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Presently there are two full time glaucoma consultants who run the glaucoma clinics. The centre is equipped with a Haag Streit Slit Lamp with applanation tonometer, 2 mirror and 3 mirror gonioscopes, 78D and 90D lenses and a Humphrey Visual Field analyzer. It is also equipped with state-of-the-art frequency doubling Yag and Argon Laser machines for the treatment of various glaucomatous conditions. Clinical research in glaucoma is going on at the base hospital, success rates in the various surgical modalities of treatment in different types of glaucoma and therapeutic trials on the latest drugs available in glaucoma management. The centre also conducts short-term glaucoma observership programmes to train ophthalmologists in various examination techniques in glaucoma, as well as medical and surgical management. Future plans include upgradation of the existing equipment, acquisition of a pachymeter, tonopen, non - contact tonometer, nerve fiber layer analyzer and a Heidelberg Retinal Tomogram and develop rural and urban based programmes for the early detection and prevention of glaucoma. The Hospital is running the Eye Department of Shree Baba Hada Khan Trust Hospital & Research Centre, Chillanaula, Ranikhet (Uttranchal) since May, 2007 The Hospital has also undertaken the responsibility of managing Dayawati Moolchand Rotary Netra Chikitsalaya, Khurja, UP since September, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hands on TRAINING
Te ICARE Research Centre is still in its infancy. It was established with the aim of promoting awareness of glaucoma in the community through conducting free screening camps for early detection and treatment of glaucoma.