Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute
The main hospital building
Geography
LocationNavi Mumbai, India, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19°03′25″N 73°00′12″E / 19.057013°N 73.003215°E / 19.057013; 73.003215
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityOphthalmology
History
Opened2012
Links
Websitehttp://www.advancedeyehospital.com

Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI) is a specialist eye hospital in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1]

History

Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute was launched in 2012. It was founded by cornea specialist and Stanford alumnus Vandana Jain and pediatric urologist and healthcare entrepreneur Arbinder Singal.[2]

Departments

Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute currently is the largest eye hospital in Navi Mumbai and has specialists in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery, retina, pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplasty and facial aesthetics. Apart from being a major healthcare hub for the local population, the hospital and Institute also receives a large number of international patients [3]

Outreach and Community Ophthalmology

The hospital and Institute conducts annual diabetic retinopathy camps [4] It also works in association with its One Vision Trust to regularly perform free eye surgeries for the lesser privileged members of society.[5] The hospital and Institute has been covered by the media for its social initiatives such as eye donation awareness drives, noting trends in prevailing eye concerns and directives issued on various eye care problems.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya

'Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya' (literally translated as 'from darkness to light' or 'Eyegiri' is an annual event organised by AEHI. Organised as an event to increase awareness regarding eye donation and corneal blindness in India, this even has become an annual event with over 3000 participants featuring in the walk in 2014 and 2015.[12][13]

Crowds at Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, An Eye Donation Walk organised by AEHI, Navi Mumbai, January 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute". Advanced Eye Hospital - Main Website. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "GSB Alumnus Vandana Jain on setting up eye hospital". Graduate School of Business - Stanford. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian boy sees again after rare eye surgery". Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Camps reveal startling information". Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nanhe Nayan - a social initiative bye AEHI". Advanced Eye Hospital - Main Website. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Unusual Cocktail of conjunctivitis noticed in Mumbai". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Effects of prolonged computer usage leads to eye problems". Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Pollution and the eye". Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "What the festival of Colours, Holi can do to your eye". Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Demystifying Cornea and Refractive Surgery". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Blame it on TV". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "3000 citizens walk for Eye Donation". Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Navi Mumbai walks for Eye Donation". Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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