| 1934 | Founded by Dr.G.Joseph Gnanadickam |
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| 1962 | Private to Mission Hospital |
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| 1964 | Glaucoma unit started |
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| 1967 | Rehabilitation of the Blind started |
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| 1968 | JEH was the first medical partner of CBM SARO |
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| 1971 | Orthoptics, Squint and Contact Lens services introduced |
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| 1975 | Establishment of Satellite Hospitals / Expansion |
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| 1980 | Eye Banking started in affiliation with Sri Lanka international eye bank |
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| 1981 | School Screening initiated |
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| 1981 | Govt Supported cataract surgery started |
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| 1983 | Retina Department Established |
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| 1983 | Academic activities started |
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| 1986 | Affiliated to Barathidasan University |
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| 2001 | Consultancy through accompaniment project |
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| 2001 | Low Vision rehabilitation started |
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| 2003 | Community Based Rehabilitation program started |
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| 2004 | Establishment of QMS |
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| 2004 | Commencement of Optometry courses |
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| 2004 | Refractive surgery service started |
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| 2009 | Commencement of Vision Centers |
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| 2011 | Swedish Mission Hospital, Tirupattur was restarted under Joseph Eye Hospital. |
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| 2013 | Received Tamilnadu State Award for Best Organisation employing people with disabilities. |
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| 2016 | Becomes the 1st NABH Certified Eye Hospital in the central Tamilnadu Services and Public Relations. |
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