ARVIND EYE HOSPITAL (AEH)

Presented by: Roll Number 6 to 10

About

• 1976 – Founder - Dr. G. Venkataswamy

- Retired from Indian Army Medical Corps
- Diploma and Masters degree in ophthalmology
- Personally performed over one hundred thousand
successful eye surgeries

• Mission - Compassionate services to the doorstep of all

rural areas and elimination of needless blindness through
comprehensive eye care services.

• Aravind is the largest and most productive eye care facility

in the world
Current Scenario & Challenges

1. Current Scenario:
 Backlog of more than 20 million blind eyes in India –
Forecasting figure
 Over 75% of Blindness is due to Cataract every year

2. Challenges in Developing Country :

 Growing population
 Inadequate infrastructure
 low per capita income
 Aging population
 Diseases in epidemic proportions
 Illiteracy
Aravind is more than an eye hospital.
It is :
• an international training centre for ophthalmic

• an institute for research that contributes to the

development of eye care.

• an institute to train health-related and managerial

personnel - For development and implementation of efficient and
sustainable eye care programmes

• a manufacturer of world class ophthalmic products

available at affordable costs.
Model : AEH - 1
Model : AEH - 2

1. Hallmarks of Model
 - Quality Care
 - Productivity of prices that every one can afford
 - No bias between rich and poor
2. Time Management:
Operation Theater has two table side by side
 - instant movement to second table after completion of first
surgery
 - Time taken per surgery 10 minutes as against 30 minutes
of industry standards.
3. Treatment via free eye camps in remote places of rural
areas.
Performance: 2009 – 2010 - AEH

Managed
Eye 
Madurai Theni Tirunelveli Coimbatore Puducherry Total
Hospitals *

HOSPITAL OUT-PATIENT VISIT

Paying 447,908 71,406 224,331 302,555 204,064 91,318 1,341,582
Free -Direct 138,918 19,811 65,148 100,652 62,994 - 387,523
SURGERIES
Paying 58,620 5,107 20,312 33,175 18,011 5,805 141,030
Free (Direct
60,635 5,596 20,797 40,959 22,755 10,408 161,150
& Camp)
TOTAL
SURGERIES
119,255 10,703 41,109 74,134 40,766 16,213 302,180

SURGERY DETAILS:
Cataract
77,831 8,525 28,541 47,028 27,536 13,020 202,481
Surgeries
 Intelligence and capability are not enough.
There must be the joy of doing something beautiful.

Dr. G. Venkataswamy