Sankara Nethralaya is one of India’s leading eye care institutes. Started in 1978, the institution, which is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is a not-for-profit and non-commercial organisation.

WHAT IS TELEOPTHALMOLOGY?

Transferring slitlamp and fundus image from mobile unit to central hub through teleconnectivity,where senior opthalmolgist diagnoses and advices the patient accordingly.

Tamilnadu mobile unit:

Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, cuddalorechidambaram,Ramanathapuram
Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Dinduga, Madurai.

Karnataka mobile unit:

Tumkar, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Chamraj Nagar, Bangalore Rural.

Maharastra mobile unit:

Washim, yavatmal, amaravathi, nagpur, wardha, chandrapur.

Kolkata mobile unit:

Hugli, siliguri.