Department of Ophthalmology

Eyes are important to appreciate the beauty of this world and cost effective and comprehensive evaluation and management of eye diseases is an essential key to the healthy eyes. With the high aims and objectives, Prof. Tayyaba Gul Malik, head of Ophthalmology department of Ameer u din Medical college and Lahore general hospital, took up the laborious task of effectively running and developing this department. With the dedicated team of experienced faculty, the department has acquired expertise to treat a wide range of patients with various types of eye diseases. It is one of the leading Ophthalmology Units in Punjab with the cutting-edge technology to provide comprehensive and sub-specialty services to the patients.    

Well-organized and intelligently managed this department, is composed of three units. Unit I is led by Prof. Tayyaba Gul Malik, who is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with special expertise in corneal diseases. Unit II is supervised by Prof. Hussain Ahmad Khaqan, who is well-known for his Vitreo-retinal services and expert catering for all complicated retinal disorders. Unit III is supervised by Prof . Tehmin Jahangir.

Along with the high volume services to patients with diverse ocular pathologies, there is a dedicated Ophthalmology Diagnostic center efficiently run by the trained personnel. Believing in prevention has led to the establishment of Retinal screening services in the Diabetic Medical Center of the hospital and a Retinopathy of Prematurity services in the Neonatology department. 

 

Ophthalmology Unit-I is one of the leading Ophthalmology units in the province with availability of latest machinery and provision of different sub-specialty services to the patients. This 31 bedded unit is headed by Prof. Tayyaba Gul Malik who is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with special expertise in corneal diseases. Dr. Sana Jahangir is working as Assistant Professor in the unit and Dr. Lubna Siddiq and Dr. Adeel Chaudhry are the Senior Registrars. Total number of postgraduate trainees in the department enrolled in different training programs is 16. The Department is renowned for its vitreoretinal subspeciality which caters for all complicated retinal disorders. Advanced Oculoplastic and Orbital surgeries are also offered here providing high volume service. Anterior segment surgery is also done using the most advanced machinery. A dedicated Ophthalmology Diagnostic Center is established in the unit, equipped with latest machinery. As prevention is better than cure, retinal and glaucoma screening services are provided in the department. Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Service is also provided in the Neonatology Department as well as in the ROP clinic Ophthalmology OPD. Advanced treatment for Retinoblastoma is also provided in the department. We are the one of the few centers in Pakistan who perform intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma in collaboration with Dr. Umair Rashid in the Department of Neuroradiology. We offer two Level IV subspecialty fellowships in ophthalmology in our department which include Fellowship in Vitreo-retina and Fellowship in Orbit and Oculoplastics. The department is responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and nursing staff. Teaching of postgraduate trainees comprises of bedside teaching, seminars, lectures, journal club, CPC, presentations and surgical training under supervision. A dedicated Ophthalmic Wet Lab is available for surgical training of residents in basic & advanced skills. The Department is recognized by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for FCPS and MCPS training in Ophthalmology and subspecialty fellowship in Vitreo-retinal Surgery. Postgraduate trainees enrolled in MS Ophthalmology, MS Oculoplasty and DOMS programs run by the University of Health Sciences are also catered in the department. The unit has two OPD days per week and on average 200-250 patients are seen per day (approximately 20,000 per year). Admission rate is about 50-60 patients per week. The average number of surgeries performed per year is approximately 2000-2500. Unit I also treats approximately 8,000-10,000 emergency patients per year. Original articles are published quarterly in the department in peer reviewed journals. Various research projects are carried out in the unit throughout the year. The department also hosts various workshops and seminars for ophthalmologists all over the country.

 

Ophthalmology Unit-Il

Eves are important to appreciate the beauty of this world and cost effective and comprehensive evaluation and management of eye diseases is an essential key to the healthy eyes. Carrying high aims and objectives, Dept. Ophthalmology unit-2 is headed by Dr. Hussain Ahmad Khagan. Unit-2 is a l7-bedded teaching unit of Lahore general hospital, Lahore. Dr Arooj Amjad is working as Senior registrar in the department. This unit is recognized for FCPS, MS and DOMS training grams. There are nine devoted post-graduate residents in the unit who are working day and nignt to cater the high volume of patients with ocular diseases, There are two OPDs per week/ Monday and Thursday) with an average of 300-400 patients visiting per OPD. 

Out-patient department has facilities ranging from management of basic ophthalmic diseases to state of the art disgnostic and management potential. On average, there are eight elective operation lists (every Tuesday and Friday) per month in which thousands of major and minor procedures are performed every year.

