blessings of 'Singh Sahib Giani Sadhu Singh Ji Bhaura' the honoured Jathedar of Sri AKAL TAKHAT Sahib. it was his dream to see a hospital where people of all walks of life are cared for and treated. Singh Sahib himself worked all his life for the cause of humanity and finally achieved the highest politico-temporal seat in the SIKH WORLD. He maintained The high esteem of Akal Takhat Sahib for 16 long years-the longest in the history of Akal Takhat Sahib so far.
So the tittle child with the big, mission i.e. to lead this world 'FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT' was born in the year 1990. This little baby has grown to an able teenager and is continuing to be a guiding light, a light house for the youngsters. Patient satisfaction and care is given foremost importance. This is the hospital-the pioneer to start PHACOEMULSIFICATION i.e. the technique of cataract removal with latest technique with:
No injection
No stitches
No bandage
No admission
This was started way back when others did not believed that such a technique was possible. The hospital is equipped with latest and the best equipment and instruments which are continuously being updated & .upgraded. We believe in quality.
We have fully air conditioned OPD halls, operation theater, waiting hall and seperate Lasik Laser waiting halls. The Hospital is equipped with the automatic eye examination units, slit lamps, ophthalmoscopes both direct & indirect, lensometer,streak retinoscope, trial set, keratometers both manual and automatic, Autorefracter, synaptophor. Fully equipped operationtheater with the latest and the first operating microscope to be imported into the country i.e. latest model of Moller Weidle fitted with CCD camera, and assistant scope. The hospital also has 3 phacoemulsification units i.e. Nidek, Orteli from Switzerland and Diplomax from Allergan. These are fully computerised machines which use ultra sound energy to remove cataract
( ) through small incisions less than 3 mm. The operation theater is very clean equipped with Laminar air flow, with positive pressure ventillation, HEPA Filters which keep the enviornment inside dust free and bacteria free. It is also equipped with split AC and dehumidifier to maintain constant temperature and humidity inside the operation theater.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Expectations
LASIK laser vision correction is an exciting, liberating procedure which frees people of their glasses and contact lenses, resulting in a dramatic life change for the person. 20/20 vision is possible, but expectations of perfection are never guaranteed.
About 90% of the patients achieve legal driving vision without glasses. As with any surgical procedure, there are risks, but the complication rate is very low. The LASIK procedure is tightly controlled and uses leading-edge computers and laser technology.
Glasses may be necessary for fine-tuning vision under certain conditions like night driving, computer work, and heavy reading. People over forty usually require reading glasses unless one eye is purposefully made nearsighted, bluring that eye for distance. This results in a 'one eye far, one eye near situation,' or 'monovision'. Most people prefer both eyes as sharp as possible for distance and the use of reading glasses when necessary.
About 90% of the patients achieve legal driving vision without glasses. As with any surgical procedure, there are risks, but the complication rate is very low. The LASIK procedure is tightly controlled and uses leading-edge computers and laser technology.
Glasses may be necessary for fine-tuning vision under certain conditions like night driving, computer work, and heavy reading. People over forty usually require reading glasses unless one eye is purposefully made nearsighted, bluring that eye for distance. This results in a 'one eye far, one eye near situation,' or 'monovision'. Most people prefer both eyes as sharp as possible for distance and the use of reading glasses when necessary.
Refractive eye surgery
Refractive eye surgery is a general term for surgical procedures that can improve or correct the eye's focus by permanently changing the shape of the cornea.
The surgery is relatively painless, the full recovery period is as short as a few days, and the whole experience lasts less than 20 minutes in most cases. By the standards of many surgeries, this is a very simple procedure. A large percentage of patients walk out of the surgery and within hours are seeing better than they've seen in years. Within time, generally within a few weeks time at the most, they're seeing at 20/20 or 20/40.
Laser vision correction surgery changes the shape of your eye to increase your visual acuity. The first laser surgery devices were developed in 1975 and tested for a decade before finally being tried on humans in Germany. ( Two years later, patients in the U.S. had the experimental surgery done, but the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) did not approve its use until 1995. The surgery takes only a few minutes. Recovery for all procedures takes from less than 24 hours to five days.
The Excimer laser's potential was discovered by Dr. Srinivasan, who was working in a research laboratory on a laser system to cut plastics and other organic materials. By the early 1980's, he realized the potential for the excimer laser to interact with biological tissue. Ophthalmologist Steven Trokel, working with Srinivasan, introduced the idea of using the excimer laser to reshape the cornea.
