Professor Madan Mohan was born at Mardan (North West Frontier Province; NWFP) on 14 May 1929 into a family of doctors. His father was a leading Physician-cum-Eye Surgeon running a 50-bedded eye hospital. His grandfather and both uncles were also doctors, practising at Bannu (NWFP), in present-day Pakistan. He started his schooling at Lahore and Rawalpindi, and completed his medical education at King George' s Medical College (KGMC), Lucknow, where he received many academic and sports prizes and was also declared the best student and sportsman of the college. He did his Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology and residency training and joined the faculty of KGMC. Subsequently, he joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in 1960 and served in various academic capacities. Dr Madan Mohan was selected as a Rockefeller Fellow to study corneal transplantation and eye banking in the UK, France and USA in 1963-64. He established the National Eye Bank and Cornea Unit at AIIMS and subsequently took over the reins of the Dr R.P. Centre of Ophthalmic Sciences as its Chief from 1979 to 1989. He trained many Ophthalmologists from all over India in this specialty. After superannuation from AIIMS, he became the Founder-Chairman of the MM Eyetech Institute. The other positions of eminence held by him include Honorary Surgeon to the President of India, and Advisor in Ophthalmology to the Government of India (1980-91). For his excellent services in the field of healthcare, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1985.
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