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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

Welfare Activity for Mid-Level Ophthalmic Personnel

Aravind-Salem, April 7, 20 As a part of the monthly welfare activity, the Oscar Award winning movie, Elephant Whisperers, was screened. Further, a handicraft competition was conducted for all MLOP on April 20 and the winners were awarded on the International Nurses Day.

Employee of the Month

Aravind-Salem, May 13 Boopathi, Optometrist / Coordinator of Eicher Truck Drivers Care Project has been named Employee of the Month for his exceptional performance from January to April 2023. Boopathi has conducted 57 camps through which 4916 people were screened. Out of this, 2,665 (54%) were commercial truck and bus [...]

Tally Certification for MLOP

Aravind-Salem, May 13 Aravind-Salem has made an attempt to create a career path for the non-clinical MLOP (MRD, Optical & Stores departments). As they are very efficient in handling cash and accounting procedures, the hospital facilitates a one month course on Basics of Tally Prime 2.0, with support from AXN [...]