Hospital Locations

Overview

Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore

In response to the increasing demand for eye care from patients in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, Aravind opened its hospital at Coimbatore in 1997. It is situated very close to the bordering states, Kerala and Karnataka. The hospital has facilities to accommodate 170 paying patients and 450 free patients.  It is an accredited teaching institution.

In the year ending March 2019, Aravind – Coimbatore handled around 748,000 outpatient visits and performed around 102,420 surgeries.

Aravind Eye Hospital - Coimbatore
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 pm) : All days except Sunday
Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641 014, Tamil Nadu, India
(0422) 436 0400
cbe.info@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Doctors

Doctors, Aravind-Coimbatore

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. V. Narendran, DO, DNB
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Kalpana Narendran, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Anita Mohanan, MS
Dr. P. Vivekanand, DO, DNB
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. R. Revathi, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Anitha Raghavan, DO, FRCS
Dr. V. Prabhu, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Ganesh V Raman, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. C. Prem Anand, MS
Dr. A. Vinoth, MS

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. V. Narendran, DO, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Virna Shah, DO
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Viji Rangarajan, DO
Medical Consultants
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Kalpana Narendran, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. C. Sandra, DO, DNB
Dr. Sasikala Elizabeth, DNB
Dr. Shilpa Rao, MS
Dr. Srushti, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V. Narendran, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. A. Ramya, MD
Dr. Ratnesh Ranjan, MS

UVEA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V.K. Anuradha, MD, FRCS

Vision Centres

Vision Centres, Aravind-Coimbatore

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, Coimbatore:

In Coimbatore District:
In Erode District:

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Coimbatore

Dr. G. Venkataswamy Endowment Oration and Award Ceremony 2019

Aravind honoured Dr. William B Stewart, a renowned Oculoplastic Surgeon, former Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center, with the Dr. G. Venkataswamy Endowment Award.  Dr. Stewart has a long-standing association with Dr. V and all its founding members.   His visit to Aravind  in the early [...]

Inauguration of Aravind Eye Hospital at Kovilpatti

Aravind’s 14th hospital and 7th secondary hospital was inaugurated at Kovilpatti by Mr. T. Lakshmi Narayanan, Retired IAS Officer on 29th September 2019.  Dr. T.R. Dinakaran, Managing Director, Sri Ramalinga Mills, Aruppukottai; Tmt. Hamsapriya Srinivasan, Chennai; Mr. Everest Ramachandran, Kovilpatti; Prof. Dr. R. Perumalsamy, Pro-Chancellor, Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari offered [...]

AIOC ARC Post Graduate Refresher Course 2019

Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore organized AIOS ARC Post Graduate Refresher Programme 2019 - South Zone with the support of an educational grant from SUN Pharma.  71 faculty members conducted the three-day scientific sessions which included 42 lectures, 8 case discussions, 8 quiz programmes and 10 dry lab sessions. A total [...]