It was in 1976
when addressing a group of doctors,
His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswathi,
the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetam spoke of the need to create
a hospital with a missionary spirit.
On the command of
His Holiness, Dr. Sengamedu
Srinivasa Badrinath, along
with a group of philanthropists founded
a charitable not-for-profit eye hospital...a
hospital that would bring world-class
eye care to the people of India, a hospital
that would adopt a single standard of
care for all, rich or poor.
It was named
Sankara Nethralaya, which means "The
Temple of the Eye".
The long journey for vision with a
mission began.
In 28 years, the hospital has
gained international excellence and is acclaimed
for its quality care and compassion. Sankara Nethralaya
today has grown into a super specialty institution
for ophthalmic care and receives patients from
all over the country and from abroad. Sankara
Nethralaya family today has over 1000 individuals
with one vision – to propagate the Nethralaya
philosophy.
In a developing country
like India, rural population still have
difficulty in accessing quality eye treatment.
Sankara Nethralaya recognized this need early
on and set up Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Centre
(JCOC).
JCOC has put in an elaborate system to identify
patients in near by Villages with eye problem;
bring them to the main Hospital; operate on them,
retain them in the hospital for 2 days including
offering all the meals and then transport them
to their villages- all free of cost. Even the
food requirements are met with.
The highlights
of the Community Ophthalmic services are
NGOs and their social workers form an important
support system for screening Patients.
All clinical tests required before the surgery
are done at this laboratory.
Two Consultation Rooms are available for
examination by our Physicians.
5 fully equipped rooms for Refraction/Consulting
are available for speedy assessment of refractive
errors in patients.
Slit Lamp Examination Hall equipped with 3
slit lamps.
Fundus Examination Room provided with two
beds. At a time two patients can be examined.
Patient wards -75 beds are available in total.
Operation Theaters - Fully equipped with
most modern equipment with five operating tables.
The post operative infection rate is less than
0.01%, which is the lowest in the world.
Patient Dining Hall. Food is provided to
the patients free of cost.
Drug Counter- All post operative medicines,
dark glasses and, spectacles are issued free
of cost.
Advanced surgical training are provided to
Post-Graduates and Fellows from all over India.
difficulty in accessing quality eye treatment.
Sankara Nethralaya recognized this need early
on and set up Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Centre
(JCOC). 