Aravind Eye Hospital

Anna Nagar, No.1, Gandhi Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625020 Phone: 0452 435 6100 www.aravind.org

About

Aravind Eye Care Hospital is an ophthalmological hospital with several locations in India . It was founded by Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy in 1976. Since then it has grown into a network of eye hospitals that have seen a total of nearly 32 million patients in 36 years and performed nearly 4 million eye surgeries, the majority of them being very cheap or free. The model of Aravind Eye Care hospitals has been applauded all over the world and has become a subject for numerous case studies.