Hospital Locations

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 2021, Aravind- Salem handled around 133,924 outpatient visits and performed around 14,576 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

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 [...]