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Department of Ophthalmology
The department of
Ophthalmology was founded in 1926. It was jointly headed by Dr Ratnakar and Dr
G.T.Mody. There is an outpatients' section on all days of the week and surgeries
are performed in operation theatre on all days.This department has a special ward
for keratoplasty pateints. The department provides complete eye care in the form
of various ophthalmic procedurs like contact lens, intraocular lens implantation,
keratoplasty,flourocien angiography and vitreo-retinal surgery. There are various
diagnostic facilties like ultrasound, slit lamp, perimetry,and fundus camera for
outpatients and those referred for this specialized services.
There is
a well established eye bank with facilities for enucleation, storage and use of
eyeballs .This department is a well known centre for diseases of posterior segment
of the eye. Photocoagultaion is done with double frquency YAG.
FACULTY:
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FACILITIES:
In the outpatients department various procedures are
performd like trial glasses, retinocsopy, slit lamp examination, indirect ophtlalmoscopy,
direct ophthlamoscopy, perimetry ,keratometry, tonometry, synaptophore, YAG laser,
retinal photo coagulation etc.
In the operation theatrevarious anterior
and posterior segment surgeries are performed everyday.
There is well
equipped library in the dept for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
ACTIVITIES:
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Clinics
Meetings and Conferences
School Clinic
Eye Camps
INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS
There are two units
Unit I
OPD Tue/Thus. / Saturday
Dr. Y. K. Dastur - (Prof.
& Head )
Unit II
OPD Monday/
Wednesday/ Friday
Dr. C.A. Shinde (Prof. Unit Head)
Dr. S.I. Sahdev
( Associ. Prof.)
Dr. S. P. Kerkar (Lecturer )
Our
OPD timings are:
8.30 a.m. TO 2.00 p.m.
POSTGRADUATE COURSES
OFFERED:
1. M.S. Ophhtalmology - 3year residency programme
2. D.O. - 2 Year Residency programme
PUBLICATIONS:
There have been about 45 publications in the
last 10 years, from the department
CONTACT:
Department of Ophthalmology,
K.E.M. Hospital.
Parel ,
Mumbai - 12
Ph. 2410 7000, EXT
- 2059