Awards & Honours
World Health Organization (WHO) fellowship Award: Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, USA, 1993-1994.
Fellowship in ?Advanced phacoemulsification techniques, Pediatric cataract surgery and laser in corneal surgery? Medical University of South Carolina, Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, April 1, 1998-August 31, 1998. Visiting fellow at Gimbel Eye Institute, Calgary, Canada in the field of Phacoemulsification and pediatric cataract surgery
Awarded a Dr Daljit Singh Gold Medal ( 2001) :Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society awarded Dr Daljit Singh Gold medal for significant contribution in the field of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation and posterior capsule opacification.
WHO award for the best paper: Ram J et al. Posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery and in-the-bag fixation of intraocular lenses: A comparative study between PMMA, silicone and acrylic lenses. (WHO award for the best paper). Presented at the VI Ophthalmological Congress of SAARC Countries, 19-21 November 1999, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Author of the ? Monograph? a complete Issue of a prestigious International Review Journal ? Survey Ophthalmology?. Apple DJ, Ram J, Foster A, Peng Q. Elimination of cataract blindness: A global perspective entering new Millennium. Survey Ophthalmol ( A special Supplement) 2000; 45(1): 1-196
Editorials: It was an honour to write Editorials for prestigeous Journal of American Academy of Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology) and Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Apple DJ, Peng Q, Ram J.(Guest Editorial). The 50th anniversary of the intraocular lens and a quiet revolution. Ophthalmology 1999 Oct;106(10):1861-2
Ram J. (Editorial): Reducing cataract surgery-related complications. Indian J Ophthalmology 1999 Sep;47(3) 153-4