With support from Bajaj Auto Ltd, Aditya Jyot Foundation installs Mumbai’s first digital microscope ZEISS ARTEVO 800 with 3d technology. This promises to make eye surgery more precise & ensure high quality surgeries with reduced errors for patients.  3D technology means better visualisation, greater depth perception and reduced errors. Overall better outcomes for the patients.

MUMBAI, 22^nd FEBRUARY 2020 (GPN) : Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes, a not-for-profit body, with support from Bajaj Auto Ltd, installed Mumbai’s first digital microscope ZEISS ARTEVO 800 to make eye surgeons more certain and confident; as well as to ensure trauma-free surgeries for patients. With the ARTEVO 800, Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes, in association with Bajaj Auto Ltd, will conduct 5,000 FREE cataract and retina surgeries for low income groups.

Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan (Managing Trustee, Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes) and Mr. Madhur Bajaj (VC, Bajaj Auto Ltd) unveiled ZEISS ARTEVO 800 – a completely integrated digital microscope for heads-up surgery and to  leverage digital visualization to help ophthalmologists reach new levels of performance to help achieve superior outcomes and increase patient satisfaction.

Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan, Managing Trustee, Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes, said, “The new era of visualization in ophthalmic surgery is being delivered by the first digital microscope ARTEVO 800 from ZEISS. Enabling surgeons to see better to do better, ARTEVO 800 offers greater certainty during surgery with the well-known quality of ZEISS optics and the vast possibilities of digital imaging.” He added, “We, at Aditya Jyot Foundation, are embarking on an outreach programs aiming to redress the suffering of visually impaired low income groups and marginalized population living in rural and urban slums and tribal areas through free eye camps and free eye treatment. Our mission is to alleviate the suffering of the poor & ensure quality eye care to all and also include educational activities.”

Mr. Madhur Bajaj, Trustee, Bajaj Foundation, added, “We, at Bajaj Auto Ltd, were happy to support visionary Ophthalmologist Dr. S. Natarajan of Aditya Jyot Foundation to invest in cutting edge technology like ARTEVO 800 from ZEISS to offer superior surgical outcomes and patient comfort. Aditya Jyot has now transcended to the next level of evolution of the state-of-the-art Microscopic 3D surgery in India and is using this for social impact.”

ARTEVO 800 is packed with unique features such as DigitalOptics, AdVision, Auto Adjust, RESIGHT 700: DigitalOptics provides unparalleled visualization in resolution, outstanding depth of field, drastically reduced light intensity requirements and natural color impression for increased certainty; AdVision adds digital assistance and information to surgical vision in real-time to never miss a detail; AutoAdjust adjust to surgical workflow and surgical steps ; RESIGHT 700 offers very large protection distance during retina surgeries.

Mr. Yogesh Chander, National Manager – Marketing, Surgical Medical Technology, Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd. ZEISS Group, said, ” As a leader in visualization technology for more than 170 years, ZEISS ARTEVO 800 has embraced digital technology, combining ZEISS optics with the vast possibilities of digital imaging. ZEISS provides the technology to see like never before for more certainty in surgery. Surgeons can now make immediate decisions based on real-time data. AdVision places essential data where it is needed: into the view of the surgeon, without blocking the surgical field. Cloud Connectivity allows surgeons to access essential information no matter where they are – and when they want. Cloud Connectivity ensures the data is within easy reach and improves your workflow.”

Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan is the 3rd Generation ophthalmologist, who was inspired by late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to give back to society. Dr Natarajan established a non-profitable Public Charitable Trust, Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes in 2005.  The Foundation runs outreach programs in rural and urban slums and tribal areas that strives to provide quality eye care for the underprivileged. Aditya Jyot Diabetic Retinopathy Urban Mumbai Slum Study (AJ- DRUMSS) which was funded by the World Diabetic Federation and Tata trusts with specific focus to understand the genetic profile of diabetic patients to prevent blindness. Through the door to door campaign the Foundation has covered over 2,00,000 slum households and over ONE MILLION people in slums The Foundation has run several hundreds of Diabetic Retinopathy camps and screened over 70,000 people. The Foundation has also focussed on children’s eye health and over 100,000 children have been screened in school screening programs.

In a PPP with MCGM the Foundation supported by Tata Trusts has started initiative “STOP BLINDNESS” which is a Teleophthalmology model for diabetic retinopathy screening using Artificial Intelligence as an aid. The project has now been initiated in 2 other districts of Maharashtra.

The Aditya Jyot Foundation is committed to reduce both avoidable and unavoidable blindness and has also established R&D Unit. Our vision is to establish cutting edge research and technology to understand the bio-mechanism of eye diseases and to discover novel therapeutic approaches including regenerative medicine. The most diabetic eye screenings in 8 hours is 649, and was achieved at an event organised by Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan, Dr. Radhika Krishnan and Aditya Jyot Foundation for twinkling Little Eyes (All India, in Dharavi, India, on 2nd February 2019. ENDS

About Aditya Jyot Foundation For Twinkling Little Eye:

Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes (AJFTLE), a not-for-profit body, established in 2005; was born out of the desire expressed by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam (former President of India) on his visit to Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital to put a twinkle in the eyes of the visually impaired. AJFTLE works with a mission to alleviate the suffering of the poor and aims to prevent avoidable blindness through awareness generation, eye screening and providing access to quality eye care at an affordable cost.

The Foundation runs outreach programs in rural and urban slums and tribal areas that strive to provide quality eye care for the underprivileged. With our out-reach programs aiming to redress the suffering of low income groups, marginalized population living in rural and urban slums and tribal areas in our state through free eye camps and free eye treatment.

It has numerous projects focused on creating awareness, screening and providing comprehensive eye care services to prevent avoidable blindness. The organization takes special interest in promoting eye donation. ENDS