Chennai Vision Charitable Trust

India is a country with over a billion population. In this a minimum of 20 million people are visually handicapped and over a 25 million are partially blind. The population explosion coupled with increased life expectancy will only lead to an increase in the number of the blind and visually handicapped. In this rapidly growing population 80% suffer from curable blindness such as Cataract. Other conditions such as corneal disorders, Glaucoma, Diabetes and Vitamin-A deficiency, if identified early can be harnessed before progressing to incurable blindness.

In India 20% live below the poverty line. Though health care technology at its best is available, the poor are unable to access them due to exorbitant cost.

With this in mind Chennai Vision Charitable Trust was inaugurated in 1995. Over the past 12 years it has conducted more than 950 camps and done 65,000 Cataract surgeries free of cost, conducted school health camps. 1000 corneal transplant surgeries free of cost.

Rajan Eye Care Hospital's towards commitment to the society was the impetus to start the Chennai Vision Charitable trust. Over the past 12 years it has screened several thousand patients done Cataract + IOL surgery free of cost. The need to create an infrastructure and technology to treat these millions of visual handicapped has to be met. As part of our mission to eradicate curable blindness and make health care delivery available to all. This year we have launched a new project BLIND FREE INDIA - A REALITY through which we not only doing free Cataract surgery but also taking care of the other eye diseases like Glaucoma, Retinal Detachment and Diabetic Retinopathy has been included. We look forward to joining hands with you. We are sure with the support of well-wishers like you, we will make India a healthy, disease free country rated on par with the developed countries. Please contribute generously to save the eyes of our nation.

Research Activities and Fellowship Programmes

DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD: Got recognised for conducting DNB Course in Ophthalmology by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

CATARACT RESEARCH: Effect of Antioxidants on the progression of Senile Cataract done in association with the A.L.Mudaliar Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani & American Remedies Ltd.

PHACO TRAINING PROGRAMME: Rajan Eye Care has trained around 150 ophthalmic surgeons from all over India and Abroad in the technology of small incision sutureless cataract surgery Phacoemulsification. The Alcon India has now recognized Rajan Eye Care as a major centre for training in Phacoemulsification.