Sankara Nethralaya News
Sankara Nethralaya Academy wins heads and hearts
The second batch of students from the Nethsetha Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, completing their Hospital Management course at the Sankara Nethralaya Academy, took some time to share their experience and thoughts on the course, the institution and its people. While they expressed deep satisfaction over key academic areas like course content, teaching standards and team […]
Twin Surgical bus receive blessings from the Kanchi Acharyas
The Mobile Eye Surgical Unit developed through a collaboration between Sankara Nethralaya and the IIT-Madras started its maiden run to Pernambut, a small town near Vellore after 35 surgeries were carried out in its surgical theatre within the Sankara Nethralaya Main campus. It was received with great enthusiasm by the local residents who turned up […]
Sankara Nethralaya wins NABH accreditation
Sankara Nethralaya Main hospital won the accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) the highest evaluation parameter in the country for health care providers. This gives it a pride of place among the select Hospitals in Ophthalmology in India to win this coveted distinction. The stringent parameters that the NABH […]
Bhoomi Puja of Rajarhat project
“Bhoomi Puja” the traditional auspicious beginning and invoking the blessings of the Almighty for the successful completion of the proposed hospital project and excellent functioning of the new hospital was performed at the proposed site at Rajarhat on 28th of January, 2012. The proceedings began at 10:45 am and the main rituals were performed between […]
Sankara Nethralaya Academy reaches out to the public
Shri A. Mahalingam receiving the memento from the Chennai Mayor The Sankara Nethralaya Academy made an impressive showcase of itself and its contribution to the world of education and academia in general at the ‘Chennai Science Festival 2012’ organized jointly by the Science City, Government of Tamil Nadu and Anna University at the Arignar Anna […]
Sankara Nethralaya Sports Meet on 29th January 2012
The bright Sunday morning at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium the venue of the Sankara Nethralaya sports meet was reminiscent of the ever so familiar words from the commentator’s box at the Lord’s stadium, ‘A glorious sunshine with a nip in the air’, although Margazhi had departed a week back, the morning was pleasantly cool and […]
Q & A book from the Elite School of Optometry
The Elite School of Optometry, a premier institution in its area of specialization has as part of its initiative to share and simplify its rich knowledge and expertise in a wide range of optometry related topics released an exhaustive question and answer book titled “ESO’s Optometry Question Bank with rational reasoning” for the benefit of […]
63rd Republic Day Celebrations
Republic Day of the Union of India was celebrated with the customary fanfare and patriotic fervour the occasion deserves at the Main campus of Sankara Nethralaya. The proceedings started at 8:00am with the day’s key moment, the hoisting of the national tricolor by well known social activist, thinker and orator Shri Thamizh Aruvi Manian, the […]
Student of Sankara Nethralaya Academy honoured by Department of Higher Education
S.Suganya a first year student of B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology at the Sankara Nethralaya Academy has brought pride to the institution by winning the ‘Tamil Essay’ competition being conducted as part of the Chennai Science Festival 2012 by the Science City, Department of Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu. She will receive the award at […]