The Ophthalmology Department delivers primary, secondary, and tertiary eye care services across clinical, surgical, training, and research activities.

Services & Activities

• Outpatient consultation, diagnosis, and management of eye conditions.
• Health education and counselling on eye health and prevention.
• Elective and emergency eye surgeries (cataract, glaucoma, etc.).
• Residency and medical student training programs.
• Community outreach programs and eye screening camps.
• Refractive, low-vision and optical services (spectacles dispensing).
• Diagnostic investigations: central visual fields (CVF), ocular ultrasound, biometry, and other tests.
• Other functions as designated by hospital management.

Units

• Clinic Unit: Provides comprehensive outpatient eye care, counselling, and primary diagnosis.
• Optometry Unit: Offers refraction, low-vision services, visual field testing, biometry, ocular ultrasound, and optical laboratory services (spectacle dispensing). (Unit staffed by optometrists; optical lab operates on weekdays.)
• Eye Ward: 12-bedded dedicated eye ward with nursing station, wet lab, doctor call room and examination room. Consultant ward rounds: Tuesday–Friday. Resident ward rounds: daily.
• Eye Theatre Unit: Equipped with 2 operating tables and 2 operating microscopes; provides elective and emergency surgical services. There are four elective operation days per week.

Clinic Schedule

• Outpatient Clinics: Monday – Thursday, 08:00 – 16:00.
• Emergency Eye Services: 24 hours daily.
• Consultant Clinics / Theatre Days / Ward Rounds: See unit notes above — patients should confirm specific consultant clinic days before visiting.