GEI STORY – THE VISIONARY MILESTONES
1997 - Inaugurated by Chief Justice VR Krishna Iyer
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2001 - Inauguration of new OPD block
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2003 - Inauguration of Macula Clinic by Justice KP Radhakrishna Menon
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2004 - Acknowledged as Kerala’s first ISO 9001 – 2000 certified Eye Hospital
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2005 - Started SSM Eye Research Foundation, a public charitable trust
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2007 - Started functioning of the new operation theatre complex
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2007 Started functioning of new administrative block and medical records department
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2008 - Installed Zeiss Lumeria operating microscope with most advanced operating micro-surgical system first in Kerala
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2009 - Accredited with Safe – I certification
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2010 - Commissioning of Low Vision Clinic ‘Kusumdevi Bhalotia Center of Rehabilitation for the visually challenged’
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2013 -Started new OP block
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2017 -Launched GEI’s own Eye Bank - Swarnam Eye Bank
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2018 -Installed Kerala first Contoura Vision Femto 2nd laser machine
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