Chennai: To mark the inauguration of the Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital at Ambattur, the management has announced that eye surgeries will be performed completely free of cost to 100 needy persons from poor socio-economic background.
Actor N Santhanam inaugurated the facility, spread across 4,775 square feet, on Thursday
Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals, chief executive officer, Adil Agarwal said, “While the well-to-do can afford high-quality eye-care services, poor people struggle to do so. Hence, to bridge the gap, we have decided to perform free eye surgeries on 100 people from poor socio-economic background. This is just a start, and such gestures will continue from our side to help the needy with respect to eyecare. Ambattur is home to many professionals working in the corporate and industrial world who need to keep a constant tab on their eye health and vision.”
Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Ambattur, clinic services head, P B Kaushik said the new hospital has latest equipment to serve as a one-stop solution to all eyecare services including treatment of diseases related to cornea, cataract, glaucoma, paediatric eye care, squint, retina, neuro ophthalmology, and low vision rehabilitation.
The new hospital is located at No. 50, Krishnapuram, CTH Road, Ambattur, Chennai.