Jaslok Community
Ophthalmic Center (JCOC)
Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Center (JCOC) is one
of the Annexes of SANKARA NETHRALAYA situated at
21 Pycrofts Garden Road, Chennai – 6.
Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Center is exclusively
for patients who are treated totally free of charge.
Any person with a family income of less than Rs.2250/-
per month is treated free, provided documents
supporting their income are produced as proof.
Screening camps with the help of Tulsi Trust,
a social service organization and Lion’s
Club are held in the rural area, after which the
much deserving are brought to this hospital, in
our vehicle. These patients are given breakfast,
lunch, coffee and dinner free of cost. Patients
undergo a thorough eye examination and if found
fit for the operation, are taken up for Cataract
surgery. All patients are implanted with intraocular
lens in their surgery and we take utmost care
of such patients by providing dark glasses after
the surgery and we take the patients back to their
villages safely in our vehicle. One of our doctors
goes to the village for the postoperative check-up.
Patients are again brought to the hospital on
their final check-up date wherein glasses are
prescribed. These glasses are also given free
of cost to patients.
JCOC Hospital has 4 Consultant rooms, 4 Optometry
rooms, 1 Slit lamp room, 1 Yag laser room and
waiting halls for patients.
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