Department of Ophthalmology was born in 1977 in DHO Hospital, Faisalabad. It was shifted to Allied Hospital, Faisalabad in 1996 at the age of 19 years. It remained under the headship of legends professors and is now under the headship of Professor Dr. Muhammad Sultan FCPS (OPHTH).

It is now 54 bedded indoor department with OPD & Operation Theatre Complex. The Department has produced up till now 14 FCPS/FRCS, 25 DOMS and 20 MCPS in Ophthalmology and now there are 8 trainee of FCPS-II, one MS and 4 DCPS students under training along with 400 MBBS students of 4th year and final year class.

       It is equipped with modern gadgetries and equipments of all kinds in all sub-specialty of Ophthalmology. The low vision aid clinic is being added soon.This department is a tertiary center serving a population of about 10 millions of Faisalabad, Sargodha & Jhang.

The Department is being upgraded this year with a funding of more than 28 millions rupees by the Government of the Punjab. This Department of Ophthalmology will be the most modern Ophthalmic Centre of its kind in the whole region.

 

FACILITIES

The following facilities are available in the department.

a. Biomicroscopy
b. Ultrasound

    A-Scan

    B-Scan

c. Fundus fluorescent Angiography
d. Perimetry

e. Orthopic facility

f. Keratoplasty

g. Modern operative equipment

    1. Operating Microscopes

    2. Viterectomy machines

    3. Cryo-machine

 

"Strengthening the Eye Department"

Two years back a project was launched to upgrade this dept. under “strengthening the eye department” program, which was approved by Govt. of Punjab.

• A new Air conditioned classroom/ study room has been established
• A new well furnished library is also there now.
• Fluorescent fundus angiogram, only the second machine of its type in Punjab, is now present in this department and it costs around Rs. 20 million. FFA is done free of cost which otherwise costs Rs. 5,000
• Ward, OPD and O.T are now being monitored by closed circuit cameras.
• Multimedia and laptops are also provided
• Air conditioning of ward and O.T has been ensured to maintain an optimum temperature for the working of machines. UPS has been provided to maintain a constant supply of electricity
• OPD, OT and ward have been linked with telephone intercom service and internet
• YAG-Laser, auto refractometer, A-R Keratometer, orthoptics. These facilities are also present in the dept. now
• A big TV linked with cameras in the machines is present in OPD and OT to make it convenient for the students to pick findings in patients which were nearly impossible before.

Prof. Dr. Sultan
Head of Department