CHIEF MINISTER SHRI. NAVEEN PATNAIK INAUGURATES DR. AGARWAL’S EYE HOSPITAL IN BHUBANESWAR
CHIEF MINISTER SHRI. NAVEEN PATNAIK INAUGURATES DR. AGARWAL’S EYE HOSPITAL IN BHUBANESWAR
Bhubaneswar, October 25, 2017: Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital today launched their first centre in
Bhubaneswar. Located at BMC Bhawani Mall, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, the new facility was
inaugurated by Shri. Naveen Patnaik, Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha. The inauguration was
also graced by Shri. Pratap Jena, Honourable Minister for Health and Family Welfare Government
of Odisha and Dr.P.K Meherda, IAS, Honourable Health Secretary, Government of Odisha , Prof. Dr.
Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Dr. Bijaya Kumar Mohanty,
Head – Medical Services, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Bhubaneswar.
Equipped with the best-in class facilities and trained staff, the new 10,000 sqft centre will serve as
a one stop solution to all eye care needs. The new centre is equipped with first-of- its kind modular
operation theatre in the state wherein kith and kin of the patients can view the surgery live.
Inaugurating the new centre, Shri. Naveen Patnaik, Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha, said, “It
gives me immense pleasure to inaugurate Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Bhubaneswar. I am
confident that the new centre will spread the joy of better vision to a larger number of patients
across the region and improve the eye care delivery system in the city.”
Prof. Dr. Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals said, “Around 80% of
the eye ailments recorded in our country are either preventable or curable. However, due to lack
of accessibility to quality eye care they are left untreated. At Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital our
mission is to bridge the accessibility gap. We are planning to add few more new centres in the
region.”
Equipped with the best-in class facilities and trained staff, the new 10,000 sqft centre will serve as
a one stop solution to all eye care needs. The new centre will offer patients treatment for Cataract
and Refractive Errors. The new super specialty eye care centre will also offer treatments for
diseases such as Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular degeneration, Squint, Cornea
conditions, Cosmetic Oculoplasty, UVEA and Pediatric Care. The hospital also has facilities like
laboratory, pharmacy and optical wing that offer wide range of frames and lenses of high quality
and leading brands.
About Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital:
Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital a comprehensive eye hospital offering a one-stop solution for eye
ailments; was started in the year 1957. Now the hospital is in its 60 th year of offering quality
services in eye care. It has 16 branches in Chennai and a visible footprint in the states of Tamil
Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Andaman, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala,
West Bengal and Rajasthan. A tertiary eye care centre at Mauritius marks its first step towards
establishing an international presence extended upto 14 branches covering the Indian Ocean
region, African countries and East Asia.
The hospital has received various awards for its inventions and services. In March 2006, Late Dr. J
Agarwal, Founder-Chairman was awarded Padma Bhushan by the former President of India, Dr.
A.P.J, Abdul Kalam for his dedicated services to the poor and downtrodden. The hospital received
visibility in the global arena for its inventions - Micro-Phakonit (Cataract surgery with 0.7 mm size
incision) in 1999 and ‘Glued Intraocular Lens Implant’ performed on a 4 year old girl in January
2008 by Prof. Amar Agarwal. In February 2009, the world's first Anterior Segment Eye Transplant
Surgery was performed on a 4 month old child to treat corneal disorder. In November 2013, for
the first time in the World, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai transplanted a one year old donor
cornea giving a new lease of sight to a 60 year old man through the new technique PDEK (Pre
Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty).
Bhubaneswar, October 25, 2017: Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital today launched their first centre in
Bhubaneswar. Located at BMC Bhawani Mall, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, the new facility was
inaugurated by Shri. Naveen Patnaik, Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha. The inauguration was
also graced by Shri. Pratap Jena, Honourable Minister for Health and Family Welfare Government
Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Dr. Bijaya Kumar Mohanty,
Head – Medical Services, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Bhubaneswar.
Equipped with the best-in class facilities and trained staff, the new 10,000 sqft centre will serve as
a one stop solution to all eye care needs. The new centre is equipped with first-of- its kind modular
operation theatre in the state wherein kith and kin of the patients can view the surgery live.
Inaugurating the new centre, Shri. Naveen Patnaik, Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha, said, “It
gives me immense pleasure to inaugurate Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Bhubaneswar. I am
confident that the new centre will spread the joy of better vision to a larger number of patients
across the region and improve the eye care delivery system in the city.”
Prof. Dr. Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals said, “Around 80% of
the eye ailments recorded in our country are either preventable or curable. However, due to lack
of accessibility to quality eye care they are left untreated. At Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital our
mission is to bridge the accessibility gap. We are planning to add few more new centres in the
region.”
Equipped with the best-in class facilities and trained staff, the new 10,000 sqft centre will serve as
a one stop solution to all eye care needs. The new centre will offer patients treatment for Cataract
and Refractive Errors. The new super specialty eye care centre will also offer treatments fordiseases such as Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular degeneration, Squint, Cornea
conditions, Cosmetic Oculoplasty, UVEA and Pediatric Care. The hospital also has facilities like
laboratory, pharmacy and optical wing that offer wide range of frames and lenses of high quality
and leading brands.
About Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital:
Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital a comprehensive eye hospital offering a one-stop solution for eye
ailments; was started in the year 1957. Now the hospital is in its 60 th year of offering quality
services in eye care. It has 16 branches in Chennai and a visible footprint in the states of Tamil
Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Andaman, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala,
West Bengal and Rajasthan. A tertiary eye care centre at Mauritius marks its first step towards
establishing an international presence extended upto 14 branches covering the Indian Ocean
region, African countries and East Asia.
The hospital has received various awards for its inventions and services. In March 2006, Late Dr. J
Agarwal, Founder-Chairman was awarded Padma Bhushan by the former President of India, Dr.
A.P.J, Abdul Kalam for his dedicated services to the poor and downtrodden. The hospital received
visibility in the global arena for its inventions - Micro-Phakonit (Cataract surgery with 0.7 mm sizeincision) in 1999 and ‘Glued Intraocular Lens Implant’ performed on a 4 year old girl in January
2008 by Prof. Amar Agarwal. In February 2009, the world's first Anterior Segment Eye Transplant
Surgery was performed on a 4 month old child to treat corneal disorder. In November 2013, for
the first time in the World, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai transplanted a one year old donor
cornea giving a new lease of sight to a 60 year old man through the new technique PDEK (Pre
Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty).
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