“The event was part of a broader initiative, with the MIT - Tata Center for Technology and Design which helped advanced propagation of design concepts and technologies which are pertinent to global societal challenges and needs,” said Dr Anthony Vipin Das, Clinical Associate, Cornea and Anterior Segment Services at L V Prasad Eye Institute.
This workshop is part of the Design Innovation Series organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to share the institute’s interdisciplinary research, design and development cultures and inculcate an attitude of hands-on creative learning, and the students conducted usability testing for their prototypes at LVPEI.
“The event ended will full fervor leaving participants and volunteers appreciate and comprehend how complex ideas and challenging problems can be deciphered, discussed through prototyping and applicative demonstrations,” said Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab.
Students engaged in a comprehensive pipeline of device designs: from ideation, to project definition, to prototyping, to user testing, and finally to presentation and demonstration of their achievements in an exhibition which was open to the public and press. All participants interacted with the world’s most renowned scientists and doctors in a continuing cooperative development process that enabled not only free-flowing exchange of ideas but also conception of the future of industry. They had access to rapid prototyping technology, including 3D scanners, 3D printers, cutting edge microcontroller circuitry, and state of the art optics, imagers, and electronics. Volunteers present at the event were exposed to the same expertise and technologies as the participants and received certificates of participation.
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About L V Prasad Eye Institute
The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) was established in 1986-87 at Hyderabad as a not-for-profit, non-government, public-spirited, comprehensive eye care institution. LVPEI is governed by two trusts: the Hyderabad Eye Institute and the Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation. The Institute is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness and a Global Resource Center for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight initiative. LVPEI has six active arms to its areas of operations namely Clinical Services, Education, Research, Rehabilitation and Sight Enhancement Services, Eye Bank, and Public Health and Rural Outreach. For more information, visit www.lvpei.org
