Chennai, 20 Oct 2021: Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals, one of India’s largest networks of eye care centres launched its unique primary eye care centre – 20 | 20 Eyecare, at Gowriwakkam in Chennai. The 20 | 20 Eyecare by Dr Agarwal’s was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, prominent actress Andrea Jeremiah with Dr Vandana Jain & Dr Adil Agarwal, CEO, Dr Agarwal Group of Eye Hospitals in attendance. The 2020 eye care centre is an advanced eye care facility providing complete eye health check-ups. The centre has the latest equipment to accurately measure the degree of refraction, eye pressure and visual acuity.
To mark the inauguration, 20 | 20 Eyecare by Dr Agarwal’s, Gowriwakkam is conducting free eye check-ups for the public till 31st October 2021 with a special buy one gets one offer on select frames. Anybody can walk into the centre and undergo free eye screening.
Dr Vandana Jain, Regional Head-Clinical Service, Dr Agarwal Eye Hospitals, said “20 | 20 Eyecare by Dr Agarwal’s centre is the result of our commitment to make holistic eye-care accessible across the country. It brings together a game-changing combination of trained optometrists along with expert doctors who are connected virtually.” This centre is equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment to diagnose and treat different eye conditions. It also aims to improve the accessibility to quality eye care in and around this neighbourhood.
Dr Adil Agarwal, CEO, Dr Agarwal Group of Eye Hospitals. Said “20 | 20 Eyecare by Dr Agarwal’s aims to make primary eye care accessible to rural populations and help increase the uptake of eye care services among rural and semi-urban populations. We plan to set up over 100 outreach centres in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in the next 3 years, especially in Tier 2 and 3 cities.
Speaking on the occasion, actress Andrea Jeremiah said, “I am delighted to inaugurate this new centre of 20 | 20 Eyecare by Dr Agarwal’s. It is important to take good care and protect the eye. Regular eye check-ups are important to maintain good vision at all ages. I thank the 20|20 Eyecare team from Dr Agarwal’s for focussing on tier 2 and tier 3 cities, which benefits people in the rural areas to get quality eye care.”
Situated at Shop No. 1, Ground floor, 141, Velachery Main Rd, Gowriwakkam (Next to More Super Market), the new centre provides Comprehensive Eye check-up, Tele-consultation with expert doctors and wide range of branded Optical & Sunglasses.
About Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital: With 100 hospitals, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospitals are now present across the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, West Bengal, Gujarat, Andaman, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh. The flagship centre at Chennai continues to be one of the best eye-care institutions in the world, serving patients from India and beyond. The Chennai Main Hospital also runs research and academic programs, allowing doctors to learn from one of the most experienced sets of surgeons. The international expansion for the group started in Mauritius with just one hospital, but today Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospitals is present across 11 countries in Africa.