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Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore

Overview

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 2022, Aravind – Coimbatore handled around 542,404 outpatient visits and performed around 88,412 surgeries.

Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Coimbatore
7:30 am to 5:00 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. Aiman Ahmed Khan, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. R. Revathi, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Anitha Raghavan, DO, FRCS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Anita Mohanan, MS
Dr. Siddharth, MS
Dr. V. Sangeetha, DO
Dr. Naveena, DO, DNB
Dr. Fatima Amanath Assadi, DNB
Dr. Chavan Sneha, MBBS, DNB
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Ganesh V Raman, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Abhipsa, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Virna Shah, DO
Medical Consultants

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. V. Narendran, DO, DNB
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. Jogitha, DNB, MS
Dr. Muralikrishnan, MS
PAEDIATRIC RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Medical Consultants
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Somisetty Gouthamraju, DO, DNB
Dr. S. Akhila, DO, DNB
Dr. Rohan Suresh Ninan, Ms
Dr. Pooja Pramod Bhatlavandi, MBBS, DNB
Dr. Prithvi, MBBS, MS
Dr. Atul Madhavsa Gujarathi, MBBS, MS
UVEA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V.K. Anuradha, MD, FRCS
Medical Consultants

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

Doctors’ Day Awards

Aravind – July 1 IMA, Coimbatore & Coimbatore North Round Table honoured Dr. Rodney J Morris, Medical Consultant, Retina and Vitreous Services, and Dr. D. Chandrasekhar, Consultant, Aravind-Coimbatore for their distinguished services to the community.

Inauguration of Myopia Clinic

Aravind-Coimbatore, June 27 A clinic dedicated to the care of myopia patients was opened at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore in collaboration with Zeiss. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, it is the first-of-its-kind facility in Coimbatore and across all Aravind Eye Care System. The new clinic was inaugurated by Dr.R.D. Ravindran, Chairman, Aravind [...]

Regional Centre for Research

Aravind-Coimbatore, April 4 In an effort to inculcate a culture of research and to encourage doctors and scientists to do it meaningfully, Aravind decided to open a regional research centre in each of its tertiary hospitals. As a first step, Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman-Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System opened a [...]

World Health Day Observance

Aravind-Coimbatore, April 1 Aravind Eye Hospital along with Shanti Ashram, Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) and Young Indians (Yi) Coimbatore organised a programme to observe World Health Day on 2nd April 2022. Dr.G.S.Sameeran, I.A.S, District Collector- Coimbatore was the chief guest. Dr.Kalpana Narendran welcomed the gathering and insisted on the importance of early eye screening for children [...]

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 [...]

CME on Communication

Aravind-Coimbatore, Wednesday, 05 January 2022 Aravind-Coimbatore organsied this non-clinical CME for its MLOPs. Dr. Pranesh, Medical Consultant emphasised the importance and appropriateness of slang and usage of words in patient communication. He outlined the process of relationship building and necessity of using right words in communication.  Ms. Rajakumari, Counselling Coordinator [...]

Pongal Celebration

Aravind – Coimbatore, 04 – 11 January 2022 Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore had a week long Pongal celebration. The programmes were  organised for the MLOPs to exhibit their skills and talents. Competitions included drawing, rangoli, debate, traditional dance (Silambam,kummi, kolattam, karakattam,parai,oyilattam ,and Bharatham) and folk dances. Uriyadi and tug of [...]