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About Perugu Siva Reddy
- Perugu Siva Reddy (12 September 1920 – 6 September 2005) was a renowned eye surgeon from Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed his M.B.B.S.
- degree in 1946 from Madras University and specialised as an ophthalmologist by obtaining his M.S.
- degree in Ophthalmology in 1952 from Andhra University.
- He started practising soon after and joined the Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad.
- He was the director of Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Hyderabad until his death caused due to heart attack. He established T.
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- Kapadia Eye Bank, the first eye bank in India in 1964.
- He presented about 200 papers in international conferences.
- He held more than 500 eye camps to provide medical help to the poor and needy, especially those in the rural areas.
- He was known for his skill, speed and dexterity in performing cataract operations; he holds the world record for the highest number of cataract operations by an individual doctor by completing more than 250,000 such operations.
- He received the Dr.
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- Roy Award, Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1982, 1971 and 1977 respectively.
- The government eye hospital established in Kurnool in 1990 was named after him.
- The famous Telugu actor Chiranjeevi sought his advice and assistance in the establishment and operations of the Chiranjeevi Eye Bank.
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