DEPARTMENT OF Ophthalmology
| Dept. Head | : | Dr. N. Vijayamma |
| Location | : | |
| OP Days | : | All days except Sunday |
| Specialty clinics | ||
| Glaucoma Clinic | : | Monday & Saturday 8am -3 pm |
| Retina Clinic | : | Monday & Saturday 8am -3 pm |
| Laser days | : | Tuesday , Wednesday 8am – 3pm |
| Eye Bank | : | All days 24 hours |
| Squint Clinic | : | Monday & Saturday 8am -3 pm |
| Mobile eye camps under Central Mobile unit on every Saturdays | ||
| Wards | : | Ward7 & Ward 8 |
| Emergency services | : | All days – 24 hours |
| E- Sanjeevani | : | on Tuesday |
About Us
The department of ophthalmology Government medical college, Kottayam caters to populations covering Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam districts and part of Alapuzha. This is the only institution providing tertiary eye care in government sector to this population. Our department provides specialty care in retina and uvea , cataract, squint and pediatric ophthalmology, cornea and eye banking, neurophthalmology and orbit and refractive services.
Facilities
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
- Direct and Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Fundus Fluoroescein Angiography (FFA)
- Slitlamp Biomicroscopy
- Ultrasound B scan
- Utrasound Biomicroscopy ( UBM)
- Humphrey field Analyser (HFA)
- Specular microscopy
- Fundus photography
- Autorefractometry
- Contact and noncontact tonometry
- Lenstar biometry
- Synoptophore
- Hess chart
- Endothelial cell count for donor cornea (Keratoanalyser)
- Goniscopy
- A scan with keratometer for IOL calculation
TREATMENT PROVIDED
- Cataract –manual small incision surgery and Phacoemulsification (Keyhole)
- Squint surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Oculoplasty
- Corneal transplantation surgery
- Lacrimal sac surgeries
- Amblyopia management
- Retinal lasers for Diabetic retinopathy & macular oedema, Retinal Arterial and venous occlusions, Neovascular Glaucoma, Age related macular degeneration, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal breaks and holes.
- Intravitreal injections (Anti VEGF & steroids) & implants (Ozurdex) for Macular oedema due to various causes, Choroidal neovascular membrane, Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
- Surgical treatment for retinal detachment. Scleral buckling. Pneumatic retinopexy, Cryotherapy,Para plana vitrectomy , Macular hole surgery.
- Emergency services
Teaching Staff
| Sl. No. | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.N.Vijayamma | Professor & Head |
| 2 | Dr.C.P. Praveen | Assoc. Professor (Cadre ) & Addl. Professor ( CAP) |
| 3 | Dr.Liby Joseph | Addl. Professor ( CAP) |
| 4 | Dr. Padmasree K.M | Assoc. Professor ( CAP) |
| 5 | Dr.Jisha K | Addl. Professor (CAP) |
| 6 | Dr. Manjit.P.S | Asst. Professor |
| 7 | Dr.Gargi Sathish | Addl. Professor ( CAP) |
| 8 | Dr.Saritha.V.K | Addl. Professor ( CAP) |
| 9 | Dr.Natasha P.K | Asst. Professor |
| 10 | Dr.Sony K.Jose | Asst. Professor |
| 11 | Dr. Lekshmi H | Asst. Professor |
| 12 | Dr.Nishi R.S | Asst. Professor |
| 13 | Dr.Arya R Gopi | Asst. Professor |
| 14 | Dr Asha Susan | Asst. Professor |
Non-Teaching Staff
| Sl. No. | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Sreekanth V | Clerk & Typist |
| 2 | Mrs. Sudha C.P | Optometrist |
| 3 | Mrs. Haritha R.O | Optometrist |
| 4 | Mrs. Dhanya | Optometrist |
| 5 | Mr. Sajaneesh | Eye Bank Counselor |
Achievements
- Only centre with vitrectomy and retinal detachment surgery in central Kerala in the Government sector.
- DBCS recognition for the corneal transplantation surgery in the department .
- DBCS recognition for the conduction mobile eye camps and cataract surgery provided.
- Ultra clean modular OT facuty installed for the 1st time under Government sector .
- The only centre with facility for donor cornea ( Kadaver cornea) analyser using keratoanalyser machine in Govt. sector . We are conducting cornel transplantation under Mrithasanjeevani.
- Internship programme is studied with stipend for DOA students .
- Last year we got the state level 1st prize for post graduate quiz programme under kerala society of ophthalmic surgeries.
- Got 2nd prize for post graduate quiz programme under Cochin ophthalmic society and Alappuzha ophthalmic society.
Ongoing Research
- Dry eye following small incision and phacoemulsification cataract surgery
- Factors predicting visual outcome in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy following road traffic accidents
- Nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients with Retinopathy
- Effect of mean ocular perfusion pressure in primary open angle glaucoma
- Correlation of central corneal thickness axial length and keratometry in patient with refractive errors
- Accuracy of three different intraocular lens power calculation formulas in predicting post operative target refraction in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
- Distribution of intraocular pressure to cornea index and relationship between intraocular pressure to cornea index and optic disc,visual field changes in primary open angle glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients.
- TREATMENT OUTCOME AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH MICROBIAL KERATITIS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KERALA
- Clinical profile and treatment outcome of patients with infective keratitis managed as inpatients in ophthalmology department of a tertiary care hospital in kerala.
10Systemic and local diseases in patients presenting with episcleritis and scleritis in a tertiary care center in kerala - Proportion of hypertensive retinopathy among elderly hypertensive patients presenting as acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary care centre in kerala.
- A study on surgical outcome following cataract surgery in senile cataract with lens induced glaucoma admitted in ophthalmology department of a tertiary care centre kerala.
- Visual out come in pediatric open globe injury.