¨     Aravind Eye Hospital Doctors selected for Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026.

¨     Doctors from Aravind Eye Hospital have been selected for the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award for 2026.
¨     Haripriya Aravind (Chief – Cataract & Intraocular Lens Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai) was selected for the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026 for her service and compassion.
¨     R. Venkatesh (Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry) was also selected for the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026.
¨     The award will be presented during the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation’s conference in Washington DC on April 11.
¨     Their humanitarian service in the field of cataract blindness has been recognised through this award.
¨     The Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award was instituted in 2017 by the ASCRS Foundation.
¨     The award carries a grant of $100,000 to be donated to the awardees’ chosen non-profit organisation.
¨     Both doctors have earmarked the prize money for the Aravind Eye Care System.
¨     Dr Haripriya initially joined Aravind in paediatric ophthalmology before moving to the cataract and intraocular lens department.
¨     Dr Venkatesh became a consultant after his 1997 residency and contributed extensively to high-volume cataract outreach work.
¨     He later specialised in glaucoma and has been serving at the Puducherry unit since its expansion in 2003.