Aurolab, an ISO 9001: 2000 certified nonprofit organization started in 1992 is a division of Aravind Eye Care System, dedicated to the eradication of needless blindness worldwide. The mission of Aurolab is to supply high quality ophthalmic products, eye care products at affordable prices to the vision impaired worldwide.
In the early 1990,s IOL surgery was considered to provide a far better benefit to improved vision rather than any existing conventional surgeries and techniques at that point in time. However, the cost of the technology was very exorbitant thereby preventing organizations such as Aravind to provide IOLS free of cost for its patients who could not afford such surgeries. In order to overcome this obstacle and to provide and ensure availability of IOL Surgery to all sections of the society, Aravind in support from other nonprofit organizations pioneered the launch of an IOL manufacturing facility in 1992.


