This is a transcribed keynote address by Dr. Anil Kumar Mandal, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at Centre for Sight, Banjara Hills, delivered at the Indian Organisation for Rare Diseases (IORD) World Rare Disease Day 2026 event in Hyderabad, focusing on rare ophthalmic disorders.
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