“Understanding his capability, the Government of Karnataka appointed Dr. Krishna Prasad Kudlu as the Chairman of the Vision Committee to prepare the Vision Policy for Karnataka. On being elected as the Secretary of Karnataka Ophthalmological Society, he took the initiative to reform several policies and administration-related tasks. He is also elected as a member of the Scientific Committee and plays a key role in it. By establishing institutes like Netra Jyothi Institute of Optometry, Paramedical Sciences and Allied Health Sciences, he aims to provide the best of education to aspiring healthcare students. With sheer enthusiasm towards the student community, he has introduced a Fellowship Program in all departments of ophthalmology, which are affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. His participation in National and International conferences has assisted him to develop rich knowledge and utilize his experience for the betterment of mankind, in the field of health and education. His hard work and diligence have earned him a good number of awards and accolades.”
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“I know Dr. Krishna Prasad Kudlu very well. He is a dedicated Senior Ophthalmologist and the Head of Prasad Netralaya Group of Eye Hospitals. He has been in social service for several years along with his clinical ophthalmology service. He serves the financially disadvantaged section of the society, especially those people suffering from eye-related diseases. He holds immense knowledge and expertise in all departments of ophthalmology and has an expert team of doctors and para-medical staff. Dr. Kudlu has been conducting free eye check-up camps, free surgery and free spectacles distribution programmes, covering 7 districts of Karnataka as well as border districts of Kerala and Goa states. By organising a major project for the people of Udupi and surrounding districts called ‘Sarvarigu Nayana’ (Vision for All), he is trying to eradicate blindness and vision problems. He provides eye care services through all his eye care centres 24 x 7.”
“Dr. Krishna Prasad Kudlu has been dedicated towards social services for several years. He is serving the people of poor sections of the society suffering from eye-sight related diseases — with his immense knowledge and expertise in all departments of ophthalmology, and with an expert team of doctors and paramedical staff. He developed his skills through National and International platforms, which made him employ his experience to the betterment of mankind in the field of health and education. Dr. Kudlu has imprinted his legacy through social service in the field of eye care and conducting free community camps. He has covered several districts of Karnataka, border districts of Kerala and Goa. He has organised a Master Project for the people of Udupi and surrounding districts in association with me, named “Sarvarigu Nayana” (Vision for All) and this programme was inaugurated by then Chief Minister of Karnataka Hon. D.V. Sadananda Gowda. So far, he has conducted thousands of free eye check-up camps, covering 10 million people and getting more than 50,000 people’s eye surgeries done for free of cost, and distributed over 3,50,000 free spectacles to the needy. He has conducted several screening camps for school children in which over 4,00,000 children were tested and provided with free spectacles. Being a responsible ophthalmologist, he has provided 24×7 service to patients during the pandemic in Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada — especially at a time when most eye care centers were shut down across the state and border districts of Kerala. Being appointed…