Hospital Locations

Overview

Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli

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 2019, Aravind- Tirunelveli handled over 667,150 outpatient visits and performed over 61,630 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 Eye 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
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
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
Dr. Fijo Kuriakose, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Syed Mohideen Abdul Khadar, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Srinivas, MS
Dr. Nikhil K., MD
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

Hospital day celebration

Aravind-Tirunelveli celebrated its 33rd hospital day. Staff members belonging to all cadres joined the celebration.  Celebration started with a prayer song by Dr Rithu, Resident, following which Dr.R. Meenakshi, Chief Medical Officer welcomed the gathering.  Dr.V. Anita, Senior Medical Officer presented a brief update on the activities of the last [...]

MLOP Freshers’ Day

Freshers day for the newly joined mid-level ophthalmic personnel was celebrated at Aravind-Tirunelveli with  Dr.R.Ramakrishnan, Advisor and Dr.R. Meenakshi, Chief Medical Officer as the chief guests.  The new recruits performed cultural programmes like Karagattam, folk dance, singing; Two of them read poems on Dr.V.  A skit was also performed showcasing the [...]

Vision Centre inaugurated at Alangulam

New Vision Centre was opened at Alangulam and will be managed by Aravind-Tirunelveli. Dr R Ramakrishnan, Advisor, Aravind-Tirunelveli inaugurated the centre in presence of staff members and well-wishers of AECS. The centre examined 54 patients on the inaugural day.