birth_place awards yearsactive article_title name occupation
jammu , jammu and kashmir , india padma surgical video award shri aao academic achievement award aao front row since 1979 yog raj sharma
 yog raj sharma ophthalmologist
yog raj sharma

yog raj sharma is an indian ophthalmologist and the chief of dr. rajendra prasad centre for ophthalmic sciences of the all india institute of medical sciences -lrb- aiims -rrb- , new delhi , the apex body of the `` national programme for the control of blindness '' , a government of india initiative to reduce the prevalence of blindness in india .
he is the chairman of the `` task force on prevention and control of diabetic retinopathy group '' and the co-chairman of the `` national task force on prevention of blindness from retinopathy of prematurity '' under the ministry of health and family welfare of the government of india .
an advisor to the ministry of health and family welfare , india , sharma was honoured by the government of india in 2015 with padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award .
