Maj Gen (Dr.) JKS Parihar (Retd.)

Maj Gen JKS Parihar has excelled as an academician, medical administrator and instructor of international eminence through his superb professional skill in the highly specialized fields of Refractory Glaucoma and Kerato lenticular refractive surgery and research. He has published 102 research publications in national & international journals and presented 705 research papers and Inst Courses in national & international conferences .He has authored 5 books and many Chapters . He is a peer reviewer of International journals like US journal of Cataract & Refract, British Journal of Ophthalmology, International Journal of Ophthalmology (Springer /Germany) and BMC.He is a keen researcher and completed 30 mega research projects under the aegis of Armed Forces Medical Research Committee ,DRDO & ICMR. He is a PhD /MS/DOMS/DNB Guide of Delhi, Pune, MUHS Nashik Universities and NBE as well having Post Graduate & Undergraduate Examiner ship of 19 universities.

He has extensively contributed towards prevention & control of blindness. More than 4 Lakh patients have benefitted in 275 camps conducted all over the country including in remote areas of Ladakh, North East, Maharashtra, Bengal and Nepal. His achievement was endorsed as a world record by the Limca Book of World record in 2013 for performing Phacoemulsification cataract Surgery at the highest altitude of 14106 feet.

He has more than 40 national and international professional and distinguished service awards in his credit. The President of India had conferred Sena Medal (Distinguished) ,Bar to VSM and VSM upon him. He has also received APAO Distinguished service award by Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology at Sydney, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Appreciation Award 2016, VII Dr.M.C.Nahta Netra Suraksha Puraskar, NSPB Award ,IIRSI Special Gold medal twice in 2013 & 2009 , Air Marshal MS Boparai Award by OTSI and many other awards.

He has also served /serving as Vice President of Eye Bank Association of India ,VP, Delhi Chapter of ACOIN, National Executive of Ocular Trauma Society of India, ACOIN, IIRSI & DOS