Welcome to the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences at THQ Hospital Gojra and thank you for your interest in our department. Department is rendering its services at THQ Hospital Gojra for long time, for last 2 decades. Dr Muhammad Akram is the head of department.Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery (both methods are used) that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit. An Ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye disease. Their credentials include a doctorate degree in medicine, followed by an additional four years of Ophthalmology residency training. They may or may not receive residency training in internal medicine, pediatrics, or general surgery before the Ophthalmology residency. Additional training may be sought through a fellowship in a particular specialty of eye pathology. Ophthalmologists are allowed to use medications to treat eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and perform surgery when needed. Ophthalmologists may participate in academic research on the diagnosis and treatment for eye disorders.
Services
Main services rendered at hospital are:
- OPD examination
- Treatment of common ophthalmic ailments
- Treatment of different eye infection
- Subjective correction of refractive errors
- Playing its part in creating public awareness about different communicable eye diseases
- Referral of patients to tertiary care hospital for in time management
- Removal of foreign bodies from eye
Standard Operative Procedures (SOPs)
Enlisted below are the main points:
- Patient comes in OPD, Get token and OPD slip form counter
- Vitals are checked by the staff and noted
- Patient enters into eye department and assistant enters the details in register
- Ophthalmic technician check the visual activity and note it down on OPD slip
- Consultant Ophthalmologist examine the patient. Note down the diagnoses. Prescribe the eye drop and medication
- In aces of refraction required, he refers the patient to optometrist
- In case of emergency patient refer to tertiary care hospital
- Optometrist examine the patient and given the number of Glasses after subjective refraction. he also explain the care of glasses and importance of regular follow up
Equipments
Equipments in use given below:
- Slit Lamp (partially functional)
- Swellon’s chart
- Trial box
- Operating microscope (partially functional)
Provision of following equipments in OPD
- Auto refractometer
- Tonometer
- Air scan
- Retina scope
- Slit , 90-D, 78-D Lamp
- Kerato meter
Provision of following equipments in OT:
- Cataract Surgery instruments set
- Probing/syringing instruments set
- Operating microscope
- Operating Table
Future Plan
- Starting the surgical procedures when operation theatre is revamped and equipment for OT is available
Best Description
- We are providing maximum possible services to the patients of the area within available resources both equipment and human resources