Caselet: Aravind Eye Care System - Vision 2020: Stepping Out of the Shadows of a Giant and the Journey Ahead [By Profs. L Prasad and DVR Seshadri (IIMB) based on longer case developed by them] © 2007 IIM Bangalore Aravind Eye Care System (AECS‚ Aravind)‚ Madurai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India‚ is a hugely successful set of related‚ vertically integrated organizations that provides Eye Care to several hundreds of thousands of people each year. It is now a global benchmark organization in the field of eye care‚ in
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Venkataswamy‚ Aravind Eye Case System was created with the idea of creating a sustainable eye care system. The mission if AECS was to eliminate needless blindness. They wanted to provide quality eye care that everyone could afford‚ to rich and to poor alike. It expanded itself to multispecialty eye care. AECS charged usually lower than comparable hospitals in its payable section. They followed the principle of high volume which would in turn also supplicate high quality in eye care. For patients who
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functions that were not originally present. Although prostheses in general supplement lost or damaged body parts with the integration of a mechanical artifice‚ bionic implants in medicine allow model organs or body parts to mimic the original function more closely. Michael Chorost wrote a memoir of his experience with cochlear implants‚ or bionic ear‚ titled "Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human Jesse Sullivan became one of the first people to operate a fully robotic limb through a
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Does crossed hand-eye dominance affect free throw shooting in basketball? The purpose of this experiment is to learn about crossed hand eye dominance and help increase free throw percentage in basketball. Some further investigations could include testing if crossed hand-eye dominance effected hand-eye coordination‚ if air pressure will affect the dynamics of ball bouncing‚ or if people that are left-dominant or right-dominant affect any certain thing. First‚ the eye dominance test was conducted‚
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walk or wait for the train you will notice rectangular motifs of eyes‚ some of the eyes are in pairs some are not. (Fig 1.) Nevertheless‚ you cannot help but wonder if they eye are staring at you as you wait for the train or if the eyes are looking over the station like a camera? Sight is a wondrous sense that can also give us insight into more than just what we see. If you were a god that made no physical contact with humanity‚ your eyes would be your window to oversee your kingdom. The Metropolitan
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being human. We now have bionic body parts‚ bionic blood‚ and matrix like programmes that might allow downloads of skills and robots that do things faster and more efficient than us. With such inventions‚ how do we continue defining what is human and what is technology? The inventions of bionic body parts bode well for those that are disabled as such inventions embody a hope for them to be whole and well again. With bionic arms‚ the handless can grasp and hold. With bionic legs‚ the legless can walk
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Are There Blind Spots in Our Eyes? ABSTRACT Our eyes are vital organs because they help us visualize our surroundings. But are our eyes perfect in seeing what’s right in front of us? Sadly I learned in our evolution‚ nature messed up at one point and gave us blind spots in our eyes. This project shows why we have these blind spots‚ how to discover them‚ and how big they are. I researched on how our eyes see things; why when one eye is closed‚ the other eye sometimes can’t see what’s in front
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option to give the animal immobility 6.Gaze- To look steadily‚ intently‚ and with fixed attention. Ex. Gaze upon the eyes of Medusa and you are turning into her statue collection. 7.Auburn- A moderate reddish brown to brown. Ex. I am turned on in people with auburn skin. 8.Epicanthal- A fold of skin of the upper eyelid that partially covers the inner corner of the eye. Ex. Doctor said to him that his epicanthal must be operated today 9.Indulging- To yield to the desires and whims of‚ especially
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System- Med Surgical- EYES External eye structures Eyelids-protective cover for thr eyeball * Has a thin transparent membrane called “conjunctiva” Eyelashes-keep dust out of eyes Each eyelid has a lacrimal gland at the upper outter corner of the eyeball Question: how do tears come in front of the eyeball? A: small ducts bring tears to the front and blinking help spread the tears over the surface Q: what enzyme inhibits the growth of bacteria on the surface of the eyes? A: tears have enzymes
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Aravind Eye hospital is an inspiring example of a how a great leader with a great vision is all it takes to build a successful organization. And when the vision is that of service to mankind‚ culture and values play a major role in shaping that success. Dr.V of Aravind Eye hospital was able to bind his organization with his vision and values. Most importantly they had the right business model which supported them through their cause. A critical analysis of the success factors will help us understand
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