Netra Chikitsa(Ophthalmology), a speciality area in traditional medicine of India (Ayurveda), has to date very few practitioners and experts compared to other areas such as bone setting Orthopaedics), Visha chikitsa (toxicology) or balachikitsa (paediatrics). Sudarshanam Netra Chikitsalayam in Thiruvalla in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala is a well known center for treating various disorders of the eye. This center was founded in 1990 under the auspices of Paramacharya of Kanchi Kama Koti Peedom Shri Shri. Chandra Sekhara Saraswathi Swamigal of Kancheepuram.

Dr.B.G.Gokullan, a young graduate in Ayurveda from the Ayurveda College, Coimbatore has received extensive training in traditional ophthalmology from the traditional Netra Vaidya Sri N.V.Kutty Krishnan Nair. He was also trained at “Sankara Netralaya” in Chennai, a well known modern ophthalmic institute in Asia, in modern diagnostic methods. He is the Medical Director of the center. In the year 1994, he received a prestigious fellowship from United States of America named "Ashoka Innovators for the Public" ( FAIP).

Sudarshanam Netra Chikitsalayam, the live unit of Netra Foundation is housed in a 3 acre calm and beautiful land off to the state high way leading to Sabarimala, one of the well known pilgrim centres of Kerala, with a traditional building which can accommodate upto 4 families or 10 patients and can treat up to 20 patients at a time. The clientele range from Kerala as well as from states of Madhya
Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharastra, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan etc. . The center is also equipped with modern diagnostic tools and an in house pharmacy to prepare special oils, ghee and decoctions beneficial in eye disorders.

Sudarshanam now extends its services to more than 6 cities spreading almost south central Kerala and holds periodical camps at Mumbai and Jabalpur.

Sudarshanam Netra Chikitsalayam
the live unit of Netra Foundation is housed in a 3 acre calm and beautiful land off to the state high way leading to Sabarimala , (one of the well known pilgrim centres of south India), with a traditional building besides an annex which combined, can accommodate up to 7 families or 14 patients and can treat up to 25 patients at a time. The clientele range from Kerala as well as from states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur etc. . The center is also equipped with modern primary diagnostic tools and an in house pharmacy to prepare special oils, ghee and decoctions beneficial in eye disorders. Sudarshanam has recently started another extension centre at Maradu, Kochi with all primary documentation and diagnostic facilities. This centre also is capable of hosting 4 patients at a time.