← home / Places / Madurai, Tamil Nadu◉● placeMadurai, Tamil NaduIndia1 project0local0subnational1national0systemicProjects in Madurai, Tamil NaduAravind Eye Care SystemSystem of eye hospitals founded in 1976 by Dr. G. Venkataswamy in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to eliminate avoidable blindness. It combines high-volume, assembly-line cataract surgery (with paramedical staff performing lower-complexity steps), cross-subsidy (paying patients subsidize free/subsidized care, ~60% of volume), rural eye camps and in-house manufacturing of low-cost intraocular lenses (Aurolab, founded 1992). Clinical quality is equivalent between paying and free patients. In 2026 it celebrates its 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee).● Scaled· scale national
