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GOVERMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL

KRISHNAGIRI

All India Ranking: Ranked 335th Nationally

Tamil Nadu State Ranking: Ranked 31st in the State

About the department

  • The Department of Ophthalmology was created in 2010 in the erstwhile Krishnagiri GH and continued to function in Krishnagiri Medical College.

  • Ophthalmology department functions well equipped Outpatient department with state-of-the-art equipments and a minor OT. We have special clinics for Cataract, Glaucoma, Retina, Cornea, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Orbit and Oculoplasty in our OPD

  • We have B SCAN, Perimetry, Green laser for treating Glaucoma and Retinal diseases. Nd YAG laser for peripheral Iridotomy, Hyaloidotomy and Capsulotomy in OPD.

  • We routinely perform screening of Retinopathy of prematurity for infants in NICU and we do screening of Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma in our OPD.

  • We see around 40,000 outpatients per year. Our eye ward accommodates 30 beds and has two units. Bed occupancy is approximately 95% around the year. We have two major operation theatres with 3 microscopes and two phacoemulsification machines for doing cataract surgery and other surgeries. We operate more than 3500 cataract patients per year.

  • We are conducting various public camps and diabetic retinopathy camps in villages around our college.

  • The department has spacious and furnished library with latest edition of books and journals.

Services Offered

SCOPE OF SERVICES

  1. Cataract and refraction clinic
  2. Orbit and oculoplastic clinic
  3. Glaucoma clinic
  4. Retina and Uvea clinic
  5. Cornea clinic
  6. Paediatric ophthalmology clinic
  7. Retinopathy of prematuriy screening in NICU
  8. Children examination in DEIC
  9. Conducting public camps
  10. Surgeries done in department are:
    1. Cataract surgeries
    2. Glaucoma surgeries
    3. Lid reconstructive surgeries (Blepharoplasty, Ptosis correction, Entropion and Ectropion correction)
    4. Ocular trauma management
    5. Pterygium surgeries
    6. Keratoplasty for corneal disease
    7. Intravitreal injections for retinal diseases
    8. Laser treatment for Retinal diseases and degenerative conditions
  1. ACADEMIC CURRICULUM

  2. Periodic Academic activities held in the department for Pre final and Final year students. Following academic curriculum is being followed.

    • Lecture class
    • Small group discussion
    • Self directed learning
    • AETCOM
    • Tutorials
    • Seminar
    • Integrated teaching
    • Formative and summative assessments
    • Practical demonstration
    • Computer assisted learning
    • Skill lab sessions
  3. Average OP/ IP Census per day

  4. 1. OP- 120 per Day. IP- 29 per Day

    2. Major surgeries -250 per month and Minor surgeries and day care procedures – 600 per month.

Faculty

Designation Name
Associate Professor Dr.Sudhakar MS.,
Assistant Professors Dr.R.Vanitha MS.,
Dr.T.Umarani MS.,
Senior Resident Dr.Sathya DO.,DNB.,
Dr.Ponnmani MS.,
Dr.Nithya MS.,
Dr.Shakila MS.,

Success Stories

CME’S WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES

Note of thanks written to the CM Cell by a beneficiary of our Dept

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Events

CME’S WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES

LIST OF CME CONDUCTED IN THE DEPARTMENT

DATE CME TOPIC
15.02.204 THE OCULAR EMERGENCIES
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CME Conducted by other depts involving Ophthal Dept

DATE TOPIC
19-02-2025 DIABETIC UPDATE 2025 – RSSDI TAMILNADU CHAPTER
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Programmes

Quiz Competition

DATE EVENT
25.08. 2024 to 8.09.2024 Ophtha quiz in department

Eye donation fortnight programme (Poster competition, rangoli competition, Mehandhi and Poem competition, sensitization program to Public)

YEAR DATE
2021 25.08.2021 to 08.09.2021
2022 25.08.2022 to 08.09.2022
2023 25.08.2023 to 08.09.2023
2024 25.08.2024 to 08.09.2024

World Glaucoma week celebration

YEAR MONTH
2022 March
2023 March
2023 March

EYE DONATION FORTNIGHT CELEBRATION 2022

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EYE DONATION FORTNIGHT CELEBRATION 2023

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EYE DONATION FORTNIGHT CELEBRATION 2024

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WORLD GLAUCOMA AWARENESS CELEBRATION

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