Sankara Nethralaya
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Sankara Nethralaya is a non-profit missionary institution for ophthalmic care headquartered in Chennai, India. In the name "Sankara Nethralaya", "Sankara" is a reference to Lord Shiva and "Nethralaya" means "The Temple of the Eye". Sankara Nethralaya has over 1000 employees and serves around 1500 patients per day, performing over 100 surgeries daily. The annual revenue as per the taxes is close to US$100 million.
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Sankara Nethralaya | |
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Geography | |
Location | Chennai Kolkata |
Organisation | |
Type | Medical Research Foundation Eye Specialist |
Network | Chennai, Tamil Nadu Kolkata, West Bengal |
Services | |
Beds | 1000 |
History | |
Opened | 1978 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Sankara Nethralaya was rated among the top four ophthalmic institutions worldwide in 2020 by Newsweek.[1] Nani A. Palkivala, former Indian ambassador to United States, described Sankara Nethralaya as the "Best managed charitable organization in India".[2]