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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

Ophthalmology Expansion Plan

I. April 2021-March 2022

Sr.No

Head

 Plans

1

Teaching & Academics

  • To Start Post Graduate Course MD Ophthalmology
  • Post- Graduate Classes/Seminars
  • Nursing Officer Training for OPD
  • To arrange Workshops / Webinars on regular intervals
  • Training of Optometrist in LVA prescription

2

 Research

  • Inter Departmental Clinical Trials
  • Post-Graduate Thesis and Research activity

3

 Patient Care Facilities

-IPD services

-Participation in MPJAY

-Surgical Services: Cataract and intra-ocular procedures

                               Other Ant. Segment procedures(pterygium etc.)

- Low Vision assessment & Facility for prescription of LVAids

-Patient Awareness: Videos for Digital Eye Strain

-To start Speciality clinic for

  • Headache (multi-specialty) Centre
  • Glaucoma Clinic

-Screening Services for:

  • Cortical Visual Impairment: Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Mucor Mycosis Orbit: Oculoplasty

4

 Infrastructure

-To develop Intra-ocular & Cataract OT and other Anterior Segment procedure

- Proposal for Refractive OT

5

 Equipments

To be Equipped with  

  • Basic Phaco-Machine
  • Fundus Camera: Handheld and Mounted
  • Nd:Yag Laser
  • Low vision Aids
  • Synaptophore
  • Rebound Tonometry Facilities
  • OT Flash Sterilizer
  • Oculoplasty OT sets
  • Lensmeter

II. April 2022-March 2023

Sr.No

 Head

 Plans

1

Teaching & Academics

  • To Start Optometry courses
  • Phaco Training Modules

2

 Research

  • Clinical Trials and Experimental Studies in association with AYUSH
  • Experimental Studies & Clinical Trial Studies in collaboration with Other institutes.
  • Apply for Affiliation with Headache Society (International Level)

3

 Patient Care Facilities

  • Medical Retina Services (LASER)
  • Surgical Retina Services (Basic: Intravit/ FFA)
  • Corneal Transplantation: Therapeutic services
  • Refractive Surgery (LASIK/SMILE)
  • OPD services: Topography/ Specular Microscopy/ KC screening
  • Special Clinics:
    • LVA Clinic
    • Contact Lens Clinic
    • Dry Eye Clinic

4

 Infrastructure

  • Refractive surgical Suite with Services
  • Proposal for Medical Retina Procedure room with Equipments
  • Proposal for Eye Donation Centre
  • Spectacle Shop on Premises

5

 Equipments

o Equipped with

  • Advanced Phaco-Machine
  • FFA
  • LASIK/SMILE set-up
  • GREEN LASER
  • Topography and Specular Microscope
  • Lipiflow

 

III. April 2023-March 2024

Sr.No

 Head

 Plans

1

Teaching & Academics

  • To Start PhD Ophthalmology
  • Fellowships in Ophthalmology sub-specialties: Retina/ Cornea/ Glaucoma etc.
  • Fellowships in Headache Medicine
  • Training of Death Counsellors
  • ICU doctor training for Eye-donation counselling

2

 Research

  • To start Multicenter Trials,
  • PhD Thesis
  • Research activity in Fellowship
  • Cornea/ Eye Retrieval Program

3

 Patient Care Facilities

  • To Start Femto-Cataract Surgery
  • To provide Eye bank services
  • Patient Awareness: Eye Donation Awareness
  • Cornea Superspecialty Clinic
  • Community and outreach programme:
    • Schools/ Institutions
    • Eye Camps
    • Corporate talks etc.

4

 Infrastructure

  • Proposal for Advanced state-of-the-art Retina OT & Equipment
  • Eye Bank set-up with vehicle for Eye Retrieval
5

 Equipments

  • Surgical Retina Equipment
    • Eye Bank Equipment:
    • Specular microscope
    • Refrigeration units
    • Laminar air flow chambers
    • Button storage Media
6

 

To start short term courses in medical retina & uvea and to start a long-term Mch program in Vitreoretinal Surgery.