Hospital Locations

Overview

Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli

Overview

To cater to the large volume of patients coming from the southern part of the state, a centre was established at Tirunelveli in 1988. It has facilities to accommodate 150 paying and 350 free patients. The hospital is an accredited teaching institution.

In the year ending March 2021, Aravind- Tirunelveli handled over 419,245 outpatient visits and performed over 41,809 surgeries.

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Base Hospital

Aravind Eye Hospital - Tirunelveli
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 pm) : All days except Sunday
S.N. High Road, Tirunelveli Jn. 627 001, Tamil Nadu, India
(0462) 435 6100
tvl.aravind@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Community Clinics

Aravind Eye Hospital - Sankarankovil
9.00 am - 5.00 pm : All days except Sunday
214, South Chariot Street, Near Sankara Narayana Temple Sankarankovil - 627 756, Tamil Nadu, India
(04636) 222055
cc_snkl@aravind.org
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Our Doctors

Doctors, Aravind-Tirunelveli

Advisor

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Meenakshi, DO, DNB
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Shivakumar Chandrashekharan, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. M. Sherin Haroon, MS
Dr. Kavya, MS, DO
Dr. Aditi Ghosh, MS
Dr. Hanumanthu Sameera, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V. Anitha, DNB, FAICO
Medical Consultants
Dr. Aditya Sanjeev Ghorpade, MS
Dr. Neelam Yadav, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Sakthivel, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, MS, DO
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Mohideen Abdul Kader, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, MS
Dr. R. Aarthy, MS
Dr. Ashwin Segi, MS
Dr. R. Madhavi, DNB
Dr. Lopamudra Biswal, MS
Dr. Techi Dodum Tara, MS
LOW VISION & VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE
Chief
Dr. A. Fathima, MS

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Meenakshi, DO, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. S. Padmavathy, MS
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V. Maneksha, MS
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. R. Meenakshi, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. A. Fathima, MS
Dr. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Syed Mohideen Abdul Khadar, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Srinivas, MS
Dr. Nikhil K., MD
Dr. Aditya Barigali, DO, DNB
Dr. Jahnara J., DNB
Dr. Sayli Gavaskar, MS
Dr. Sumit Gupta, MS
ANAESTHETISTS
Dr. S. Navaneetha Krishnan, MBBS, DA

Vision Centres

Vision Centres, Aravind-Tirunelveli

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, Tirunelveli:

In Tirunelveli District
In Tirunelveli District
In Tuticorin District

Current News

News & Events, Aravind-Tirunelveli

Angaadi 2021

Aravind-Tirunelveli, 29 – 30 October 2021 Angadi 2021 was organised for the first time at Aravind-Tirunelveli. The great charity fest was organised providing a unique shopping experience for the staff. The event was conceived with the notion of reusing things which people don’t want to use any more. Items on [...]

Navarathri and Saraswathi Pooja Celebration

Aravind, 12 – 13 October 2021 All Aravind centres including Aurolab offered special prayers on the occasion of Navarathri and Ayutha Pooja. Prasadam was distributed in all centres. Navarathri Celebration at Aurolab was held under the banyan tree in front of Nithyatha. Dr.G.Natchiar, Director-Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System was the [...]

Motivational Session

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Wednesday, 13 October 2021 As part of Deepavali CME, a motivational session was arranged for MLOPs.  Mr R. Ganesh, Founder – LIME handled the session. By citing appropriate examples, Mr Ganesh spoke on how to come out of  the  comfort zone and be successful in our professional and personal life.

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 [...]

Annual Day Celebration

Aravind-Kovilpatti, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 Aravind-Kovilpatti celebrated its second annual day with a simple porgramme. Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, Advisor, Aravind-Tirunelveli; Ms. Saradha Ramakrishnan and Dr.Meenakshi, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind-Tirunelveli were invited as chief guests.   From Aravind-Tirunelveli, Sr.V.Arumugam, Nursing Superintendent; Ms.Lakshmi R, Manager – HR; Mr.Vikky Kumar, Quality and IP Manager; [...]

National Eye Donation Fortnight 2021: Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli

25 August 2021 – 08 September 2021 Strictly abiding by the COVID protocols, Aravind-Tirunelveli organised a lot of activities following the theme, Vision is a gift, Pass it on. Eye donation awareness exhibition was conducted in the hospital premises and was inaugurated by  Mr Sankara Subramanian, Thasildhar, Tirunelveli.  Badges on [...]

Certificate of Appreciation

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Sunday, 15 August 2021 Aravind-Tirunelveli received a Certificate of Appreciation  for its adherence to the quality certification standards of Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) – Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The Certificate was presented to Dr Meenakshi received the certificate for the District Collector, Thiru [...]

Health and Fitness session

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 The session was organised for the day scholar MLOPs and admin.  Mr. Benny Ragland, a Neuro developmental physiotherapist handled the session.  He has been offering physiotherapy and rehabilitation for the past 23 years. The session was very interactive. Many exercises for neck, back and leg [...]

Hands-on training for vision centre staff

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Sunday, 25 July 2021 The training was held for the staff of Aravind-Tuticorin, Kovilpatti and 17 Vision centres, as part of SEVA- Systematic Paediatric Eye Care through Sibling Screening Strategies Project. Dr. Fathima, MLOP incharge doctor welcomed the audience. Dr. Meenakshi, Chief Medical Officer briefed about the project. Dr. [...]

Exhibition by the Microbiology and Biochemistry Labs

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 Dr. R. Ramakrishnan inaugurated the exhibition. Various charts and models were displayed . A model of the lab, fully automated analyser, microscope, Hepafilter, Autoclave, Incubator and types of veins were kept on display. Apart from this, charts on laboratory services,  scope of service, types of [...]

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.

Exhibition by Staff of Out-patient Department

Aravind-Tirunelveli, Thursday, 08 July 2021 Dr R Ramakrishnan inaugurated the exhibition organized by the Out-patient department. Charts, models of various eye diseases and OP procedures were kept on display.  All specialty clinics had beautifully displayed their procedures, investigations procedure and treatments. There was a beautiful display of charts and models [...]