About Ahmedabad Ophthalmological Society

Ahmedabad Ophthalmological Society - AOS is a society of renowned ophthalmologists growing day by day with an aim to promote research and advancements in ophthalmology by various ways such as teaching, training, educating the professionals, furnishing and maintaining reference libraries etc. Ahmedabad Ophthalmological Society also publishes research papers and circulars to create awareness about the recent trends about techniques and technologies of ophthalmology, that is directly available to all the members of AOS

AOS also works to promote social contact and improve fellowship amongst the members and maintaining harmony amongst the professional community by instituting awards, orations, prizes, fellowships, studentships and research grants to its member doctors.

Aims & Objectives

The objects of the Society are as follows:

To fulfill these objectives AOS will perform following activities:

• To disseminate and propagate knowledge concerning all matters pertaining to the care and diseases of the eye as well as other aspects of the ophthalmic practice amongst Ophthalmologists as well as general public.
• To promote teaching, training and continuing education in Ophthalmology by establishing and maintaining reference libraries and furnishing them with books, reviews and magazines and other materials relating to Ophthalmology and by publishing journals, bulletins and such materials.
• To promote research and advancements in Ophthalmology.
• Instituting awards, orations, prizes, fellowships, studentships and research grants.
• To maintain dignity of profession, to protect and defend the right of practice and mode of it by any of its member or by the society as a whole and to prevent illegal encroachment over the practice of Ophthalmology by any person or group or body.
• Framing bye-laws, rules and regulations and to amend, add, alter or delete the same as and when deemed necessary, relating to discipline and professional conduct of Ophthalmologists of Ahmedabad and also for Society.
• Raising finances by receiving subscriptions or membership fees from the members and receiving contributions and donations from members as well as non-members and to create and to hold the fund in trust for any particular purpose or purposes for the advancement of the science of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic practice.
• To promote social contact and improve fellowship amongst the members if the Society & Co-operation with other medical bodies.
• Advertising on legislation affecting Ophthalmologic practice and science of Ophthalmology and maintaining liaison with government and other appropriate bodies.
• Acquiring and disposing movable and immovable property and assets by purchasing, constructing, altering, maintaining, selling or mortgaging properties that may be necessary for aforesaid objectives.
• Doing all such things that may be incidental to or conductive to the attainments of the aims and objects of the Society.