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.

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

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Meenakshi, DO, DNB
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Shivakumar Chandrashekharan, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. V.R. Vivekanandan, MS
Dr. M. Sherin Haroon, MS
Dr. Abhijith, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. V. Anitha, DNB, FAICO
Medical Consultants
Dr. Aditya Sanjeev Ghorpade, 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. Shylesh Dabke, 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
Medical Consultants
Dr. Anju Suresh, Do, 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. Abhishek Reddy, MS
Dr. Utpal Halder, 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

Dr. G. Venkataswamy Endowment Oration and Award Ceremony 2019

Aravind honoured Dr. William B Stewart, a renowned Oculoplastic Surgeon, former Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center, with the Dr. G. Venkataswamy Endowment Award.  Dr. Stewart has a long-standing association with Dr. V and all its founding members.   His visit to Aravind  in the early [...]

Inauguration of Aravind Eye Hospital at Kovilpatti

Aravind’s 14th hospital and 7th secondary hospital was inaugurated at Kovilpatti by Mr. T. Lakshmi Narayanan, Retired IAS Officer on 29th September 2019.  Dr. T.R. Dinakaran, Managing Director, Sri Ramalinga Mills, Aruppukottai; Tmt. Hamsapriya Srinivasan, Chennai; Mr. Everest Ramachandran, Kovilpatti; Prof. Dr. R. Perumalsamy, Pro-Chancellor, Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari offered [...]

Aravind-Tirunelveli Observes National Eye Donation Fortnight

At Aravind-Tirunelveli, several programmes were organised to observe 34th National Eye Donation Fortnight. Inauguration and Awareness Exhibition, August 26  Eye donation awareness exhibition was arranged for public view in the waiting area of hospital premises. Dr. Manish Narnaware, IAS, Sub-Collector, Tirunelveli inaugurated the exhibition. The exhibition explored the details of [...]