Overview
Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore has faculty and trainees working at three facilities–KMC Hospital, Attavar,?Govt Wenlock Hospital and KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle.
It is a well-known and respected referral and teaching?centre for Ophthalmology. It aims to provide the best possible medical and surgical eye care to patients. It has state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment modalities to deal with ocular diseases to get the best possible visual outcomes.
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Key Features
- Comprehensive eye care to both adult &?paediatric patients and deal with all sub specialities of Ophthalmology
- Treating disorders of anterior and posterior segment of the eye
- Surgical services: Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina, Cataract, Strabismus, Orbit and Oculoplasty and Ocular trauma
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Core Competencies
- Active ophthalmic practice with daily?outpatient services
- Daily diagnostic procedures, surgeries and laser procedures
- Patient care
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Programs
The Department of Opthalmology, KMC Mangalore offers the following programs:
Library: The department has a library which houses 195 books of various specialties. The postgraduates can issue books from the department library. Also, various electronic journals are available for reference.
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Faculty
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