Get the benefit of advanced technologies for eye treatments from the best eye hospital in the north-east region of India

• February 7, 2020
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Advanced surgical procedures have made surgeries painless, fast, accurate, and affordable. Nowadays people look for a hospital that uses advanced technologies to cure eye diseases. But people living in poor countries are not aware of these advancements because their country is not developed enough. According to theguardian.com, Bangladesh which is one of the poorest countries has almost 800,000 blind people (out of a population of 90 million) and 75% of the population lives in remote areas with basic facilities. Due to this, many people from Bangladesh come to India in search of good and affordable hospitals. One of the best and closest eye hospitals to Bangladesh is The Retina Centre an eye clinic in Guwahati which the most trusted and affordable hospital in the north-east region of India.

Treatments to the following diseases are provided by this hospital – 

• Retinal diseases – The retina is a thin layer at the back of the eyeball which contains cells and is located near the optic nerve. It converts the light that falls on focused lens into neural signals and these signals are then sent to the brain for visual recognition. The treatments to the diseases that are provided by this hospital are – 
  • Scleral Buckling – It is a surgical procedure that is done when a patient is suffering from a disease called retinal detachment. It is a situation in which the retina is pulled away from its normal position causing partial or total loss of the vision depending upon how much it is shifted from its normal position. Scleral buckling is a procedure in which eye specialists make an incision to the outer layer of the eye and surgically sew a buckle or sponge in that place. This buckle supports the retina and pushes the scleral towards the middle of the eye and reattaches retina tears.
  • Vitrectomy(Sutureless) – Vitreous is a transparent gel-like substance between lens and retina. It protects our eye and maintains it’s a spherical shape. When this fluid becomes cloudy or is compromised by clumps of tissue which causes bleeding on the inside of the eye and various eye infections then a surgical procedure called vitrectomy is performed. In this procedure, eye surgeons drain the fluid from the eye to access other parts of the eye and cure it.
  • Pneumoretinopexy – is a less invasive surgical technique that involves inserting a tiny bubble of inert gas (SF6 or C3F8) into the eyeball to repair the selected cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. This gas bubble has a property to expand which gradually pushes the retina back to its normal position. 
  • Anti VEGF treatment – To know about this treatment we first need to understand what is VEGF? Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a protein responsible for producing new blood vessels when needed by our body. Sometimes our cells produce a lot more VEGF than usual which results in abnormal blood vessels that harm our vision. In this treatment, anti-VEGF medicines are given to the patient to prevent VEGF from producing abnormal blood vessels in the eye. Anti-VEGF medicines are used to cure the following conditions – Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Swelling of the retina, called macular edema, Diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusion.
  • Laser Treatment – The eye specialists of  Retina Centre performs dilated retinal examinations followed by OCT scanning and fluorescein angiography to assess whether the patient requires laser treatment or not. Laser treatment is given to a patient if he is diagnosed with one of the following conditions – 
    • Diabetic Retinopathy.
    • Retinal Vein Occlusions.
    • Age-related Macular Degeneration.
    • Ocular Histoplasmosis.
    • Retinal Breaks and Detachment.
    • Central Serous Retinopathy.
    • Ocular Tumors.

• Corneal diseases – Cornea is the front layer of the eye that with the help of lens focuses the light rays on the retina and protects it from dust and germs. Corneal diseases are a severe problem that can cause scarring and clouding which eventually leads to blindness. Following are the treatments provided by Retina Centre for corneal diseases – 
  • Keratoplasty – is a corneal transplantation procedure in which the cornea of the patient is removed and replaced by donor tissue. It is performed when a patient has a tumor or is suffering from extensive damage due to an accident or injury which has caused the curvature of the cornea too sheer that can’t be treated with any other method.
  • Keratoprosthesis –  is a surgical procedure in which damaged cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea. It is an advanced form of Keratoplasty. If keratoplasty fails to sustain the vision of any patient than keratoprosthesis is performed.   It is also performed on patients who are suffering from burns, injuries, birth defects, etc.

• Cataract – is a disease that clouds eye lens which reduces the vision. The treatments provided for cataract by The Retina Centre are as follows – 
  • Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation – Phacoemulsification is a surgical procedure in which the clouded lens of the patient is first emulsified with an ultrasonic device and then removed from the eye. After phacoemulsification, IOL implantation is performed which involves inserting an artificial plastic intraocular lens as a replacement of your eye lens.

• Glaucoma – is a condition of partial vision loss due to an increase in intraocular pressure which damages the optic nerve of our eye. If not treated on time it can cause blindness. The following are the treatments provided by The Retina Centre to cure it.
  • Filtration Surgery – It is a surgery performed to reduce the intraocular pressure of the optic nerve. The intraocular pressure on the eye is increased because the channel which drains the fluid is blocked. Filtration surgery reduces this pressure by creating an alternate path (also called bleb) to remove the extra fluid from the eye. 
  • Valve Implantation – It is a surgical procedure in which an aqueous shunt is implanted to reduce the intraocular pressure on the eye. This shunt consists of a small tube and a plate. This small tube is inserted in the eye to drain the extra fluid from the eye into the small pool (bleb) which is placed under the skin of the eye and is attached to the tube.

• Investigative Facilities – Lack of proper diagnosis can deceive the patient. The actual disease may go untreated. The Retina Centre uses advanced technologies to detect the actual disease of the patient. It uses the following technologies to detect the disease – 
  • OCT – Optical coherence tomography is a test that uses light waves to take cross-section pictures of distinctive layers of Retina.
  • Angiography – It is a test in which a dye is injected into the bloodstream which highlights blood vessels of the eye that can be photographed to detect the problem.
  • USG A & B Scan – Ultrasonic A scan helps in determining the length of the eye whereas the ultrasonic B scan offers a two-dimensional view of the eye.
  • Biometry – is a process to determine the ideal intraocular lens power by measuring the power of the cornea (keratometry) and the length of the eye.

The Retina Centre has performed over 1,00,000 successful surgeries and continuing the same. The doctors of Retina Centre are renowned eye specialists in Guwahati. Because of their cooperative staff, internationally trained doctors and affordable treatments people from neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, etc come to India for their treatment.