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Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

Overview

Opened in 1976, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai is the first Aravind centre and the headquarters of Aravind Eye Care System.  Started with just 11 beds, the hospital has grown to accommodate 320 paying patients and 770 free patients. The hospital receives patients from all over the country and also from other nations like Nigeria, Srilanka, Sultanate of Oman, Maldives and even USA. The hospital is an accredited teaching institution and has also received the entry level certification by NABH.

In the year ending March 2022, Aravind-Madurai handled around 1,173,495 outpatient visits and performed 142,667 surgeries.

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Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Madurai
7:30 am to 5:00 pm : All days except Sunday
1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
For patient enquiries: (0452) 435 6105
For official enquiries: (0452) 435 6100
patientfeedback@aravind.org, patientcare@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Community Clinics

Aravind Eye Hospital - City Centre
9.00 am - 6.00 pm : All days except Friday
135, Palace Road, Madurai - 625 001, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 4231002
patientcare@aravind.org
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Aravind Eye Hospital - Tirumangalam
9.00 am - 5.00 pm : All days except Sunday
Behind Bus Stand, Chinnamani Street, Thirumangalam - 625 706, Tamil Nadu, India
(04549) 280230
(04549)320620
cc_thirumangalam@aravind.org
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Aravind Eye Hospital - Melur
9.00 am - 5.00 pm : All days except Sunday
420F, Alagarkovil Road, Opp. Baskaran Hospital, Melur - 625 106, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 4210595
cc_melur@aravind.org
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Our Doctors

Doctors, Aravind-Madurai

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Kim, DO, DNB
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Madhu Shekhar, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Aruna Pai, MS
Dr. R. Sankarananthan, MS
Dr. R. Senthil Prasad, MS
Dr. Avitesh Kumar, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, DO, DNB, FRCO
Director Emeritus
Dr. M. Srinivasan, MS, DO
Medical Consultants
Dr. Manoranjan Das, DNB
Dr. Ashwin B, DO
Dr. R. Naveen, MS
Dr. Preethika Gandhi, MS
Dr. Suvitha S., MS
Dr. Vishnu Teja, MS
Dr. Prabhleen Kochar, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Pamona Samson, DO
Dr. B. Pranesh, MS
Dr. S. Aarthy, MS
Dr. S.S. Krithika, MS
Dr. M. Narasimha Sudharshan, DO
Dr. P. Praveen Kumar, MS
Dr. S. Preethi, MS
Dr. R. Atchaya, MS
Dr. R. Lakshmi Malar, DO MS
Dr. Gonugunta Vishnu Teja, MS
Dr. V. Keerthi Swasthika, DO
Dr. C. Abinaya, MS
Dr. Vinitha L.Rashme, MS, DNB
Dr. W. Leenu Jeris, DO
Dr. Nithya Sridharan, DO
Dr. Shalini, DO, DNB
Dr. Jaisripriya, MS
Dr. Sreeramyaa, MS
Dr. P.V. Tejaswi Prasad, DO, DNB
Dr. Durga Naga Sushmitha Jasti, MS
Dr. Tanya Nitin Balakrishnan, MS
Dr. M. Elackiya, MS
Dr. Avitesh Kumar, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. George Varghese Puthuran, MS
Director-HRD
Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Manju R Pillai, DO, DNB
Dr. R. Sharmila, DNB
Dr. H. Kasthuri Bai, DO, DNB
Dr. Indira Durai, DNB
Dr. Deeba Ishrath, DO
Dr. A. Vijayalakshmi, MS
Dr. Raji Koshy Daniel, do
LOW VISION &  VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE
Chief
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Kim, DO, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. S. Mahesh Kumar, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. A. Kowsalya, DO, DNB
Dr. K.N. Jayasri, DO
Dr. R. Pavitra, MS
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Usha Kim, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Meghna Tanwar, DO, DNB
Dr. Ashwini S Patil, MS
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Shashikant Shetty, MS
Senior Medical Consultant

Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO

Medical Consultants
Dr. A. Rupa, DO
Dr. Sahithya, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. K. Naresh Babu, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. T.P. Vignesh, MS
Dr. Renu P Rajan, MS
Dr. Haemoglobin, MS
Dr. Girish V Baliga, MS
Dr. Karthikeyan, MS
Dr. Anirban Chakrabarti, MS
Dr. Joash Rijey A., DNB
Dr. Sourav Damodaran, MD, DNB
Dr. M D Sabareesh, M, DNB
Dr. Meri Debbarma, MS
Dr. S. Bhavani, MS
UVEA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. S.R. Rathinam, DO, DNB, Ph.D
Medical Consultants
Dr. T. Radhika, DNB
Dr. G. Vedhanayaki, DO
Dr. S. Anjana, DO, DNB
MICROBIOLOGIST
Dr. S. Lalitha Prajna, MD, DNB
ANAESTHETISTS
Dr. A. Ravichandar, MD, DA
PHYSICIANS
Dr. R. Banushree, MD
Dr. Naveen Meera, MS
Dr. Tharyb Shiva P, md

Vision Centres

Vision Centres, Aravind-Madurai

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, Madurai:

In Madurai District
In Pudukkottai District
In Sivagangai District
In Trichy District
In Dindigul District
In Karur District
In Ramnad District
In Virudhunagar District

Training

Training, Aravind-Madurai

Residency Programmes


Long Term Fellowship Programmes


Short Term Fellowship Programmes


Short Term Course - For Ophthalmologists


Short Term Course - For Paramedics


Short Term Course - For Technicians


Short Term Course - For Managers & Leaders

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Madurai

2nd National Annual Conference of the Association of Indian Ophthalmic Anaesthesiologists (AIOA 2022)

Aravind-Madurai, September 24 – 25, 2022 The second National Annual Conference of the Association of Indian Ophthalmic Anaesthesiologists was conducted at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. A total of 142 participants which included anaesthesiologists, ophthalmologists, and postgraduates from both the specalities took part. The inauguration of the conference was held on [...]

Hospital Day Celebration

Aravind-Madurai, September 17 Grand celebration was organised at Aravind-Madurai as the hospital completed 46 years of its service. The celebration evoked great excitement this time, probably due to the fact that there was no such celebration in the last two years owing to the pandemic situation. The theme for the [...]

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 [...]

Inauguration of Myopia Clinic

Aravind – Madurai, October 1 Myopia is one of the leading causes of vision impairment in children and  is increasing rapidly across the country. By 2050, 50% of the world’s population is expected to be myopic. In the recent past, there has been a lot of research in this field. [...]

Dr.G. Venkataswamy Memorial Oration Award

Aravind Eye Care System presented the Dr. G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award 2022 to Doraiswamy Nagarajan in appreciation of his enduring contributions to eye care and in particular towards capacity building of eye hospitals across the world. The grand ceremony was held at Dr. G. Venkataswamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye [...]

Opening of Alangudi Vision Centre

Aravind – Madurai, August 3 Aravind-Madurai opened its 36th vision centre at Alangudi. This is the 103rd centre of the Aravind Eye Care System and 5th centre under the Seva –Standard Chartered Bank project. The centre was inaugurated by Dr. Madhu Shekhar, Head, Cataract and IOL Services; Dr. Kowsalya, vision centre [...]

Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna as Visiting Professor at Wills Eye Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1 Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, Chief, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind-Madurai was appointed as Visiting Professor at Wills Eye Hospital. He delivered  lectures as part of the David Paton MD Lectureship in Academic Global Ophthalmology on the following topics: Training initiatives: Opportunities and challenges Lessons learnt [...]

EYEXCEL 2022

July 18-22 After a gap of two years, LAICO conducted in-person EYEXCEL course for eye hospitals who want to become a training centre. The course aims to prepare eye hospital teams to deliver high-quality training on a regular basis for allied ophthalmic personnel. Experienced faculty from Aravind as well as [...]

