Services Provided by Bangladesh Eye Hospital
 
 
 
 
The specialty departments of Bangladesh Eye Hospital
 
The Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service
Cataract and intraocular lens implantation surgery is the most common operation performed in Bangladesh Eye Hospital. The specialists in the Bangladesh Eye Hospital are the pioneer of phacoemulsification cataract surgery and also multifocal IOL implantation in Bangladesh.
 
Our consultants are available for consultation in the following areas:
  • cataract and lens implantation surgery
  • secondary cataracts
  • traumatic cataracts
  • congenital cataracts
  • endocapsular rings
  • secondary lens implantation
  • subluxated implants
  • aniridia
Cataract surgery is usually carried out as a daycare procedure. Bangladesh Eye Hospital has a pool of expertise and the state-of-the-art microscopes ( Zeiss / Mohler Wedl), machines / instruments ( Latest Infinity machine from Alcon with Ozil handpiece) to perform no stitch small incision phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia.
A wide range of intraocular lenses (by major brands like ALCON, AMO, RAYNER etc.) that include Foldable IOL, Multifocal IOL are available for implantation following cataract surgery to cater to the individual needs of our patients.
 
 
The Vitreo- Retinal Service
The Vitreo-Retinal Service provides diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina, vitreous and choroid. Commonly encountered conditions include retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal problems related to myopia, retinal vascular occlusion, ocular infections, retinitis pigmentosa and other heredofamilial retinal conditions. Consultants of Bangladesh Eye Hospital have all the expertise and machine / equipment support to provide care for
 
  • Medical retina
  • Surgical retina
  • Diagnostic retinal imaging
  • Diabetic retinopathy
Bangladesh Eye Hospital also provides latest anti-VEGF therapy and PDT for patients of age related macular degeneration.
 
 
The Corneal and External Eye Diseases Service
The Corneal and External Eye Diseases Service provides modern medical and surgical care to a wide variety of corneal, external eye disease and anterior segment eye disorders. The service include diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment for
 
  • Corneal infections
  • Ocular injury
  • Pterygium
  • Dry eyes
  • Keratoconus
  • Corneal and ocular surface transplantation for corneal or ocular surface disorders
 
 
The Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
The Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service handles all sorts of eye diseases in children specially
 
  • Refractive errors like long sightedness, short sightedness and astigmatism
  • Children with amblyopia ( Lazy eye)
  • Cataract
  • Strabismus in children and in adults
  • Childhood headache
 
 
The Glaucoma Service
The Glaucoma Service provides
 
  • Early diagnosis of glaucoma and glaucoma screening
  • Modern glaucoma investigations like OCT, Visual Field Analysis, Pachymetry, Fundus Photography etc
  • Medical, Surgical and laser treatment for glaucoma
 
 
The Oculoplasty Service
The Oculoplasty Service provides
 
  • Diagnosis and modern treatment for different disorders of the eye like Dacryocistitis, Ptosis, Entropion, Ectropion, Squint, tumors of the lid, tumors of eye and orbit etc
  • Endonasal DCR operation, which is the modern method for DCR operation. It should be mentioned here that we are the pioneer and till now the only center for this operation in Bangladesh
 
 
The Contact Lens Service
The Contact Lens Service provides
 
  • Trial and fitting of all sorts (Soft, RGP, Prosthetic/ Cosmetic/ Therapeutic) of contact lenses
  • Bangladesh Eye Hospital is the premier center in Bangladesh fort the rial and fitting of Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses for keratoconus patients
  • Diagnosis and treatment for contact lens related problems
Contact lenses of all major international brands are available here. All sorts of Soft contact lenses like Clear (Monthly/ Yearly Disposable) lenses; Colour (Monthly/ Yearly disposable) lenses; and Toric ( Monthly/ Yearly disposable) lenses are available.
 
   
 
To Facilitate Educational and Research Programs
  • Digital video documentation of anterior segment, posterior segment and surgical procedures via slit lamp, indirect ophthalmoscope and operating microscope camera.
  • Patient record archiving by customized software.
  • All departments of the hospital are linked through a dedicated computer network.
  • Regular update sessions to keep up with the latest advances in ophthalmic practice.
  • Fellowship programs in different sub specialties to be offered in the not too distant future.
 
   
 
Bangladesh Eye Hospital has the state of Art Technologies
 
  • Infinity with Ozil & Legacy Averest - the latest phaco surgical systems in the world by Alcon.
  • Accurus & Harmony- the most advanced virtrectomy technology.
  • Opmi Visu 200 ( Zeiss) & Ophtamic 900 ( Mohler Wedl) with EIBOS- a world of clarity in Ophthalmic surgery.
  • Double Freqency Nd-Yag Laser (Argon wavelength),
  • Yag Laser by Nidek,
  • Multilase: Diode Endo Laser by Keeler,
  • Microlase: Diode Slit Lamp Laser by Keeler.
  • with Nikon digital camera and Image Net software from Topcon.
  • Humpherey Field Analyzer II
  • Octopus 101.
  • A Scan ( Ocuscan RxP from Alcon, Tomey )
  • B Scan
  • The latest Ultrasound imaging technology for retinal & glaucoma evaluation.
  • Latest optical non contact corneal endothelial cell counting instrument for evaluating corneal diseases.
  • Both optical and contact machines from Alcon and Nidek , for measuring corneal thickness & diagnosis of corneal diseases.
 
   
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