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Overview

Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem

Overview

As part of expanding eye care services to the needy, Aravind opened a tertiary centre in Salem in 2011. The hospital serves people from Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. The 75 bed hospital sprawls an area of 42,000 sq.ft and provides all the speciality services in eye care.  The hospital is an accredited teaching institution.

In the year ending March 2022, Aravind- Salem handled around 194,517 outpatient visits and performed around 23,331 surgeries.

Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Salem
7:30 am to 5:00 pm : All days except Sunday
64, Sankagiri Main Road, (Opp) Kaliamman Kovil, Nethimedu, Salem - 636 002 Tamil Nadu, India
(0427) 235 6100
salem.patientcare@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Doctors

Doctors, Aravind-Salem

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. B. Manohar Babu, MS
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. B. Manohar Babu, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. R. Uma, MS
Dr. Poulomi Das, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. J. Anuja, MS
Dr. Nikhil Jain, DO, DNB
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Malligarjun, MS

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. B. Manohar Babu, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Bhramaramba Banagar, MS
Dr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy, MS
RETINA – VITREOUS SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Hemalatha, MS
Dr. Reagan Madan, MS
UVEA SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. B. Manohar Babu, MS

Vision Centres

Vision Centres, Aravind-Salem

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).

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Salem

Accommodation Facility for Camp Patients

Aravind-Salem, July 27 Aravind –Salem opened an accommodation facility for its patients brought through free screening camps. Dr. G. Natchiar, Director Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System inaugurated the facility which can accommodate 300 patients.

A Month of Milestones at Aravind-Salem

May turned out to be a month of milestones for Aravind-Salem. On May 9, the hospital performed 240 surgeries, the highest so far for a day.   2,560 cataract surgeries were performed in May 2022, the highest so far for a month. During January to May 2022, the hospital has performed [...]

Motivational Lecture

Aravind-Salem, July 6 Aravind-Salem organised a motivational lecture by Mrs. Chandrakala, Inspector of Police, Annathanapatti on the topic, Being bold and being safe at workplace.

New Vision Centre – Konganapuram

Aravind-Salem, July 13 Aravind-Salem opened a new vision centre at Konganapuram on July 13. This is the eighth centre for the hospital and the 102nd for Aravind Eye Care System. The centre is sponsored by Seva-Standard Chartered Bank Seeing is Believing project. Ms. Sankari, Plant Head and Vice President – [...]

Motivational Talk

Aravind – Salem, April 22 Prof. Kannan, Aliyar Arivuthirukovil was invited to give a motivational talk to all staff members. It was a highly interesting and thought-provoking session.

Smartphone Applications in ophthalmology

April 27, Aravind-Salem Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem, conducted this interprofessional webinar which was attended by ophthalmologists, engineers and allied healthcare workers. A total of 104 persons took part.  The webinar had interactive sessions covering topics, scope of smartphone applications in ophthalmology, designing of applications, Aravind’s experience in using apps and [...]

Inauguration of Pochampalli Vision centre

Aravind – Salem, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 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 opened by Dr.Alakiya, Glaucoma Fellow Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem,  Mr.Mathesh, Co-operative Bank Manager and Mr.Gowth, Vision [...]

Hospital Day Celebration

Aravind – Salem, Thursday, 30 December 2021 Aravind-Salem completed ten years of its service in restoring sight to the needy. To mark the occasion, a simple celebration was organised in keeping with the COVID restrictions. The programme started with a minute’s silence to mourn the demise of beloved, Mr.G.Srinivasan, one [...]

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 [...]