Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital

Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital

Geography
Location	Near Civil Station,Kudappanakunnu, Trivandrum(Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India
Organisation
Hospital type	Specialist
Patron	Dr P K Santhakumari
Services
Speciality	Ophthalmology
History
Founded	2003
Links
Website	http://www.mathaonline.com
Lists	Hospitals in India

Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital is an Ayurvedic eye clinic and hospital in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India.^[1]

History

The hospital was founded in 2003 at Kesavadasapuram by Dr P.K.Santhakumari . It moved to its present site at kudappanakunnu in 2006.

In February 2011, a second hospital was opened at Moongode (Near Peyad).

Departments

Department of Pediatric Eye Care in Ayurveda
Department of Geriatric Eye Care in Ayurveda
Department of Preventive Eye Care
Department of Degenerative Eye Diseases

Specialty clinics

Education and training

The Hospital Conducts two major teaching programs for Ayurvedic Doctors :

Resident Training Programme - Intended for Ayurvedic Doctors who have completed a 5.5 year B.A.M.S degree course from a C.C.I.M approved college.
Fellowship Programme - Fellowship programme is intended for Post Graduate Ayurvedic Doctors who have completed both 5.5 year B.A.M.S degree course from a C.C.I.M approved college and a 3 year Post Graduation (M.D or M.S) with specialization in Shalakya Thantra.

Research

The Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital Research Center was established in 2011 in order to bring together Doctors, Clinicians, Researchers and Academicians in the Ayurvedic domain to work on drug standardization and creation of protocols for clinical trials. The hospital provides ayurvedic eye care programs for children, in the area of progressive myopia {{Citation needed|date=January 2016}. The hospital has also developed ayurvedic treatment for diabetic retinopathy covering preventive and curative measures to tackle the disease.

Social outreach programs

Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital conducts various social outreach programs by conducting medical camps, awareness classes and treatment support at rural areas in various parts of Kerala.

Publications

A Textbook of Ophthalmology in Ayurveda (by Dr. P.K.Santhakumari) is the reference textbook^[2]^[3] approved by C.C.I.M for the final year B.A.M.S students.

Awards and recognition

Dr P.K Santhakumari, the Chief Physician of Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital has been awarded the Best Doctor^[4] award by Government of Kerala (India).

Senior officials

Arunjith Puthussery, Executive Director, Matha Ayurveda eye Hospital (2003–present)
Dr P P Ouseph, Chairman, Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital (2003–present)

References

External links

Health in Kerala

Medical colleges	Amala Institute of Medical Sciences Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Azeezia Medical College Believers Church Medical College Hospital Calicut Medical College College of Nursing, Trivandrum, Kerala Co-operative Medical College, Kochi Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Employee's State Insurance Hospital & Medical College Government Homoeopathic Medical College Calicut Government Medical College (Kottayam) Government Medical College (Thiruvananthapuram) Government Medical College (Thrissur) Government Medical College, Malappuram Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Karuna Medical College Kerala University of Health Sciences Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy Mannam Ayurveda Co-operative Medical College, Pandalam Nangelil Ayurveda College Pariyaram Medical College PSM College of Dental Science and Research Pushpagiri Medical College School of medical education Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology SUT Academy of Medical Sciences Travancore Medical College Hospital Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College

Private hospitals	A P Varkey Mission Hospital, Arakkunnam Almas Hospital Aster Medcity Aswini Hospital Caritas Hospital Chazhikattu Hospital Collegiate Hospital in Medical College Campus Credence Hospital District Hospital, Manjeri Divya Prabha Eye Hospital Elite Mission Hospital Gautham Hospital General Hospital, Ernakulam General Hospital, Manjeri Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital Jubilee Mission Hospital Karunalaya Hospital Lakeshore Hospital Lisie Heart Institute Little Flower Hospital Lourdes Heart institute Lourdes Hospital (Kerala) Malabar Cancer Centre Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Mar Augustine Kandathil Memorial Lisie Hospital Mar Geevarghese Dionysious Memorial Hospital Medical Trust Hospital MMC Hospital Mother Hospital NIMS Medicity Saraf Hospital Seventh-day Adventist Hospital Sreekantapuram hospital St Thomas Hospital (Kerala) Trichur Heart Hospital Westfort Hospital

Ayurveda	Amala Ayurvedic Hospital and Research Centre Arya Vaidya Sala KP Namboodiris Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital National Research Institute for Panchakarma Oushadhi Sitaram Ayurvedic Pharmacy Ltd Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital Thrissur Ayurveda Cluster Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala

Organizations	HLL Lifecare Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council Malabar Cancer Centre Society National Institute of Speech and Hearing Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram

Assorted articles	Malnutrition in Kerala Templates Portal Category WikiProject

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