The Department of Orbit, Oculoplasty, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Services at Sankara Nethralaya stands as a living testimony to the far sightedness and pioneering spirit of the institution's founder, Dr S S Badrinath. In 1982, there was no ophthalmic hospital in India offering comprehensive diagnosis and clinical/surgical management of aesthetic/functional abnormalities in the eyelids, the orbit region (bony structure around the eye) and the lacrimal system (tear drainage system).
Chairman Emeritus Dr. S S Badrinath envisioned the need for an Oculoplasty, Orbit and Aesthetics department to provide for diagnosis and expert treatment of congenital anomalies, injuries of the eyelids & Orbit besides tumours of the Eyelids & Orbit in 1982. He invited Dr. Nirmala Subramanian, a Plastic Surgeon, to set up an exclusive Orbital & Reconstructive surgery department at Sankara Nethralaya.
For the last thirty-five years the Oculoplasty Department has marched ahead ushering in more ancillary services & catering to an ever increasing number of patients from all over India and neighboring countries.
The department is headed by its Director Dr Bipasha Mukherjee who is ably supported by a team of expert medical professionals from diverse specialties that include pathology, radiology, oncology, neurosurgery, oro-facio-maxillary surgery and Otolaryngology who serve as visiting consultants.
Professor Emeritus
Chennai
Director
Chennai
Consultant
Chennai
Dr. J. Biswas, M.S. & Dr. K.Krishna Kumar, M.D. (Pathology)
Dr. Veena Noronha, M.D. (Radiology)
Dr. Swatee Halbe, M.D. (Interventional Radiology)
Dr. Sumathi V (E.N.T.)
Dr. Ramesh D (E.N.T)
Dr. Ananthnarayanan P (Oro-facio-Maxillary Surgeon)
Dr. Julius Scott, Pediatric Oncologist
Dr. Balasubramaniam V, Radiation Oncologist
The following are some of the common issues for which procedures are carried out at the Department:
The institute has excellent support facilities, diagnostic equipment like Ultrasound A & B Scan, X-ray facility, CT & MRI Scans (outside collaboration), well established ocular microbiology, pathology, and genetic lab, a world class surgical theatre equipped with operating microscope, endoscopes, surgical lights, fibre optic light, bipolar and unipolar cautery unit, Radio frequency cutting- coagulating system, radiotherapy (outside collaboration) and chemotherapy facilities.
Ocular prosthetic clinic
The department has a dedicated ‘Ocular prosthetic Clinic’ manned by well trained and skilled ocularists serving on a full time basis. These ocularists are experts in developing customized ‘artificial eye shells’ that fit the patient precisely. This goes a long way in reducing the deformity that could be caused by removal of an eye due to various reasons and the accompanying social stigma.
