School For Perfect Eyesight, Pondicherry. Contact, Map, Website
When contacted by email, they sent me the following set of instructions (which I edited a bit to include the missed salient points) that I am sharing here for the benefit of all those who aspire to undergo the training program:
The School for Perfect Eyesight at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, is a ray of hope to those suffering from visual defects. The patients have to undergo treatment for a week and follow it up through simple exercises taught in the School. Although the treatment is free, one may contribute according to one’s own will.
Misuse of the eyes while reading, sewing, watching films has been the cause of the strain in the eyes and headaches. While glasses help to correct eye defects to some extent and offer relief from headaches and watering of eyes, they do not check deterioration. The power of glasses continues to increase.
The beneficiaries are in the age group 7 to 40. Strain seems to be the chief cause for refractive errors. The School intends to popularize relaxation as an important and vital part of preventing visual defects. The patient has to come to the school with the glasses and the doctor’s prescription for the glasses and a lawn tennis ball, prepared for one week’s stay. For children below 10 years, at least one of the parents should accompany; preferably mother. One has to arrange one’s own accommodation. He/she may directly contact the guest houses or hotels in the list mentioned below for accommodation.
Holidays: MONDAY WEEKLY HOLIDAY. Any other government holidays and Ashram Darshan days are also holidays.
How to Get an Appointment: Please take an appointment for the eye exercises by e-mail. PLEASE NOTE THAT APRIL, MAY, JUNE, END OF SEPTEMBER, AND LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER ARE ONLY FOR CHILDREN.
Working Hours: 8 to 11 am and 3 to 5 pm.
Documents Needed:
1. Birth certificate to prove the age for children.
2. Ophthalmologist’s prescription for glasses.
3. Copy of the e-mails sent & received by you from the school.
Contact Person: Ms. Santosh
Address:
The School for Perfect Eyesight,
2a Lally Tollendal Street (Rue Lally Tollendal),
Near Taluk Office,
Pondicherry 605 002
Website: The School for Perfect Eyesight
Email: auroeyesight@yahoo.com
Phone: +91413 2233659
List of Guest Houses/Hotels for Accommodation:
| NAME OF THE GUEST HOUSE/HOTEL | PHONE NUMBER | |
| 01. | GARDEN GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2233698 |
| 02. | COTTAGE GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2233610 |
| 03. | NEW GUEST HOUSE (newguesthouse@gmail.com) | +91413 2233634 |
| 04. | PARK GUEST HOUSE (parkgh@sriaurobindoashram.org) | +91413 2233644 |
| 05. | NEW SWEET HOME | +91413 2233635 |
| 06. | NOVAJYOTI GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2233632 |
| 07. | KARNATAKA GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2233699 |
| 08. | ORIYA NILAYAM | +91413 2233643 |
| 09. | RAMAKRISHNA BHAVAN | +91413 2233692 |
| 10. | MEERANJALI (pradipdharod@gmail.com) | +91413 2334009 |
| 11. | SEASIDE GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2336494 |
| 12. | MOTHER’S GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2220337 |
| 13. | AUROBHARATHI | +91413 2342938 |
| 14. | INTERNATIONAL GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2336699 |
| 15. | INTERNATIONAL GUEST HOUSE (ingh@sriaurobindosociety.org.in) | +91413 2221812 |
| 16. | HOTEL COROMMONDAL | +91413 2260269 |
| 17. | ANANDHAM RESIDENCY | +91413 2226358 |
| 18. | HOTEL CORBELLI | +91413 2225301 |
| 19. | HOTEL SOORYA INTERNATIONAL | +91413 2336856 |
| 20. | LOTUS | +91413 2229777 |
| 21. | HATEL THE PARC | +91413 2226591 |
| 22. | HOTEL ATITHI | +91413 2345000 |
| 23. | RAM LODGE | +91413 2337346 |
| 24. | RAM GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2220072 |
| 25. | AJANTHA BEACH GUEST HOUSE | +91413 2338898 |
| 26. | SATHYA RESIDENCY (sathyaresidency@gmail.com) | +91413 2220212 |
| 27. | ANDHRA BHAWAN | +91413 2233708 |
| 28. | YOUTH HOSTEL | +91413 2337495 |
| 29. | PRIVATE FLAT ACCOMMODATION. Contact Person: Naina | +91 9488084730 |
That brings to the end the set of instructions that the school usually convey to the aspirants who wish avail of their services. Now here is some additional information that could be beneficial to you:
Accommodation Cost:
The room rents could cost you anywhere from $1 to $20 per head a day.
