Department is rendering its services at Hospital for long time, for last one decade. Dr Munir Sindhu is the head of department. This is a branch of medicine and surgery (both methods are used) that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye disease. Their credentials include a doctorate degree in medicine, followed by an additional four years of Ophthalmology residency training. They may or may not receive residency training in internal medicine, pediatrics, or general surgery before the ophthalmology residency. Additional training may be sought through a fellowship in a particular specialty of eye pathology. Ophthalmologists are allowed to use medications to treat eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and perform surgery when needed. Ophthalmologists may participate in academic research on the diagnosis and treatment for eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are allowed to use medications to treat eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and perform surgery when needed. Ophthalmologists may participate in academic research on the diagnosis and treatment for eye disorders. Eye surgery, also known as ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa by an ophthalmologist.The eye is a fragile organ, and requires extreme care before, during, and after a surgical procedure. An expert eye surgeon is responsible for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure for the patient, and for taking the necessary safety precautions. They may or may not receive residency training in internal medicine, pediatrics, or general surgery before the ophthalmology residency. Medical services of the Ophthalmology & Vision Sciencesare provided in the THQ Hospital Burewala are follow.
Aims and Objectives
Enlisted below are the prime objectives of the department:
- Provide OPD Examination
- Treatment of common ophthalmic ailments
- Treatment of different eye infection
- Subjective correction of refractive errors
- Playing its part in creating public awareness about different communicable eye diseases
- Referral of patients to tertiary care hospital for in time management
- Removal of foreign bodies from eye
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Patient comes in OPD, Get token and OPD slip form counter
- Vitals are checked by the staff and noted
- Patient enters into eye department and assistant enters the details in register
- Ophthalmic technician check the visual activity and note it down on OPD slip
- Consultant Ophthalmologist examine the patient. Note down the diagnoses. Prescribe the eye drop and medication
- In aces of refraction required, he refers the patient to optometrist
- In case of emergency patient refer to tertiary care hospital
- Optometrist examine the patient and given the number of Glasses after subjective refraction. he also explain the care of glasses and importance of regular follow up
Equipment
Enlisted below are the quipments of the department:
- Slit Lamp (partially functional)
- Swellon’s chart
- Trial box
- Operating microscope (partially functional)
Future Plans
Department have following future plans:
- Provision of following equipment’s in OPD:
- Auto refractometer
- Tonometer
- Air scan
- Retina scope
- Slit , 90-D, 78-D Lamp
- Kerato meter
- Provision of following equipment’s in OT:
- Cataract Surgery instruments set
- Probing/syringing instruments set
- Operating microscope
- Operating Table