• Actor RJ Balaji Supports eye donation campaign organized by Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital
  • The free consultation will be available till September 30

Chennai, 29 August 2022: Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, the globally renowned pioneers in eyecare since 1957, has opened a state-of-the-art eyecare hospital at Chromepet in Chennai. Actor RJ Balaji, was the Chief Guest at the inaugural event, supported the noble cause of eye donation. Dr Srinivasan G Rao, Senior Ophthalmologist & Regional Head – Clinical Services, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals  and Dr.  S. Venkatesh, Head – Clinic Services, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chromepet were also present on the occasion.

Chromepet facility is spread across 9000 sq. feet and located at No 201, 1st Floor, GST Road, behind Chromepet Bus Stop. To mark the inauguration, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital announced that the free eye consultation will be available till September 30, 2022 at Chromepet facility.

On the occasion Actor RJ Balaji said, “It gives me immense pleasure to inaugurate the new facility of Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital at Chromepet. The eyes are your body’s most highly developed sensory organs. But many people lose their opportunity to see this beautiful world because they are blind. However, it is possible to bring back their sight by donating our eyes after death. I will encourage each one to pledge their eyes as well which will help in creating a positive change in someone’s life.

Dr Srinivasan G Rao, Senior Ophthalmologist & Regional Head – Clinical Services, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals said, “It is with great pride that we have opened our state-of-the-art hospital in Chromepet. Currently we have 17 centers in Chennai. With the inauguration of this center, Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospitals now has a total network presence of 115 hospitals spread across India and Africa. We are committed to expand our network and operations to better meet the growing demands of eye care. Our plan is to take the number of hospitals in the network to 150 by 2022-23.”

“The national eye donation fortnight is being observed from August 27 to September 8 to spread awareness about donation and motivate people to pledge their eyes after death. Corneal disease is a major cause of blindness in India. Currently, around 1.1 million people are corneal blind in India and the current annual transplant number in the country is 25,000- 30,000. Lack of awareness prevents people from donating their eyes. Any person can pledge their eye which can be donated after their death irrespective of gender, age or blood group. ”added Dr Srinivasan G Rao.

Dr.  S. Venkatesh, Head – Clinic Services, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital – Chromepet said, “The new hospital has latest operations facilities such as modular OT, precision cataract, and retina OT to provide best surgical treatments. The hospital also has labs, pharmacy and an optical wing to offer a wide range of frames and lenses of high quality and leading brands. We use innovative refractive procedures such as LASIK laser vision correction technology to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, using best laser machines. We are well equipped to treat cornea conditions including corneal ulcers, keratitis (inflammation of the cornea) and keratoconus (thinning of the cornea) apart from the allergies.”