It was a Sunday night. We were all returning to Bangalore from a KOS conference. The coach was full of eye surgeons! Past, current and futures of everything was on agenda! Why we don’t have a Ophthalmic society in Bangalore came up as a hot topic. The console was that it was by intention, so that we don’t get isolated from KOS. It was a consensus on that day that we should have our own society, as most districts have there own. Those in Bangalore do have specific needs which KOS should not be burdened with.  

Within few months of telephonic discussions this thought took concrete step. I should thank Dr. Solanki, Dr. Sunderram Shetty, Dr. Y.L.Rajashekar and others for crystallizing the thoughts. We had several meetings, and as per popular request Dr. Bujang Shetty gracefully accepted to be the first President. Dr.YLR drafted the charter and memorandum of our society, which was discussed and refined over several meetings. The salient points were, apart from giving importance to academics, for the first time, the elections were to be held online. Adequate time was given to each term so that the office bearers could effectively function. An young and energetic managing committee took charge, and there was no looking back! It was success and success!

BOS is on record to have conducted the best annual conferences in the country. Each session was increased to 90 minutes, giving ample time for panel discussions. This pattern became an instant success. There are no more one way talks! Very few didactic lectures, lot of interactions and plenty of practical take home messages! Hall A was dedicated for Postgraduate students, with most interesting topics! This hall was packed not only by PGs but also by practitioners!

Another feat has been “BOS Netrashaala” which became a grand success. Topics that interest PGs for their exams as well as for career were discussed by eminent faculty.

BOS has active Wattsapp groups, where members exchange day to day issues. It has become an active forum! Issues like quality, administration, management, clinical skills, webinars, etc are discussed with great enthusiasm.

BOS has become a part of life for us! Looking forward to the forthcoming physical meet.