practitioners, Siliguri
July 18, 2015
  1. IVI Research Methodology Workshop for Optometry professionals at Navsari, Gujarat
June 21, 2015
  1. Skill Enhancement Program for primary eye care practitioners in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
June 13, 2015
  1. Third batch of IVI Young Leaders Program launched in Hyderabad
June 02, 2015
  1. Skill Enhancement Program for Primary Eyecare practitioners of Nanded & Jalna, Maharashtra
April 15, 2015
  1. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister distributes glasses to Chennai School Children
April 12, 2015
  1. Actress Lakshmi Manchu Walks in the Dark to eradicate ‘preventable’’ blindness
March 24, 2015
  1. IVI commemorates World Optometry day with Vision Screening at Puzhal Prison in Chennai
March 17, 2015
  1. Perfecting the Art of Spectacle Dispensing
November 30, -0001
  1. IVI Capacity Building Workshop on Contact Lens Dispensing
January 08, 2015
  1. Australia Helps Communities Affected by Cyclone Hudhud with Glasses

2014 News Releases

December 19, 2014
  1. IVI-NVG Capacity Building Workshop for NOA; Tumkur, Karnataka
December 19, 2014
  1. Korean Association in Chennai supports vision screening through IVI
December 14, 2014
  1. IVI-NVG Capacity Building Workshop for NOA; Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
December 05, 2014
  1. IVI-NVG Capacity Building Workshop for NOA, Ludhiana -Punjab
November 26, 2014
  1. Australia Expands Support to Improve Vision for Disadvantaged Children in South India
November 15, 2014
  1. Workshop for Optometry educators in Cochin and Surat by IVI
November 09, 2014
  1. IVI organizes successful vision walk in Chennai
October 31, 2014
  1. Capacity Building Workshop for Optometrists on Biostatistics and Scientific Writing
October 30, 2014
  1. Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry wins IVI Young Optometry Researcher Rolling Trophy 2014
October 09, 2014
  1. IVI World Sight Day celebrations - No more avoidable blindness
October 09, 2014
  1. Australia Helps Improve the Vision of Disadvantaged School Children in the Chennai Region
October 01, 2014
  1. Change the Game: workshop on Sports Vision
July 19, 2014
  1. IVI Seminar on clinical management of dry eyes with contact lens
June 29, 2014
  1. BHVI Academy EyeTeach©: From Clinician to Educator workshops
May 25, 2014
  1. Training program on Refraction techniques and clinical implications in Ernakulam
April 12, 2014
  1. The second round - IVI Young Leaders Program launched in Hyderabad
March 02, 2014
  1. Optometry Capacity Building Workshop for NOA
February 28, 2014
  1. Workshop on Geriatric Optometry
February 05, 2014
  1. National Optometry Awareness Campaign
January 24, 2014
  1. National workshop on MYOPIA: A global public health concern

2013 News Releases

December 16, 2013
  1. Optometry Capacity Building Workshop for Rural India held in Haryana
December 13, 2013
  1. Paedisight: Workshop on Paediatric Optometry held in Bangalore
December 08, 2013
  1. IVI capacity building workshop on Contact Lens fitting held in Moradabad
November 10, 2013
  1. ACOIN award for Mr Vinod Daniel
October 07, 2013
  1. Better sight for 10 crore Indians says Ollie the Optometrist
October 03, 2013
  1. Better sight for 10 crore Indians says Ollie the Optometrist
July 29, 2013
  1. IVI organizes national workshops to develop research in Optometry & Public Eye Health
July 02, 2013
  1. IVI signs MOU with Operation Eyesight Universal to eliminate avoidable blindness
March 07, 2013
  1. Shillong hosts workshop for Eye Care Educators
March 04, 2013
  1. Workshop in Kolkata to enhance capacity of Eyecare Educators
February 18, 2013
  1. India Vision Institute welcomes Australian Rural Leaders to Hyderabad

2012 News Releases

December 06, 2012
  1. Workshop on developing Indian Optometry Research Capacity - Hyderabad
November 19, 2012
  1. Workshop on assisting Indians who have lost the ability to view the world three dimensionally - Hyderabad
September 16, 2012
  1. India Vision Institute celebrates First Anniversary
September 12, 2012
  1. Aksauhini, committed to vision care in India: National strategic plan for India launched
August 18, 2012
  1. National Seminar on Ophthalmic Lenses and Frames
August 03, 2012
  1. IVI signs MoU with Salus University, USA and AVRI, South Africa

2011 News Releases

November 16, 2011
  1. Agreement between New South Wales and India to create a Vision Institute for India
October 18, 2011
  1. Institute to address the needs of 100 million Indians who are partially blind

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