Balakrishna Eye hospital

Balakrishna Eye hospital was started in 1994. A decade of excellence has promoted this centre in south Chennai to an advanced tertiary referral centre attracting patients from all over India. It is a 20 bedded hospital having single rooms, double rooms, deluxe rooms, AC rooms, non AC rooms, general ward, well equipped operation theaters and an auditorium. It is working in two buildings having 10000 Sq.Ft totally. Well qualified and well trained doctors, optometrists, nurses and other paramedicals are always ready 365 days in an year for service. Outstanding surgical result, quick visual recovery, service with smile and total patient satisfaction are the qualities of our hospital.

Cataract is an old age problem where the natural lens become opaque causing dimness of vision. Our Hospital is equipped with state of the art equipments, latest cataract surgery with foldable and rollable lens. we have an imported operating microscope (Takagi Japan), Laser phacoemulsifier for 0.8mm sutureless, padless cataract surgery, ultra surgical instruments for superior surgical safety and quick recovery from blindness. Latest ultrasonic. A-scan biometer (Uniscan, USA) is installed to detect accurate lens power.

To cope up increasing diabetic patients with eye complications called diabetic retinopathy, we have advanced fundus camera (Carl Zeiss,Germany) to study the retinal vascular abnormality and have Argon Green Laser(Carl Zeiss,Germany) to coagulate it. We have high-tech small pupil ophthalmoscope (Welch allyn-USA) to detect earliest retinal changes as diabetics are to be examined by eye specialists once every 3 months. We have counselling wing to educate diabetics regarding the hazards of un controlled diabetes and alterations that are to be made in the life style to improve the diabetic status.

Regular free eye camps are conducted in slums and schools for the weaker section. Till date we have conducted 510 free camps. Our mobile eye clinic cum van transports poor patients to the base hospital for free cataract surgery with IOL implantation. Accommodation is also provided free of cost.

Managed by

Chairman:
Dr. Prof. M. Balakrishnan, MBBS.,MD,
(Ophthal, AIIMS,Delhi)MS.,FRCS(I), ICO(Cambridge). FTERF

Director :
Dr. (Mrs.) Rekha Balakrishnan BSc.,MBBS, Do,
Senior Consultant Eye surgeon

Old No.6,New No.11, Sastri 1st Cross Street
(off. Subway Road,South Usman Road) Kaveri Nagar
Saidapet P.O., Chennai 600 015.
(Near Aranganathan Subway and PMK Office)
Ph: +91(44) 55391470, 24359514 (R) 24340759
E-Mail: dr_balakrishnan64@yahoo.co.uk