Case Study: Aravind Eye Hospital
•Location:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
•Proponent:
Aravind Eye Hospital,
Madurai, India
•Concept: Already famous for providing low-cost eye operations, Aravind is now using digital
images and video to
remotely diagnose rural patients
•Comments:
–More
cost-effective than conducting costly and time-consuming “eye camps”
–Saves
valuable doctor time
–Save
healthy patients an unnecessary trip
