Imphal: Professor Dr Rajkumari Vidyarani, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Jawaharlal Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal, has been named the recipient of the “ACOIN National Lady of the Year 2025” award in recognition of her contribution to community eye-health care in the Indian subcontinent.
The award will be presented during the Association of Community Ophthalmologists of India (ACOIN) Silver Jubilee 2026, the 25th International Assembly of Community Ophthalmologists and the 16th Annual Conference of ACOIN, scheduled to be held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town, Kolkata, from September 24 to 27.
According to a statement issued by the ACOIN National Secretariat, the association is a platform of members of the dissolved Indian Alumni Group of ICEH, London (International Centre for Eye Health), with more than 1,600 members across India and beyond.
The award recognises Vidyarani’s sustained commitment to community eye-health services and her contribution to advancing the organisation’s objective of promoting community eye-health care services in the Indian subcontinent, the statement said.
ACOIN’s initiatives include the Community Eye Health Model for a Positive Eye Health Care Movement, the Drishti Ratha Yatra, and programmes focused on community awareness, blindness prevention and access to eye care.
The association has also been decentralising its activities across several states, including Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Tripura, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya.
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The Kolkata event is expected to bring together ophthalmologists from India and abroad. Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind has been invited as Guest-in-Chief, while former President of Nepal Dr Ram Baran Yadav has been invited as Guest of Honour.
Dr Sharodwat Mukhopadhyaya, identified in the event invitation as a West Bengal health minister, is also listed among the distinguished guests.
Prof Rajkumari Vidyarani is the wife of Ukhrul MLA Ram Muivah.
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