Dr. Chandra always lived with the attitude to giving back to the society and ‘service to humanity’. This enabled him to shape up his life’s journey. The vision of helping people struck him strongly in 1972 and as a result we have Balrampur Hospital Foundation Balrampur, UK. It was a long journey with lots of difficulties. We are successfully running regular clinics, education, and training centres in India. We are conducting regular camps every 2-3 months related to general health, vision and blindness, and holistic care.
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Dr. Girish Chandra was born in the town of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh in North India. He joined the King George Medical College Lucknow (KGMC, India) after completing his bachelor’s degree (BSc) from Lucknow University, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. In 1961 he qualified as MBBS physician. He went on to complete his Ophthalmic training and consequently obtained a diploma (DOMS) and master’s (MS) degree in Ophthalmology from the same University, subsequently took up an academic position as a lecturer in Ophthalmology.
He later joined All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, India) as an Assistant Professor and ophthalmic surgeon in National Blindness Control Programme for two years. He then immigrated to the United Kingdom in late 1960’s, for further education, training, and experience in Ophthalmology. Shortly after, he gained qualifications in Ophthalmology in London UK. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in different institutions including Moorefield Eye Hospital as well as Royal Victoria Hospital Queens University Belfast. He implanted IRIS CLIP WHINKHIRST Intra ocular lens after cataract extraction in Belfast and become the first Ophthalmology who introduced IOL procedure in 1969 in Northern-Ireland and is one of the pioneers in this field.
To achieve further experience, he had immigrated to Canada and worked as a Fellow in ophthalmology at Winnipeg University Hospital, Manitoba where he started laser treatment for age related macular degeneration. Then moved to Jewish General and Victoria Hospital and held position of associate professor in McGill University Montreal. He became a Canadian citizen. He moved to the United States of America, and qualified for the American Board of Ophthalmology. He worked there for more than 10 years as an Ophthalmologist holding an academic position in the University of Vermont, and became an American citizen in 2012.
Meanwhile, he had returned to England and joined the Charring Cross University and Moorefield Eye Hospital London. He then continued his research of “Intra Ocular Lens” with Mr. Arnott. He designed a new AR IOL and developed new “DIALLING” technique for intra ocular Lens implantation. Later he joined the position of Professor/Head of the Ophthalmology department in Dammam /Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where he devoted his time to develop ophthalmic care. He initiated and formed Prevention of Blindness and Ophthalmic medical education foundation in eastern province Saudi Arabia. He developed ‘low visual aid’ centre for impaired / handicapped population. He introduced and started “Refractive surgery” for myopia and is the first Ophthalmologist who started this procedure for Myopia in Saudi Arabia as early as 1985. Further, he initiated and carried out intra ocular lens implantation after cataract surgery in Saudi Arabia as early as 1980’s. He took active part in care, cure, and control of eye diseases, particularly in eradication of Trachoma. He organised first International Ophthalmic congress in 1987 and there-after.
After a remarkably successful period in eye care in Saudi Arabia, he returned to the United Kingdom where he held positions in university hospitals and engaged in clinical practice and continued working towards PREVENTION of BLINDNESS projects in India.
He has published and presented over 300 papers in the field of ophthalmology. Papers have been presented in local, regional, and international conferences around the world in countries ranging from India, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Japan, Thailand, the United States of America, United Kingdom, and most of the European countries. He continued his involvement actively in research and care of age-related macular degeneration in various ophthalmology colleges, eye hospitals, and associations as well as universities. He Advocated LASER treatment for “WET” age related macular degeneration as early as 1972. It was postulated that diabetes, high blood pressure were the underlying cause associated for Disciform age related Macular degeneration.
He is presently actively involved in the development of Balrampur Hospital Foundation, Eye institute and B.N. Prasad Memorial Hospital, Balrampur. He has already started basic medical and surgical care as well as eye care for the poor people in this part of the northern India. He has been carrying out ophthalmic care in India since 1962 and keenly interested now in relieving preventable, and curable eye diseases, particularly in children.
He is a fellow of renowned establishments like the Royal College of Ophthalmologists London, International College of Surgeons; the American College of Surgeons; American academy of ophthalmology, the International College of Cosmetic Surgery, Asia-Pacific Ophthalmologists Association, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, British society of Refractive surgeons, Royal society of medicine London, and Medical Society of London.