Department of Ophthalmology

Professor & HOD
Dr.N.V.V.Himamshu, MS.,
STAFF
Dr.H.N.Sowbhagya	Professor
Dr.H.Nidevitha	Associate Professor
Dr.Sandeep Shetty	Associate Professor
Dr.R.S.Umadevi	Associate Professor
Dr. Kiran Kumar L	Lecturer/Asst Prof
Dr.N.B.Pushpa	Tutor
Dr. Simrat	Junior Resident
Dr. Asghar Baig C.I	Junior Resident
Dr. Kirthi Raj	Junior Resident
Dr. Adithya Bhandari	Junior Resident
Dr. Pooja Patilr	Junior Resident
Dr. Liji P	Junior Resident
Dr. Sushrath A	Junior Resident
Dr. Aisha Rafi	Junior Resident
COURSES OFFERED	M.S. Ophthalmology
	D.O.M.S.
NO. OF PG SEATS
M.S. Ophthalmology	Three
D.O.M.S.	One

SERVICES & PROCEDURES Diagnostic Procedures Computerized Autorefraction & Spectacle Prescription Contact Lens Dispensing Slit Map Biomicroscopy Syringing Tonometry Gonioscopy Keratometry & A-Scan Biometry Ultrasound B-Scan Indirect Ophthalmoloscopy Squint & Amblyopia Evaluation with synaptophore, etc Computerized Automated Visual Field Analysis Anterior Segment Digital Photography Fundus Photography & Fundus Flourescein Angiography Hematology, Biochemistry and Microbiology Laboratory Services available Operative Procedures Sutureless Small Incision Cataract Surgery (Phaco & SICS) with Imported Foldable Intraocular Lens Implantation Glaucoma Filtering Surgery (Trabeculectomy) Combined Cataract & Glaucoma Surgery Squint Surgery Lid Abnormality Corrective Surgery for Entropion, Ectropion, Ptosis etc Excision of Ocular Adnexal Mass Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft with sutures Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft with bioadhesive glue Others Eye Banking & Corneal Transplantations YAG Laser treatment Diode Laser Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy, etc POST GRADUATE COURSES OFFERED D.O.M.S. : intake – 2 seats per year M.S. Ophthal : intake – 1 seat per year For admission details, please contact Officer, Academic Section, K.I.M.S. College, Banashankari Stage II, Bangalore ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES Full-fledged Library In-house PG Teaching Program: Clinical Case Presentations Subject Seminars Journal Club Meeting Maxillofacial PG Teaching Program UG (Medical, Nursing, Physiotherapy) Teaching Programs Regular participation and representation in various CME / Symposia / Workshops both at state & national level Provision of Wet Lab for learning Microsurgical Skills OTHER ACTIVITIES Regular Cataract Surgery Camps are conducted in rural areas School Screening Camps Weekly services to Kengari Rural Satellite Health Care Centre PUBLICATIONS Presented Comparative study of tolerability of topical dorzolamide and timolol maleate in Open Angle Glaucoma Unusual presentation -Tuberous Sclerosis in Lid alongwith Dermoid Cyst Projects Completed Limbal vs Free Conjunctival Autografting for recurrent pterygium Case report of Extranodal Limbal MALT Lymphoma treatment with local resection, conjunctival autografting and topical avastin eye drops Prevalence of Dry Eye in Retroviral positive patients attending ART Centre using Schirmer’s Test Prevalence of Uncorrected Refractive Errors in Presbyopes On-going Projects Comparison of Conjunctival Grafting with sutures vs with fibrin glue in Pterygium Relationship of CD4 count to ocular manifestations in Retroviral positive patients Comparison of Visual Field changes in Chronic Simple Glaucoma and Normal Tension Glaucoma Role of VEP in early detection of traumatic optic neuropathy and its management Prevalence of Dry eyes in asymptomatic patients Comparison of Topical cyclosporine vs topical steroids in allergic conjunctivitis Awareness of Eye Donation among medical undergraduates