₹70 crore in Sharp Sight Group of Eye Hospitals.The funds will be used for the New Dehi-based company's expansion over the next three years into tier-2 cities, the eye care chain said in a press release.Currently, the company runs seven hospitals in Delhi NCR and Jammu & Kashmir."Most of the patients with visual impairment are dependent on his/her immediate family on a day to day basis.
With rapid urbanisation happening in tier 2 cities we intend to create job opportunities and provide quality training and employment generation in these cities," said Deepshikha Sharma, chief executive at Sharp Sight.Founded by Dr Samir Sud and Dr Kamal B Kapur in 1997, the eye care services provider has do far performed over 5 lakh surgeries and procedures.