Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital
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Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital (AJEH) is one of Mumbai
's leading eye hospital. It was rated as 'the best eye hospital in Mumbai' by Outlook (magazine)
, an Indian weekly news magazine in its July 2002 issue.
Dr. Vandana Jain, Cornea specialist is a
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
's leading eye hospital. It was rated as 'the best eye hospital in Mumbai' by Outlook (magazine)
Outlook (magazine)
Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...
, an Indian weekly news magazine in its July 2002 issue.
History
- It was established by chairman and managing director Dr. S. Natarajan in 1990 in DadarDadarDadar is a place in Mumbai, and is also a railway station on both the Western and Central lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dadar is situated in the heart of Mumbai, and Dadar station is the only railway station common to both the Central and Western lines...
and recently shifted to its current location in Wadala. - It also houses the Aditya Jyot Eye Bank and Aditya Jyot Optometry Institute.
- Consultants affiliated with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital include Dr. S. Natarajan, CorneaCorneaThe cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light, with the cornea accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power. In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is...
specialist Dr. Vandana Jain, Dr. Saumil Sheth, Dr. Priya Srinivas, Dr. Supriya Dabir, Dr. Rupali Sinha, Dr. Rohit Nikam, Dr. Anupam Deshpande and Dr. Debraj ShomeDebraj ShomeDebraj Shome is a noted Indian facial plastic surgeon. He specializes in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, facial and ocular oncology and orbital surgery. He is currently the Head of Institute for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India...
. Dr. M. M. Sharma is a senior anesthesiologistAnesthesiologistAn anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
at the institute; Dr. Radhika Srinivasan, also an anesthesiologistAnesthesiologistAn anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
, is the medical administrator. Dr. Nayana Shirke is the Medical Counselor and administrative co-ordinator. - Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital has been visited by the former President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, former Governor of Maharashtra, S. M. KrishnaS. M. KrishnaSomanahalli Mallaiah Krishna , generally referred to as S. M. Krishna, is the Minister of External Affairs and a member of the Indian Parliament from Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to...
and the chief ministerChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, Vilasrao DeshmukhVilasrao DeshmukhVilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh , popularly known as Vilasrao is the current Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences....
.
Education
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital trains medical graduates in OphthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
. It is a recognized institute for DNB (Diplomate of National BoardDiplomate of National BoardDiplomate of National Board is the title awarded by the National Board of Examinations , an autonomous body of very high academic standing under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to candidates who successfully complete their postgraduate or postdoctoral medical...
). - Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital also offers fellowships to Indian and foreign ophthalmic post graduates in Vitreoretinal surgery and Anterior Segment surgery.
Patient Facilities
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital was one of the first eye hospitals in MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to offer LASIKLASIKLASIK or Lasik , commonly referred to simply as laser eye surgery, is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism...
to patients. - Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is the only eye care hospital which is open 24 hours a day.
- Botox or botulinium toxin treatment is also offered under the supervision of a trained oculoplastic surgeon.
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital also runs charitable wings totally free of cost at different parts of Mumbai, namely ThaneThaneThane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
, DharaviDharaviDharavi is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east, and spread over an area of 175 hectares, or...
and Mahalakshmi.
Recent Advances and Achievements
- Recently, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital launched the latest 4th generation Optical coherence tomographyOptical coherence tomographyOptical coherence tomography is an optical signal acquisition and processing method. It captures micrometer-resolution, three-dimensional images from within optical scattering media . Optical coherence tomography is an interferometric technique, typically employing near-infrared light...
(OCT) which will combine evaluation of retina, cornea and glaucoma in one.
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is the first hospital in Asia to introduce the retinal endoscope and the Preferential hyperacuity perimeter.
- Dr. S. Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director, was appointed the honorary ophthalmic surgeon to the GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is one of the institutes in India which transplants stem cells grown in a culture medium in the lab into patients suffering from chemical burns and ocular diseases which need such stem cells.
- In February 2006, NCRM (Nichi-in Centre for Regenerative Medicine) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital for a collaborative research on Retinal stem cells in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, R.R. Patil and Mr. Hyosuke Yasui, the consul general of Japan.
Positions held by the Consultants
Dr. S. Natarajan, Chairman of AJEH holds a wide variety of posts in various organisations, both within India and internationally currently, such as- President, Bombay Ophthalmologists Association
- President, Vitreo Retinal Society of India
- Vice President of Ocular Trauma Society of India
- Chairman, Academic Research Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society
- President, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society
- Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon to Governor of MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. - Regional Managing Editor of EyeWorld Ophthalmology , the news magazine of the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS).
- Patron of the International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons.
- He is also a reviewer for the Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology.
- Patron, National Society for Prevention of Blindness in India, Maharashtra Branch.
Dr. Vandana Jain, Cornea specialist is a
- Reviewer for Ophthalmology - The American Academy of Ophthalmology flagship Journal.
- Reviewer for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
External links
- [Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org