Consultants
Dr. Bhaskaran M
Deputy Director
Chennai
Dr. Smita Panda
Consultant
Chennai
The Glaucoma Services department at Sankara Nethralaya was started by a single ophthalmologist in 1981 and has since grown into one of the largest tertiary care facilities in the country.
Deputy Director
Chennai
Consultant
Chennai
The department is engaged in effective diagnosis and offering expert care to a highly sight threatening, often irreversible eye ailment, referred to with awe as ‘The silent thief of sight’ on account of its often inconspicuous and stealthy setting in. The confidence reposed in the deprtment’s expertise in diagnosing and treating this critical eye ailment reflects in the following patients statistics
Number of outpatients seen in last 1 year 2016-2017: 131606 Number of major glaucoma surgeries done in last one year 2016-2017: 7661
The department is equipped with the most advanced diagnostic tools and investigational facilities needed in the evaluation and diagnosis of this dreaded eye aiment, apart from routine instruments for regular evaluation (Applanation tonometer, 3 and 4 mirror gonioscopes, 90 D), specialized equipments available include
While advanced care is dispensed with the help of specialized treatment processes that include
Laser: Nd:YAG laser(Zeiss)
Glaucoma surgeries are performed in fully equipped State of the art glaucoma surgical suites at its centres.
Six in Chennai and three in Kolkata
