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Vasan Eye Care founder Arun, 51, dies of cardiac arrest in Chennai

The network he headed has 170 eye care hospitals across India, 27 dental hospitals in the south, and two multi-speciality hospitals in Trichy

A M Arun
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In 1991, Arun took over the reins of the family’s pharmacy business ‘Vasan Medical Hall’ in Trichy

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Fifty-one-year-old A M Arun, the founder of Vasan Eye Care, passed away in Chennai today. While the report stated that he died due to cardiac arrest, officially the hospital management where he was admitted did not make any official statement.

His body was sent to the Government's Omandurar Multispecialty hospital for an autopsy.

In 1991, Arun took over the reins of the family’s pharmacy business ‘Vasan Medical Hall’ in Trichy. In 2002, he forayed into the eye care business by setting up the first eye care hospital in Trichy. 

Today the network includes 170 eye care hospitals in India and