Guru Nanak Eye Centre

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Location	Maharaja Ranjit Singh Marg, New Delhi-110002
Bus Routes
Police Station	Delhi Gate
Nearest Metro Station	New Delhi

Situated near to flyover connecting Connaught Place to Turkman Gate. It is 1km from New Delhi Railway Station and 0.5 km from Delhi Gate next to GB Pant Hospital.

INTRODUCTION

Guru Nanak Eye Centre is the Eye department of Maulana Azad Medical College, under Government of NCT, Delhi. It provides comprehensive eye health care services to the public, free of cost. The Eye Centre started functioning independently in 1985.It has an Outpatient department (OPD) block, Ward block and Operation theatre. The various services provided by the Centre includes OPD services, indoor services, operation theatre (24 hours) facilities, emergency services (24 hours), Speciality clinics, Eye Banks, Community eye services through peripheral health center at Narela, Delhi and by being a referral center of the Motia- Mukti-Bind Abhiyan Programme of Government of NCT, Delhi.

FACILITIES AVAILABLE

Guru Nanak Eye Centre provides comprehensive Eye care services to the public free of cost. The services provided are as follows:-

OPD SERVICES (Free of Charges)

The outpatient department is located in the OPD block with a separate registration counter functional from 8.30 A.M.AII patients registered upto 11:30 am (10:30 am on sat.) on weekdays will be seen on the same day. The Eye Centre OPD caters to an average of 700 patients each day. The OPD is equipped with all modern equipment for diagnosing various eye disorders. It also has an minor OT complex to perform minor surgical procedures like chlazion removal, removal of sutures after surgery etc. The day wise distribution of consultants, available in the OPD, along with their team of resident doctors is as follows: Days OPD Sub Units Faculty Residents Faculty Room Doctors Room Emergency Monday/Thursday IA Dr Usha Yadav Dr lanalyn Dr Charu Khurana 120 112 118 119 Monday Dr Kirti Singh 119 Dr Ruchi Sangal IB Dr J. L. Goyal Dr. Pooja Jain 116 113 114 117 Thursday Dr Ritu Arora 117 Tuesday /Friday IIA Dr Kamlesh Dr Rashmi Dr Premvardhan 120 112 118 119 Tuesday Dr Anju Rastogi 119 IIB Dr P.K. Pandey Dr Pankaj Vats Dr Ashish Amar 116 113 114 117 Friday Dr Subhash Dadeya 117 Wednesday / Saturday IIIA Dr B. Ghosh Dr Snigdha Mahajan Dr Lalit Alok Dr Vinod Kumar 208 113 114 116 117 Wednesday Dr U.K. Raina 116 Dr Meenakshi Thakkar 117 IIIB Dr Sushil Kumar Dr Puja Dhama 120 112 118 119 Saturday Dr Zia Chaudhuri 119 Dr Vandana Kohli 112 Resident Doctors are available as part of the team

INDOOR SERVICES

Guru Nanak Eye Centre has 184 beds to take care of the indoor patients. These include both preoperative and postoperative patients, besides those being medically treated for various ocular disorders. Separate wards to house female patients are available. Kitchen Services are available, free of cost, to provide meals to the admitted patients.

SPECIAL CLINICS

Special Clinics are held in the afternoon session for patients with various ocular disorders, concerning different sub-specialities of Ophthalmology. The day wise list of special clinics available is as follows:

DAYS	DOCTORS	CLINICS	ROOM NO
MONDAY	Dr Sushil	OPC	115
	Dr Ghosh	Retina Clinic	105
TUESDAY	Dr Kirti Singh	Contact Lens C	204
	Dr Ritu Arora	Cornea Clinic	120
	Dr Anju Rastogi	P.O.C.	102
WEDNESDAY	Dr Kamlesh	Squit Clinic	207
THURSDAY	Dr Ghosh	Angiography	105
	Dr Goyal	Neuropthamology	207
FRIDAY	Dr Usha Yadav	Glaucoma Clinic	202
	Dr Pandey	Squint Clinic	207

All the patients are seen in the Speciality clinic by appointments. These include patients referred from OPD and other ophthalmic centers for specialized management.

Retina Clinic: The Retina Clinic is a specialized clinic dealing in Vitreoretinal disorders. The surgical retina Clinic is functional on Mondays and Wednesdays.The medical retina clinic operates on Thursday and Friday in the same place. The like diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, retinal, Inents, hereditary retinal disorders, macular disorders etc. The retina clinic offers facility for Digital Fluorescein angiography. The clinic also offers latest/estigative modalities like optical coherence tomography and also schedules patients for laser treatment.

Cornea Clinic: The Cornea Clinic is a specialized clinic dealing in diseases of Cornea and anterior segment. The cornea clinic is functional every Tuesday. The clinic also deals with the registration of new cases for corneal transplantation surgery.