Food:
Hotels cater almost all types of foods at cheap to moderate prices.
How to Reach Pondicherry:
Pondicherry is well connected by rail and road. The nearest international airport is at Chennai, around 160 kms away. From the airport, you can get a cab or public transport modes like bus or train to reach there.
Map Showing The School For Perfect Eyesight, Pondicherry
Note: Click on the + button to zoom in. It is at the corner of Lally Tollendal Street (also marked as “Eye Clinic And La Clinique, White Town, Pondicherry, India” when zoomed in on the larger map). The school is past the French Institute of Pondicherry at the northern end of the Promenade Beach Road, a.k.a., Goubert Avenue, nearby the Pondicherry Taluk Office.
Languages Spoken in Pondicherry:
Tamil, English, French, Hindi. (Telugu is spoken in the Telugu district of Yanam and Malayalam in the Malayalam district of Mahe, which are far away from the main state, hence not useful in the main town.) The trainers at the School of Perfect Eyesight speak Oriya also, and you can converse with them in Hindi too.
Places of Interest in and Around Pondicherry:
Matrimandir at Auroville
There are a lot places to visit in and around Pondicherry. Most of the tourist spots in Pondicherry are within a couple of kilometers and can easily be covered with the help of a bicycle. Find time to visit Auroville, a universal city in the making, endorsed by The Government of India as well as the UNESCO. It means the City of Dawn, an experimental township where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics, and all nationalities.
So if anyone at your home is having vision problems, you can plan the visit as medical tourism to a cheap, affordable destination!
Best Season to Visit Pondicherry:
The best time to visit Pondicherry is from July until February. March, April, May, and June are the hottest months. In these months, humidity levels remain high with daytime temperatures around 40°C. For The School of Perfect Eyesight, April, May, and June are the busiest with children having their summer holidays. Adults are not allowed in these months.
Some Additional Information:
The official name of Pondicherry is Puducherry since 2006. Both the names indicate one and the same region.
With that I am concluding this post. Let me hope the information has been comprehensive. So far, the results are encouraging with my son, Rahul. Keep watching for a review on the outcome in the next post. Meanwhile if you work on a computer for more than 3 hours a day, you are bound to have computer vision syndrome which you can alleviate with some simple computer workstation ergonomics! Read my earlier post on how to prevent eye strain and irritation in a computer based job.
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25 Responses to “School For Perfect Eyesight, Pondicherry. Contact, Map, Website”
Sri Aurobindo Ashram also has a branch in delhi on Aurobindo Marg. They also conduct these eye exercises.
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I am happy to see this and in my next semester holidays I will try my best to go there. Thank you sir.
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My daughter’s name is Shivani. She is 6 years old. Just few months back she started rubbing her eyes now and then. when asked she told irritation inside the eyes and later she told unable to see the words in the text book.
Dimensions regarding the eyes
Right eye – -4
Left eye – -1.50
Kindly give solution for my child.
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Hi,
Has your son’s vision improved or has he benefited in any way from the school?
I just came back from the hospital where my daughter has been diagnosed with a power of -2, -1 and has cylindrical power too. Was too shocked and am on internet trying to find alternative solutions. Even after 3 hours I’m finding it difficult to believe.
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Raj replied:
September 30th, 2012 at 7:54 am
I came up with an update on that. Read my review of the outcome.
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Raj,
Thanks for the helpful article. I am hopeful of taking my children 14 and 7 to the Ashram this October. I have sent an email to the Ashram and shall follow up with a phone call tomorrow.
Many thanks once again for the article.
@Vishwakumar and Vardhni
I have heard a lot of positive review regarding the exercises and improvement in the vision. I have also heard that the exercises need to be done regularly and the involvement of a parent would be truly beneficial to the child.
Trust this helps.
Madhav
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Hi Sir,
My name is Anoop. I am working in Dubai. I have very low vision power in my right eye. Can you please provide me your contact details in UAE? If not, please provide me a solution to contact you.
