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We stand up for millions of people to retain good health.

We are operating:

Sankar Foundation Super Speciality Eye Institute with sub-specialities :
Anterior Segment and Posterior segment, Vitreo-Retinal Services, Cornea, Glaucoma, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Low-vision rehabilitation and Orbit and Oculoplasty.

Medical Education in Ophthalmology:
Fellowship Programmes, DNB.

Paramedical Education:
Ophthalmic Assistant (DOA) for 30 students and Diploma Course in Ophthalmic Technician (DOM).

A project “Sri Venkateswara Sravanam Institute”
(For Children with Hearing Impairment), Visakhapatnam Sub-Centre. 100% sponsored by TIRUMALA TIRUPATHI DEVASTHANAMS.

Research & Development Institute:
To develop new therapeutic agents through innovative techniques, to reduce the cost and increase the affordability, quality of health care to the common man.

Our eye Institute has three categories of services:

1.Paid Services: in “A-Block” at the base institute, at City Centres, Vision Centres and City Hospital.

2.Free services: in “B-Block” at the base institute and in Rural Camps. (For Below poverty line / White Ration Card holders.)

• We have full-fledged super- speciality clinics including Anterior Segment and Posterior segment, Vitreo-Retinal Services, Cornea, Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology, and Orbit and Oculoplasty.
• Our institute is managed by 18 highly-qualified eye specialists with combined experience of over 228 years.
• Our eye specialists and the team think from the patient's perspective, check the patient’s health condition and the kind of problems they are facing. We give the best treatment to serve the eye patients.
• Outpatient Hours: 8:30 is to 5:30 pm. *Eye Emergency 24x7.
• Walk-in appointments are seen on a first come first served basis on all working days.

3.Donors and Corporate Social Responsible (CSR) collaboration.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has alienated two acres of land to us at the foothills of Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam.

Knowing about our social work being rendered in the field of community eye care, Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister UK visited our institute and performed the Laying of Foundation Stone Ceremony of our new Hospital building on 5th April 2005. Lord Mervyn Davies, The Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank was also accompanied by Sir John Major and sanctioned an amount of Rs.2.26 Crores towards our institute building fund. We have constructed the state-of-the-art modern eye institute building with one lakh Square feet built-up area, on this land by procuring funds from Corporate-CSR initiative and donors.