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Aravind Eye Hospital-Chennai

Overview

One of the major events held in commemoration of Dr. V’s birth centenary was the establishment of Aravind-Chennai in September 2017. The largest among all Aravind Eye Hospitals, Aravind-Chennai is a modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment. The facility also houses a section exclusively for the underprivileged, offering services for free or at steeply subsidised rates.

The physical environment and infrastructure developed at Aravind-Chennai, is a reflection of the values for which the organisation stand for – transparency, integrity, and compassionate care. The facility will serve as a centre of excellence in eye care service delivery, training eye care professionals and disseminating the latest and best practices in eye care.

In the year ending March 2022, Aravind-Chennai handled around 421,392 outpatient visits and performed 56,962 surgeries.

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Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Chennai
7:30 am to 5:00 pm : All days except Sunday
10, Ponnamalle High Road,Noombal, Chennai - 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India
For Patient enquiries: 99622 43333
For Official enquiries: (044) 409 56100
info.chennai@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Doctors

Doctors, Aravind-Chennai

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. S. Aravind, MS, MBA
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Haripriya Aravind, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Keerthi Duggineni, MS
Dr. Prashant Gupta, MS
Dr. Vempati V S N Jyothi, MS
Dr. Siva Shanmugam, DNB
Dr. Smriti Diwedi, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Chetana Lingam, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Swathija, MS
Dr. Priyanka Lamba, MS
Dr. S. Aarthy, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Neethu Mohan, MS
Dr. M.B. Madhuri, DNB, MS
Dr. G. Preethi, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Nirmala Devy, DO
Dr. Madhumita Gopal, DO MS, DNB

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. S. Aravind, MS, MBA
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Jayashree, DNB
Dr. Gayatri Fulse, DO, DNB
Dr. Anupama Joy, DO MS, DNB
Dr. Vikas Menon, DNB
Dr. Yasar Safar, MS
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Ankita Bisani, DNB, FRCS
Dr. S. Saranya, DO, DNB
Dr. C. Akila, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
UVEA SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Eliza Anthony, DNB
ANAESTHETISTS
PHYSICIANS
Dr. Joeimon, MD, DMM
Dr. J.P. Janish Prabhakar, MBBS
Dr. Mano Prakash, MBBS

Vision Centres

Vision Centres, Aravind-Chennai

Vision centres are small, permanent facilities that provide eye care services to remote and rural communities. Manned by ophthalmic technicians, these telemedicine-assisted centres allow patients in rural areas to consult ophthalmologists at the base hospital, thus eliminating the need for patients to travel to hospital (unless more advanced treatment is needed).

Vision centres managed by Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai:

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Chennai

Glaucoma Stalwarts Speak

Aravind – Chennai, July 24 The CME hosted by Aravind-Chennai had eminent glaucoma specialists from Chennai like  Dr. L. Vijaya, Sankara Nethralaya; Dr. Murali Ariga, Swami Eye Clinic and Surgicentre; Dr. M.R. Chitra, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology  sharing insights on various topics such as childhood glaucoma, complications of tube surgeries, selective [...]

Eye Screening Camp at Madras High Court

Aravind – Chennai, August 11 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai conducted an eye camp for the advocates and staff of Madras High Court. Honorable Chief Justice. Munishwar Nath Bhandari inaugurated the camp in the presence of Mr.Kamalanathan, President – Madras Bar Council Association, and Mr.Srinivasan, Secretary – Madras Bar Council Association. [...]

Paediatric Opthalmology Update

Aravind- Chennai, Tuesday, 12 April 2022 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai, in association with Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Kancheepuram district  conducted  the programme at Kancheepuram. It was attended by 39 members of IMA and IAP, majority of whom where paediatricians and general ophthalmologists. It was [...]

New Vision Centres

Aravind – Chennai, Thursday, 31 March 2022 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai opened its fifth and sixth vision centre at Korukkupet and Madhavaram respectively on April 12 and both the centres are funded by Rotary Club. Officials from the Rotary club of Madras East participated in the grand opening of the [...]

World Glaucoma Week 2022

Aravind - Chennai, 06 - 12 March 2022 Glaucoma specialists and MLOPs along with the Admin team planned and arranged for an elaborate standee displays. Charts with awareness messages on glaucoma were exhibited at the glaucoma registration counter. Glaucoma awareness badge was worn by the team for the whole week. [...]

Inauguration of 2nd Floor and Expansion of Out-patient Services

Aravind-Chennai, February 14 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai expanded its out-patient services with the inauguration of the second floor. The second floor spanning 40,000 square feet is the new home to the Retina and Vitreous Clinic; Glaucoma Clinic and Paediatric Ophthalmology and Squint Clinic. The new clinics were inaugurated by the [...]

Eye Bank Opened at Aravind-Chennai

Aravind-Chennai, Monday, 14 February 2022 Aravind-Chennai opened a state-of-the-art eye bank and the new facility was inaugurated by Dr. Venkatesh Prajna, Chief, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind-Madurai. The eye bank will be closely working with hospitals and community volunteers for harvesting corneas.

Ocular Prosthesis Unit Inaugurated

Aravind-Chennai, Monday, 14 February 2022 Aravind-Chennai opened an Ocular Prosthesis Unit and the facility was inaugurated by Dr. Usha Kim, Chief, Orbit & Oculoplasty Services, Aravind-Madurai.

Garden Competition and Exhibition

Aravind, January 8 The central Housekeeping Department of Aravind Eye Care System conducted a garden competition in which all centres participated. With great enthusiasm, they  shared pictures of their gardens set beautifully for the competition. Staff members were also given a chance to participate in the competition. They were given [...]