OPTHALMOLOGY
Establishment : 1947
 
Contact No. : Landline : 0712 2701502
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Location: Govt. Medical College, Square Nagpur
History :

The Department of Ophthalmology ,Government Medical College Nagpur is a prominent tertiary center for ophthalmic care in Central India. Ophthalmology ,is no doubt a very intricate branch in itself. It involves highly sophisticated equipment . Under NPCB(National Programme for Control of Blindness),Department of ophthalmology, GMC Nagpur strives to provide quality care especially to rural and needy masses who are unable to afford such services in private sector Department of Ophthalmology in Govt. Medical College Nagpur was stated in 1947 and has been rendering its services over past 6 decades.
I) Courses Offered with Intake Capacity
Sr.No Name of Course Intake Capacity
1 M. S. Ophthalmology 3 Students per Year
2 Diplomain Ophthalmology[DOMS] 3 Students per Year
II) Facilities Provided
Please give names of Special Services, Clinics, Lab services, patient education programmes etc.
CURRENT FACILITIES
INSTRUMENTS
SLIT LAMPS ARGON LASER
BINOCULAR INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE PHACOEMULSIFICATION MACHINE [ALCON ] [ APPA]
90 D LENS A-SCAN
GONIO LENS Nd-YAG LASER
FUNDUS CAMERA SYNAPTOPHORE
KERATOMETER APPLANATION TONOMETER
OPERATING MICROSCOPE WITH CCTV SCHIOTZ TONOMETERS
ELECTRIC CAUTERY AUTOMATED PERIMETER
OPHTHALMIC CRYO MACHINE AUTOREFRACTOR
VITRECTOMY MACHINE HESS’S SCREEN
SURGERY
1. CATARACT SURGERY BY RIGID AND FOLDABLE IOL’S
TECHNIQUES:
PHACOEMULSIFICATION
         A. ROUTINE
         B. MICS (MICRO INCISION CATARACT SURGERY) WITH ROLLABLE IOL’S
SICS(SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY)
CONVENTIONAL E.C.C.E.
2. GLAUCOMA SURGERY
TRABACULECTOMY
COMBINED SURGERY
IRIDECTOMY
3. KERATOPLASTY
4. SQUINT SURGERY
5. PEDIATRIC SURGERY
6. OTHER MAJOR SURGERIES
DCR
PERFORATING INJURIES
AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE GRAFT
ENUCLEATION
EVISCERATION
7. OTHER MINOR SURGERIES
DCR
CHALAZION
PTERYGIUM WITH AMG/AUTOGRAFT
PROBING OF LACRIMAL PASSAGE
PARACENTESIS
INTRA VITREAL INJECTION
EXCISIONAL BIOPSY
8. LASER TREATMENT-Nd YAG LASER
POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY
PERIPHERAL IRIDOTOMY
9. PATIENT EDUCATION PROGREMME
1] Health education on Preventable Blindness, Childhood blindness
2] School screening programme for correction of refractive error and treatment of preventable blindness organized at various schools
3] Health education and counseling on eye donation organized during eye donation fortnight
4] Organization of Public forum on eye donation
III) Research Activities
A. CME, Workshop, or conferences organized by Department
Sr.No Name of programme Date &Year
1 In association with ORBIS India Surgical workshop on Pediatric Ophthalmology & Squint with international Faculty
2003
2 CME on Eye donation & Keratoplasty 4/9/2005
3 Inter collegiate Ophthalmic Quiz for UG won by Dr. Avinash Arke &
Dr. Sudip Deshpande GMC Nagpur		 23/10/2005
4 CME on Phaco Emulsification 8/1/2006
5 Medical Education of Teacher workshop 23/4/2007 to 25/4/2007
6 CME on Recent advances in ophthalmology
Chief Guest – Dr. Sudha Sutariya
Guest speaker – Dr. Vikas Mahatme		 1/9/2007
7 Inter collegiate ophthalmic quiz won by Dr. Rahul Shah &
Dr. Rashmi Joshi GMC Nagpur		 12/4/2009
B. Ongoing Research Projects Or Community Research Projects
Sr.No Name of Projects Name of Doctors
1 Clinical Study Of causes of Blindness in Blind schoolin Vidarbha Dr. Aniket Patil
2 Micro Organism found and there sensitivity in different seasons across year Dr. Atul Garg
3 Role of C. T. Scan in Proptosis Dr. Vaibhav Dasarwar
4 Co-relation between DM retinopathy and BSL Dr. Anand Partani
5 Role of B scan in ocular Trauma Dr. Nitika Poyam
6 Advantages of suture less Trabaculectomy Dr. Khushboo Bhattad
7 Awareness of Eye donation among Ist Year Medical Students Dr. Hemangi Tirmale
8 Docrocystography in patient with Dacrocystitis Dr. Neha Doshi
C. Postgraduat Thesis Work :
Sr.No Name of Resident JR1/2/3/ Name of Guide Name of Title Year of Submission
1 Dr. Himika Gupat JR. 3 Dr. Kavita Dhabarde Study of occurrence of PCO’s in rigid PMMA vs Foldable acrylic IOL 2009
2 Dr. Anushree Sonawane JR. 3   Surgical outcomes of complicated cataract following chronic uveitis 2009
3 Dr. Jayashree Ekhar JR. 3 Dr. Mona Deshmukh Anatomical and visual outcomes in scleral fixated IOL implantation 2009
4 Dr. Aniket Patil JR. 2   Clinical study of refractive errors in school children in central India 2010
5 Dr. Atul Garg JR.2 Dr. M.P.Parchand Comparison between superior and temporal Phaco in terms of astigmatism and visual acuity 2010
6 Dr. Vaibhav Dasarwar JR.2 Dr. Mona Deshmukh Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation in primary angle closure glaucoma along with cataract 2010
7 Dr. Anand Partani JR 1 Dr. A. H. Madan Limble relaxing incision in post cataract astigmatism 2011
8 Dr. Nitika Poyam JR 1 Dr. D. Kumre Phaco under topical anaesthesia 2011
IV ) Academic Calender (HOD is suppose to give termwise calender)
TEACHING PROGRAMME
1. UNDER GRADUATE TEACHING
a. NO. OF LECTURES :- 70 IN 7TH & 8TH SEMISTER
b. SICS(SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY) :- 30
c. CLINICAL EXAMINATION :- 13 CLINICS DURING POSTING
IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
2. POST GRADUATE TEACHING
DAYS ACTIVITY
TUESDAY CASE PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY CASE PRESENTATION
THRUSDAY SEMINAR
LAST THRUSDAY OF MONTH THRSIS REVIEW / JOURNAL CLUB

