Corneal blindness is a very common cause of avoidable blindness in our country. A well equipped cornea clinic with an eye bank at Dr.Bapaye Hospital is treating patients with corneal disorders
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- TMS-4 (Tomey): Corneal Topography system used for measurements of corneal curvature and aberrations. It is employed in patients suspicious of having corneal abnormalities like Keratoconus
- SP-100 Pachymeter (Tomey): For measurement of corneal thickness.
- Corneal collagen crosslinker (Eyeroc UVX-1000): The device was developed by pioneer of corneal collagen cross linking, Prof. Theo Seiler. This is used in treatment of keratconus to stop progression of disease and stabilizing refractive error.
- Netrada Eye Bank: Dr.Bapaye Hospital is equipped with full fledged eye bank with permission to retrieval and use of eyes. Donated eyes are used for keratoplasty in patients with corneal blindness.