The first patient to undergo laser vision correction was treated in Germany in 1988. The highly sophisticated excimer laser uses light energy to correct focusing problems by vaporizing away a small amount of tissue from the central area of the cornea. Most surgical laser beams affect tissue by producing heat that burns it, or by producing a shock wave that separates tissue with micro-explosions.
The excimer laser works differently. It uses a charged mixture of fluorine gases to produce a cool beam of ultra violet light. The beam is unique because it breaks the molecular bonds and vaporizes tissue, one microscopic layer at a time. The excimer precisely sculpts tissue with almost no effect on the surrounding tissue. This ability makes it ideal for changing the shape of the cornea.
At present, refractive surgery is most effective for myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia. LASIK is the most recent advance in laser vision correction. LASIK is an acronym for Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis. Compared to the original laser PRK, the surface of the cornea remains largely intact so that LASIK patients are more comfortable and see better more quickly.
LASIK has been performed internationally for approximately 10 years. It was first performed in U.S. clinical trials in 1991. It is important to note that the major components of the procedure have a long history. Ophthalmologists have been reshaping the cornea for over 50 years, creating a protective layer of tissue for over 35 years, and using the excimer laser since the 1980s.
In 1996, the FDA acted on the data submitted and approved the laser for treatment of low myopia up to -6.00 diopters. In 1997, the FDA approved the laser for treatment of astigmatism up to -4.00 diopters. There are currently three major manufacturers of the excimer laser equipment: Summit Technology, Visx and Nidek.
Oct. 21, 1999 - Summit Technology, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the Company's Apex Plus Excimer Laser Workstation for the LASIK treatment of myopia with or without astigmatism. The approval is for the correction of myopia in the range of 0D to -14.0D with or without astigmatism in the range of -0.5D to -5.0D. This approval gives Summit the widest range of treatments for nearsightedness and astigmatism in the industry.
Nov. 19, 1999 - VISX, INCORPORATED (Nasdaq:VISX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of its VISX STAR S2 Excimer Laser System(TM) as safe and effective for the treatment of up to 14 diopters of myopia, or nearsightedness, with up to 5 diopters of astigmatism.
September 30, 1999 - Nidek, Inc. announced the FDA had granted PMA supplement approval for the Company's EC-5000 Excimer Laser System for the treatment of Photorefractive Keratectomy for moderate myopia with astigmatism.
The new approval will allow treatment for the reduction or elimination of moderate myopia (nearsightedness) with astigmatism (uneven curvature of the cornea). The approval will allow correction of myopia ranging in severity from -1.00 to -8.00 diopters (D), with refractive astigmatism from -0.50 to -4.00 D cylinder by manifest refraction.
March 2000 - The LADARVision excimer laser, manufactured by Autonomous Technologies, Inc. and recently approved by the FDA, is a self aiming, small spot laser system for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. We are pleased to offer this next generation laser technology to our patients.
LADARVISION combines both eye tracking and small beam corneal shaping. The built-in eye tracker automatically follows any eye movements during the laser procedure. This allows the system to more accurately aim the laser beam and correct for any movement of the eye during the procedure. The expertise in the area of eye tracking had its origins in many years of research and development for the Strategic Defense Initiative and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA).
Unlike other laser systems in current use, the LADARVision system also uses a very small laser beam of less than 1 mm to shape the cornea. This beam is moved rapidly across the corneal surface in a computer-controlled pattern of tiny overlapping spots. The amount of corneal tissue removed with each spot is very small, less than the thickness of a single human hair. This changes the shape of the surface of the eye to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism and helps to produce a smooth postoperative corneal surface which may reduce side effects and improve visual recovery.
In addition, by measuring and correcting all eye movements during the laser procedure, the LADARVision system maintains accurate placement of the laser beam. At the same time, your surgeon will carefully monitor your eye on a computer screen which provides additional control.
The actual procedure and its risks and benefits are similar to PRK and LASIK in general. Your surgeon will discuss with you, in depth, if a procedure using the LADARVision system fits your particular needs.
The surgery is relatively painless, the full recovery period is as short as a few days, and the whole experience lasts less than 20 minutes in most cases. By the standards of many surgeries, this is a very simple procedure. A large percentage of patients walk out of the surgery and within hours are seeing better than they've seen in years. Within time, generally within a few weeks time at the most, they're seeing at 20/20 or 20/40.
Laser vision correction surgery changes the shape of your eye to increase your visual acuity. The first laser surgery devices were developed in 1975 and tested for a decade before finally being tried on humans in Germany. ( Two years later, patients in the U.S. had the experimental surgery done, but the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) did not approve its use until 1995. The surgery takes only a few minutes. Recovery for all procedures takes from less than 24 hours to five days.
The Excimer laser's potential was discovered by Dr. Srinivasan, who was working in a research laboratory on a laser system to cut plastics and other organic materials. By the early 1980's, he realized the potential for the excimer laser to interact with biological tissue. Ophthalmologist Steven Trokel, working with Srinivasan, introduced the idea of using the excimer laser to reshape the cornea.
The first patient to undergo laser vision correction was treated in Germany in 1988. The highly sophisticated excimer laser uses light energy to correct focusing problems by vaporizing away a small amount of tissue from the central area of the cornea. Most surgical laser beams affect tissue by producing heat that burns it, or by producing a shock wave that separates tissue with micro-explosions.
The excimer laser works differently. It uses a charged mixture of fluorine gases to produce a cool beam of ultra violet light. The beam is unique because it breaks the molecular bonds and vaporizes tissue, one microscopic layer at a time. The excimer precisely sculpts tissue with almost no effect on the surrounding tissue. This ability makes it ideal for changing the shape of the cornea.
At present, refractive surgery is most effective for myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia. LASIK is the most recent advance in laser vision correction. LASIK is an acronym for Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis. Compared to the original laser PRK, the surface of the cornea remains largely intact so that LASIK patients are more comfortable and see better more quickly.
LASIK has been performed internationally for approximately 10 years. It was first performed in U.S. clinical trials in 1991. It is important to note that the major components of the procedure have a long history. Ophthalmologists have been reshaping the cornea for over 50 years, creating a protective layer of tissue for over 35 years, and using the excimer laser since the 1980s.
In 1996, the FDA acted on the data submitted and approved the laser for treatment of low myopia up to -6.00 diopters. In 1997, the FDA approved the laser for treatment of astigmatism up to -4.00 diopters. There are currently three major manufacturers of the excimer laser equipment: Summit Technology, Visx and Nidek.
Oct. 21, 1999 - Summit Technology, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the Company's Apex Plus Excimer Laser Workstation for the LASIK treatment of myopia with or without astigmatism. The approval is for the correction of myopia in the range of 0D to -14.0D with or without astigmatism in the range of -0.5D to -5.0D. This approval gives Summit the widest range of treatments for nearsightedness and astigmatism in the industry.
Nov. 19, 1999 - VISX, INCORPORATED (Nasdaq:VISX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of its VISX STAR S2 Excimer Laser System(TM) as safe and effective for the treatment of up to 14 diopters of myopia, or nearsightedness, with up to 5 diopters of astigmatism.
September 30, 1999 - Nidek, Inc. announced the FDA had granted PMA supplement approval for the Company's EC-5000 Excimer Laser System for the treatment of Photorefractive Keratectomy for moderate myopia with astigmatism.
The new approval will allow treatment for the reduction or elimination of moderate myopia (nearsightedness) with astigmatism (uneven curvature of the cornea). The approval will allow correction of myopia ranging in severity from -1.00 to -8.00 diopters (D), with refractive astigmatism from -0.50 to -4.00 D cylinder by manifest refraction.
March 2000 - The LADARVision excimer laser, manufactured by Autonomous Technologies, Inc. and recently approved by the FDA, is a self aiming, small spot laser system for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. We are pleased to offer this next generation laser technology to our patients.
LADARVISION combines both eye tracking and small beam corneal shaping. The built-in eye tracker automatically follows any eye movements during the laser procedure. This allows the system to more accurately aim the laser beam and correct for any movement of the eye during the procedure. The expertise in the area of eye tracking had its origins in many years of research and development for the Strategic Defense Initiative and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA).
Unlike other laser systems in current use, the LADARVision system also uses a very small laser beam of less than 1 mm to shape the cornea. This beam is moved rapidly across the corneal surface in a computer-controlled pattern of tiny overlapping spots. The amount of corneal tissue removed with each spot is very small, less than the thickness of a single human hair. This changes the shape of the surface of the eye to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism and helps to produce a smooth postoperative corneal surface which may reduce side effects and improve visual recovery.
In addition, by measuring and correcting all eye movements during the laser procedure, the LADARVision system maintains accurate placement of the laser beam. At the same time, your surgeon will carefully monitor your eye on a computer screen which provides additional control.
The actual procedure and its risks and benefits are similar to PRK and LASIK in general. Your surgeon will discuss with you, in depth, if a procedure using the LADARVision system fits your particular needs.
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