3.SENTINEL SURVIELLANCE UNIT

4. TEACHING OF NURSING STAFF
TEACHING OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY/PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS
V) Achievment by Staff member & P.G Students( Academic & Extracurricular)
MAY 2008 TO NOVEMBER 2009
CONFERENCE TOTAL NUMBER OF PAPERS COMMENTS
STAFF RESEARCH COMMITTEE(GMC NAGPUR) 1 1ST PRIZE-DR MONA DESHMUKH
NAGPUR ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY CASES PRESENTED -3  
  IQ-ANNUAL QUIZ 1ST PRIZE-TEAM
DR RAHUL SHAH
DR RASHMI JOSHI
VIDARBH OPHTHALMIC SOCIETY(VOS CON 2008) CONSULTANT CATEGORY-1PAPER PRESENTED
RESIDENT CATEGORY-5 PAPERS PRESENTED		 1ST PRIZE-(CONSULTANT)
DR KAVITA DHABARDE
1ST PRIZE –(RESIDENT)
DR HIMIKA GUPTA
2ND PRIZE -(RESIDENT)
DR ANUSHREE SONAWANE
ALL INDIA OPHTHALMIC SOCIETY PAPERS PRESENTED-1
SCIENTIFIC POSTERS PRESENTED-6 		 
VIDARBHA OPHTHALMIC SOCIETY [VOS CON] 2009 P. G. CATEGORY FREE PAPERS PRESENTED - 3 DR. JAYASHREE EKHAR &
DR. ANUSHREE SONWANE SECOND PRIZE
DR. HIMIKA GUPTA

VI) OPD / SPECIALITY Clinic schedule ( If Applicable )
(HOD is suppose to specify OPD timetable/unitwise distribution of staff & timing of speciality clinic)
DAY No of Unit Name of OPD Incharge Other Doctors On Duty Specialty Clinic Timing
Monday 1 Dr. A. H. Madan Dr. Himika
Dr. Deepa
Dr. Anand 		Squint 10am to 12 noon
Tuesday 2 Dr. Mona Deshmukh Dr. Jayashree
Dr. Aniket
Dr. Nitika		 Cornea & Contact lens 10am to 12 noon
Wednesday 3 Dr. Kavita Dhabarde Dr. Jayashree
Dr. Atul
Dr. Hemangi		 Medical Retina 10am to 12 noon
Thursday 4 Dr. Gaddewar Dr. Himika
Dr. Praful
Dr. Khushboo		 Uvea 10am to 12 noon
Friday 5 Dr. Kumre Dr. Anushree
Dr. Vaibhav
Dr. Neha		 Trauma 10am to 12 noon
Saturday 6 Dr. Gaddewar Dr. Himika
Dr. Praful
Dr. Khushboo		 Glaucoma 10am to 12 noon
UNITWISE DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF
No.of Unit Name of Unit Incharge Associate Professor Assistant Professor (Lecturer) Medical Officer/Lecturer JR1 JR2 JR3
I Dr. A. H. Madan, Prof. 7 HOD     Dr. Gaddewar Dr. Anand
Dr. Khushboo
Dr. Praful
Dr. Deepa		 Dr. Himika
II Dr. Dilip Kumre       Dr. Neha Dr. Vaibhav
Dr. Harshada		 Dr. Anushree
III Dr. Mona Deshmukh     Dr. Kavita Dhabarde Dr. Nitika
Dr. Hemangi		 Dr. Aniket
Dr. Atul		 Dr. Jayashree
VII) Any Other Information
ACTIVITIES
1. EYE DONATION FORTNIGHT 25TH AUG TO 8TH SEPT
ESSAY COMPETITION
DRAWING COMPETITION
SCHOOL HEALTH CAMP

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN BY RALLY
PLEDGING OF EYES
TALK SHOW ON RADIO/TELEVISION
ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPER
KERATOPLASTY
2. i] EYE DONTION DAY –10TH JUNE
    ii] WORLD SIGHT DAY – 8TH OCTOBER
PUBLIC AWARENES
PLEDGING OF EYES
3. PATIENT STATISTICS
MONTHLY OPD- 3100 - 3300 PTS
2500 – 2600 OLD PTS
700 750 –NEW PTS
MONTHLY OPERATIVE
TOTAL-200 –250 PTS
MAJOR SURGERIES-150 – 200 PTS
MINOR SURGERIESN-60 - 70
CATARACT SURGERIES-150 - 160
4. WARD
MALE
WARD 13 30
KERATOPLASTY
 WARD 13 5
FEMALE
 WARD 14 30
MALE(INFECTED)
 WARD 15 8
FEMALE(INFECTED)
 WARD 14(INFECTED-ROOM) 7
TOTAL   80 Beds