PROF. DR. MOHAN RAJAN

M.B.B.S., D.O., FMRF., MNAMS., M.Ch., FACS.,DNB. DD. FIAMS, FRCS, Ph.D, D.Sc.

CHAIRMAN & MEDICAL DIRECTOR

RAJAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL ,

A Super Specialty & Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology Affiliated to the National Board of Examinations.

Adj. Prof of Ophthalmology, Tamil Nadu MGR Medical University
Past President - Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA)

Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology: Saveetha Medical College and Hospital

Past President, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society of India (IIRSI)

Secretary, Sankara Nethralaya Alumni Association

Counseller : APOTS

AIOS Member Scientific committee ‘17 – 20

Chairman Eye Care : Rotary District 3232

•Prof. Dr. Mohan Rajan is specialist in both Anterior and Posterior segment Surgeries

•Presented more than 2000 papers, national & international

•Has performed more than 140 Live Surgeries (MICS) across the world

•Has several innovations to his credits: Quick Chop Express, Punchorhexis, Mohan Rajan Chopper etc.

•Has delivered 27 Named Orations & Published 48s Publications in various Journals

•Has won several Best Video Awards from AAO, APARS, ASCRS, ESCRS, APAO, WOC, ETC.

•Has received more than 70 Awards and Best Doctor Award Twice from Govt. of Tamilnadu

•Has trained and mentored more than 600 Ophthalmologists round the Globe

•He is also the winner of 63 Ophthalmic Premier League till date (WORLD RECORD)

It was his childhood dream to contribute something for the betterment of humanity as far as Dr. Mohan Rajan is concerned. Belonging to the third generation of a Doctors family, medicine came naturally to him. It was during the time the healthcare scenario in the country was witnessing a paradigm shift with the private sector starting to play a dominant role, Dr. Mohan Rajan decided to draw a blueprint for taking ophthalmic services to the social fringes. When the healthcare services delivered by the private sector were perceived more as a business model, He brought in completely a new perspective to healthcare delivery by seamlessly blending medicine with philanthropy. His life’s mission today stands more complete with the establishment of Rajan Eye Care Hospital and Chennai Vision Charitable Trust, the twin enterprises providing world class eye care services to the marginalized sector. He is aware of the long distance he had covered in creating a Blind Free India in this part of the world and created an indelible story in the annals of Indian ophthalmic history.

Despite a concerted effort both from the public and private sector to enhance the quantum and quality of our services in healthcare, we still find that there is a huge gap between demand supply. In India we have less than 1 doctor for every 1000 as compared to 2.3 in USA. Further the problem assumes immensity in healthcare, when we take into consideration factors like affordability and accessibility. We still have a long way to go. At Rajan Eye Care, we as a management philosophy, are making an attempt to address these issues to a certain extent in this part of the country, with the limited resources, which we have at our disposal.

The Chennai Vision Charitable Trust (CVCT called in short) was established as a community ophthalmology wing of Rajan Eye Care Hospital in 1995, with the prime objective of providing eye care to the economically marginalised cross section of the society in and around Chennai. CVCT serves the poor patients who live in the rural areas and have no possibility of receiving proper eye care services. The Trust takes eye care services to the doorsteps of the poor who live in these villages and provides free eye screenings, surgeries, including but not limited to cataract and corneal transplants, glasses and medicine. The activities of CVCT also includes delivery of ophthalmic services in semi-urban areas and slums in the cities.

The task was daunting, this medical doctor, ophthalmic surgeon, philanthropist, social worker and Rotarian has left no stone unturned. More than all the different facets of Dr Mohan Rajan, during the last 35 years of his professional career as a doctor, he has metamorphosed the delivery of ophthalmic services in India in terms of content and quality. Through his devoted and dedicated selfless service he has touched the lives of several millions, most being in the socio-economic fringes.

Pursuit of medical education was a natural career choice. He earned a seat in the prestigious Madras Medical College in the M.B.B.S. course, and passed with distinction. To specialize in Ophthalmology, he joined Sankara Nethralaya, where he was adjudged the Best Outgoing Student in the batch of Diploma in Ophthalmology in 1989. While at Sankara Nethralaya, he took up a Fellowship in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, under the mentorship of Dr S S Badrinath. Subsequently, he qualified to become a Diplomate of the National Board in Ophthalmology.
In the world of Rotary, a service-led organization, Dr Mohan Rajan has held several prestigious positions in his Rotary Club, and at the District level. He played a key role in establishing the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank for harvesting eyes from donors and effectively transplanting them for providing sight to the blind. The hospital has performed over 6000 corneal transplantations so far. The collaboration with Rotary Club has enabled him to spread his efforts in community ophthalmology in rural areas and provide quality eye care free of cost.

In 2010, Project Nethra Vahana, which is a Rural Mobile Ophthalmology Van with advanced equipment for treating diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, corneal disorders, macular degeneration etc., with a view to clear a huge volume of curable blindness. Nethra Vahana is a state-of-the-art Ophthalmic Van, custom built to take eye care services to the doorsteps of the marginalised. Till date it has done several hundreds of out-reach camps. It is equipped with a sophisticated examination chair with modern slit lamp, Fundus Photo equipment, Optical Coherence Tomography and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography equipment and other allied equipment for a comprehensive eye examination. A team of professionals consisting of ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, para-medical and administrative staff accompany this van for providing the diagnostic and treatment services.

CVCT till today has done more 1.5 Lakh Free Cataract Surgeries, conducted 4500 Free Eye Camps, screened 1.2 million patients and provided free medicines and prescription glasses to thousands of patients.

