DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

The department consists of one unit including an Associate Professor, an Assistant Professor, and three senior residents, and would like to expand by recruiting more faculty and ancillary staff. The non-teaching staff includes two optometrists and one OT nurse.

Services being provided-

The department provides all kinds of comprehensive eye care facilities, emergency services, and ROP screening as well as specialty clinic services such as Glaucoma, Cornea, Oculoplasty, Vitreoretina, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology. Presently, the department has a footfall of approximately 80-90 OPD patients per day and 1200-1300 eye surgeries per year. Different awareness programs have been organized by the department like observing the Glaucoma awareness week, Diabetic Retinopathy screening and awareness camp, keratoplasty fortnight, etc.

Future Plans-

In the future, the department aims to expand and start teaching curriculum sessions for post-graduate(DNB/MD/MS) and optometry students(BSc.).


FACULTY MEMBERS

Designation Name of the faculty members Date of Joining
Associate Professor and Head Dr. Sonia Phulke 15-03-2021 (Forenoon)
Assistant Professor Dr. Vaishali Rakheja 01-01-2024
Medical Officer Specialist (Senior Resident) Dr. Nayanshi Sood 01-04-2021
Medical Officer Specialist (Senior Resident) Dr. Balwinder Kaur 01-04-2021
Senior Resident Dr. Amandeep Hans 02 -12-2022

NON-TEACHING STAFF

Designation Name of the faculty members
Optometrist Mr. Ashok kumar
Optomterist Miss Kirandeep Kaur