Jaiveer Agarwal
Indian ophthalmologist
Jaiveer Agarwal
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Born | 24 September 1930 |
Died |
16 November 2009 (aged 79)
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Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Known for | Research in Ophthalmology |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
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Fields | Medicine & Ophthalmology |
Jaiveer Agarwal (24 September 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an Indian ophthalmologist [1] and founder of Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital . He was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan for medicine from then President of India A P J Abdul Kalam in March 2006. [2]
Life
Jaiveer Agarwal was born to the Sikh family of Dr. R.S. Agarwal. He married Tahira, who was also an ophthalmologist. The couple went to Madras, where they set up a small clinic. They had a daughter and a son. [ citation needed ]
The Agarwals screened and operated on thousands of villages and campaigned for eye donations to treat corneal blindness, and correcting refractive errors among schoolchildren. [ citation needed ]
Tahira Agarwal died in April 2009 and Jaiveer died on 16 November 2009. [ citation needed ]
References
- ↑ "Archive News" . The Hindu . 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009 . Retrieved 1 December 2016 .
- ↑ Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine