Sankar Eye Society

Overview | About Us | An Appeal | To Horizons
 
45 million Indians are visually handicapped. 12 million are totally blind. One fifth of the world population of the blind are Indians. Millions of them can be cured. All it needs is YOUR involvement.
A Ray Of Hope
Sankar Eye SocietySankara Eye Centre was established in 1997 with the blessings of Kanchi Sankaracharya. Today it is a leading eye care institution providing a ray of hope to the blind. And this has been possible due to the collective efforts of a dedicated team.

Rainbow
Sankar Eye SocietyAn Ongoing screening program for school children to identify undetected visual defects.

The Core Activity
A state-of-the-art, 400 bed hospital, built with community support on 5.26 acres of gifted land provides comprehensive health care with specialised eye care totally free to the rural poor, who constitute 90% of the beneficiaries.

Sankar Eye SocietySankara Eye Bank
Recognised as a model eye bank for the nation, the Sankara Eya Bank receives a pair of eyes almost everyday. And is able to provide the "Gift of Sight" to the corneally blind through transplantation.

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THE NEED
To meet the ever growing demand for community eye care within the country and in other developing nations, Sankara Eye Centre feels the need to expand its activities by Increasing Service Delivery, Updating equipment & facilities and setting up the "National Institute of Community Ophthalmology".

Towards this end, Sankara Eye Society appeals for your generous support and participation.

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© 1998 Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust
Sankara Eye Centre,
Sathy Road, Sivanandapuram,
Coimbatore 641035,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Tel : +91-422-666450
Fax : +91-422-666460
Email: sankarai@md3.vsnl.net.in