Hospital Locations

Overview

Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

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 330 paying patients and 920 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.

In the year ending March 2019, Aravind-Madurai handled around  1,400,000 outpatient visits and performed 173,405 surgeries.

Base Hospital
Aravind Eye Hospital - Madurai
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 pm) : All days except Sunday
1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 435 6100
patientcare@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Community Eye Clinics
Aravind Eye Hospital - City Centre
9.00 am - 7.00 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
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. Gomathi Ramya, DO
Dr. R. Sankarananthan, MS
Dr. Sapan Palod, 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. Komal Metha, MS
Dr. Ramya Seetam Raju, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Pamona Samson, DO
Dr. G.N. Subathra, MS
Dr. G. Nivedita, 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

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
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Usha Kim, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Meghna Tanwar, DO, DNB
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Shashikant Shetty, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO
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. Karthik Kumar , MS
Dr. Haemoglobin, MS
Dr. Jayant Kumar, MS
Dr. Girish V Baliga, MS
Dr. Chitaranjan Misra, DNB
Dr. Aditya Maitray, 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
VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE
Chief
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO
MICROBIOLOGIST
Dr. S. Lalitha Prajna, MD, DNB
ANAESTHETISTS
Dr. A. Ravichandar, MD, DA
Dr. M. Rekha, MD
PHYSICIANS
Dr. R. Banushree, MD
Dr. Naveen Meera, MS

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 Ramanad District:
In Virudhunagar District:

Training

Training, Aravind-Madurai

Residency Programmes


Long Term Fellowship Programmes


Short Term Fellowship Programmes


Short Term Course - For Opthalmolgists


Short Term Course - For Paramedics


Short Term Course - For Technicians


Short Term Course - For Managers & Leaders

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Madurai

34th National Eye Donation Fortnight at Aravind-Madurai

At Aravind-Madurai, several programmes were organised in association with educational institutions, Primary Health Centres, Government and Private Hospitals. Walk for a Cause Programme, August 25  Dr. Boominathan, Sub Inspector of Police and Dr. Manoranjan Das presided over the rally that started from Aravind Hospital and ended at the same venue. [...]

Valedictory function of providing comprehensive free eye care to corneal ulcer patients

There were a large number of people in the country willing to donate if the funds went to an honest organisation and were utilised for the said cause. Aravind Eye Hospital had demonstrated this by treating poor patients free of cost for corneal ulcer with funds provided by Standard Chartered [...]

Awards and Recognitions at TNOA

Recognitions Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, Advisor, Aravind-Tirunelveli was elected as Vice President – TNOA. Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, Director Academics – AECS was bestowed with the Dr. J. Agarwal Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Kalpana Narendran, Senior Medical Officer, Aravind-Coimbatore was bestowd with Dr. S.S Badrinath SOA SN Alumni Medal. Madurai [...]

Descement Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) workshop

Cornea services at Aravind-Madurai organised the workshop in partnership with Sight Life. Apart from Aravind team, the faculty included Dr. Marjan Farid from The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at The University of California, Irvine, USA;  Dr. Praveen Vadavalli Krishna, Director, Tej Kohli Cornea Institute, Consultant, Refractive Surgery, Cataract, Contact Lens [...]