Our History
Sri Sankara Health Centre established OP Clinic know as “One Rupee Hospital”
Sri Appasamy Iyer gifted 26000 sq ft land in Sri Sankara Nagar
20-bed general hospital commissioned through Rotary Club of Meenambakkam
Hospital upgraded to 60 beds
HH Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal launched “Kannoli” – Vision saver project of Rotary Club of Madras Fort
Hospital handed over on lease to Sankara Nethralaya as an exclusive Ophthalmic Hospital. Outreach camps continued to be done by us
Sankara Health Centre moved to temporary building in Pammal and continued as a OP Centre
Project “Oli Padaitha Kanninai” (Divine vision) launched with support from District Collector, Tiruvallur to screen school children in Government schools in the District
Sankara Nethralaya terminated their MoU prematurely. We decided to forge ahead on our own with support from Dr RV Ramani
School screening project renamed as “Vanavil”. 250,000 students were screened in this year alone
50,000th Cataract surgery was performed
Government accreditation received for conduct of DNB training
Medical Retina Services introduced
Surgical Retina services started
Eye Bank Services launched
Paediatric Ophthalmology and Orbit and Oculoplasty departments opened
Sankara Academy of Ophthalmology was started to provide short term and long term Fellowship training.
BSc and MSc Optometry courses introduced in affiliation with Bharathiar University
Bhoomi Puja performed to set up an eye Hospital in Samarjhola, Odisha
Branch Hospital opened in Nanganallur, Chennai
Hospital received Pre-accreditation Entry Level certification from NABH
Sankara Eye Hospital Samarjhola inaugurated by Chief Minister of Odisha in the benign presence of HH Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal
Vision Centre supported by Sightsavers opened at Old Washermanpet
Vision Centre supported by Sightsavers opened at Berhampur in Odisha
Vision Centre shifted to Perambur due to very poor response at old Washermanpet
Truck Drivers Screening started with support from Sightsavers
Vision Centre set up with support from Sightsavers at Madhavaram Truck terminal exclusively for Truck drivers
Vision Centre supported by Sightsavers opened at Chatrapur, Odisha
Vision Centre setup within Sankara Multispeciality Hospital, Kanchipuram
Vision Centre setup in Triplicane in partnership with SYMA
BSc and MSc Optometry courses affiliated with Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University
Initiated to setup 40 Orange Vision Centres in 7 districts of Tamil Nadu with the equipment support of Rotary International