Dr Bhaarti Kashyap efforts bore fruit, when in 1995, she received the first posthumous eye donation in the state. Dr Kashyap’s tryst with gender bias and parental negative beliefs, began in 1995, when she discovered to her dismay that high dropout rates at state run schools was closely linked to the increasing incidence of blindness in children. A sample eye screening of some 10,000 children, enrolled in state run schools confirmed her fears. To combat high school dropout rates, Dr Kashyap began organising free eye camps in every district of Jharkhand, bringing quality eye care at the door steps of people. At every camp, she distributed free thousands of Vitamin A tablets and spectacles to men, women and children to correct refraction errors. For those needing surgical interventions, she volunteered to ferry all, to her base hospital- Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital at Ranchi for free cataract removal. However her Eye Camps hit a major roadblock after many parents voiced their opposition to any form of surgical intervention, alleging that eye surgeries would mar marriage prospects of their wards, particularly girls. It took Dr Kashyap, quite a while to push back this negative parental assumption. At the Eye Camps, counselling sessions were held and suspecting parents were encouraged to accompany their wards to Ranchi for the cataract surgeries. All expenses of travel and hospitalisation were borne by Dr Kashyap. At Ranchi, special programmes were organised, where children received free eye glasses from dignitaries, which helped allay fears of suspecting parents. Thus, thousands of children who had earlier dropped out of schools, were happily back at their schools, after being provided free eye care by Dr Kashyap. Till date, she has completed eye screening of more than 20 lakh children enrolled in state run schools. In 2014, soon after being elected Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing, Indian Medical Association, Jharkhand, Dr Bharti Kashyap galvanised fellow women doctors to launch the first ever major offensive in Jharkhand, against Cervical Cancer, the very big killer of women, worldwide by organising a series of Mega Women Health Camps, throughout the rural areas and in State run Sadar Hospitals of Jharkhand focusing on Cervical Cancer detection and colposcopy guided cryo treatment, at the camp sites. In her camps all diagnosed cervical pre cancers were cured by Colposcopy guided Cryo treatment. Due to her efforts 14 big government hospitals across Jharkhand are equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set. Apart from screening , at all Mega Health camps women were educated on, anaemia, personal hygiene, to***co use, and all high risks for cervical cancer. Women were trained to look out for early warning signs of cervical pre cancer – repeated ge***al infections, post Co**al and post menopausal bleeding, lower abdominal and back pain etc.
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐩
~ FACILITATING CAPACITY BUILDING OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS OF STATE HOSPITALS DURING COVID TIMES
~ COMBATING VACCINE HESITANCY
~ LAUNCH OF FREE BLACK FUNGUS HELPLINE
~ STRENGTHENING IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CERVICAL CANCER DETECTION & PRECANCER CURE
~ RESEARCH: Dr. Kashyap Has Maximum number of international research presentations from Jharkhand, in the field of Ophthalmology.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐡𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
Core member of Institutional Ethics Committee of Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital registered under CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organization) to promote high ethical standards in research for ophthalmology. Founder Director of Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital, Ranchi, NABH accredited for four consecutive terms since Feb 2009 and providing masses of Jharkhand best quality treatment at affordable cost. Brought latest diagnostic and surgical innovations in the field of Ophthalmology. Pioneered use of worlds latest innovation in cataract and lasik surgery, femto laser assisted cataract and lasik surgery has crafted the future of many youth by spectacle free vision. Chief instructor in Technical Skill Transfer Courses 2017 and 2018 in All India Ophthalmological Society conferences.
𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥
Has maximum number of international presentations to her credit in the field of Ophthalmology from State of Jharkhand. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Washington DC 2022, Boston Virtual ASCRS 2020, San Diego 2019, Washington DC 2018 and Los Angeles, California 2017. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Paris 2019, Vienna 2018, Lisbon 2017, Copenhagen 2016, Barcelona 2015. American Academy of Ophthalmology Chicago, IL 2016. Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Bali and Taipei 2016. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO, USA 2013 and 2012. Has played role in strengthening knowledge of ophthalmologists of Jharkhand by organizing workshops on Cornea, OT Design and Protocol, Tips and Tricks in Femto laser cataract and Lasik surgery, Vitreo Retinal surgery and Glaucoma and Retinopathy of Prematurity 2007 to 2022.
