Vikas Mahatme
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Dr. Vikas MahatmeFounder Medical Director and the leader of TEAM MAHATME, is an eye surgeon.
Vikas Mahatme has established a Mahatme Eye Bank & Eye Hospital run by SMM Eye welfare Charitable trust & is a Govt. recognized Eye Bank
with maximum cornea
l retrieval & usage in the Nagpur
, Maharashtra
, region. Eye Bank was started in 1987.
He has been honoured by the President of India
, with the “Padma Shri
” award for 2010.
List of Padma Awardees for 2010 - http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307
Vikas Mahatme has established a Mahatme Eye Bank & Eye Hospital run by SMM Eye welfare Charitable trust & is a Govt. recognized Eye Bank
Eye bank
Eye banks retrieve and store eyes for cornea transplants and research. US eye banks provide tissue for about 46,000 cornea transplants a year to treat conditions such as keratoconus and cornea scarring. The cornea is not the only part of the eye that can currently undergo transplantation. The...
with maximum cornea
Cornea
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light, with the cornea accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power. In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is...
l retrieval & usage in the Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, region. Eye Bank was started in 1987.
He has been honoured by the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
, with the “Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
” award for 2010.