Sankara Nethralaya, the world renowned eye-care hospitals will formally open its services at its new centre now in R. A. Puram on July 15.
This centre, located at the south end of Kamaraj Salai, opposite the More store was in its previous avatar, Nava Suja Sankara Nethralaya and was located on Venkatakrishna Road, Mandaveli. That property is now being developed by a builder.
The new place will have an out-patient facility as well as a facility for those who need to have their eyes examined. It also has a theatre for cataract operations. Beyond this, patients will be referred to its main hospital on College Road, Nungambakkam.
It is open from 7.30 am to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday and has already taken appointments since the top of this week when a religious event was held here to mark the launch of services.
The contact number is 4908 3500.
- Photo used here is of the new centre in R A Puram