DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, EYE

AYUB TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABBOTTABAD

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT:

The department of Ophthalmology Ayub Teaching Hospital is a tertiary care hospital ,  attached to Ayub Medical College and is recognized by PMDC  and CPSP for undergraduate , postgraduate teaching and training. More than 34,000 out door patients visit per anum and more than 3,000 major surgical procedures are done here per anum. These include cataract surgery ,glaucoma surgery, lid surgery, emergency repair surgery, squint surgery , retinal detachment surgeries  and many others.

There are two units of Ophthalmology A and B . The faculty members include 02 professors , one Associate and 02 Assistant professor. There is also one Senior registrar one Junior registrar, medical officers , TMO’s  and HO’s . Head of Eye A unit is Prof Dr. Syed Ashfaq Ali Shah and that of Eye B unit is Prof Dr. Hassan Sajid Kazmi.

There are total 50 beds in the eye department .This is the only tertiary care facility from Northern areas as far as Gilgit , Kohistan etc upto Attock .This unit has all the modern facilities for Eye care such as lasers , FFA ,Ultrasound ,  ( B.scan) , Perimetery etc.

Treatment facilities for Patients Outdoor / Indoor:

  • Cataract surgery phacoemulsification, conventional,  lens aspiration.
  • Diabetic Eye disease 
  • Squint assessment and treatment (either with surgery or glasses).
  • Prescription of glasses (both for near and far vision)
  • Glaucoma treatment Both medical + surgical treatment.
  • Common disease of Eye Conjunctivitis, Uveitis, chalazion, style, blepharitis
  • Nasolacrimal duct blockage    DCR, probing, intubation, etc.
  • All types of Lid surgeries   Lid repair, Entropion, Ectropion, Ptosis, chalazion.
  • Treatment of cancers involving lids (Bcc, Scc) Eyeball (RB)
  • Pediatric Eye diseases Refractive errors squint assessment & surgery, congenital  & developmental cataract, congenital glaucoma surgery etc.
  • Retinal detachment surgery.
  • Oculoplastic surgery.

AVAILABLE SERVICES

The following services are provided in Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad.

1). Ultrasonography of Eye

2). Pleural Procedures

3). Spirometry

4). Green Lasers

5). YAG Lasers

6). Hess Chart

7). Biometry

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