Eye
The KG Eye department has made great strides over the years in providing quality and affordable eye care to people. Some of the services provided by the Department are as follows:
- General Ophthalmology
- Cornea Clinic
- Glaucoma Clinic - Automated Perimetry, Pachymetry. Applanation and Non contact tonometry
- Oculoplasty/Squint Clinic
- Daycare IOL Surgery with Phacoemulsification
- Contact Lens Clinic
- Retina Clinic
- OCT Retinal Scan
- Argon Laser
- Yag Laser
- 24-hour Lab Services
- Management of ocular trauma supported by CT scan / MRI Services.
- Separate state of the art well-equipped operation theatre.
The Department also successfully runs a DNB Ophthalmology Programme (for more details about this program, write to drgb@kggroup.com)
Community Ophthalmology Programme:
The eye Department is deeply involved in community programs such as "Crusade Against Childhood Blindness," which is a pediatric eye program inaugurated by former President Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam for the benefit of elementary school children.
Under the program, children are screened in their schools and if required they are brought to KG Hospital for further treatment, free of charge. In addition to this, the Department also organizes eye camps in rural areas and has conducted over 85,000 eye surgeries free of cost.