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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

World Diabetes Day 2022

November 14 Aravind centres observed World Diabetes Day with a host of programmes to sensitize public on the importance of controlling diabetes and regular eye examination to prevent blindness due to diabetic retinopathy. Programmes included exclusive diabetic retinopathy screening camps, awareness rallies, seminars, talks, exhibitions, literary and drawing competitions in [...]

Hospital Day Celebration

Aravind – Chennai, October 15 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai celebrated its 5th Hospital Day. The theme for the celebration was designated as “Panchabhootha – the five elements of the universe”. Dr. Aravind S, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind-Chennai and Director Projects, AECS welcomed the gathering. Dr. Neethu Mohan, Chief of Glaucoma [...]

Sponsors’ Day

Aravind – Chennai, October 15 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai conducted its first Sponsors’ Day to recognise the community’s support to eliminate needless blindness.  182 sponsors took part in the event. Prof. M. Ramachandran, famous Tamil scholar and speaker was the chief guest who motivated the  audience with his inspiring talk. Dr. [...]

National Eye Donation Fortnight

August 25-September 8 All the tertiary centres of Aravind observed the National Eye Donation Fortnight with a wide array of programmes. Activities were mainly intended to create awareness on eye donation amongst the public and included seminars, talks and rallies. Various NGOs were recognised for their unwavering support to the [...]

Extra-curricular Competitions for Allied Ophthalmic Personnel

Aravind – Chennai, September 30 Aravind -Chennai conducted various extra-curricular competitions like singing, stand-up comedy and poetry writing for allied ophthalmic personnel. A total of 25 MLOPs took part. Dr. Usha Raghavan, Project Consultant and Dr. Bina Anna Varghese, Medical Consultant, Aravind-Chennai were invited as judges. Winners were given prizes.

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 [...]