Editorial November 2015

Dear Friends, 

Many people first hear the story of Aravind Eye Care System by studying the Harvard Business School case, written by our advisory board member, Dr. Kash Rangan. You cannot help but be amazed by the high volumes of patients, the excellent surgical results and low complication rates – lower than the UK and the US.

Then, if you read carefully, you discover an organization driven entirely by its mission – to eliminate needless blindness – not just in India, but throughout the world. Now, every innovation, every efficiency takes on a slightly different meaning – Aurolab, our manufacturing division, was founded to produce affordable ophthalmic products for the developing world. LAICO, our healthcare consulting group, has taken the Aravind model of sustainable eye care to more than 300 hospitals around the world.

Dig deeper and you will find all the employees, partners, volunteers, and donors who have believed in Aravind – from that very first day in 1976 when our founder Dr. G. Venkataswamy opened an 11-bed hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Thank you for being part of the Aravind story.

Warmest regards, 
The Board of Aravind Eye Foundation