About Us
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Sundar Ram Shetty, the Globe Eye Foundation is a registered and non-profit organization. It has been delivering Eye care services through its Eye Hospitals
Our Story
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Sundar Ram Shetty, the Globe Eye Foundation is a registered and non-profit organization. It has been delivering Eye care services through its Eye Hospitals. The first hospital at Hosakote, a rural town near Bangalore, was established in 1996.
Subsequently, an eye hospital in Chintamani was reinstated into operation in 2014 and a new one was started in Kolar town in 2015. More than 70 percent of our services are for the poor and needy in Karnataka, and totally free of cost.
Chairman's Message
Dr.Sundar Ram Shetty
Founder Trustee
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Sundar Ram Shetty, the Globe Eye Foundation is a registered and non-profit organization. It has been delivering Eye care services through its Eye Hospitals. The first hospital at Hosakote, a rural town near Bangalore, was established in 1996.
Subsequently, an eye hospital in Chintamani was reinstated into operation in 2014 and a new one was started in Kolar town in 2015. More than 70 percent of our services are for the poor and needy in Karnataka, and totally free of cost. In 2015, as a joint project with ROTARY Bangalore, Indra Nagar and ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, we established our third eye hospital, NETRADEEP GEF EYE HOSPITAL, at KOLAR. With continued support, NETRADEEP GEF EYE HOSPITAL, TUMKUR was started in 2019. Between 2018-2021 , 4 vision centers were started in BANGARPET, MULBAGILU, SRINIVASPURA and MALUR.
I had a vision- Best of eye care to the poorest of the poor, even at the remotest place. Globe Eye Foundation was conceived to realize that vision. The GEF Eye Hospital at Hosakote, built from ground zero, was an important milestone on the path to our goal. We have been able to improve and expand our services to the community significantly. It is our dream at Globe Eye Foundation to cover all districts of Karnataka with our Eye care service network. We remember all our donors with profound sense of gratitude. In 2009 we were joined in our endeavour by the members of the C P Bothra Trust with the promise to spur on our efforts towards our goal In 2014 we revived a non-functional eye hospital in Chintamani,Lions GEF Eye Hospital 5th October 2022, we moved to new premises and started functioning independently as GEF Chintamani, our second hospital.
In 2015, as a joint project with ROTARY Bangalore, Indra Nagar and ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, we established our third eye hospital, NETRADEEP EYE HOSPITAL, at KOLAR. With continued support ,NETRADEEP EYE HOSPITAL, TUMKUR was started in 2017. Between 2018-2021 , 5 vision centers were started in BANGARPET, MULBAGILU, SRINIVASPURA, MALUR & VIJIPURA .
Our Trustees
Dr. B R Pai
Vice-Chairman, Trustee (GEF)
Mrs. Kalpa Gopal
Trustee (GEF)
Sri. Ram Mohan Menon
Trustee (GEF)
Sri. MKR Bhandary
Trustee
Mrs. Rama Ranganathan
Trustee
Srivats P Kamisetty
Treasurer, Trustee
Ashwin P Rao
Secretary, Trustee
C.P Bothra
Trustee
Cherian Baby
Trustee
P S Ravindranath
Trustee
Our Team
The GEF Eye Hospitals have a professional team of surgeons, nurses and support staff who work efficiently and diligently to serve the community. They are all seen going about their duties cheerfully offering a comforting and welcome experience to patients and visitors, alike.
Our Values
Compassion
We treat every patient with kindness, empathy, and respect.
Excellence
We strive for the highest standards in eye care and patient service.
Accessibility
We believe quality eye care should be available to everyone.
Innovation
We embrace new technologies and methods to improve patient outcomes.
Join Us in Our Mission
Together, we can bring the gift of sight to those who need it most.