About Us

In the year 1936, Dr. Joseph Gnanadhickam, an eminent ophthalmologist in Tiruchirapalli, started Joseph Eye Hospital, with the vision to give quality eye care to the people, especially to the poor and downtrodden.

Joseph Eye Hospital Refractive Surgery Machine

Joseph Eye Hospital Refractive Surgery Machine
The ownership of the hospital was unconditionally transferred to the church mission in 1960. In 1976, the Comprehensive Ophthalmic Health Programme was started with the view to extend the eye care to the entire district, utilizing the services of 10 peripheral units.

Rehabilitation Services for the Rural Blind in the district was started in 1980. To meet the demand for the trained personnel, the Institute of Ophthalmclogy was started in 1983, which extends helping hands to the mission hospitals whose survival is a challenge.

Today Joseph Eye Hospital, with its huge buildings, state of the art technology, wider network, beautifully designed departments, corporate office setups, etc. is a super speciality, non-profitable voluntary Christian institution.

Joseph Eye Hospital offers services to the unaffordable segment of the community over six decades. Every year JEH achieves new heights in its services.

VISION
"Making People See".

MISSION
"Improving quality of life of
every individual through Comprehensive,
Affordable, and Sustainable Health Programme".

Admission is done only through the Medical counselling through the Selection Committee constituted by TN Government and Central Government. We follow the rules and regulations laid down by the Central Government, State Government and the Honourable Supreme Court.

Institute of Ophthalmology Joseph Eye Hospital, Melapudur Facilities

Boys Hostel
The college has a boy’s hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.

Girls Hostel
The college has a girl's hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.

Medical/Hospital
The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.

Library
A good library with Medical and Ophthalmic textbooks & reference books, and literature supplemented by Medical Journals, Foreign and Indian, with special emphasis in ophthalmology are available for the students. Museum with specimens that would aid their study has also been created. Audio-visual aids that fit into modern teaching methods are also provided.

I.T Infrastructure
This institute has provided net browsing facilities to the students through the high-speed DSL facility.

Cafeteria
The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.

Auditorium
The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.

Sports
The college has sports facilities for all students.

Guest Room/Waiting Room
The college has a guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.

Laboratories
The college has a departmental based laboratory facility for the students.