Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry

Overview

Aravind Pondicherry was inaugurated in 2003 by His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India. Spread over 20 acres of land, this facility with a built-up area of 200,000 Sq. ft, can accommodate around 140 paying patients and 450 subsidised patients.

In the year ending March 2024, Aravind-Pondicherry handled around 755,067 outpatient visits and performed around 92,017 surgeries.

Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Pondicherry
7:30 am to 5:00 pm : All days except Sunday
Cuddalore Main Road, Thavalakuppam, Pondicherry 605 007, India
(0413) 261 9100

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
140, Bussy Street, Opp. to Chinna Mani Koondu, Pondicherry - 605 001, India
(0413) 233 1111

Doctors, Aravind-Pondicherry

Chief Medical Officer

CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Sudha, DNB
Dr. Saradha R, MS
Dr. Jenani Rageswari, MS
Dr. Aditi P Parab, DNB
Dr. Vasanth Kumar, MS
Dr. Subhashree M, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Rashmita R
Dr. Swathi R, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Usha Tejaswani S, DO, MS, DNB
Dr. Krishna Chaitanya, MS
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief

Dr. A. Balraj, DNB

Chief Medical Officer

ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Lavanya G.S., DO, DNB
Dr. Sivagami N, DNS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Medical Consultants
Dr. Akshat B Kothari, MS
Dr. Suresh Mekala, DO, DNB
Dr. Bharadwaj K, DO, DNB
Dr. Gururaj N Deshpande, DO, DNB
Dr. Priyanka Avinash Mahendrakar, MS
Dr. Praveena Venkatakrishnan, MS
Dr. Devika Bhattacharya Mandlik, DNB
UVEA SERVICES
Chief

Vision Centres, Aravind-Pondicherry

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, Pondicherry:

In Pondicherry District
In Kallakurichi District
In Tiruvannamalai District

Training, Aravind-Pondicherry

News & Events, Aravind-Pondicherry