About Aravind Eye Hospital - Pondicherry
Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry
Inaugurated in the year 2003, Aravind Eye Hospital is a leading eye care centre in Pondicherry. The hospital provides comprehensive eye care services, right from the diagnosis, consultation and treatment of eye diseases to the provision of eyeglasses and contact lenses. The hospital caters to several patients in and around the city, even international patients. There are 140 beds available here and the hospital offers free or subsidized eye care to the needy, approximately 450 patients.
The hospital has NABH accreditation, it is spread over 20 acres of land and handles both outpatient and inpatient visits. There are reputed doctors and surgeons practising at the hospital and around simple and complex 70,051 surgeries are performed. All treatment procedures involve the use of hi-tech machines and technologies, the medical staff is committed to research and development. Some of the specialities offered at the hospital are Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma Surgery, Cornea Surgery, Retinal Surgery, etc.
The hospital aims to provide quality eye care to more people at a significantly low cost. Emergency care is also available here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call the hospital to book an appointment for OPD and online consultation, between Monday to Saturday, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Aravind Eye Hospital Founders and Team:
Padmashree Award winner Govindappa Venkataswamy, popularly known as Dr V. founded this hospital in 1976. The hospital was inaugurated by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India. He was the former chairman of the hospital and has done immense work to fight against blindness in India.
The team of experienced doctors and nurses at the hospital work together to help the hospital reach new heights and offer their healthcare services to a larger number of patients. The hospital also undertakes many social initiatives and is one of the most preferred eye care hospitals in the country.
Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry Specialities:
Cataract - One of the most common causes of blindness worldwide is cataract and Aravind Eye Hospital offers quick and effective treatment in this department. There are highly skilled doctors, trained staff and annually over 3 lakh successful cataract operations are performed here.
Children’s Eye Care - Aravind Eye Hospitals' Children's Eye Care Services are accessible by children below the age of 16, the top services are provided both domestically and globally.
Cornea - All cornea related problems are detected and treated under this department, for example, dry eye, contact lens-related eye issues, and refractive surgery. The cornea clinic also collaborates with other departments as needed to handle complex eye diseases.
General Ophthalmology - This clinic offers complete eye care, eye exam, vision correction, and treatment of diseases with drugs and surgery.
Glaucoma - This speciality clinic is well-equipped with the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to prevent blindness.
Neuro Ophthalmology - Patients suffering from eye problems or vision loss caused due to a stroke, or any brain disorder, are evaluated by the best medical professionals and treated here.
Orbit, Oculoplasty, Prosthetics & Oncology - This specialty clinic offers excellent support facilities, diagnostic tools like X-ray machine, CT scan, MRI, and others are all available in this department to provide best treatment outcomes.
Retina & Vitreous - In 1976, the hospital opened the first Vitreo-Retinal (VR) Clinic in India, featuring cutting-edge tools for precise diagnosis and treatment of a variety of vitreoretinal illnesses.
Uvea - Aravind's Uvea Clinic opened in 1993 and is well-known for its top-notch facilities.
Aravind Eye Hospital Awards and Recognitions:
Aravind Eye Hospital has been recognised as a leader in the field of eye care and has received numerous awards, including the “International Award for Excellence in Eye Care” from the World Health Organization.
The hospital has also been featured in various documentaries and books, such as “The Miracle of Aravind” and “The Cataract Cure”.
Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry was shortlisted finalists for ICT Achievement and ICT Innovation categories at HIMSS-Elsevier Awards 2018. The hospital became the winner of the later award.
Aravind Eye Hospital CSR:
The hospital has also consistently been involved in many social initiatives, the team conducts eye camps in rural areas, provides education and several workshops, and awareness programmes are set up in eye care centers in remote areas.
The Aravind Eye Foundation was founded in 2000 to support the hospital’s mission to eliminate blindness.
Established in 1992, LAICO is Asia’s first international training facility for blindness prevention workers. It is supported by the Lions Club International SightFirst Programme and Seva Sight Programme and contributes to improving eye care services through research.
The hospital also has an Eye Bank facility and around 25,000 corneal transplants are done per year.
Aravind tele-ophthalmology network has helped reach out to more patients by providing remote, low-cost eye screening tests....