DR. MOHAN RAJAN had Invented New Techniques & New Instruments for Cataract Surgery:
1. DR. MOHAN RAJAN CHOPPER FOR HARD BROWN CATARACT
2. QUICK CHOP EXPRESS FOR SUPRA HARD CATARACT
3. MOHAN RAJAN ANTERIOR CHAMBER MAINTAINER FOR CATARACT SURGERY
4. PUNCHOREXIS FOR WHITE CATARACT ETC..

• Chaired several Symposia and Presented more than 1800 Papers in National and International Ophthalmic Conferences held in Singapore, Thailand, Srilanka, Maldives, U.S.A., U.K., Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan and China. DNB Inspector, Examiner and Appraiser 2004 2009 Presented papers, Chaired Symposia and conducted Instruction Courses in ASCRS, AAO, ESCRS, APAO, APACRS and SAARC. Published 22 Papers in peer reviewed journals. Authored several books related to Phacoemulsification and MICS.

• Has trained more than 700 Ophthalmologists round the Globe in Cataract & V.R Surgery

• Through Chennai Vision Charitable Trust providing quality Eye Care free of cost for the past 3 decades covering 7 Districts in Tamilnadu and 3 districts in Andhra Pradesh.

• All Rounder, as a Team Leader he won 63 Ophthalmic Premier League (WORLD RECORD)

• Performed more than 120 Live Surgeries, MICS in 30 centers across India and abroad for past 25 years.

• DNB Teaching Experience from 2003.

He conducts free comprehensive eye checkups for The Tamilnadu Physically Handicapped Federation, Press Photographers Association, Journalist Association of India, Chennai City Police, Balamandir Seva Samiti and Metropolitan MTC & SETC Drivers, Conductors and their families. His phenomenal work during the pandemic has reached several families in the disadvantaged and affected communities.
Dr Mohan Rajan’s helping hand has a global reach. He regularly visits some of the poorest countries in the Third World which face a shortage of ophthalmic surgeons. At Bangladesh, as part of a community ophthalmology initiative, he has performed more than 500 cataract surgeries. In 2002, he visited Malawi in Central Africa where he performed more than 325 cataract surgeries. In addition, he has visited Andamans and the war struck areas of Sri Lanka in 2010 to conduct eye camps, wherein hundreds of patients were screened for eye ailments.
Dr Mohan Rajan has been the recipient of several awards and accolades in India and abroad. He has also presented several scientific papers in national symposiums and international conferences. His professional leaning is a unique amalgam of contemporary thoughts and traditional values.
To name a few:
1.Training and teaching medical professionals in Ophthalmology. Past PRESIDENT of TAMILNADU OPHTHALMIC ASSOCIATION & in charge of ophthalmic education for postgraduates across the country.

2.Training paramedical Ophthalmic Technicians, Optometrists etc.

3.Trained more than 700 eye surgeons all over the world in the latest techniques.

4.Eye bank and eye donation message ( Rotary Rajan Eye Bank ) propagation to the Public. We have been conducting Eye Donation Awareness Rallies on the marina beach for the past 25 Years.

5. Through the Rotary taking care of Vocational Training, Education of the girl child, Eye Care, Health Care, etc.

6. As a trustee of Rising Stars Institution based in uthiramerur. Taking care of the leprosy-affected families and Rehabilitation of visually impaired people.

7. Eye care for the physically handicapped federation (Project Visda) Vision for The Differently Abled People. Around 2 lakh differently abled people in Tamil nadu have been provided with Privilege cards which enables them for free eye treatment @ RAJAN EYE CARE throughout their lifetime.

8.Author of many Eye Care books & ophthalmology text books.

9. Netra Vahana Project (Mobile Van with Latest Equipment). Eye Care to The Rural Door Step for the First Time In India (2010) covering 7 districts in Tamilnadu & 2 Districts in Andhra.

10. In 2016 got 1Ph.D. from THE MADRAS UNIVERSITY. THESIS Subject Public-Private Partnership In The Eradication Of Blindness In Tamilnadu.
11. ROTAROPP in 2016 Focusing on the Premature & Low Birth Weight Infants retinopathy of prematurity. Till date, more than 3000 babies screened in this project free of cost.

12. SLUMVISION PROJECT ( SLUMVIPRO ) Launched in 2016 AIMS to Provide Comprehensive EYE CARE to ALL Slum Dwellers in and around Chennai. Till date more than 500 slums covered.
13.TRIBAL VISION PROJECT providing comprehensive eye care to tribal people in Yelagiri Hills, Pulicat, Yercaud Hills covering more than 1000 families.

14. FREE EYE CLINIC @ PALLAVAN HOUSE (past 34 yrs started by my late father PROF DR.N.RAJAN) catering to the MTC AND SETC drivers, conductors, staff, and their families.

15. BLIND FREE INDIA PROJECT: Till date more than 1000 villages covered. many villages near Cheyyar, Arni, Thiruvallur, Gummidipoondi made BLIND FREE to date

16. COVID SLUM RELIEF PROJECT ( CSR ): In this PANDEMIC supply of Rice, Wheat, Dhal, Vegetables, Bread, soaps, sanitizers, face masks, face shields, 3M Goggles, hand gloves, sanitary napkins, etc to Slum Dwellers in and around Chennai.

17.PROJECT 0 2 : Covering all Govt hospitals, primary health centres etc. we gave Oxygen Cylinder, Oxygen Concentrator, and Oxygen Flow Meters, MEDICINES, PLASTIC BAGS & COVERS (for deceased) from Covid19.
In A nut shell, Dr. Mohan Rajan Extending his Services to Every Section Of The Society Thus Giving A 360 Degree Coverage.