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		Luke Memorial Eye Hospital was established in 1986 as a charitable Hospital in association with The society of St.Vincent De Paul Netherlands And The Sight Savers (Royal Common Wealth Society for the Blind) U.K. 42 million people in this world are blind, In India there are 13.5 million blind people – that is almost one third of the total blind in the world is in India. In other words, every third blind man in this world will be an Indian. 75% of these blind cases are curable.
It is in this context, that the idea of a charitable hospital came from our friend Dr.A.Q.C.Van Ruiten, National President of the Society of St.Vincent De Paul, Netherlands.An eye hospital with a missionary spirit-An eye hospital that would bring the best eye care for the rich and the poor. Perumbavoor is only 45 minutes drive from Kochi, in Kerala. Kerala, the God’s own Country, is a small and beautiful state tucked away in the Southwest corner of India.