Sanjoy Chowdhury DO, MS

Dr. Sanjoy Chowdhury from India won the World Championship – 2019 in Ophthalmology (Leprosy; chronic infectious disease) making the country proud. World Championship is the biggest event on earth in Ophthalmology, organized by International Agency for Standards and Ratings (IASR) at the international level.

IASR honors legends in academics. The purpose of the award is to identify brilliant scientists and academicians around the world through World Championship, informed an official. World Championship organizes international meritorious competition every year for Best Thesis and Dissertation Award, Doctoral Research Award, and milestone international research articles; a platform for the world’s latest and breakthrough research. It’s a spectrum of brilliant scientists who creates history with their unbeatable leadership and stardom.

Dr Sanjoy honored for his research on the prevalence of eye injuries in leprosy and normal patients. His research was based on the observational study conducted on 200 members, of which 100 leprosy patients were taken as a cohort and 100 healthy normal individuals were taken as controls in a village Kumrudih over the period from June 2017 – June 2018. After taking consent detailed medical history was taken from each individual and clinical eye examination was done and findings were recorded.