Aravind Eye Foundation

Show your eyes a little love on #WorldSightDay and every day! #Loveyoureyes #Aravindeyecaresystem

Worldwide, nearly 1 billion people suffer from vision loss that could be prevented by a simple surgery, eye drops, or spectacles. On #WorldSightDay help eliminate needless blindness and visit your eye doctor soon. #loveyoureyes

Aravind launches affordable Smart Vision Glasses to enable visually impaired people to perform their daily tasks independently.

Opening of Aravind's 94th rural vision center in Viralimalai. 16 patients recommended for cataract surgery and 13 patients for eye glasses. Vision centers and telemedicine continue to bring Aravind's world-class care to rural areas during the pandemic.

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Thank you to the nurses at the Aravind for all they do to eliminate needless blindness on International Nurses' Day.

Congratulations to Dr. Natchiar, one of the visionary women honored in SEVA FOUNDATION's #womeninhistory tribute. Your contributions to Aravind Eye Care System inspire us every day, Madam.

Congratulations to Dr. Vengadesan, Aravind Eye Hospital-Pondicherry, one of three eye care leaders selected to brief Queen Elizabeth on barriers to eye care and the need for constant innovation.

Check out what board member John Samuel, co-founder and CEO at Ablr 360, has to say about World Sight Day here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hope-sight-2020-john-samuel/

Congratulations to Dr. David Chang

Especially during the pandemic, when travel is often limited, Aravind's rural vision centers play an essential role in providing eye care. Best wishes to our staff at the Eral Rural Vision Center.

As school, work, and even social activities move online due to Covid-19, we find ourselves staring at screens more and more. This increase in screen use can have negative effects on our vision! Watch this video to learn how you can alleviate screen-based vision problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0btYEh5GvJ8

Working through Covid-19! Thank you so much to all of our Aravind employees working during this pandemic to better the world. We are proud to have so many hard working, caring members of our organization. Keep it up!

Watch Dr S Aravind's presentation on approaching health care holistically during the covid-19 pandemic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-g_Z5xP078&feature=youtu.be

June is Cataract Awareness Month! Cataracts develop over the course of multiple years and cause a cloudiness in vision that can eventually lead to blindness. Aravind surgeons perform multiple cataract surgeries every day, restoring sight to thousands of patients. Read more about cataracts and Aravind cataract operations on our website aravind.org !

Today is #nationaleyewear day! Aravind is proud to partner with Orbis International and Warby Parker to provide screening and eye glasses to school children who need them.

Aravind is expanding our successful genetic testing program to cover all types of ocular cancers! Read about the impact of such expansion here: https://aravindeyefoundation.org/aravind-expands-our-genet/

Saying it with dance: how 30 of our women ophthamologists spread awareness on Covid-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=725n6Zjoq88

In solidarity with the government in its fight against COVID-19, Aravind Eye Hospitals in Madurai and Pondicherry donating employees' one day salary to CM's distress relief fund

Executive Director Thulsi Ravilla shares ideas on eye care post Covid-19. Aravind Eye Care System