Opthalmology

The Department of Opthalmology provides tertiary eye care services in addition to primary and secondary eye care. It is well-equipped with autorefractometer, automated perimeter, A-scan biometer (to measure IOL power), slit lamps, Nd:YAG laser, anterior segment imaging system, fundus camera and frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser for treating retinal diseases. It also boasts of a registered eye bank where collection of eyes and keratoplasty is performed.

The OT is well-equipped with state-of-the-art technology and equipment such as Zeiss operating microscope with CCTV, phacoemulsification machine and virectomy machine. Surgeries like phacoemulsification (surgery without injection and eye-patch) with monofocal or multifocal IOL implantation, retinal surgeries, vitrectomy, anti-glaucoma, squint, oculoplasty and DCR are performed by well-qualified and experienced ophthalomologists.