Hyderabad : Centre for Sight (CFS) – India’s leading chain of 45 super specialized eye hospitals across India now opens its super specialized centre in Hyderabad at Road No. 2, Banjara Hills. Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Shri. S. Jaipal Reddy inaugurated the same amidst presence of CFS team of super specialist eye doctors. Shri. Reddy said “I welcome Centre for Sight to Hyderabad & would like to congratulate Dr. Sachdev & his team for the services they have rendered over the years to the field of eye care in the interest of the patients and have now brought the same to Hyderabad. I wish them success in all their future endeavors.”
Addressing the gathering immediately after inaugurating the Centre for Sight at Banjara Hills Union Minister Jaipal Reddy said recalled his association with Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev, Founder Chairman and Medical Director, Centre for Sight. He reminisced the inaugural of their first centre, when he was there for the launch along with Mr. Shivraj Patil. Speaking on the occasion he said that whether you are an Engineer, Politician or a Doctor, if one is successful one tends to become incensed. But each patient must be looked as though he is the first patient. I have found these virtues in Sachdevji, he said. Eye is the most important organ as the Sanskrit saying goes ‘Sarvendriyanam nayanam pradhanam’ and Centre for Sight gives attention to every patient. Chairman Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev and CEO Dr. Alka Sachdev together personify patient-centric values. They provide treatment with precision, attention and above all integrity, he said. He recalled he got his cataract surgery done by Dr. Mahipal Sachdev.
Union Minister S. Jaipal Reddy seen undergoing Fundus Examination at the newly launched Centre for Sight at Road No. 2, Banjara Hills by Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev, Founder Chairman, CFS
Addressing on the occasion Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev, Founder Chairman and Medical Director, Centre for Sight said that Retinoblastoma in childhood (most common primary ocular malignancy (eye cancer) of children) and Diabetic Retinopathy are the most common problems faced today. “Centre for Sight with an eminent team of eye specialists having over 100 years of cumulative experience & state-of-the-art infrastructure & facilities for treatment of the full spectrum of eye diseases from Micro Incision Cataract Surgery(MICS, the latest surgery for cataract extraction) to LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis), commonly known as Laser Eye Surgery for spectacle removal, complete diabetic eye care, glaucoma management, pediatric ophthalmology, squint surgery, neuro ophthalmology, eye plastic surgery, eye and facial aesthetics and much more, we seek to provide affordable, quality eye care to the people of Hyderabad.” informed Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev.
Pride for the city is “The National Referral Centre for Ocular Oncology (tumors). It is the first such facility in the CFS network & has the best diagnostic & therapeutic facilities with an emphasis on day care management. It includes a pediatric chemotherapy unit and sophisticated Ruthenium 106 radiation brachytherapy system,” said Dr. Santosh G Honavar, Director-Medical Services, CFS. The most advanced life, eye and vision salvaging treatment modalities for eye tumors are available at CFS Hyderabad at a fraction of the cost and with optimal cure rate. The in-house facility to prepare life-like artificial eyes and facial prosthesis are available for cosmetic rehabilitation of people in whom the natural eye cannot be saved.
In addition, the Hyderabad unit also possesses state-of-the-art Retina Department headed by veteran retina specialist & Medical Director-CFS Hyderabad, Dr. Ajit Babu Majji. “Equipped with the latest technology and vast diagnostic and surgical experience, the retina department at CFS Hyderabad offers all-inclusive medical and surgical management of even the most complex vitreoretinal diseases with best possible outcomes”, said Dr. Majji.
Dr. Aashish K Bansal, a reputed corneal surgeon of the country & Medical Director-Cataract, Cornea and Refractive Surgery told, “With 27 LASIK centres, we are the largest LASIK network in Asia, Africa and Australia and have the most advanced technology in LASIK laser vision correction available with us at our Hyderabad centre. We also have the expertise and state-of-the-art facilities for medical & surgical treatment of all types of corneal diseases”.
We have also set up our maiden “Eye and Face Transformation Centre” at CFS Hyderabad, headed by Dr. Shubhra Goel, Head-Facial Aesthetics, offering an integral approach to the eye and facial aesthetics that combines the microsurgical precision of ophthalmology with the concepts of aesthetics facial surgery – a true blend of science and art in perfect proportion to provide for the miracle of an ageless face.
Brain and the eye go together – the diseases of the brain affect the eye & eye is the mirror for many a brain pathology. Expertise in Neuro-ophthalmology is unique to CFS Hyderabad. Dr. Rashmin Gandhi heads this unit.
National Referral Centre for Ocular Oncology at Centre for Sight, Hyderabad
Eye Cancer is a life-altering disease – it not just can potentially wipe out the vision but also can endanger the eye and the life. India harbors a big tumor burden but lacks an organized approach to cost-effective and protocol-based management. Every year, about 10,000 new eye cancers are diagnosed in India, 70 – 80% in adults and 20 – 30% in children. About 1500 children are diagnosed with retinoblastoma each year in India. India, which has 16% of the world’s population, harbors about 25-30% of eye cancers, but has fewer than 5% of the infrastructure and trained manpower to manage these patients appropriately.
Upon early detection, complete cure is possible with appropriate treatment. A few decades ago, retinoblastoma was considered to be uniformly fatal, while the current management strategy is able to save life in over 95% of children, salvage the eye in 90% and save vision in 85%. Our public awareness campaigns will hopefully help in early diagnosis.
The first formally trained Comprehensive Ocular Oncologist in India, Dr Santosh G Honavar, working along with the expert oncologist Dr Vijay Anand P Reddy, have diagnosed and managed several thousand patients of eye cancer in the last 18 years. Dr Honavar is the recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award by the Government of India for his protocols that provide improved life, eye and vision salvage in patients with eye cancer. CFS Hyderabad has been conceived as the National Referral Centre for Ocular Oncology in India, with access to patients from needy parts of Asia, Middle-East and Africa, and offering contemporary and cost-effective approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancers of the eye, accessible to all. The centre aims to establish a new benchmark in the comprehensive care of eye cancers.
The ‘National Reporting Centre for Ophthalmic Pathology’ headed by an experienced ophthalmic pathologist, Dr. Kaustubh Mulay, and assisted by an International Board of experts, is all set to provide a complete range of world-class diagnostic facilities to all the ophthalmologists India and the region.