Vitreoretinal

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Vitreoretinal

Retina is the light sensitive film in the back of the eye. The image is perceived here and transmitted to the brain by the optic nerve. The vitreous is the clear gel that fills the back of the eye. Diseases of retina can affect any age. Premature infants can be affected by a disease called - ROP (Retinopathy of pre-maturity). Heredity and age related degenerations can affect the retina - especially the central most sensitive part of the retina called 'macula'. The retina can detach from the backportion of the eye - a condition called 'Retinal Detachment'. The Vitreous gel can become opaque due to blood - a condition called 'Vitreous hemorrhage'. This condition can occur in diabetics following injury and in other conditions.

The treatments available are Medical managements such as Laser Photocoagulation , intravitreal injections and Surgical managements such as Complex Vitreoretinal Surgery. Sankara Nethralaya is one of the busiest Vitreoretinal centres in the World. Over 250 patients are Examined in this Department per day and over 4000 major Vitreoretinal surgeries performed every year

Facilities

	Fundus Flouresine Angiography(FFA)
		To study diseases related to retinal blood vessel

	Fundus Indocyanine angiography(ICG)
		To study the choroidal blood vessels and related diseases

	Ultrasonography
		To detect structural damage inside the eye

	Optical Coherence Tomography(OCT)
		To Study the central retinal layers of the eye

	Ultrasound Biomicroscopy
		To study the anterior portion of the eyeball

	Electrodiagonostic Services (ERG, EOG, VEP)
		To evaluate retinal function(like the ECG for the heart)

	Laser Treatment of Retinal diseases
		-Argon Green Laser -Diode Laser -TTT Facility -Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

	Vitreoretinal Surgery
		-Nine fully equipped Operation Theaters are dedicated exclusively for Vitreoretinal Surgery at Sankara Nethralaya.

Medical Director :	Dr. Tarun Sharma
Director Research :	Dr. Lingam Gopal
Deputy Director :	Dr. Pramod S Bhende
Senior Consultants :	Dr. Muna Bhende
	Dr. Dhanashree Ratra
	Dr. Pratik Ranjan Sen
	Dr. Parveen Sen
	Dr. Rajiv Raman
	Dr. Candace Mary D`Souza
Consultants :	Dr. Ekta Rishi
	Dr. Kasinathan N
	Dr. Pukhraj Rishi
	Dr. Chetan Rao
	Dr. Pradeep S
Associate Consultants :	Dr. Vikas Khetan
	Dr. Swakshyar Saumya Pal (Kolkata)
	Dr. Radha R Das (Kolkata)
	Dr. Suganeswari G
	Dr. Vinata Muralidharan
	Dr. Rupak Roy

Head of the Department - Vitreoretinal
	Dr Tarun Sharma Sankara Nethralaya (Main Campus) 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu , India e-mail id: drts@snmail.org Phone: 91-044-28271616 (12 lines)