Regards,
Anoop
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Raj replied:
November 19th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Anoop, this is a personal website (blog). I have been to the School for getting my son trained. I put up the details above of the School, so that it may be useful for someone like you searching for a cure. You may better contact the School at the aforementioned phone number/email for further details.
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Hello sir,
This month 15th I will take my daughter to Pondicherry. She has right eye -2.75& left eye -2.50 power. So already we are planning to come.
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My son is having eyesight problem,
Name: S.Sripad
Age: 6 years,(15-08-2007)
R:+1.75/+0.50 x 134,
L:+0.25/-0.50 X 128
So any chance control/decrease sight problem?
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Raj replied:
January 28th, 2013 at 12:48 am
Since the error is minor, I think there should be remedy. You may contact the School and seek advice. Please note that neither me nor this website are in anyway connected with the School. All of the particulars above are for informational purposes only.
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Hi,
Can you please let me know if the school can take children of 3 years age? Thanking you in advance.
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Hi,
Is the power of your son’s glasses been constant or did it increase after your son stopped exercising and can you please let me know at what age did you know that your son had myopia and with what power did it started?
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Raj replied:
February 24th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Read the answers for your questions here and here. Read from top to bottom, including the comments.
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Is there any age limit to the school? My son is 4 yrs old.
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Hello,
Thank you for providing the details of this school. I have been trying to check on solutions for myopia progression in children for long and your information was very helpful. I took my 8 years old son there and his power reduced by 0.5 and 0.25 and mine by 0.75. I am continuing the exercise at home since then once a day for him. Also have you explored the other options like using low power glasses when doing near work like reading, writing, computer? The reason is our eyes can see clearly with less power (1.5 to 2 degrees less) and if we use the same power we are straining our eyes. I am using 2 pairs currently for my son but not sure how much that helps. If you have done any research or plan to, let know your thoughts.
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Raj replied:
March 28th, 2013 at 4:38 am
Hi Manasi,
Yes, I tried less power glasses for a few months after returning back from the School but the power of eyes didn’t come down. The problem with making a child do any exercise is like taking a horse to water, you can’t make it drink. The desire has to come from within. However, still I am looking out for possible solutions. Will let you know if I come across one.
Did you check the power after returning from the School, say after 3-4 months?
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Hi,
I am a computer engineer, aged 22, living in Chennai. I have spherical power of -0.5 and cylindrical power of -1.0 (180*) in both my eyes. I am planning to go to Pondicherry for practicing the Bate’s method. Lot of my friends and relatives had benefits out of this. But my doubt is whether astigmatism/cylindrical power be cured by this method? I read the article about your son. Even in his test reports after the program, there seems to be no improvement in the cylindrical power. It was 0.5 before and after the test. Has there been any improvement in his cylindrical power after months of exercises? Hoping to hear back from you. Thanks.
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Raj replied:
May 9th, 2013 at 9:49 am
Hi Vignesh,
After two months into exercising, Rahul was unable to continue the exercises amid his school chores. Yes, his spherical power improved while doing the exercises but the cylindrical power was stagnant. I think you have a minor error that would cause you discomfort only when you are at the back benches in a class. Otherwise, it wouldn’t affect you so much in your routine daily life. I too have the same power now at 43 years of age but I have discarded the glasses as the power is not all a cause of worry for me. Anyway, it is good to try eye exercise as taught in the school. Good Luck.
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My son’s name Is S.S.Surya, 13 years old, studying 9th Standard. He is having -3.5 power. We would like to attend your eye exercise camp. Please give us appointment immediately. Hoping to hear back from you. Thanks and Regards.
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Raj replied:
May 15th, 2013 at 3:28 am
Sorry Satish. This is not the School’s website but my personal blog. (Read more about me.) To get an appointment at the School for Perfect Eyesight, you should either contact the School over phone at (0413) 2233659 or by email at the address auroeyesight@yahoo.com. My prayers for Surya. Good luck.
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Raj replied:
August 26th, 2012 at 11:44 pm
Sorry Viswhakumar, I am neither a doctor nor an expert in anyway associated with the School but just a beneficiary of the School’s classes, as I made my son attend the School for one week.
Either contact an eye doctor or the School mentioned in this article for resolution of your problem.
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