Cornea


This is a specialized cornea clinic with eye bank facilities, a unit of Lions Eye Hospital. We have state-of-the-art equipment for diagnosis and treatment of Cornea diseases like

  • Pachymetry
  • Orbscan (Corneal Topography)
  • Wavefront Analyzer (Aberrometer)
  • Collagen Cross Linking
Special Facilities:
  • Consultation - Prior appointment is not required. Bring all your old records (eye & medical) for consultation. At any point in time if you have any queries, you can ask your consultant regarding the same.
  • Clinical tests – Once the eye examination is over, certain diagnostic tests may be advised to assess corneal structure and or function. A detailed report of the same would be provided to you after the tests are over.

Procedures:
Following are the corneal procedures available to restore normal corneal structure and function.
  • Collagen Cross Linking
  • Contact lens
  • Corneal transplantation surgery to restore corneal clarity and function
  • Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
  • Deep Endothelial Keratoplasty (DEK)
  • Kerataprosthesis
  • Rose K & Boston C.L. for Keratoconus
  • Ocular surface reconstruction for eyes damaged by chemical or thermal injury
  • Ocular surface reconstruction-Stem cell transplantation, Amniotic membrane transplantation, Pterygium surgery.
  • Dry eye assessment and management
  • Ocular surface neoplasia - biopsy and surgical excision
  • Corneal and adnexal infections - microbiological diagnosis and treatment
Other equipment includes:
  • Topcon Slit Lamp biomicroscope
  • Orbscan Corneal Topography system
  • Tomey Ultrasound Pachymeter
  • Eye bank Specular Microscope
  • Autorefractometer
  • Sonomed Ultrasound AB Scan
  • Digital Photography system
  • Tonopen
  • Intraoperative Keratometer
  • Hand Held Slit Lamp for Paediateric cases
Glaucoma
      At BWLSS Eye Hospital, we have state-of-the-art equipment for diagnosis and treatment of Glaucoma like
               Applanation Tonometer
               Gonioscopy
Humphery’s Visual Field Analyser

OCT
  • Optic Nerve Head digital Photography
  • Pachymetry
  • YAG Laser Iridotomy
  • Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation
  • Cyclocryotherapy
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM)