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Advanced Eye Centre was
inaugurated by Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Hon'ble Vice President of India in the
august presence of Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss Hon'ble Minister of Health and Family
Welfare on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Since the year 1962, the department of
Ophthalmology is engaged in providing ophthalmic care of the highest order
not only to the people of Chandigarh and surrounding area but also to the
states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,Jammu & Kashmir and the
western Uttar Pradesh. Major areas of thrust are training of residents,
research and patient care. In the last 43 years, 233 candidates from
various parts of this country were trained successfully for MS degree in
Ophthalmology.
The centre runs several
special clinics and services viz. Lens, Cornea, Uvea, Glaucoma, Retina and
Vitreous, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Contact Lens & Low
Vision Aids, Oculoplastic and Tumour Clinics. For the first time in this
country, laser treatment of retinal diseases and glaucoma was started in
July, 1989. Excellent patient care service is the most important
objective of the centre.
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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
Sector-12, Chandigarh PIN- 160012, INDIA.
Phone: EPBAX: 0091-172-2746018,2756565,2747585
Fax: 0091-172-2744401, 2745078
Email:
pgimer-chd@nic.in
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