Tirupur is an important place in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Tirupur is reputed in the manufacture of Banians (Knit Wear) and it stands first in India. Banian Industry has developed to such extend that it exports to many foreign countries. Tirupur has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Knitted garments,Casual garments and Sportswear.Tirupur is an industrial town.Many lakhs of workers are employed in ginning, spinning and knitting factories and thier ancillary units. And the only city in India which gives more than Rs.250,000,000 Foreign Revenue per year. Tirupur is also known as Dollar City, Knit City, Cotton City and mainly " Hosiery Centre ".

THE EYE FOUNDATION at Tirupur

The new premise of the Tirupur branch, “The Eye Foundation and Thirumurthy Nethralaya” spread over 50,000 square feet is an ultra modern facility with all the latest in Ophthalmic care. This 5 storied building has good Out-patient and In-patient facilities with a well equipped Laboratory to carry out thorough investigations. In trend with the latest advances, THE EYE FOUNDATION at Tirupur covers the whole gamut in Ophthalmology with focus on patient comforts, with proper ambience and appropriate delivery systems. To name a few, the latest Lasik treatment, Lasers for Retinal Diseases, Ocular Imaging, Field Analysers, Operating Microscopes, Phacoemulsification and vitrectomy units are all available at the new center. Under the able guidance of Dr. D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director, The Eye foundation, headed by Dr. J. Ravi, Sr. Consultant, the new hospital functions with Six highly trained, dedicated ophthalmologists supported by a team of optometrists, nursing, paramedical and administrative staff.

The new building was inaugurated on Thursday, the 9th August, 2007 at 5.30 p.m. Shri. N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman& Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited was present as the chief guest and the meeting was presided over by Dr. S.S. Badrinath, Emeritus Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. Shri. A. Sakthivel, President, Tirupur Exporters Association was the guest of Honour.