The Institute was born as a small Ophthalmic ward in the local Civil Hospital by Shri Khan Bahadur Navrojee Pestonji Vakil, an eminent businessman of Ahmedabad of the time. It gradually grew to become established as an Institute in 1952 and in 1968, it attained the status of a Western Regional Institute. In 1984, it separated from the Civil Hospital to become semi-autonomous. The RIO has a glowing journey, making its mark in the field of eye care services.  

Primary Eye Care:

Our Out-patient department provides initial diagnostic and treatment facilities for various eye ailments. (Infections, vitamin A deficiencies, simple eye injuries, refractive errors and many more). In the OPD, we also screen cases that need further evaluation and or surgical interventions.

Secondary & Tertiary Eye Care:

Ours is a place where cases which cannot be managed at smaller / remote centres are referred for further, detailed and expert management.                                                                          

Special Services:

  1. D.E Anklesaria Eye Bank & Cornea Clinic - Deals mainly with diagnosis & treatment of corneal problems and offers cornea transplantation. The Eye Bank offers 24 hours central eye banking services. Our residents are ever willing to obtain the donated eyes, whatever the time and wherever the place. Established in 1968, the bank processes eyes and performs cornea transplants, amniotic membrane transplantation, sutureless conjunctival grafts and corneal collagen crosslinking etc.
  2. Retina clinics: Facilities for diagnosing posterior segment disorders, provides LASER treatments, offers retinal surgeries, vitrectomy, intra-ocular foreign body removal and management of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm babies.        
  3. Glaucoma: Equipments for screening, diagnosing and managing all types of glaucoma patients and suspects. The clinic also performs laser treatments and drainage implant surgeries in refractory cases.
  4. Squint & Ocular Motility: Assessment of different types of squints, nystagmus and ocular motility problems, their management and provides orthoptic and amblyopia exercises.
  5. Oculoplasty: Management of the cosmetic outlook of the eye through repairs, contact lenses, artificial eyes, implants and also deals with various types of ocular tumours.
  6. Paediatric ophthalmology: Management of paediatric cataracts and other paediatric disorders.
  7. Low Vision Aid clinic: Provides visual rehabilitation for patients with low vision.

Community work:

The hospital has regular programmes of providing services to the people living in remote rural areas, who do not have an easy access to medical care. Specialists of various concerning ophthalmic care, visit these areas. Regular camps are conducted for screening of vulnerable and high risk patients.

Outreach programs:                                           

Eye screening of children in schools

Eye donation awareness programmes

Glaucoma awareness programmes

Diagnostic eye camps

 

Satellite Centres:                                           

Mental Hospital, Delhi Darwaja, A’bad.

Central Jail, Sabarmati, A’bad.

 

Supporting wings:

 Ocular  Pathology, Ocular  Microbiology, Ocular  Physiology, Ocular  Histopathology, Anaesthesia

 

Layout:

  • Ground floor: OPD, Refraction rooms, emergency, CSSD, registration, procedure room, septic OT, Minor OT.
  • First floor: Glaucoma, Vitreous and Retina, Squint, Oculoplasty clinics.
  • Second floor: Cornea & Eye banking, wards, VIP OT, Administrative dept, Community Ophthalmology, Laser OT.
  • Third Floor: Wards, Operation theaters.
  • Fourth floor: Wards, special rooms.
  • Fifth floor: Lecture halls, administrative office, Library, Museum.

                                                                                                                                                                                     

Equipments existing (over & above the basic ones):

  • Autorefractometer
  • A Scan Biometer
  • A Scan Biometer with immersion facility
  • Keratometer
  • IOL Master
  • Non-contact tonometers
  • Tonopen
  • iCare 100
  • Pachymeter
  • Laminar flow
  • Specular miscroscopes
  • Corneal Topography machine
  • Operating Microscopes
  • BIOMS operating Microscope for vitreo retinal Surgery
  • Retcam
  • Nd : YAG LASER
  • Double Frequency Nd : YAG LASER
  • Phaco-emulsification machines
  • Vitrectomy machines
  • Automated Perimeters – Octopus 101, Octopus 900, Optopol
  • USG with Ultrasound Biomicroscope machines.
  • Optical Coherence Tomogaphy (glaucoma, retina and anterior segment modules )
  • Handheld ERG
  • VEP
  • Collagen Cross linking
  • Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
  • Fundus Camera
  • Autoclave machines, ETO sterilizer 
  • Availability of basic drugs and surgical material, foldable intra-ocular lenses.

 

Academic activities:

The institute is affiliated to the Gujarat University and offers M.S. (Master in Surgery- Ophthalmology)— 30 seats / year and is also an examination centre for ICO (International Council of Ophthalmology).

Structured postgraduate teaching program.

Clinical case discussions, Seminars, Faculty lectures, Journal clubs.

Workshops, Symposia, CMEs, Guest Lectures, Wetlab training programs.

Research activities.