Diseases affecting cornea are major cause of avoidable blindness worldwide, second only to cataract. Innovative new corneal surgeries can enlighten the lives of many blind people. We are now better equipped in managing all these avoidable blindness.

We are pleased to provide highly specialized services of corneal diseases at nominal charges to our patients with thorough follow-up and guidance. So, do keep referring the needy patients to enable us to expand the radius of our services to encompass maximum mass of deserving patients

Cornea department now offers proper diagnosis and effective management of a wide range of corneal disorders:

• Corneal infection management (Microbiological Work-Up)
• Congenital & hereditary corneal disorders.
• Allergic & immunological corneal disorders.
• Keratoconus & corneal degenerations.
• Ocular surface disorders including Dry eye, Blepharitis, Chemical burns, Steven-Jhonson's Syndrome etc.
• Ocular- surface neoplasia.
• Refractive errors.

SURGERIES

• Corneal / corneo-scleral tear repair.
• Corneal transplantation.
• Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for kertoconus & anterior Scars.
• Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK).
• Ocular surface reconstruction (Limbal stem-cell transplant, Amniotic membrane transplant).
• Therapeutic corneal transplant, patch graft.
• Keratoprosthesis.
• Collagen cross linking (C3R) for progressive keratoconus
• Pterygium excision with autograft / amniotic membrane.
• Surgical excision, cryotherapy & pathological assessment for ocular surface neoplasia
• Dry eye management (punctual plug, punctual occlusion).
• Embedded corneal foreign body removal.
• Corneal tattooing for cosmesis.
• Descemet's tear repair with air/ C3F8/suture..