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 DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Name of HOD: Dr. R Magesh M.S (OPTHAL)

Introduction of the Eye Department:

• Total bed strength of Eye Department is 6.
• Annual OPD is near about 18,000 patients annually
• Total surgical load is about 3500 surgeries annually

Infrastructure

Eye OPD has 2 examination rooms, 1 room for testing visual acuity refraction and 1 room having a slit lamp, auto refractometer and YAG laser.

Services provided

All major anterior segment surgeries like cataracts, Pterygium with autograft and I/V injection.

Cataract surgeries with intraocular lens implantation are done by the most modern method of Phacoemulsification and sutureless small incision cataract surgeries.

Emergency services are given round-the-clock to the beneficiaries.

Traumatic & chemical eye injuries are being managed successfully in the eye department.

Clinical achievements

Posterior segment (Retinal) disorders of the eye with the addition of:

• Intravitreal injections of anti-VEGFs
• Phacoemulsification machine and high-end operating microscopes for sutureless cataract surgeries

Location of the Services: 1^st floor, Room No:13, ESIC Hospital, Tirunelveli.

List of Officers/Doctors Working in the Department:

Last updated / Reviewed : 2024-08-17