Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram
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| Name = Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram
| Org/Group = Regional Institute of Ophthalmology
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| Location = Red-cross road, Thiruvananthapuram
| Region = Thiruvananthapuram district
| State = Kerala
| Country = {{Ind}}
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| Type = Specialist
| Speciality = Ophthalmology
| Emergency = Yes
| Affiliation= Kerala University of Health Sciences
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| Founded = 1905 (as Government Eye Hospital)
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The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram is the highest government level referral hospital in the field of ophthalmology in Kerala state. As of 2021, it is the only Regional Institute of Ophthalmology in Kerala. The hospital is located near the General Hospital at Red Cross Road in Thiruvananthapuram city.{{cite web |title=ആശുപത്രികള് {{!}} City Of Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in/ml/page/113 |website=tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in |language=ml |access-date=2021-06-30 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182101/https://tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in/ml/page/113 |url-status=live }} Sunayanam, the first mobile eye hospital in Kerala operates under Thiruvananthapuram Regional Institute of Ophthalmology.
Daily about 600 people are consulted as referrals, and about 200 people come in directly for treatment without a referral.{{cite web |title=കണ്ണാശുപത്രിക്ക് പുതിയ സ്പെഷ്യാലിറ്റി ബ്ളോക്ക്; മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ഉദ്ഘാടനം നിർവഹിച്ചു {{!}} I&PRD : Official Website of Information Public Relations Department of Kerala |url=https://prd.kerala.gov.in/ml/node/40179 |website=prd.kerala.gov.in |language=ml |access-date=2021-06-30 |archive-date=2021-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602232013/https://prd.kerala.gov.in/ml/node/40179 |url-status=live }}
History
The hospital was established as Government Eye Hospital in 1905, during the reign of king Sree Moolam Thirunal of Travancore.{{Cite web|url=http://www.malayalam.dutchinkerala.com/kerala_008_8.php?id=09&sub=8|title=കേരളചരിത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഡച്ച് സമൂഹം - Dutch in Kerala|access-date=2021-05-31|language=ml|archive-date=2020-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131141415/http://www.malayalam.dutchinkerala.com/kerala_008_8.php?id=09&sub=8|url-status=live}} With the establishment of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 1951, it became the ophthalmology department of the Medical College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/thiruvananthapuram/nagaram/thiruvananthapuram-1.3600437|title=കണ്ടോ.....കണ്ണാശുപത്രി|access-date=2021-05-31|language=ml|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213757/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/thiruvananthapuram/nagaram/thiruvananthapuram-1.3600437|url-status=live}} In 1995, the hospital was separated from Medical college and upgraded to the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, an autonomous institution.{{cite book |last1=Nair |first1=Dr Achuth Sankar S. |last2=Sankar |first2=Adithya |title=VANCHIYOOR VIGNETTES: Local History of a Bygone Village |date=2021-04-15 |isbn=978-93-5426-581-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XYpEAAAQBAJ&q=thiruvananthapuram+regional+institute+of+ophthalmology+1995&pg=PA115 |language=en |access-date=2021-07-06 |archive-date=2022-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121074212/https://books.google.com/books?id=8XYpEAAAQBAJ&q=thiruvananthapuram+regional+institute+of+ophthalmology+1995&pg=PA115 |url-status=live }}
Courses offered
Development
Punarjyothi
On 13 February 2019, Kerala government and the RIO Trivandrum Alumni Association jointly started a rehabilitation center for visually challenged patients under the Punarjyothi project.{{cite news |last1=Feb 14 |first1=TNN / Updated |title='Punarjyothi' to help them come out of total darkness {{!}} Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/punarjyothi-to-help-them-come-out-of-total-darkness/articleshow/67983247.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=2021-06-30 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709221821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/punarjyothi-to-help-them-come-out-of-total-darkness/articleshow/67983247.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=PUNARJYOTHI – RIO TRIVANDRUM |url=https://riotrivandrumalumni.com/punarjyothi/ |access-date=2021-06-30 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181302/https://riotrivandrumalumni.com/punarjyothi/ |url-status=live }}