The department offers most recent advances in the field of corneal surgery which include:
Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK):
Optical, tectonic and therapeutic with anterior segment reconstruction, combined with SFIOL, Vitreo-retinal procedures and Paediatric PK
Lamellar corneal surgeries:
Including Automated Lamellar Therapeutic Keratoplasty (ALTK), Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet's Stripping EndoKeratoplasty (DSEK) and Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
Pterygium surgery
Corneal Tattooing
Management of wide range of ocular surface tumor including surgery and chemotheraphy
Comprehensive management of SJS/ chemical injuries /ocular allergies/ ocular surface disorders
The Ocular Surface Clinic, one of the first of its kind in the country, caters to a wide variety of surface disorders including dry eye, ocular allergies, chemical injuries and Stevens Johnson syndrome. Started in 2005, the clinic offers comprehensive care and makes available the entire spectrum of treatment modalities for ocular surface disorders under one roof. It is the only centre in the world which performs all kinds of keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea) surgeries. 350 Keratoprosthesis surgeries have been performed so far.
Amniotic membrane transplantation
Recurrent Pterygium surgeries
Stem cell transplantation
limbal autografts and allografts
Mucous membrane grafting
Artificial cornea (Keratoprosthesis)
- Boston Type 1 keratoprosthesis and its variants
- Modified Osteo-Odonto Keratoprosthesis
- oston Type 2/Lucia Type 2 Keratoprosthesis
- Tibial keratoprosthesis
- Auro Keratoprosthesis
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