INTRODUCTION

The department was started in 1963 headed by Prof. Dr. R.H.P. Sinha. Then a number of renowned ophthalmologists headed the department. In 2005 R.I.O started functioning the department.

DESCRIPTION

The department comprises of separate outdoor and indoor units and specialized investigation wing.

FUTURE PLANS

To immediately start eye banking facility.
To increase the number of cataract surgery.
To start retina and glaucoma unit.
To start regional institute of ophthalmology (R.I.O) in full strength in the new up-coming building situated in the RIMS campus.
To make R.I.O. Centre of Excellence in collaboration with Government of India and Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.
To make it a training centre for ophthalmologists of the state.
To impart training to the Para-Ophthalmological courses.
To do the community ophthalmology especially in the cataract surgery and school health check-up with the help of mobile units and N.G.Os.

WARD/INDOOR

It is located in the 3rd floor of hospital and comprises of 2 units and 2 wards “A” and “B”. There are 7 beds for indoor patients.

CONFERENCES & MEETINGS HELD IN LAST YEAR

Around 100 seminar on various topics.
Workshop on Phaco surgery.