DR S.C.Das Award

(Best free paper award in Community Ophthalmology)

Dr Sarat Chandra Das was Born on 1st April 1946 at Athmallik, Angul District, Odisha. He had his preliminary Education in Mahendra High School, Athmallik & Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and did MBBS in (1969) from SCB Medical College Cuttack. He did his MS (Oph) in 1972 & DLO (1975) from Prince of Wales Medical College Patna. After that he did FICS in 1988 & PG Diploma (LL & PM) 1995. He has done his DH&HM (Dip. in Hospital & Health Management1996) AIIMS, New Delhi. He has worked at Sitapur Eye Hospital (UP) and served Coal India as Ophthalmologist in different capacities for 20 Yrs in Central Hospital’s Dhanbad, Asansol, Ranchi, Ramgarh & Talchar. He has organized & operated in more than 500 Eye camps in Jharkhand & Odisha. He is a past President of Odisha State Ophthalmological society (2007-08). During his secretaryship of OSOS, (2004-06) he has organized ALOS Conference in 2005 at Bhubaneswar. He has been secretary EIZOC from 2005-14. He started organizing EIZOC Conferences independently & started midcon in shillong, Meghalaya for the 1st time during his presidentship. He is now President of ACOIN