Workshop on Sterilisation and Aseptic Techniques for Ophthalmic Operation Theatre

Aravind-Madurai, May – July 2022 Under the aegis of Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society & National Health Mission, Govt of Tamil Nadu, Aravind Eye Hospital – Madurai organised Workshops on Sterilisation and Aseptic Techniques for Ophthalmic Operation Theatre to enhance and standardize the process and systems for sterilization and asepsis techniques across the eye [...]

Management Priorities in Eye Care Delivery for Heads of Eye Hospital

May 22 – 28 The twentieth batch of this week-long course for Heads of Eye Hospitals had 33 participants from 5 countries (India, Nepal, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia). The course covered various aspects of strategic management and leadership. The faculty comprised of mid and senior level leaders of Aravind: Dr. R. D. [...]

D43 Project: Building Non-Communicable Eye Disease Research Capacity in India

Aravind-Madurai, May 25-27 Aravind Eye Care System was awarded with a grant by the US Federal Government to address non-communicable diseases (NCD) across the lifespan, focusing on prevention, early life determinants, risk factors, co-morbid conditions, and control of NCDs. Aravind Eye Hospital will execute this project in collaboration with University of Michigan, USA. The [...]

Honouring Crematorium Workers

Aravind – Madurai, May 3, 2022 Postgraduate residents of Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai and Rotary club of Madurai Midtown organised a special event to honour and appreciate the selfless service of the staff of Madurai Anjali gasifier crematorium, Keerathurai during the Covid days. Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, Secretary, GOVEL trust [...]

Team from Novartis Visits Aravind

Aravind-Madurai, May 13  Aravind Eye Care System and Novartis have been working together for mutual development and to share inspiration and practices in leadership, culture transformation and talent management. The teams work together on six work-streams focusing on different areas of growth. As part of this, a team from Novartis [...]

Taking Eye Care to the Rural Masses

Aravind – Madurai, April 20 -28, 2022 To create awareness on eye diseases amongst the rural community, Vadipatti vision centre organised two free eye examination programmes at Poochampatti village. The first one was organised in collaboration with of HelpAge, mobile medical services on April 20. A total of 58 people [...]

Rotary Vocational Excellence Awards

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 23 April 2022 Dr. M. Srinivasan, Director Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System; Dr. S.R.Rathinam, Chief, Uveitis Services, Aravind-Madurai and Dr. Lalitha Prajna, Chief Microbiologist, Aravind-Madurai were felicitated by the Rotary for having been found a place in the ranking of top researchers in ophthalmology, according to [...]

MSICS webinar

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 26 March 2022 A webinar titled “Conquering complex cataracts - The MSICS way” was organised by the Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. It was aimed at budding surgeons who were aspiring to perform complex cataract surgeries. The webinar was chaired by Dr. Haripriya [...]

V-drill Workshop

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 09 April 2022 The workshop was organised for the operation theatre MLOPs and a total of 35 sisters took part. Dr.Vinitha Rashme took a session on PCR management and instrumentation. Mr.Karthick from Phaco Development Team explained about the phaco machine. At the end, Dr. Vinita conducted [...]

Inauguration of Sayalkudi Vision Centre

Aravind – Madurai, Thursday, 31 March 2022 Aravind-Madurai opened a new vision centre at Sayalkudi. Aravind­ Salem opened its new vision centre at Pochampalli. The centre is sponsored by SEVA - SCB (Standard Chartered Bank under (SiB) Seeing is Believing. It was inaugurated by Dr. S. R. Rathinam, Chief, Uvea [...]

Angaadi

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 05 March 2022 Angaad was organised at Aravind-Madurai, probably the first mass event in the hospital post COVID crisis. The initiative was anchored by Ms. Deepa of Aarvind Communications Department. She was ably supported by a team of people from various departments. Apart from the regular [...]

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 [...]