Leading eye care specialist Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital plans to invest over Rs 175 crore in expanding its presence in Karnataka over the next two years. The hospital chain made this announcement at the inauguration of its super-speciality eye care centre at Indiranagar in Bengaluru.

In the next two years, Dr Agarwal’s will set up around 25 hospitals in Karnataka at an investment of Rs 150 crore. In addition, the Group will set up more than 30 vision centres at an investment of Rs 25 crore, taking its total investment in the state to Rs 175 crore over a two year period.

The new centre in Indiranagar will be a refractive hub for the hospital chain, which means that all refractive surgeries from all of Dr Agarwal’s branches in Karnataka will be performed out of this centre. The hospital is housed in two floors, spread across approximately 5,000 sq ft. 

The new centre is offering free consultations for patients who are 50 years or above till the month-end. Karnataka’s Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education, Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated the Indiranagar facility in the presence of Dr Adil Agarwal, CEO and Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital.