The department comprises of dedicated and qualified faculty supported by a devoted team of residents and optometrists. The department is poised to provide surgery for cataract and other ocular pathologies at the earliest.
Mission
1. To provide high quality, affordable and accessible patient care
2. Establish excellence in medical education for undergraduates, post graduates, nursing and paramedical staff
3. To cultivate and encouragescientific research
Vision
Short Term Goals: (Over 1 year)
1. To provide services for all intra ocular surgeries at the earliest
2. To provide services for extra ocular surgeries
3. To establish weekly Glaucoma Clinic
4. To establish ROP clinic after obtaining requisite training
5. To conduct out reach camps in order to extend services to under served areas
Long Term Goals: (Over 5 years)
1. To establish various sub speciality clinics in the department viz. Squint, Glaucoma, Retina, Low Vision, Contact Lens
2. To provide high quality and relevant education to undergraduate and in future post graduate students.
3. To establish eye banking services
4. Further down the line, to establish Center of Excellence in Ophthalmology at GIMS
5. Further training of faculty in their subspecialties of choice.
Year of Establishment - 2017
Name of the first HOD
Dr. Nandita Chaturvedi
MS
Assistant Professor
Names & Qualification of all members
Dr. Nandita Chaturvedi
MS
Assistant Professor
Dr Pooja Singh
M.S.
Senior Resident
Dr Neha Sharma
M.S.
Senior Resident
FACULTY
Dr. Nandita Chaturvedi
Assistant Professor and Head
Dr. Nandita Chaturvedi is Assistant Professor & head of department.
Research Publications by Dr. Nandita Chaturvedi
1. Occurrence of Oculocardiac reflex in an adult undergoing squint surgery in Dr D.Y. Patil Medical Journal in 2010
Facility available in Department with capacity
1. Slit Lamp Examination
2. Fundus examination
3. Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
4. Screening for Glaucoma
5. Testing for Refractive Errors
6. Minor Surgical Procedures
Facility wise daily work load
1. OPD: 150/day
2. Minor Surgical Procedures: 6/day
Training activities courses run
MBBS
LOP Awaited
Equipments available
Refraction services
Glaucoma screening services
Well equipped minor OT
CME/Workshops organized by the department
Reseach activities by the department
1 Uncorrected Refractive Error As A Cause Of Headache: A Cross Sectional Study
Completed and accepted for publication by Indian Journal Of Public Health Research and Development
2 Comparative Study Of The Efficacy Of Topical Loteprednol Etabonate And Fluorometholone In The Treatment Of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis : A Randomised Controlled Study
Completed and submitted to Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology; awaiting response
3 Screen Exposure Time and Computer Vision Syndrome in School Age Children during Covid 19 Era: A Cross Sectional Study
Ongoing study
Infrastructure
EYE OPD :
1. OPD Consultation Room
2. HOD Room
3.DEMO Room / Seminar room / Library
4. Pantry
5. Minor OT / Dressing Room
6. Refraction Room
7. Dark Room
8. Waiting area for patients
9. Patients education posters
EYE WARDS :
1. 10 patients beds ( 04 semi intensive beds ) with side table & stool
2. HOD Room
3. Sister in charge room
4. Nurses Duty Room
5. Nursing Station.
6. Examination / Treatment / Dressing / Minor OT Room.
7. Ward Pantry.
8. Store room for linen and other equipment.
9. Medicine store room.
10. Resident Doctors and students Duty Room.
11. Clinical Demonstration Room
No. of PCs and laptop Computers in Dept.
Under procurement
Teaching Aids available
LCD Projector
Clinical : OPD and inpatient daily workload
In-patient 5 to 6 , Outpatient 150.
Total number of beds
10
