Ophhthalmology

One Eye Specialist, one Ophthalmic Assistant and one Operating Room Assistant are presently working in this department. Three trainees are being trained as Ophthalmic Assistants.

It provides regular OPD facilities for patients of the surrounding areas with eye complaints. It also caters to the needs of the In-patients of the institute as and when required. The facilities for Consultation, Refraction, Tonometry, Ophthalmoscopy and Biometry are available in the OPD.

The Eye OPD is equipped with following equipment:-

i)        Computerized Autorefractometer
ii)       Schiotz Tonometer
iii)      Slit lamp Biomicroscope
iv)      A-scan Bio-meter
v)       Keratometer
vi)      Ophthalmoscope
vii)     Streak Retinoscope
viii)    Colour Vision Chart

The Eye Operation Theatre is equipped with following equipment:-

i)        Operating Microscope
ii)       Phaco-emulsification unit
iii)      Set of Instrument for cataract and phaco-surgery
iv)      Auto clave

Eye operation theatre started functioning since December 2004. IOL (Intraocular Lens) is being implanted in cataract patients who are found suitable for this procedure, otherwise simple conventional cataract operation is performed. All cataract operations are being done free of charge. Patients are followed up after one week, two weeks and at the end of six weeks. Glasses are prescribed for these patients six weeks after operation. In addition to this, minor surgical procedures are also carried out for out-patients and in-patients of the institute.  The following table shows the work load of the Ophthalmology department during the year and previous five  years.

            2003-04   2004-05   2005-06    2006-07  2007-08   2008-09   2009-10
Hospital OPD                                                                                            (Till Dec.)
New cases    650          893         2128         2695         2795          2942        2213
Old   cases      39            68           156           251           532            566          232
Total             689         961        2284        2946        3327         3508       2445

Indoor Cases   47            53           113           114           144             60            69
Operation          -               -             66             78            106            111           50

Outreach
Examined in Camps 151    129         1014          602           804              -               -
School Screening       -         -               -                -            4131          4218           -

• Govt. of India banned cataract operations outside hospital O.T.