Dear Colleagues

During the past year under the able leadership of our President Dr. Sujata Grover we continued academic activities to more forward. It gives me immense pleasure to give a brief account of the activities of Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society. Annual Conference of COS was successfully held on March 3, 2002. Dr. J. K. Pasricha, former President of All India Ophthalmological Society was awarded
Dr. A. D. Grover Memorial oration. Dr. Pasricha stressed the need of making latest technique of cataract surgery i.e. phacoemulsification to the rural masses.Dr. S. Bharti, New Delhi and Dr. J. S. Tityal R P Centre for ophthalmologic sciences on refractive surgery and speciality contact lenses respectively. Dr. D.C. Bansal presented complications of kerato refractive surgery. The distinguished speakers also included our own members of the society. The meeting was well attended and Ophthalmologies even from far off places like Shimla, Dharmshala, Patiala, Ludhiana and other places. You will find glimpses of some of the presentations in the current issue of Newsletter of Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society.

In our monthly academic meetings, we were able to invite distinguished Ophthalmologies from with in the country and overseas. Dr. V.S. Nirnkari (USA), Dr. Vinod Lakhanpal (USA), Dr. Ashok Grover (New Delhi), Dr. Devinder Sood, Prof Amod Gupta, Dr. Jagat Ram, Dr. M.R. Dogra, Dr. Kanwar Mohan and Dr. S. S. Pandav, have been our speakers in the monthly academic meetings.

I am pleased to inform you that despite some difficulties we have been regular in bringing out Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society Newsletter. I want to thank members of the executive and members of Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society for their active support. I shall be banking upon you for your active support to carry these activities further.