Hyderabad, July 9 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has redesignated the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness for another four years, extending the recognition until 2030.
LVPEI, which first received the designation in 2001, is one of only 11 eye care institutions worldwide designated by the WHO Director-General to support global eye care and blindness prevention programmes.
As a WHO Collaborating Centre, LVPEI will provide technical and operational support to advance universal eye health coverage through research, public health epidemiology, workforce training, development of eye care guidelines and the promotion of integrated, people-centred eye care. The institute will also...