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Overview

Opened in 1976, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai is the first Aravind centre and the headquarters of Aravind Eye Care System.  Started with just 11 beds, the hospital has grown to accommodate 330 paying patients and 920 free patients. The hospital receives patients from all over the country and also from other nations like Nigeria, Srilanka, Sultanate of Oman, Maldives and even USA. The hospital is an accredited teaching institution.

In the year ending March 2019, Aravind-Madurai handled around  1,400,000 outpatient visits and performed 173,405 surgeries.

Base Hospital
Aravind Eye Hospital - Madurai
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Registration closes by 5 pm) : All days except Sunday
1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 435 6100
patientcare@aravind.org
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Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Community Eye Clinics
Aravind Eye Hospital - City Centre
9.00 am - 7.00 pm : All days except Friday
135, Palace Road, Madurai - 625 001, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 4231002
patientcare@aravind.org
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Aravind Eye Hospital - Tirumangalam
9.00 am - 5.00 pm : All days except Sunday
Behind Bus Stand, Chinnamani Street, Thirumangalam - 625 706, Tamil Nadu, India
(04549) 280230
cc_thirumangalam@aravind.org
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Aravind Eye Hospital - Melur
9.00 am - 5.00 pm : All days except Sunday
420F, Alagarkovil Road, Opp. Baskaran Hospital, Melur - 625 106, Tamil Nadu, India
(0452) 4210595
cc_melur@aravind.org
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Our Doctors

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Kim, DO, DNB
CATARACT SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Madhu Shekhar, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. Aruna Pai, MS
Dr. Gomathi Ramya, DO
Dr. R. Sankarananthan, MS
Dr. Sapan Palod, MS
CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. N. Venkatesh Prajna, DO, DNB, FRCO
Director Emeritus
Dr. M. Srinivasan, MS, DO
Medical Consultants
Dr. Manoranjan Das, DNB
Dr. Ashwin B, DO
Dr. R. Naveen, MS
Dr. Preethika Gandhi, MS
Dr. Komal Metha, MS
Dr. Ramya Seetam Raju, MS
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Medical Consultants
Dr. Pamona Samson, DO
Dr. G.N. Subathra, MS
Dr. G. Nivedita, MS
GLAUCOMA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. George Varghese Puthuran, MS
Director-HRD
Dr. S.R. Krishnadas, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Manju R Pillai, DO, DNB
Dr. R. Sharmila, DNB
Dr. H. Kasthuri Bai, DO, DNB
Dr. Indira Durai, DNB
Dr. Deeba Ishrath, DO
Dr. A. Vijayalakshmi, MS
LOW VISION &  VISION REHABILITATION CENTRE
Chief
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. R. Kim, DO, DNB
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Chief
Dr. S. Mahesh Kumar, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. A. Kowsalya, DO, DNB
Dr. K.N. Jayasri, DO
ORBIT, OCULOPLASTY & OCULAR ONCOLOGY & OCULAR PROSTHETIC SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Usha Kim, DO, DNB
Medical Consultants
Dr. Meghna Tanwar, DO, DNB
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. Shashikant Shetty, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, MS, DO
Dr. A. Rupa, DO
Dr. Sahithya, MS
RETINA-VITREOUS SERVICES
Chief
Dr. K. Naresh Babu, MS
Medical Consultants
Dr. T.P. Vignesh, MS
Dr. Renu P Rajan, MS
Dr. Karthik Kumar , MS
Dr. Haemoglobin, MS
Dr. Jayant Kumar, MS
Dr. Girish V Baliga, MS
Dr. Chitaranjan Misra, DNB
Dr. Aditya Maitray, MS
UVEA SERVICES
Chief
Dr. S.R. Rathinam, DO, DNB, Ph.D
Medical Consultants
Dr. T. Radhika, DNB
Dr. G. Vedhanayaki, DO
Dr. S. Anjana, DO, DNB
MICROBIOLOGIST
Dr. S. Lalitha Prajna, MD, DNB
ANAESTHETISTS
Dr. A. Ravichandar, MD, DA
Dr. M. Rekha, MD
PHYSICIANS
Dr. R. Banushree, MD
Dr. Naveen Meera, MS

Vision Centres

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, Madurai:

In Madurai District:
In Pudukkottai District:
In Sivagangai District:
In Trichy District:
In Dindigul District:
In Ramanad District:
In Virudhunagar District:

Current News

Phacoexcel Workshop

Aravind-Madurai, 10-11 February The Department of Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind-Madurai organised a CME Programme titled Phacoexcel 2024 under the theme “Explore the Excellence”. The event included classroom lectures and video sessions focusing on case handlings in cataract surgery. Renowned international and national speakers, along with internal faculty members from [...]

