Ophthalmology Department

INTRODUCTION

Ophthalmology Department of Sheikh Zayed Hospital was established from the start of the District Hospital Rahim Yar Khan in 1952.

Date OF Recognition

Date of Recognition of department with PMDC is 01-05-2007.

Date of Recognition of department with CPSP is 20-01-2009.

PROF. DR. SALAH-UD-DIN ARBI

Professor of Ophthalmology

Head of Ophthalmology Department

Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital

Rahim Yar Khan.

DEPARTMENT’S LATEST GROUP PHOTO

FACULTY MEMBER’S LATEST GROUP PHOTO

Facilities:

Eye Department comprises of 40 bedded ward, fully equipped OPD and Operation theatre. There are two diagnostic rooms equipped with Yag Laser, Argon Laser, Keratometer, Perkin’s tonometer and Ultrasound A & B scans. Latest Fundus Angiography is also available along with all the necessary diagnostic tools. Indoor also has a well established class room for teaching purposes. The OPD is fully furnished with latest equipment like Autorefrector, slit lamp Biomicroscopes, Direct Ophthalmoscopes, Indirect Ophthalmoscope, advanced Automated Visual Fields and latest Refraction Unit. 90D, 78D, Triple mirror Gonioscopes, Contact lens, Applanation Tonometer, Air puff Tonometer and four latest Slit lamps with Audio visual aid for teaching purpose. Our Theater is very well equipped with three operation tables, three microscopes, three Phaco Emulsification and one posterior Vitrectomy machines. General Anesthesia is also available in Eye O.T. recently Low Vision Clinic and Vitreoretinal Operation Theatre have been established which are the best working units in Southern Punjab.

Achievements:   

Average monthly patients at OPD are eight thousand (8000) and approximately 550 admissions. We perform five local Anesthesia lists/week & two lists of GA/week. We perform approximately 250 surgeries per month. The result in the final exams of Medical Students taken by UHS is more than 99%. This department is declared fully accredited for complete five years training of FCPS students after inspection of CPSP delegate. Moreover, the department was also nominated as best Eye Department in whole Punjab in years 2013-14.

World sight Day 2017

World Sight day 2018

Wet Lab. 2018

CPSP Meeting 2018

World Glaucoma Day 2018

Scientific Meeting 2019

OSP Meeting 2019

World Glaucoma Day 2019

Annual OSP Conference December 2018 (LAHORE)

School Screening/ Community Out Reach Program 2019

Future Plans:

1. Establishment of Peadriatic Ophthalmology Unit.
2. Establishment of corneal bank and corneal transplant Unit.
3. Research and development.

i) First Head of Department Dr. Muhammad Siddique Mann.

ii) Prof. Dr. Mahmood Saeed remained HOD from 2006 to 2017.

iii) Currently Prof. Dr. Salah-ud-Din Arbi is HOD since 10-09-2017.