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 2018, Aravind – Coimbatore handled 750,242 outpatient visits and performed 101,052 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
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Virna Shah, DO
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Viji Rangarajan, DO
Medical Consultants
Dr. Kavitha Yuvarajan, DO, DNB
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
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:

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Coimbatore

Dry Labs at SALEMEYECON – the first of its kind in TNOA Conference

At the annual conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association, two dry lab sessions were organised: Convened by Dr. Kalpana Narendran, the session on How to choose ideal and value based equipment and maintenance of instruments and equipment was attended by 17 registered delegates. Prof Manickam and Bio medical engineers, Ms [...]

Aravind’s first overseas venture opened in Nigeria

Aravind’s first overseas joint venture was materialised in Abuja, Nigeria with the opening of Tulsi Chanrai Foundation Eye Hospital (TCFEH) on July 11, 2019. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari Eye-care opened the commissioned the facility. Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) has been working in Nigeria for [...]

Indian Retinopathy of Prematurity Society honours Dr. V. Narendran

Indian Retinopathy of Prematurity Society presented the Prof. Michael Trese Oration Award to Dr. V. Narendran, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind-Coimbatore for his contributions to the field of Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Release of Special Postal Cover to Honour Dr.G.Venkataswamy

Various programmes were organized over the past few months to commemorate Dr. V’s birth centenary. Latest in this series was the release of a special postal cover. Department of Posts, Govt. of India released a special postal cover in honour of Dr. V. Shri. V. Ramasamy, IPoS, Director of Postal [...]

CME on Uveitis – Common Mistakes in Diagnosis and Management

Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore in association with Coimbatore Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons, under the aegis of Uveitis Society of India, conducted the CME. Dr Manohar Babu, Chief - Uvea & Cataract Services, AEH, Salem, welcomed the gathering. External faculty included eminent national faculty and pioneers in the field of uveitis [...]