The Department of Ophthalmology is located on 1st floor of building no.3. There are 30 beds operating as a single unit, headed by a professor.
The Department is taking all the measures to control blindness in the community under National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB). Commonest being vision correction by prescription of spectacles and vision restoration by performing cataract surgeries (Phaco & SICS) with implantation of intraocular lenses. The Department has state of art equipments for diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disorders.
Specialty Services
Eye Bank
Smt. Kashibai Navale Eye bank is approved by Govt. of Maharashtra from August 2012. Our Eye Bank retrieves eyes for corneal transplants & helps people get there sight back by performing Keratoplasty.
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Ophthal ward: 02024106325/225
Cornea Clinic
Cornea clinic deals with a range of infectious and inflammatory eye conditions which ultimately affect the transparency of the cornea and cause corneal blindness. We have Photo slit lamp (TOPCON) useful for photo-documentation and teaching purpose. Such patients with corneal blindness receive corneal transplant performed by cornea experts in our department.
Retina Clinic
Our department provides facilities to screen and treat all types of retinal problems including diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, ARMD and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy with the help of instruments such as Fundus camera, double frequency ND:YAG laser & Optical Coherence Tomography (Topcon). We provide varied retinal surgeries with the help of Vitrectomy machine –Constellation (ALCON) & BIOM instruments.
Glaucoma Clinic
We have all advanced diagnostic & surgical facilities required for the management of Glaucoma which is a common vision threatening disorder of the eye.
Squint & Peadiatric Ophthalmology Clinic
Peadiatric ophthalmology caters special attention to evaluate paediatric patients using K picture chart, instruments such as Synaptophore & Hess screen. We also provide squint & cataract surgeries for affected children.
Oculoplasty Clinic
Surgical facilities for Oculoplastic surgeries like Ptosis, Orbital surgeries, Squint surgeries are available.
Low Vision Aids
We are also taking care of patients with Low Vision by providing Low Vision Aids.
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Advance equipments like C.T Scan, MRI are available to evaluate Neuro-ophthalmic cases.