Ophthalmology

Teaching Faculty

Within the College:
Department of Ophthalmology, New College Building 5th floor
(Specify floor, building, block name, etc.)

Within the Hospital (if applicable):
OPD – Dr. R.N. Cooper Hospital Building 1st floor E wing, OPD-22
OT – OPD – Dr. R.N. Cooper Hospital Building 3rd floor A wing

Contact Details

Departmental Email ID: –
[email protected]
Phone Number:
Contact No.s – 02226210045 ; ext – 186/7

Department Timings:

Department – Official duty hours are from 9am to 4pm
OPD : Tuesday / Thursday/ Saturday (9:00am -1:00pm)
OT : Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday (starting from 8:30am)

Teaching Faculty

Sr No.	Name of Faculty	Designation
1	Dr. Charuta Mandke	Professor(addi) & I/C
2	Dr. Amrita Ajani	Professor(AddI)
3	Dr. Kalyani Nadgouda	Assistant Professor (Contractual)
4	Dr. Uday Tekchandani	Assistant Professor (Contractual)
5	Dr. Priyanka Kanekar	Senior Resident
6	Dr. Poorva Kher	Senior Resident
7	Dr. Monika Shahare	Junior Resident
8	Dr. Veeram Rajpur	Junior Resident
9	Dr. Mrunal Ghogare	Junior Resident

Non-Teaching Faculty

Sr No.	Name of Faculty	Designation
1	Swapnali Desai	Optometrist
2	Jayshree Sawant	Clerk

About the Department:

(Brief overview of the department – history, purpose, and key highlights)

Vision and Mission

Vision:

2 units with daily OT and OPD with designated spaces
All ophthalmic superspeciality capability and not refer patients away for any ophthalmic diseases
Increase PG seats to make a robust department
Conduct research and publish
Improve training and teaching capabilities

Mission:
The mission of an Ophthalmology Department is multifaceted encompassing patient care, education, research, and community engagement. It is aims to provide comprehensive eye care, including diagnosis, treatment, and management of eye conditions and diseases, while also contributing to the advancement of ophthalmology through research and training programs.

Facilities - Demo Room for UG and PF Clinics

(Describe laboratories, classrooms, digital resources, etc.)

Services

DiagnosticServices

Ocular Coherence Tomography
Peritmetry
Pentacam
Corneal scrapping

TherapeuticServices

Corneal crosslinking
YAG (Capsulotomy, PI)
Pan Retinal Photocoagulation

Major conditions treated and outcomes

Vitreo-retinal surgeries, Ocular trauma, Corneal transplant, Paediatric ophthalmic surgeries, Ocular mucormycosis, Oculoplasty surgeries, Optic neuritis, Cataract surgeries with premium IOL etc, treated with good outcome
(Outline department-related services provided to students or patients)

Community Screening Camps

6th March 2024 Health awareness education within Marginalized Communities by SPPSPT, NMIMS.
7th October 2024 Eye check-up camp at Utkarsh Mandal Vileparle Eas
(Mention patient interaction, clinical services, consultation hours, etc.)

Academic Activities: UG and PG

9th Feb 2024 – Boa Annual Conference Focus Paper Presentation Topic- Fire Cracker Eye Injuries in Diwali Week 2023 – a Case Series.
23rd Feb 2024 CME on Faricimab (Newer Anti Vegf Drugs in Ophthalmology) Presented on Topic – Procedure of Intravitreal Anti Vegf Injection.
3rd August 2024 – Wet Lab Training and Hands on by Dr Nikhil Nasta Sir on Phacoemulsification .
8th August 2024 Staff Research Welfare Society a Presentation by Dr Amrita Ajani ma’am on Topic – Management of Chronic Ocular Manifestations (Lid Margin Keratinisation) of Steven Johnson Syndrome with Mucous Membrane Grafting (mmg) Including Treatment Outcomes and Histopathologic Findings.
25th August to 8th September 2024 Eye Donation Fortnight Various Activities Organised by Department of Opthalmoloy at HBTMC and Rnch.
Guest Lecture by Dr Mayav Movdawala Sir for PD’S.
14th October 2023 cme on Vascular Occlusion in Eye Organiased by Department of Ophthalmology in Collaboration With Department of Medicine at hbtmc and Rnch Presented on Topic – Stbrvo Case

Publications and Ongoing Projects

Sr No.	Name of Author	Article Title	Journal	Year	Is the journal indexed? Yes/No
1	Dr. Charuta Mandke	Fibrolipoma of the orbit in a child	Indian journal Ophthalmology	2024	Pubmed
2	Dr. Kalyani Nadgouda	Treacher Collins	E-Book on ocular manifestation of systemic diseases	2024	E- Book