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