Ophthalmology

In the last three decades, there has been a virtual revolution in the practice of Ophthalmology. New technologies are evolving practically every day with the result that the eye diseases considered incurable a few years back can now be treated successfully in a large number of patients. The Department of Ophthalmology at DMCH, Ludhiana is well equipped with all the modern equipment’s.

In the year 1968, the Eye Department was set up and Dr S S Grewal took over as Head. The first operation theater with an observation gallery was built in 1983. First Cataract surgery was performed under microscope in 1984. During the same year, the first IntraOcular Lens Conference was organized at DMCH.

In 1988, the reins of the department were taken over by Dr. R.N.Sood.The first Vitero-RetinalSurgery unit in a medical college was established at DMCH in 1999. The VRS Department is equipped with modern equipment like B-scan, FFA and Laser Photocoagulators for posterior segment diseases. In 1995, Dr. R.K. Grewal took over as Head of the Department till 2007 and he was followed by Dr. G.S. Bajwa, who led the department until 2018, after which Dr. Sumeet Chopra took over, serving as Head until 2024.

Presently, the Department is headed by Dr. Gurvinder Kaur