Glaucoma Clinic: The Glaucoma Clinic is a specialized clinic looking after the patients affected with glaucoma. The glaucoma clinic is functional every Friday. The clinic is well equipped with latest modalities for early detection of glaucoma.

Squint and Orthoptics Clinic: The Squint clinic is a specialized clinic dealing with both pediatric as well as adult strabismus and other ocular motility disorders. The squint clinic is functional on Mondays and Wednesdays. The squint clinic also has well trained orthopticians. The squint clinic deals with medical as well as surgical treatment of all kinds of ocular motility disorders.

Neuro-ophthalmology Clinic: This is a specialized clinic dealing with patients having neuro Ophthalmological problems like optic neuritis, neuropathies both acquired as well as hereditary, retinitis pigmentosa etc. The neuro-ophthalmology clinic is functional on Tuesdays. The clinic is well equipped with computerized charting of electrophysiological functions like VEP, ERG and EOG.

Pediatric-ophthalmology Clinic: The Pediatric ophthalmology clinic is a specialized clinic dealing in ocular disorders in the pediatric age group. The pediatric ophthalmology clinic is functional on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This clinic deals with Pediatric cataracts, ocular tumors of pediatric age group, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital ptosis, congenital epiphora and other congenital ocular disorders.

Oculoplasty Clinic: The Oculoplasty clinic is a specialized clinic dealing in oculoplasty and is functional on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The clinic deals with patients having proptosis, lid deformities like entropion and ectropion, orbital tumors, acqurired ptosis etc.

Contact Lens Clinic: The contact lens clinic deals with the fitting and prescription of contact lenses and is functional on Tuesdays.

Specialized investigations : The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for examination of various disorders. These include:- · Optical Coherence tomography · Digital Fluorescein Angiography and Indo-cyanine Green Angiography Imaging · Humphrey Corneal Topography system · Non contact specular microscope · Non-contact tonometer · Humphrey Automated Visual Field Analyzer · Keratometer · Humphrey auto refractometer · A- and B- scan ultrasound · Keratoscapy · Corneal pachymeter (optical)

Lasers: Lasers are advanced technology equipments that are used in noninvasive treatment of certain eye diseases. Our Laser laboratory has two broad types of laser systems. Argon-Krypton Laser is a coagulative type of Laser that is primarily used in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, Eales disease, retinal breaks, age related macular degeneration, Iris cysts etc. The second type of Laser available with us is Nd-YAG Laser. This is cutting type of Laser, which is useful for treatment of angle closure glaucoma and for creating openings in after cataracts. Patients come at a pre-fixed time and receive treatment as an outpatient procedure

EMERGENCY SERVICES The hospital has 24 hrs emergency services available for ocular emergencies. The emergency room is situated on the first floor of the ward block and deals with ocular emergencies like blunt and penetrating ocular trauma, chemical injury, ocular foreign bodies, sudden diminution of vision etc. Resident Doctors are available round the clock to handle such emergencies and consultants are available on call. Eye Banking Guru Nanak Eye Centre is equipped with an Eye Bank, which is focussed on combating Corneal Blindness. The eye bank is affiliated to the Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI). Corneal Blindness afflicts over 2 million young and old citizens all over India and vision can only be restored by the transplant of a human corneal tissue, which has been received from another fellow human being. Corneas can be enucleated from any deceased person within a time window of 6 hours from the actual occurrence of death. Resident doctors are available round the clock to collect eyes from the donors. Department The Eye Centre has 13 faculty members, 12 senior residents, 29 postgraduates and seven house -surgeons (Non-PG).

Days OPD	Sub Units	Faculty	Residents	Faculty Room	Doctors Room	Emergency
Monday/Thursday	IA	Dr Usha Yadav	Dr lanalyn Dr Charu Khurana	120	112 118 119	Monday
		Dr Kirti Singh		119
		Dr Ruchi Sangal
	IB	Dr J. L. Goyal	Dr. Pooja Jain	116	113 114 117	Thursday
		Dr Ritu Arora		117
Tuesday /Friday	IIA	Dr Kamlesh	Dr Rashmi Dr Premvardhan	120	112 118 119	Tuesday
		Dr Anju Rastogi		119
	IIB	Dr P.K. Pandey	Dr Pankaj Vats Dr Ashish Amar	116	113 114 117	Friday
		Dr Subhash Dadeya		117
Wednesday / Saturday	IIIA	Dr B. Ghosh	Dr Snigdha Mahajan Dr Lalit Alok Dr Vinod Kumar	208	113 114 116 117	Wednesday
		Dr U.K. Raina		116
		Dr Meenakshi Thakkar		117
	IIIB	Dr Sushil Kumar	Dr Puja Dhama	120	112 118 119	Saturday
		Dr Zia Chaudhuri		119
		Dr Vandana Kohli			112

Resident Doctors are available as part of the team

The Eye Centre, each year, imparts comprehensive training in Ophthalmology to 11 post-graduates and 180 undergraduates (as part of MBBS course) of Maulana Azad Medical College.The postgraduate training includes clinical, research and other academic activities. Besides, the centre also trains faculty members from other institutions coming for specialized training.

FAQs

Q1.	What must be done in case of injury ?
Ans.	Patients of any kind of injury should not rub their eyes. They should not self medicate In case of chemical injury eye should be copiously washed with tap water. Consult the ophthalmologist immediately. All injuries should be treated as an emergency.
Q2.	What is Cataract?
Ans.	Cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin­sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision
Q.3.	Which operation is the best for cataract removal?
Ans.	The conventional cataract surgery with an intra-ocular lens has been perfected over the years and has very few complications. However phakomulsification (a newer technique) offers some advantages i.e. early rehabilitation and suture less surgery with consequent less astigmatism. But this procedure has a higher rate of more severe complications. It is better to allow your ophthalmic surgeon to decide the type of procedure in an individual case.
Q4.	What is Phacoemulsification?
Ans.	Most cataract surgeries today are performed using phacoemulsification, a procedure in which the lens with the cataract is broken up by ultrasound, irrigated, and suctioned out. However, it requires proper case selection. The facility is available at Guru Nanak Eye Centre
Q5.	What eye problems are often associated with diabetes?
Ans.	Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as complications.AII can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. Diabetic eye disease can often be treated before vision loss occurs. All people with diabetes should have a dilated eye exam at least once a year Diabetic eye diseases include: · diabetic retinopathy · cataract · Glaucoma Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease in persons with diabetes
Q6.	What is diabetic retinopathy?
Ans.	Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults.It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. In some people with diabetic retinopathy, retinal blood vessels may swell and leak fluid,while in others, abnormal new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina. These changes may result in vision loss or blindness.Diabetic retinopathy cannot be completely avoided, but the risk can be greatly reduced.Better control of blood sugar level slows the onset and progression of retinopathy and lessens the need for laser surgery for severe retinopathy.
Q7.	What are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy?
Ans.	There may be no symptoms or pain in the early stages of the diabetic retinopathy, and vision may not change until the disease progresses. A condition called macular edema may occur when the macula, a part of the
Q10.	How is diabetic retinopathy diagnosed?
Ans.	In addition to a complete medical history and eye examination, your eye care professional may perform the following tests to diagnose diabetic retinopathy: · visual acuity test - the common eye chart test (see right), which measures vision ability at various distances. · pupil dilation - the pupil is widened with eyedrops to allow a close-up examination of the eye's retina. · tonometry - a standard test to determine the fluid pressure inside the eye. · ophthalmoscopy - a physician performs a detailed examination of the retina using a special magnifying glass. Treatment for diabetic retinopathy: Specific treatment will be determined by your physician(s) based on: · your age, overall health, and medical history · extent of the disease · your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies . expectations for the course of the disease · your opinion or preference According to the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, even people with advance retinopathy have a 90 percent chance of keeping their vision when they seek treatment before the retina becomes severely damaged. Treatment for diabetic retinopathy may include · Laser surgery - often used to treat macular edema and proliferative retinopathy; involves shrinking the abnormal blood vessels, or sealing the leaking ones. · Vitrectomy - a type of procedure that involves removing the cloudy vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the center of the eye) and replacing it with a salt solution. Vitrectomies are particularly effective in (persons with insulin-dependent diabetes, who may be at a greater risk of blindness due to a hemorrhage in the eye Other Diabetic Eye Problems: People with diabetes are also at risk for other diabetic eye diseases, such as: · cataract- a clouding or opaque area develops over the lens of the eye--an area that is normally transparent. As this thickening occurs, it prevents light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina--the light sensitive tissue lining located in the back of the eye. Persons with diabetes are also twice as likely as other adults to develop a cataract. · Glaucoma-increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and loss of vision Persons with diabetes are also twice as likely as other adults to develop a glaucoma.
Q11.	What precautions must be taken after cataract surgery?
Ans:	After a conventional cataract surgery, the patient should avoid straining, jerks, lifting weights, etc for at least 6 weeks. He should avoid washing the eyes with tap water for 6 weeks. He can resume reading with other eye and light

Access to information:

Information on the facilities provided by Centre like days of a units, admitted patients and doctors available in OPD etc. can be obtained from information centre in OPD or reception in Ward Block.

Right to Information:

The documented information can be obtained with reference to the institution from the Dy. Medical Suptd. or cashier on nominal payment after submitting a formal request.

Grievance Redressal

All officials dealing with public will wear badges on their uniform displaying their names and designations. This will ensure contact with right person in the time of need. Any discourtesy, dishonesty shown in discharge of duties can be reported to the following Senior Faculty Members:

Director	R.No.32,O.T. Block, Tel. No 23236931 (3:00-4:00PM)
D.M.S. / A.O.	R.No.7,OPD Block, Tel. No. 23231955.Problems related to administration and patient (12:00-1:00PM)
Unit I/C	Problems related to patients with the concerned OPD (12:00-1:00PM)

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