Eyexcel – Excellence in Eye Care Training

LAICO, 25 - 28 July LAICO hosted the 14th batch of the "Eyexcel - Excellence in Eye Care Training" course, with eight teams comprising a total of 19 participants from Bangladesh and India. Each team focused on enhancing their training projects and creating competency-based curricula. Participants engaged in project-based learning [...]

29th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group

AMRF, 29 - 30 July The 29th annual meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group - ARVO India Chapter was held at Aravind Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), Madurai, with the theme of “Innovations in Eye Health: Technology to Translation”. The meeting featured seven scientific sessions covering various ocular segments, such [...]

RSR Programme

Aravind-Madurai,  08 August  The postgraduate students from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, offered Educational Kits, including uniforms, and school bags to the students of Govt. Girls High School, Mahaboopalayam. This initiative was carried out through the Residents Social Responsibility (RSR) Programme, with the aim of extending service beyond eye care. The [...]

Rotary Vocational Excellence Awards

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 23 April 2022 Dr. M. Srinivasan, Director Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System; Dr. S.R.Rathinam, Chief, Uveitis Services, Aravind-Madurai and Dr. Lalitha Prajna, Chief Microbiologist, Aravind-Madurai were felicitated by the Rotary for having been found a place in the ranking of top researchers in ophthalmology, according to [...]

MSICS webinar

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 26 March 2022 A webinar titled “Conquering complex cataracts - The MSICS way” was organised by the Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. It was aimed at budding surgeons who were aspiring to perform complex cataract surgeries. The webinar was chaired by Dr. Haripriya [...]

V-drill Workshop

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 09 April 2022 The workshop was organised for the operation theatre MLOPs and a total of 35 sisters took part. Dr.Vinitha Rashme took a session on PCR management and instrumentation. Mr.Karthick from Phaco Development Team explained about the phaco machine. At the end, Dr. Vinita conducted [...]

Inauguration of Sayalkudi Vision Centre

Aravind – Madurai, Thursday, 31 March 2022 Aravind-Madurai opened a new vision centre at Sayalkudi. Aravind­ Salem opened its new vision centre at Pochampalli. The centre is sponsored by SEVA - SCB (Standard Chartered Bank under (SiB) Seeing is Believing. It was inaugurated by Dr. S. R. Rathinam, Chief, Uvea [...]

Angaadi

Aravind – Madurai, Saturday, 05 March 2022 Angaad was organised at Aravind-Madurai, probably the first mass event in the hospital post COVID crisis. The initiative was anchored by Ms. Deepa of Aarvind Communications Department. She was ably supported by a team of people from various departments. Apart from the regular [...]

Women’s Day Celebration

Aravind, Tuesday, 08 March 2022 Dr. Indra Nedumaran, a leading obstetrician and gynaecologist delivered a special talk to MLOPs. covering topics like menstruation, poly cystic ovary syndrome, personal hygiene & general health. The talk was followed by a Question & Answer session, in which the MLOPs participated actively. At Aurolab, [...]

AuroiTech moves to New Office

LAICO, Thursday, 20 January 2022 AuroiTech, Aravind’s IT department moved to a spacious office on the Third floor of the LAICO building. The new facility was opened by Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System in the presence of Mr. Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director, LAICO and Dr. R. [...]

International Workshop on “Data Science and Modern Biology”

Aravind Medical Research Foundation, 20 - 21 December 2021 The International Workshop on “Data Science and Modern Biology” was organized by Dr. A. Vanniarajan at Aravind Medical Research Foundation on Dec 20-21. It was a hybrid meeting with 70 participants attending in person and the guest lectures and mini-workshops conducted [...]