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| Location = L V Prasad Marg, [[Banjara Hills]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
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'''The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI)''' was established in 1987<ref>{{cite web|last=Khan|first=Arshia|title=Dr Gullapalli N Rao: Unwinding the reserved and rigorous|url=http://modernmedicare.co.in/2011/12/30/dr-gullapalli-n-rao-unwinding-the-reserved-and-rigorous/|accessdate=28 January 2012|publisher=ModernMedicare.co.in|date=30 December 2011|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120711032351/http://modernmedicare.co.in/2011/12/30/dr-gullapalli-n-rao-unwinding-the-reserved-and-rigorous/|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] by [[Gullapalli Nageswara Rao]] as a [[Nonprofit Organization|not-for-profit]], non-government eye care institution. The mission of LVPEI is to provide "equitable and efficient eye care to all sections of society." The institute was founded by Dr. Gullapalli Nageswara Rao.

== Establishment ==

[[L. V. Prasad|L.V. Prasad]], the veteran Indian filmmaker and founder of [[Prasad Studios]], donated the sum of Rs. 10 million and 5 acres of land in Banjara Hills towards the establishment of the eye institute.<ref>{{Citation|last=ABN Telugu|title=Gullapalli Nageswara Rao About Sr NTR And LV Prasad Eye Institute {{!}} Open Heart With RK {{!}} ABN|date=2017-10-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XP_kmmDwg&list=PLXdxJqbebahNLJlCvPtrtbr_SIiEhcRg6&t=360|accessdate=2018-01-11}}</ref> Recognizing this donation the eye institute founder [[Gullapalli Nageswara Rao]] named the institute L.V. Prasad Eye Institute.

== Active areas of operation ==
=== Clinical Services ===
[[File:Special_Needs_Vision_Clinic.jpg|thumb|A child receives care at the Special Needs Vision Clinic]]
LVPEI has served nearly 23.8 million people, with over 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lvpei.org/aboutus.php|title=About L V Prasad Eye Institute - LV Prasad Eye Institute|website=L V Prasad Eye Institute|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042838/http://www.lvpei.org/aboutus.php|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institute offers rehabilitation services for persons with visually impairment,<ref>{{cite news|title=Rehabilitating the blind|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2769250.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home|accessdate=28 January 2012|newspaper=The Hindu Businessline|date=2 January 2012}}</ref> and in 2018 it inaugurated a 'Special Needs Vision Clinic' to provide eye care to children with developmental delays and disabilities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/special-needs-vision-clinic-for-children-at-lvpei/article25540627.ece|title=Special Needs Vision Clinic for children at LVPEI|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref>

===Research===
On 1 June 2012, LVPEI Head Of Research, Prof. Balasubranian, said that the institute was conducting research on [[gene therapy]] to correct genetic retinal disorders and that gene delivery into the eye could happen in 1–2 years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article3479636.ece | title=Research on gene therapy by Prasad Eye|date=1 June 2012}}</ref>{{update inline|reason= Did it happen?|date=June 2019}}

===Centers===
LVPEI network:<ref name=":0" />
* Main center in Banjara Hills, named after Kallam Anji Reddy the founder of Dr.Reddy Labs.
* 3 tertiary centers in Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar and Vijayawada.
* 20 secondary centers
* 185 primary care centers
The secondary and primary care centers provide medical facilities to the remotest rural areas of the country.

===Eye bank===
As of 2020, LVPEI Eye Bank Network has been performing over 2,000 corneal transplant surgeries every year.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Our|title=LVPEI Eye Bank distributed 40 per cent of all corneas for transplant surgeries last year|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/lvpei-eye-bank-distributed-40-per-cent-of-all-corneas-for-transplant-surgeries-last-year/article34029278.ece|access-date=2021-05-24|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> Until December 2020, total corneas collected was 107,75, with the cornea collected over 38,655 corneal transplant surgeries have been performed at the institute, which may be the highest at a single institute anywhere in the world.<ref name=":2" />

The RIEB set up the [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] Cornea Preservation Medium Centre which uses a McKarey Kauffman (MK) Medium.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIEB of LV Prasad Eye Institute gets award from International Federation of Eye Banks|url=http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=5392&sectionid=13&z=y|accessdate=28 January 2012|publisher=saffron.pharmabiz.com|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120714210522/http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=5392&sectionid=13&z=y|archive-date=14 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Our|title=LVPEI awarded ‘The Greenberg Prize – End Blindness 2020’|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/lvpei-awarded-the-greenberg-prize-end-blindness-2020/article33286763.ece|access-date=2021-05-24|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>
*Sarojini Triloknath National Award 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=TelanganaToday|title=Prestigious award for LVPEI|url=https://telanganatoday.com/prestigious-award-for-lvpei|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Genome Valley]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Ophthalmology organizations]]
[[Category:Healthcare in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Eye care in India]]
[[Category:Hospitals established in 1987]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

L. V. Prasad Eye Institute - Revision history

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