Dr. Mathew Kurian is the Medical Superintendent, Chaithanya Eye Institute, Palarivattom and Senior Consultant and Head, Cataract & Refractive Services. EDUCATION MBBS: Christian Medical College, Vellore. M.S. Ophthalmology: St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore Ratan Tata Fellowship in Cataract Microsurgery and Phacoemulsification: Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai Advanced Management Program: Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore. EXPERIENCE Narayana Nethralaya, Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore: Medical Superintendent and Head, Cataract & Refractive Services. M.P. Birla Eye Clinic, Kolkata in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai: Deputy Medical Superintendent and Consultant Ophthalmologist. St. Mary’s Hospital, Manarcad, Kottayam: Resident Medical Officer. AWARDS ORBIS INTERNATIONAL MEDAL for the best free paper or poster presentation contributing to the treatment or prevention of blindness. ESCRS 2011, VIENNA Dr. Ratnakar Muller Paten Award, Best Paper in Community Ophthalmology, KSOC 2012.