Hyderabad : Prof Rajvardhan Azad the Chief and Professor of Ophthalmology at India’s apex eye Centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences is the President elect of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology(APAO).  He will take over as the Charge of APAO President at the ongoing The 28th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO) and 71st Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) in city at HICC.  He is presently APAO-AIOS 2013 Congress President.  He will succeed Dr. Frank Martin, President,  Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

APAO is a federation of national ophthalmology societies fostering the growth of ophthalmology and visual sciences. To preserve and protect vision of the people of the Asia Pacific region.

Prof Rajvardhan Azad is also the Advisor (Ophthalmology) for Government of India and Armed Forces Medical Services and Director—WHO Collaborating Centre New Delhi.

He is a recipient of most prestigious awards in India including the most prestigious Dr. B.C.Roy Best Teacher Award.  He was President of National Board Medical Examinations, India.  He was Honorary Secretary for two terms at  All Indian Opththalmological Society  and later elected as the President.  He is Secretary General of South Asian Academy of Opththalmology(SAO) and Regional Secretary of Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

He has been honoured with visiting Professorships at the leading Universities.  These include Institute of Eye Microsurgery at Moscow, Dohney Eye Institute , Texas Retina Associates, Beaumont Retina Institute,  The Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology European School of Advanced Studies  and University of Toronto and Zhongshan Ophthalmic Institute  and Sun Yat Sen University, China.

Prof Azad is a vitreo-retina surgeon with special interest in ROP.  He has original contributions in Ocular Trauma, Retinal detachment surgery Diabetic Retinopathy, ARMD, Vascular Occlusions and early treatment of ROP-These innovations have contributed immensely to better and more efficient surgical management.  He has been Principal investigator/Co-investigator at many international multicenteric studies conducting at this center.

Prof Azad authored 12 books and over 300 indexed publications.  His interests include teaching and its wide dissemination, surgery and its promotion and bettering it for better patient eye care services at all levels through original innovative approaches.  He has been appointed international adviser at SKOL, the most advanced research Hub in China.