- Minto Eye Hospital
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Minto Eye Hospital Geography Location Bangalore, Karnataka, India Coordinates 12°57′42.93″N 77°34′18.84″E / 12.961925°N 77.5719°ECoordinates: 12°57′42.93″N 77°34′18.84″E / 12.961925°N 77.5719°E Organisation Funding Government hospital Hospital type Specialist Affiliated university Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute Services Speciality Ophthalmology History Founded 1913 Links Website Official Website Lists Hospitals in India Minto Eye Hospital is government-run speciality hospital in Bangalore treating diseases of the eye. Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, (a.k.a Minto Regional Institute of Ophthalmology), was established in 1903, making it one of the oldest specialty eye hospitals in the world. It is affiliated to the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, and is an institution of national importance.[citation needed]
Hundreds of ophthalmologists have been trained at this institute since its inception. A tertiary referral centre, Minto Hospitals offers its services at subsidized rates to the poor and needy of Karnataka and its neighbouring states.[citation needed]
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Other sources
- Clinical phenotype and linkage analysis of the congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles in an Indian family
- A RARE CASE OF PROPTOSIS IN A NEW-BORN CHILD. Br J Ophthalmol. 1927 Feb;11(2):79
- Childhood blindness in a rural population of southern India: prevalence and etiology - Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2008 May-Jun;15(3):176-82
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Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute Affiliated Hospitals Victoria Hospital • Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals • Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital • Minto eye hospital • SDS Tuberculosis Sanatorium •Rural Health Centres Nelmangala Taluk Hospital • Hessarghatta PHC • Sundekoppa PHC • Kadugondanahalli PHC• Urban Family Welfare Centre, Siddaiah Road • Swami Vivekanada Health Centre, Pavgada
Categories:- Hospitals affiliated to Bangalore Medical College
- Hospitals in Bangalore
- Ophthalmology organizations
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