EYE CARE Ophthalmologists are doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care. An ophthalmologist can perform all the tests an optometrist can and in addition is a fully qualified medical doctor and surgeon. Ophthalmologists undergo extensive and intensive medical and surgical treatment training. The three main types of eye care professionals are ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. Comprehensive eye and vision care includes refraction and dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease in the eye, and the rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system.

Those who help the ophthalmologists are : Opticians specialize in the fitting and fabrication of ophthalmic lenses, spectacles, Contact lenses, low vision aids and ocular prosthetics. They may also be referred to as an "optical dispenser", "dispensing optician" or "ophthalmic dispenser". The prescription for the corrective lenses must be issued by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist. This is a regulated profession in most countries; Orthoptists diagnose and manage eye movement and treat problems and conditions such as Amblyopia, Strabismus and binocular vision disorders. They may assist ophthalmologists in surgery too.

Government Opthalmic Hospital-Egmore [Biggest in Asia], and private hospitals like Sankara Nethralaya, Sankara Eye Hospital-Pammal, Rajan Eye Care, Vasan Eye Care, Dr.Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, American Eye Care Centre, Udhi Eye Clinic, Eye Research Foundation-Vadapalani are some Big and Medium size Hospitals or chain of Hospitals available in the City of Chennai.