The Clinic
Our facilities
Jayalakshmi Eye Clinic has the following equipments to carry out a Complete Eye Examination:
- Resiter streak retinoscope
- Appasamy ophthalmic chair unit and vision drum
- Balliwala trial lens set
- Topcon SL-2G slit lamp, with three-step magnification
- Optilasa OP-1H type applanation tonometer
- Volk four-mirror gonioscope, without flange, to facilitate compression gonioscopy
- Heine indirect ophthalmoscope, with a 20 D lens
- Volk 90 D lens for slit lamp fundus bio microscopic examination of the posterior pole
- Topcon auto-refractometer-cum-autokeratometer (KR-8900) for computerized eye testing
There is also an Ocuscan A-scan machine-cum-pachymeter, manufactured by Alcon, which would enable measurement of corneal thickness in glaucoma suspects and those who need to undergo laser refractive correction. The A-scan function of the said machine would facilitate measurement of the axial length of the eye, which is necessary to calculate the power of the intra ocular lens, in patients who seek our cataract surgical services.
History of the Clinic
Dr. C. Srinivasan, M. D., D. A. – Dr. Madhavan’s father – retired as professor and head of the department of anaesthesiology, Kilpauk Medical College, Madras. He started a small clinic at Jubilee Road, West Mambalam, in 1963 and shifted to the present premises in July 1970, where his wife Dr. M. K. Jayalakshmi, M. B. B. S., joined his medical practice. Dr. Srinivasan had a busy A. M. A. (Authorized Medical Attendant) practice, until the abolition of the A.M.A. scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Dr. M. K. Jayalakshmi, mother of Dr. C. Madhavan, by dint of her hard work, built up a large and loyal clientele, whom she continued to service, on a daily basis and for a nominal fee, until 2001. Subsequently, a combination of family commitments, age, and ill health forced her to prune down her professional commitments – and she continued to work three afternoons a week, right until 2011.
This state-of-the art eye clinic, named after the latter, will strive to live up to the quality of patient care that Dr. Jayalakshmi consistently delivered to her patients over the course of her years in practice, and diligently reflect the lofty ethical principles that underlined her approach to patient care.
