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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 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 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 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

NABH Certificate

Aravind – Salem, Thursday, 28 October 2021 Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem successfully completed the first renewal of its NABH Certification. The new certificate is valid till  June 2023.

Aravind Honours Dr. Narsing A Rao with the Dr.G. Venkataswamy Memorial Award 2021

Aravind-Madurai , Friday, 01 October 2021 Aravind Eye Care System  honored Dr. Narsing A Rao, Grace and Emery Beardsley Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-director, Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles with the Dr.G.Venkataswamy Memorial Award 2021. Dr. Rao delivered the Dr.G.Venkataswamy Memorial Oration [...]

National Eye Donation Fortnight 2021: Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem

At Aravind-Salem, staff were given badges on eye donation which they wore throughout the fortnight to create awareness. Eye donation awareness banners were displayed in the hospital premises. Dr. Nikhil Jain, Cornea Consultant, gave a virtual talk on eye donation to the students of Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram.

Mission Day

Aravind, Wednesday, 07 July 2021 Mission was observed across the Aravind centres and Aurolab. Special bhajans and talks where seniors reminiscing about Dr. V were arranged. 2021. A video tribute to Dr. V was screened. Mr. G. Srinivasan who passed away recently was also remembered during the meeting.