MN Eye Hospitals...

Retina Services

We have 532nm green laser to treat Diabetic Retinopathy and Eale’s disease. In cases of ARMD, TTT treatment is given using the 810nm red laser. Latest treatment for Intra Vitreal Injection like Anti VEGF (Avastin, Lucentes, Macugen) is offered to the patients. Our hospital is 1st to use OS3 with Novatrix Technology system for complicated vitreous surgery. We installed the first KOWA digital fundus camera for fluoresceine Angiography in India years ago. We are proud to acquire state of art electrophysiological unit to do ERG and VEP studies both as diagnostic and research tool. A well equipped “Low vision clinic” is functioning to enable better quality of life for the visually impaired.

Description

M.N. Eye Hospital provides highly equipped Retina Clinic with latest technologies to extend quality eye care for various disorders of Retina like Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Hole, CNVM. Age Related Macular Degeneration ,retinal detachment ,etc.

Our Retina Clinic is equipped with contemporary facilities for diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal diseases.

Fundus Photography
Fluorescein Angiography
B Scan Ultrasonography
Optical Coherence Tomography
Electrophysiological tests
Laser Photocoagulation with VITRA multispot double frequency ND-YAG laser.
Intravitreal injections / implants
Stellaris PC vitrectomy systems

Fundus Photography

Retinal photography is a highly specialized form of medical imaging of the posterior segment of the eye. The retina is the "film" of the eye. Images passing through the clear structures of the cornea and lens are focused there to give us our view of the world. Special instruments called fundus camera, which can document the retinal diseases.
It is carried around by the bloodstream and makes it easier for the blood vessels at the back of eye to be examined and photographed. It is used for diagnostic purposes in case of retinal pathologies and to decide what treatment is needed.

We provide high quality fundus image photograph for documentation and for followup for the vitreoretinal disease by OPTOVUE ICAM FUNDUS CAMERA.

Fluorescein Angiography

When fundus photography is performed after the injection of a fluorescent dye into the bloodstream via a vein in the patient's arm, the procedure is called Fluorescein Angiography (angiography). With special colored filters, only the dye is photographed as it travels through the vessels in the retina. This study is done to diagnose the retinal diseases and to differentiate the various vitreo-retinal diseases

At MN Eye Hospitals, we perform the fundus fluorescein angiography by TOPCON TRC-NW8F (non mydriatic fundus camera).

B SCAN ULTRASONOGRAPHY

This technique uses high-frequency sound waves to get measurements and produce detailed images of the eye and eye orbit. The orbit is the socket in your skull in which the eye sits.

During the test, a wand called a transducer is placed on the eyelid or the front surface of the eye. Because ultrasound can show details about the cornea and the structure of eyes, eye studies are very useful in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of eye conditions.This is a quick and painless procedure .

Optical Coherence Tomography

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an advanced technology used to produce cross-sectional images of the retina, the light-sensitive lining on the back of the eye where light rays focus to produce vision. These images can help with the detection and treatment of serious eye conditions such as macular holes, macular puckers and retinal swelling from diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration.. We are equipped with the latest technology of OPTOVUE iVUE OCT, the Spectral-Domain OCTOCT. It also has Ganglion Cell Complex analysis for early glaucoma management, 3D/En Face Analysis Upgrade for early retina and also the anterior segment OCT.

Electrophysiological Tests

Electrophysiological tests provide us with objective information related to the operation of the visual pathway from the eye to the brain (visual pathway is called the path crossed by a light stimulus from the eye in order to reach the center of our vision in the brain). The function of our vision, in order to be complete, requires a sequence of structures and physiological functions that are inextricably linked, and start from the eye itself and end in cerebral cortex, which is the center of the brain, responsible for our vision. Full electrophysiologic testing is required to detect damage to any part of the visual pathway. Furthermore, there are several diseases according to which the eye is displayed normal during eye examination, while the eye cell function is impaired, whereas this is detected only after electrophysiological examination. Also, young children or people with communication difficulties, where the recording of visual function is difficult, electrodiagnostic tests provide us with clear information on the visual function of these patients. These electrophysiological tests are conducted according to the standards of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) by specially trained staff and are diagnosed in conjunction with the further clinical image by an ophthalmologist specialized in this field.

Vitra Multispot Double Frequency Nd- Yag Laser

Retinal Laser treatment is given for many different conditions in the eye( such as diabetic retinopathy, vascular diseases, retinal breaks,etc)

Our eye doctor will discuss this with you during your consultation.

Argon laser is used to prevent leakage of fluid from blood vessels at the back of the eye (the retina) or to prevent the development of abnormal blood vessels in the eye. These problems may be related to diabetes or may be caused by other conditions affecting the blood vessels on the retina.

This appointment is scheduled by the appointment desk after your consultation with our doctor.

You will have dilating drops put into the eye to enlarge the pupil that can take between 30 to 60 minutes for maximum effect.

You will then have some local anaesthetic drops put into the eye to numb the surface.

The doctor will ask you to sit at the laser machine and to put your chin on the rest.

A lens will be placed on the eye to allow the doctor to focus the laser on the retina.

You will then hear some clicks of the machine firing and see some bright flashes of light.

This takes between 10-45 minutes.

Intravitreal Injection

An intravitreal (into the vitreous cavity) injection is a way of delivering medications to the retina in the back of the eye. Certain medications will not reach the retina if given as eye drops or pills, and therefore needed to be injected directly into the eye. Intravitreal injection is a procedure typically performed when fluid has built up either in or under the retina. Common medications that are injected include Ranibizumab,Brolucimab, Dexamethasone injections/implants. It is done in the operation theatre under topical anaesthesia

Vitrectomy System

A vitrectomy is a surgical procedure that is performed to remove the clouded vitreous gel in the center of the eye. The gel is replaced with a solution that is similar to the makeup of healthy, clear vitreous matter. Vitrectomy surgery may also be used to remove scar tissue remaining as a result of retinal detachment. Once the scar tissue is no longer pulling on the retina, the retina will usually settle back into place and flatten out, which will improve vision. Vitrectomies can be performed under local or general anesthesia.

MN eye hospitals provide the state-of-art vitrectomy system that allows sutureless vitretomy system, thereby reducing the surgery time as well as early post operative recovery.

The Stellaris PC gives surgeons procedural choice, offering in a single system the capability for transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy with 20-, 23-, and 25-gauge instrumentation and 1.8-mm microincision cataract surgery. The robust and reliable hardware and software support surgical procedures from the lens to the retina, and even beneath the retina.