Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal was founded in 1942 with Lt Col E.O.G.Kirwan C.I.E as its first President.The initial years saw the Society working from the Office of the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at Medical College and Hospitals, Kolkata.It later shifted to the 2nd Floor of 94 Chittaranjan Avenue , Kolkata 700012 .The Society now has its own office in the Journal of Indian Medical Association (JIMA) building Room no. 8 at 53 Creek Row, Kolkata 700014 from where it functions. On 1st July 2009 additional 600 sq feet office space was acquired for the Society. It is in the ground floor of the same building. The activities of the Society centers around professional interests of Ophthalmologists related to the state of West Bengal in India. The Society organizes periodical CME meets for academic improvement of its members, fellowship meetings and also competitive sessions in Ophthalmology in various categories. It awards prizes, medals fellowship and travel grants to deserving members and has a community ophthalmology wing which is involved in creating public awareness in key ophthalmological issues. The Society also safeguards the professional and legal interests of its members besides looking after the ethical practice of the profession. The Society organizes annual orations and an annual Conference for its members.
The list of Past Presidents and some of the Secretaries based on Notice Board of OSWB office are:
PAST PRESIDENTS
| Lt Col. E.O.G.Kirwan C.I.E. | 1942-44 |
| Dr.BN Bhaduri | 1944-51 |
| Major SC Dutta | 1952-54 |
| Capt.KL Sen | 1955-61 |
| Major HK Indra | 1962 |
| Dr.NK Munshi | 1963-64 |
| Dr.SK Bagchi | 1965-66 |
| Dr.GC Banerji | 1967-68 |
| Dr.M.Sengupta | 1968-69 |
| Dr.BM Chatterjee | 1970 |
| Dr.AK Sen | 1971 |
| Dr.N. Bose | 1972 |
| Dr.Gopal Sen | 1973-74 |
| Dr.BK Wadia | 1975 |
| Dr.Jiten Chakraborty | 1976 |
| Dr.BK Mitra | 1977 |
| Dr.PM Chowdhuri | 1978 |
| Dr.GN Mukherjee | 1979 |
| Dr.A.Basu | 1980 |
| Dr.PK Ghosh | 1981 |
| Dr.J. Bose | 1982 |
| Dr.NK Chandra | 1983 |
| Dr.DN Paul | 1984 |
| Dr.AK Mukherjee | 1985 |
| Dr.IS Roy | 1986 |
| Dr.PN Basu | 1987 |
| Dr.Aloke Ghosh | 1988 |
| Dr.Ranabir Mukherji | 1989-90 |
| Dr.PR Roy | 1991 |
| Dr.PR Mondal | 1992-93 |
| Dr.Moni Kundu | 1993-94 |
| Dr.Malay Bh.Bhattacharjee | 1994-95 |
| Dr.SC Bagchi | 1995-96 |
| Dr.RL Saha | 1997 |
| Dr.Sisir Kundu | 1997-98 |
| Dr.PB Dutta | 1998-99 |
| Dr.Chandidas Dutta | 1999-2000 |
| Dr.Santosh K Das | 2000-01 |
| Dr.PL Saha | 2001-02 |
| Dr.SN Roy | 2002-03 |
| Dr.Gita Dey | 2003-04 |
| Dr.PR Chatterjee | 2004-05 |
| Dr.PK Chatterjee | 2005-06 |
| Dr.Ajoy K Mukherjee | 2006-07 |
| Dr.Debnath Chattopadhyay | 2007-08 (resigned) |
| Dr Gautam Bhaduri | 2008-2009 |
| Dr Prodyot Narayan Biswas | 2009-2010 |
| Dr Amarnath Dey | 2010-2011 |
| Dr Abhijit Ghosh | 2011-2012 |
PAST HONY JT SECRETARIES
| Dr.BK Dasgupta and Dr.S Bagchi |
| Dr.PK Guha and Dr. M.Sengupta |
| Dr.PK Guha and Dr.A Basu |
| Dr.SK Bagchi and Dr.AK Sen |
| Dr.J Bose and Dr.AK Sen |
| Dr.S.Bagchi and Dr.S.Chatterjee |
| Dr.GC Sen and Dr.AK Sen |
| Dr.S Bagchi and Dr. IS Roy |
| Dr.R.Mukherji and Dr. RN Basu |
PAST HONY SECRETARIES
| Dr.R.Mukherji | 1971 |
| Dr.Sisir Basu | 1972 |
| Dr.PR Mondal | 1973 |
| Dr.MB Bhattacharjee | 1974-75 |
| Dr.RL Saha | 1976-78 |
| Dr.PB Dutta | 1979-82 |
| Dr.Chandidas Dutta | 1983-85 |
| Dr.PL Saha | 1986-87 |
| Dr.SN Roy | 1988-89 |
| Dr.PB Dutta | 1989-90 |
| Dr.PR Chatterjee | 1991-94 |
| Dr.DN Chattopadhyay | 1994-96 |
| Dr.Abhijit Ghosh | 1997-02 |
| Dr.Mita Khan | 2002-04 |
| Dr.Supratik Sanatani | 2004-06 |
| Dr.Anita Banerjee | 2006-08 |
| Dr Ashis K Bhattacharya | 2008-2012 (resigned) |
| Dr Subhasish Nag | (2012 officiating) |
List of the Executive Members 2017 – 2018
List of the Executive Members 2018 – 2019
| SL.NO | Designation | Name | Mobile | |
| 1 | President | Dr. Parag Mukhopadhyay | [email protected] | 9830272927 |
| 2 | President Elect | Dr. Pushpita Sahu | [email protected] | 9831322474 |
| 3 | Vice – President | Dr. Kajal Prosad Ghosh | [email protected] | 9830375826 |
| 4 | Hony. Secretary | Dr. Subhasish Nag | [email protected] | 9831089730 |
| 5 | Jt. Secretary | Dr. Ajoy Paul | [email protected] | 9830030397 |
| 6 | Jt. Secretary | Dr. Sugato Paul | [email protected] | 9674487301 |
| 7 | Hony. Treasurer | Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh | [email protected] | 9433055288 |
| 8 | Jt. Treasurer | Dr. Debashis Das | [email protected] | 9830157081 |
| 9 | Chairman Sc Comm | Dr. Aniruddha Maiti | [email protected] | 9836552140 |
| 10 | Editor Journal | Dr. Chandana Chakraborti | [email protected] | 9830158243 |
| 11 | Member | Dr. Alokesh Ganguly | [email protected] | 9903428490 |
| 12 | Member | Dr. Lalit Mohan Adhikary | [email protected] | 9832224101 |
| 13 | Member | Dr. Maneesh Singh | [email protected] | 9874439198 |
| 14 | Member | Dr. Rudra Prosad Ghosh | [email protected] | 9830821049 |
| 15 | Member | Dr. Rupak Kanti Biswas | [email protected] | 9831808204 |
| 16 | Member | Dr. Rupak Roy | [email protected] | 9163302299 |
| 17 | Member | Dr. Soumen Mondal | [email protected] | 9874543262 |
| 18 | Member | Dr. Sudipta Mitra | [email protected] | 9830260283 |
| 19 | Member | Dr. Sumit Kumar Banerjee | [email protected] | 9434196998 |
| 20 | Member | Dr. Sunil Surana | [email protected] | 9433706950 |
| 21 | Member | Dr. Supratik Bandyopadhyay | [email protected] | 9434377761 |
| 22 | Member | Dr. Tathagata De | [email protected] | 9434017269 |
| 23 | Imm. Past President | Dr. Ashim Kumar Dey | [email protected] | 9433203216 |