BEHRC - Services

Vitreo Retinal Services

Retina is the light sensitive film in the back of the eye. The image is perceived here and transmitted to the brain by the optic nerve. The vitreous is the clear gel that fills the back of the eye. Diseases of retina can affect any age. Premature infants can be affected by a disease called - ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity). Heredity and age related degenerations could affect the retina - especially the central most sensitive part of the retina called 'macula'. The retina can detach from the back of the eye - a condition called 'Retinal Detachment'. The Vitreous gel can become opaque due to blood - a condition called 'Vitreous hemorrhage'. This condition can occur in diabetics; following injury and in other conditions.

The treatments available are Laser Photocoagulation and Complex Vitreoretinal Surgery.

Facilities

Topcon Fundus Fluorescein Angiography with digital imaging system
- To study retinal blood vessel disease
Topcon Fundus Indocyanine Angiography with digital imaging system
- To study the choroidal blood vessels
Alcon Ultrasonography Imaging (B-Scan)
- To detect invisible structural damage inside the eye
Electrodiagnostic services
- To evaluate retinal function (like the ECG for the heart)
Laser Treatment of Retinal diseases
- Argon Green Laser
- Diode Laser
- TTT Facility
- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Vitreoretinal Surgery
- Venturi vitrectomy machine with fragmatome
Zeiss Visu 200 Operating Microscope with X-Y Coupling and CCTV attachment with wide angle viewing system.

The various retinal conditions treated routinely at the institute are :

Diabetic retinopathy
Retinal Vein Occlusions
Fluorescein angiography
Retinal detachments
Vitrectomy for complicated retinal cases
Eye trauma
Macular holes
Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Eye tumours