Building Eye Health Leaders
AJICO is preparing the next generation of clinicians, researchers, and health professionals committed to eliminating curable blindness in underserved communities.
Learning Beyond Classrooms
We believe meaningful learning happens through exposure to real patients, real systems, and real-world healthcare challenges.
Rooted in Service
Built on the institutional strength of Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital, AJICO combines practical experience with structured academic learning.
One Platform, Many Pathways
AJICO brings together ophthalmology, optometry, public eye health, non-clinical fellowships, and research under one integrated academic ecosystem.
Our Three Foundations
These three foundations shape the way AJICO teaches, trains, researches, and serves. Together, they reflect our belief that strong eye health systems must combine clinical excellence with community understanding and meaningful opportunities for social change.
Eye Health
Targeted Rural Interventions
Who we are
Akhand Jyoti Institute of Community Ophthalmology (AJICO) is the academic, teaching, training, and research platform of Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital. Created to strengthen eye health systems for underserved geographies, AJICO combines practical learning, community ophthalmology, institutional collaboration, and applied research under one integrated academic ecosystem.
AJICO offers ophthalmology training, DNB programs, clinical and non-clinical fellowships, optometry education, short-term learning opportunities, public eye health, and research. It has been created not merely to run programs, but to build a serious institution that contributes to the future of eye health in India and beyond.
Strengthening Eye Health Systems
AJICO exists to strengthen eye health systems for underserved communities through education, training, and research.
Learning Through Real-World Practice
We believe meaningful learning happens through real clinical practice, community exposure, and institutional experience.
One Integrated Academic Ecosystem
Our approach combines ophthalmology, optometry, public eye health, and non-clinical leadership under one academic ecosystem.
Building for the Future of Eye Care
More than running programmes, AJICO aims to build a serious institution for the future of eye care in India and beyond.
An Institute Rooted in Service
AJICO is built upon the clinical, outreach, and institutional foundation of Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital, creating a learning environment grounded in real-world service and impact.
Built on a Living Service Ecosystem
AJICO draws its strength from the clinical, outreach, and institutional foundation of Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital.
Where Quality Meets Access
Learners engage with a healthcare system deeply committed to both high-quality care and service to underserved communities.
Learning Through Real Systems
Because AJICO is rooted in active service delivery, learning extends beyond classrooms into real patient care and operational systems.
Research Grounded in Community Needs
AJICO connects teaching and research with real-world challenges, helping learners understand public eye health and community ophthalmology.
Vision & Mission
To become a globally respected centre of excellence in community ophthalmology, eye health education, public eye health, and applied research, dedicated to advancing equitable eye care for underserved and last-mile populations.
To educate and inspire capable, ethical, and purpose-driven professionals; strengthen eye health systems through rigorous training, research, and innovation; produce evidence that shapes practice and policy; and forge partnerships that improve the reach, quality, and sustainability of eye care worldwide.
Academic Philosophy
Building Competence Through Practice
AJICO believes strong learning comes through structure, repetition, supervision, and continuous feedback that gradually builds confidence and capability.
Learning Beyond Theory
We expose learners to real clinical situations, operational challenges, and community realities that go far beyond classroom teaching alone.
Connecting Knowledge with Systems
Our approach encourages learners to understand how clinical care, institutional systems, accountability, and patient outcomes are deeply interconnected.
Growing with Discipline and Reflection
Alongside technical skill, AJICO values humility, discipline, service orientation, evidence-based thinking, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
