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Jaclok Community Ophthalmalic Center (JCOC)

Jaclok Community Ophthalmalic Center (JCOC) is one of the Annexes of SANKARA NETHRALAYA situated at 21 Pycrofts Garden Road, Chennai – 6.

Jaclok Community Ophthalmalic Center is exclusively for patients who are treated totally free of charge. Any person with a family income of less than Rs.1750/- 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, than proper from rural areas to Jaclok Community Ophthalmalic Center(JCOC) 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 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 after check-up. These glasses are also given free of cost to patients.

JCOC Hospital has 2 Consultant rooms, 2 Optometry rooms, 1 Slit lamp room, 1 Fundus examination room, 1 Yag laser room and waiting halls for patients.