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 back 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 Laser Photocoagulation and 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
		To study retinal blood vessel disease

	Fundus Indocyamine angiography
		To study the choroidal blood vessels

	Ultrasonography Imaging
		To detect invisible structural damage inside the eye

	Optical Coherence Tomography
		Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Electrodiagonostic Services 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.

Head of the Department - Vitreoretinal
	Dr Tarun Sharma Sankara Nethralaya (Main Campus) 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu , India Email ID: drts@snmail.org Ph no. 91-044-28271616 (12 lines)