Injuries to the eye may occur from blunt objects or from small sharp metal or glass pieces. A variety of other injuries may occur. Trauma may be serious and result in loss of sight unless treated immediately. This service will deal with all injuries related to the eye, involving, the eyelids, the cornea, sclera, the lens and the retina. The trauma is team is well equipped with significant ocular injuries.

The primary eye care service treats all patients that come with a general ophthalmic problem.

After further assessment, if required, patients may be referred to specialist service departments. If the problem is simple they will be treated and followed up under this service.

Squints specially are a concern, in the children. It is important, because a squint may be related to decrease in vision or it may be significantly a cosmetic blemish.

Children who have squint, undergo a vision assessment, followed by a squint assessment. Then a decision is taken whether to treat medically or if a surgery is required. Children with squint may also have lazy eyes, indicating poor vision in

This is a highly skilled team, that has undergone subspeciality fellowship in Vitreous and retinal disorders.
A patient, who has vitreous haemorrhage, retinal detachment or a combination of the two such as in diabetics, or following severe injury to the eye is treated by this service.

Surgery generally involves using vitrectomy machines and fine micro surgery instrumentation.

The conditions that are treated include, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, vitreous haemorrhage, retinal detachment, trauma, perforating injury, diabetic retinopathy.

These conditions may lead to sudden loss of vision which is alarming.

Our eye bank team is responsible for creating awareness and encouraging people to donate.
We liaise with different hospitals in Nagpur and outside and encourage and support the eye donations through our counsellors.
When a patient dies, their relatives may inform us and our team is ready to move within 15 minutes, with all instrumentation and regulatory papers needed for a successful eye donation.
All eye donations are accepted only after due consent from the next of kin. The tissue is then transported back to the hospital and stored in special media to keep the cornea healthy for transplantation. The cornea is examined to assess its quality before being provided to a deserving patient. Corneas that cannot be used are then used for glaucoma surgeries or used for research purposes.

Several people have refractive errors and need to wear contact lenses for their professional or personal reasons. Others have corneal problems and need to wear them for improving vision, since spectacles may not serve the purpose. Pain and cosmesis are other reasons why contact lenses may need to be prescribed. Our service is involved in the assessment and provision of contact lenses for many such conditions

We offer a full range of services, that include vision examination, stereoscopic assessment, Squint assessment and treatment, allergic conditions of childhood, congenital cataract, congenital and developmental glaucoma, ocular trauma, lazy eye, treatment of amblyopia, refractive errors, microphthalmia, congenital coloboma, retinal detachment and retinopathy of prematurity.

The team in this service treats cataract, a common eye condition, in which the lens becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.

Cataract surgery is generally recommended when your cataract has progressed to the point that it is interfering with your daily activities and lifestyle. It is usually safe to delay surgery if you do not feel you have a problem with your vision, or don’t want to have an operation.

Modern cataract surgery is usually quick and can be performed using a local anaesthetic only. Most people are able to return to work the day after their operation. During surgery, your lens is usually replaced with a clear plastic lens, called an intraocular lens (IOL). For most patients, the new lens is chosen to aim for focused distant vision after the operation. Many people still require glasses for fine focusing in the distance and it is usual for you to need reading glasses after your operation. There is a possibility of implanting a multifocal lens, which will enable you to focus at three focal points, thus covering near, computer and distance vision for you. A ‘toric’ lens that treats your astigmatism ( cylindrical power) and neutralises it is also available. Your treating doctor will advise you regarding the kind of lens you may need.

This service provides care and treatment for tissues around the eye. These include anomalies of the lids, and tear duct system. Thus if there is excessive watering, that does not respond to medical treatment we will suggest ways of solving this problem. If the lids are not in position on the eyes, or if  they droop or do not rise up normally with the movements of the eye, the service will suggest surgical remedies for this condition.

The cornea is affected by inflammations, trauma and allergy and infections. These conditions are treated to prevent the cornea from losing its transparency. The sclera may also be affected by these conditions and it needs to be preserved since it protects the inner tissues of the eye.