Glaucoma clinic is being held every Wednesday where complete evaluation and management of glaucoma patients is done. This unit has an elaborated, structured and well-organized training, teaching and evaluation programs for post graduate and undergraduate students as well as the house officers. There are weekly lectures, journal clubs and clinical case discussions as well as monthly multi-disciplinary meetings. Monthly tests are conducted for the formative assessment of post-graduate residents. There is an online library where thousands of books are available 24/7 for academic group discussion of residents. Currently 10 research projects are going on in this unit. For the next five-year plan, we thrive to strengthen our department in all fields of ophthalmology and our future scientific goals are:

• To start specialist cornea Services in the department for which the work has been initiated. 
• To collaborate with national and international research centers for innovative research.
• To expand diagnostic and surgical services in all sub-specialties. 
• To start small research projects for the undergraduate students to involve them in writing and publication.

Ophthalmology Unit-lll

General Hospital is actively contributing its share in the progress of Ophthalmology department. It is a 21 bedded unit headed by Professor Tehmina Jahangir. Dr. Ali Haider is working here as Assistant Professor and Dr. Aamna Jabran as Senior Registrar. We have a dedicated team catering for the needs of a large volume of ophthalmic patients. Total number of postgraduate trainees in the department enrolled in different training programs is 10. Teaching of postgraduate trainees comprises of bedside teaching, seminars, lectures, journal club, CPC, presentations and surgical training under supervision. A dedicated Ophthalmic Wet Lab is available for surgical training of residents in basic & advanced skills. The Department is recognized by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for FCPS and MCPS training in Ophthalmologv and subspecialty fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery. Postgraduate trainees enrolled in MS Ophthalmology and DOMS programs run by the University of Health Sciences are also catered in the department. We conduct Preparatory Courses for FCPS part 2 candidates and for VR Trainees. The Department is renowned for its vitreoretinal subspecialty which caters for all complicated retinal disorders.

Anterior segment surgery is also done using the most advanced machinery. A dedicated Ophthalmology Diagnostic Center is established in the unit, equipped with latest machinery. 

As prevention is better than cure, retinal and glaucoma screening services are provided in the department. Pediatric Ophthalmology services like Retinoblastoma treatment, PHPV and Retinopathy along with Prematurity Screening Service is also provided in the Neonatology Department as well as in the ROP clinic in Ophthalmology OPD. On each of our two OPD days, an average of 200- 250 patients are examined (20,000 per year) and the total number of surgeries performed per year is approximately 1500-2000. Admission rate is about 30-40 patients per week. Unit 3 treats approximately 5000 emergency patients per year. In addition to routine anterior segment surgery, we offer advanced vitreo-retinal surgery to our patients. 

Excellent ophthalmic diagnostic and laser facilities are also available for the patients. Original articles are published quarterly in the department in peer reviewed journals. There are many publications in National and International Journals. Various research projects are carried out in the unit throughout the year. The department also hosts various workshops and seminars for Ophthalmologists all over the country.

 

 

It is a 60-bedded tertiary care, teaching unit, comprising of male and female wings of 30 beds each, responsible for caring all types of eye patients admitted through OPD or Emergency. There are 6 wards, 3 for males and 3 for females, operation theatre complex, laser room and 13 OPD rooms for screening, diagnostics and specialist clinics. 

There are three offices for professors, one for associate professor, three for medical officers and a common room. Separate computer room and conference hall along with departmental library are also included in the department. 

 

The department is responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate and post- graduate medical students and nursing staff. The department is recognized by all examining bodies and PMC for House job training. Post-graduate courses include:

Teaching of postgraduate trainees comprises of bedside teaching, seminars, lectures, journal club, CPC and surgical training under supervision. 

 

We have a handsome collection of Ophthalmic books in departmental library, which include invaluable selection for ophthalmologists, FCPS/MCPS trainees and under graduates. There is also access to national and online international journals to keep the residents and faculty abreast with the latest advancements in Ophthalmology.

 

We thrive to strengthen our department in all fields of ophthalmology and our scientific goals for the next five years are: 

 

Unit I		Unit II		Unit III
Dr. Tahir Muazzam Dr. Awais afzal Dr. Muhammad Muneeb Dr.Umer Farooq Dr. Ayesha Ghafoor Dr. Junaid Ahmed Hashmi Dr. Mehreen Akram Dr. Iqra Qureshi Dr. Zukhruf Ijaz Dr. Iqra Alsam Dr. Nauman Ahmed Dr. Shuja-ur-Rehman Dr. Muhammad Baksh Khalid Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Afzal Dr. Nauman Naeem		Dr. Sara Riaz Dr. Hassan Tariq Dr. Marya Shahid Dr. Muhammad Shah Dr. Muhammad Farqaleet Dr. Fatima Khalid Dr. Hassan Javed Dr. Mahtab Haider Dr. Sajeela Saman		Dr. Raheela Naz Dr. Mehreen Afzal Dr. Saleem Ullah Dr. Usman Zia Dr. Sidra Jamil Dr. Laraib Hassan Dr. Nabeel Akram  Dr. Usman Mumtaz Dr. Hafiz Mubashir Dr. Hasnain Muhammad Buksh Dr. Abdul Samad

 

The department is also active in research activities. Current research topics include: