Akhand Jyoti Impact

From 10 beds to 880. From one hospital to one of Eastern India's largest eye care ecosystems.

Twenty years ago, Akhand Jyoti began with a simple belief: no one should lose sight because of where they live or what they can afford.

Guided by the vision of Shri Mritunjay Tiwary, Co-Founder & CEO, that belief has grown into a network of 5 surgical hospitals, 50+ Vision Centres, outreach programmes, and the Centre of Excellence in Eye Care, bringing quality eye care closer to underserved communities across Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

This journey has been strengthened by the leadership of Dr Ajit Kumar Poddar, Medical Director, whose commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, research, and patient safety has helped establish Akhand Jyoti as a trusted destination for comprehensive eye care.

Today, with 880 beds, advanced surgical infrastructure, superspeciality services, fellowship programmes, and a thriving research ecosystem, we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in rural healthcare.

But our greatest achievement is not our infrastructure.

It is every sight restored.
Every life transformed.
Every family given hope.
Every community brought closer to quality eye care.

And this is only the beginning.

With ambitious expansion plans and new partnerships on the horizon, we are building a future where quality eye care is accessible to all.

Because excellence is not measured by the size of an institution, but by the lives it changes.

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𝐀 99% 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

For a daily wage worker, losing vision can mean losing income. For a grandparent, it can mean losing independence. For a child, it can mean losing opportunities.

That is why quality matters.

Under the leadership of Dr Ajit Kumar Poddar and a team of highly experienced surgeons and clinical staffs, Akhand Jyoti combines advanced surgical training, world-class OT standards, and stringent quality protocols to deliver safe, high-quality eye care at scale.

The result: a surgical complication rate of just 0.04%—far lower than the 5% level considered acceptable by WHO for high-volume cataract surgery centres.

For over two decades, this commitment to quality has helped restore sight, rebuild livelihoods, and earn the trust of communities across Bihar and Eastern India.

Help us reach more people with quality eye care.

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At Akhand Jyoti, we are driven by an unwavering pursuit of clinical excellence. Through innovation, rigorous clinical standards, and evidence-based practice, we continuously strengthen patient outcomes while bringing world-class eye care to communities where access remains limited.

As Eastern India's first Centre of Excellence in Eye Care, we are committed to turning knowledge into action. Over the last two decades, this commitment has translated into more than 1.4 million sight-restoring surgeries with a 99% success rate, reflecting the highest standards of safety, precision, and patient care.

By integrating research with clinical practice, we continually refine the way eye care is delivered. Our goal of producing 50 research papers and projects annually reflects our commitment to developing solutions that improve outcomes, particularly in communities where the need is greatest.

A reflection of this commitment is the global recognition earned by Akhand Jyoti’s Dr Sumit Randhir Singh, Senior Consultant, Vitreo-Retina services, who has been ranked among the Top 5% Researchers Worldwide by SciRank Global.

We are proud of this achievement and grateful for his contributions to advancing research, innovation, and quality eye care at Akhand Jyoti.

Every morning in her village in Bihar, Manju Devi carried her bamboo winnowing basket into the courtyard.

It was never just about cleaning rice.

It was a moment woven into the rhythm of her life—feeling the morning sun, exchanging greetings with neighbours, and preparing a meal for the family she loved.

Then cataracts slowly began to cloud her vision.

What once felt effortless became uncertain. The task took longer. The confidence she carried into each day began to fade. In a rural community where specialised eye care was not always within easy reach, she learned to live with the struggle.

Everything changed when a free eye screening camp brought care closer to her village.

Through Akhand Jyoti, Manju received cataract surgery and the support she needed to regain her sight.

Today, she sits in the courtyard with her winnowing basket once again, not because she has to, but because she can.

Because restoring sight is not only about seeing clearly.

It is about reclaiming the everyday moments that make a life feel like your own.

This , help someone like Manju see the world anew.

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In many rural families, spotting a vision problem is only the beginning. Reaching care is often the greater challenge.

This is concerning as over 90% of blindness and visual impairment cases in India are preventable or treatable when detected early.

But eye checks are rarely routine. They mean lost wages, long travel, and support from another family member. As a result, vision problems identified in minutes often remain untreated for years.

Refractive errors are mistaken for ageing. Children struggle in classrooms unaware they need glasses.

This reality shaped Akhand Jyoti’s approach.

Over two decades, care was brought closer through 50+ Vision Centres, supported by hospitals, vision vans, outreach camps, and following '10 square box' (Dus Ka Dubba)** model.

To bridge the gap, in-house optical units enable glasses to be dispensed within 2 to 3 hours.

More than 9,70,000 pairs have been dispensed so far, each one a barrier removed, a life brought into focus.

Join us in strengthening early detection and timely vision correction where a simple solution can transform a life. https://www.akhandjyoti.org/donate-now



Source: * https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3562965/
** https://www.akhandjyoti.org/unique-outreach-programme