Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute explained

Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute
Location:Navi Mumbai, India
State:Maharashtra
Country:India
Coordinates:19.057°N 73.0032°W
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Ophthalmology
Founded:2012
Website:http://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]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute. 10 November 2014. Advanced Eye Hospital - Main Website.
  2. Web site: GSB Alumnus Vandana Jain on setting up eye hospital. 24 Nov 2014. Graduate School of Business - Stanford. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106200208/http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/stanford-gsb-experience/gsb-around-world. 6 January 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Nigerian boy sees again after rare eye surgery. 10 June 2014. Times of India.
  4. Web site: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Camps reveal startling information. 19 May 2014. Times of India.
  5. Web site: Nanhe Nayan - a social initiative bye AEHI. 24 July 2014. Advanced Eye Hospital - Main Website.
  6. Web site: Unusual Cocktail of conjunctivitis noticed in Mumbai. 15 November 2013. Times of India.
  7. Web site: Effects of prolonged computer usage leads to eye problems. 20 July 2013. Times of India.
  8. Web site: Pollution and the eye. 14 December 2013. Times of India.
  9. Web site: What the festival of Colours, Holi can do to your eye. 16 March 2014. Times of India.
  10. Web site: Demystifying Cornea and Refractive Surgery. 15 March 2013. Times of India.
  11. Web site: Blame it on TV . 15 July 2014 . Hindustan Times . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141202040813/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/blame-it-on-tv-more-kids-suffering-from-cornea-disease/article1-1092616.aspx . 2 December 2014 .
  12. Web site: 3000 citizens walk for Eye Donation. 12 January 2014. Times of India.
  13. Web site: Navi Mumbai walks for Eye Donation. 10 January 2014. Times of India.

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