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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 2021, Aravind-Chennai handled around 235,265 outpatient visits and performed 30,497 surgeries.

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Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Chennai
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 pm) : All days except Sunday
10, Ponnamalle High Road,Noombal, Chennai - 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India
(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
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Chetana Lingam, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Swathija, 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
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

Hospital Day Celebration

Aravind-Chennai, Friday, 08 October 2021 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai celebrated its 4th Hospital Day. The auspicious evening started under the twilight sky by offering a prayer to the Almighty God. Dr. Aravind, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Chennai and Director Projects, AECS welcomed the gathering. In remembrance of G.S Sir, the [...]

Dr. S. Aravind Inaugurates New Batch of Nursing

Chennai, Monday, 04 October 2021 Dr. S. Aravind was invited to inaugurate the 2021-22 Batch of nursing students at the Chettinad Nursing College, Chennai. His special address highlighting the aspects of compassion, empathy and care received overwhelming  response from the attendees of the function.

Navarathri and Saraswathi Pooja Celebration

Aravind, 12 – 13 October 2021 All Aravind centres including Aurolab offered special prayers on the occasion of Navarathri and Ayutha Pooja. Prasadam was distributed in all centres. Navarathri Celebration at Aurolab was held under the banyan tree in front of Nithyatha. Dr.G.Natchiar, Director-Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System was the [...]

Aravind Honours Dr. Narsing A Rao with the Dr.G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award 2021

Aravind-Madurai , Friday, 01 October 2021 Aravind Eye Care System  honored Dr. Narsing A Rao, Grace and Emery Beardsley Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-director, Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles with the Dr.G.Venkataswamy Memorial Award 2021. Dr. Rao delivered the Dr.G.Venkataswamy Memorial Oration [...]

Distribution of Smart Vision Spectacles with the support of Rotary Club of Madras East

Aravind-Chennai, Friday, 17 September 2021 Smart Vision Specatcles is an assistive wearable device specifically designed for people with blindness and uncorrectable visually impairment. Rotary Club of Madras East (RCME) initiated Project Drishti and has been the enabler in bringing together the brain behind the Smart Vision Spectacles, Mr Ramu Muthangi [...]

Launch of Madras Inked

Aravind-Chennai, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai organised a function to  launch the book Madras Inked…Impressions of an artist and an architect. Penned by Mr.Manohar Devadoss & Ms. Sujatha Shankar, the book celebrates the rich culture and heritage of the great city, Chennai. The book has drawings of [...]

National Eye Donation Fortnight 2021: Aravind Eye Hospital,Chennai

25 August 2021 – 08 September 2021 Aravind-Chennai, as part of creating awareness, had Dr. Thol Thirumavalavan, Member of Parliament, Chidambaram constituency pledging his eyes. His gesture sent a positive message about eye donation. Video of him pledging eyes was widely shared in social media and received good response.

Inauguration of Vision Centres

Aravind – Chennai, July 22 Aravind-Chennai inaugurated its 3rd and 4th vision centres in Puzhal and Sholavaram respectively. The centres were inaugurated by Mr. RTN. J. Sridhar, District Governor, Rotary District 3232; Rtn. Muthupalaniappan, Past District Governor – 3232 and  Mr. Srinivasa Rao, President, Rotary Club Chennai East. Puzhal centre saw [...]

Mission Day

Aravind, Wednesday, 07 July 2021 Mission was observed across the Aravind centres and Aurolab. Special bhajans and talks where seniors reminiscing about Dr. V were arranged. 2021. A video tribute to Dr. V was screened. Mr. G. Srinivasan who passed away recently was also remembered during the meeting.