Al-Shifa Speciality Departments

This is a unique feature of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi. Different Disease-Specialist Clinics are available for major eye problems.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Sumaira Altaf (Head Of Department)
Prof. Dr. Hanif Malik
Dr. Nusrat Sharif
Dr. Shadab Hassan

Al Shifa Eye Trust Hospital is privileged to be the Pioneer in establishing the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus for the first time in Pakistan in 1992. The Division of Pediatric ophthalmology exclusively deals with eye problems of children up to 15 years of age. Presently, our department is one of its kind in Pakistan. The pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus division is well equipped and a state-of-the-art treatment facility in Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Sorath Noorani Siddiqui is the head of department. She did her clinical fellowship in Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus from McGill University, Canada. The Faculty consists of fellowship trained Pediatric Ophthalmologists. We provide the best eye care to our pediatric patients. Our outpatient clinic is one of the busiest in the hospital, with more than 20,000 patient visits per year.

The Department has fully equipped nine clinics, two orthoptic clinics, two refraction rooms, three vision assessment rooms for preverbal and verbal children,fellow’s room, diagnostic room, play area for children and a huge waiting area for 500 people. The Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi is a center of excellence for training in pediatric ophthalmology in the country and the region. We have one year structured clinical fellowship program in Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. We also have short term observership training programs. The department has all the allied components of pediatric eye care including pediatric optometry, orthoptic and low vision clinics.
We have two operating days in a week. The Anesthesia department has expertise and latest technology to induce general anesthesia to neonates, infants, toddlers and older children. On average 22 pediatric eye surgeries are performed in a day. 
Our faculty members have extensive experience in dealing with complicated strabismus cases, vertical and oblique muscle surgery and adjustable suture strabismus surgery.
The department of Pediatric ophthalmology has the privilege to use Artisan iris fixated intraocular lens in children with subluxated lenses for the first time in Pakistan.
Our Department is Pioneer in introducing Retinopathy of Prematurity screening service in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
A large number of patients with pediatric glaucoma, cataract and retinoblastoma are referred to our referral center from different areas of our country and Afghanistan. Our pediatric ophthalmologists are experienced in dealing withall kind of pediatric eye diseases.

Our department is actively involved in research. We have published many papers in national and international journals. Presently, we are engaged in multiple research projects in collaboration with ocular genetics department of McGill University, Canada and research institute of Netherlands.

Following services are being offered by Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Retinoblastoma
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Orthoptic Unit
Pediatric Refraction Unit
Low Vision Aid Unit
Diagonstic Equipment
Teaching and Research Activities
Publications

 

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Nadeem Qureshi (Head Of Department / Chief Consultant)
Prof. Dr. Nadeem Ishaq
Prof. Dr. Naveed Qureshi
Prof. Dr. Sara Zaffar
Dr. Abdullah Naeem Syed
Dr. Farrah Islam
Dr. Aziz Jan Bashir

Retina Department is established since 1992. This department is currently supervised by Prof. Dr. Nadeem Qureshi. The department is equipped with most modern and state of the art diagnostic, medical and surgical treatments. Our Faculty of highly professional and qualified retinal specialists has got vast experience in dealing with all sorts of retinal pathologies. Retina department is also well supported by dedicated paramedical staff. It is centre of excellence for retinal diseases in Pakistan.

OPD/OT Days

Tuesday & Saturday Are the Operation days except Last Saturday of every Month.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday are the Out patient days in which referred patients from general opd are given consultations.

services  

Diagnostics:

Fundus Fluorescein Angiogram(FFA)
Gives information about retinal vasculature and defects causing retinal edema.

Optical Coherence tomography(OCT)
Provides very fine details about retinal diseases. It has an additional feature of diagnosing and monitoring Glaucoma.

B-Scan
Is ultrasound of eye, where view is obscured by haemorrhage, dense cataract or corneal opacity.

Coloured Fundus Photograph
Is a useful instrument to monitor retinal disease progression or recovery.

Surgeries:

Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Is highly advanced surgical treatment for retinal diseases.  Tractional retinal detachment is mostly treated by this technique. Al-shifa Trust eye hospital has got most modern equipment and vast experience for such procedures.

Scleral Buckling Surgery(RD Surgery)
Is mostly used for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Highly experienced surgical hands are performing this delicate procedure at our institute.

Indirect Laser/Cryotherapy 
Used in cases where peripheral retina needs prophylactic treatment.

Pneumatic Retinopexy
Comparatively less invasive treatment for retinal detachment surgery.

Phaco/Vitrectomy
Where both cataract and retinal detachment are dealt simultaneously

Phacoemulsification
Is performed using highly advanced Oertli machines imported from Switzerland. 

Fellowships / Training
Our Retina department is not lagging behind in training doctors not only from Pakistan but also from abroad. The Retina Department at Al-Shifa Is recognized for post fellowship in vitreo-retina by College of Physicians and surgeons,Pakistan. Currently Five doctors from Pakistan and two from Bangladesh are being trained in medical and surgical fields of Retina.

 

Deals with complicated eye diseases of Cornea and anterior segment of eye.

Prof. Dr. Wajid Ali Khan is the head of the department. He is also the Chief of Medical Services of the Trust. He is specially known for his work in corneal grafting.

Most modern equipment like Confocal Microscope, CCL-Technology, Topography, and Specular Microscope etc. are available.

Modern treatment facilities like use Amniotic Membrane Transplant, Corneal Cross-linking, etc. are regular features of this department

Prof. Dr. M. Abdul Moqeet Khan is Consultant at the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department and In-charge of Anterior Segment Division (Division Leader). He is also Director of National Academy of Paramedics, which is the training wing for paramedics at Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology. He has vast experience in dealing with eye diseases in general and particularly of cornea and ocular surface.

 

 

Deals with tumors of eye, reconstruction of birth defects and defects due to trauma all of which involve modern plastic surgical techniques.

Prof. Dr. Tayyab Afghani is the head of the department who is a leading Oculoplastic Surgeon of the country with special interest in diseases of the orbit.

Modern treatment facilities like use of Inj Botox, cosmetic eye surgery, artificial eye replacement etc. are available.

 

Before Surgery	After Surgery

 

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Farah Akhtar (Head Of Department)
Dr. Mahmood Ali
Dr. Kh Naeem Akhtar
Dr. Raheela Hussain Khan

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Early detection and treatment of the disease can prevent permanent vision loss resulting from it however wrong diagnosis of this potentially blinding condition based on mere suspicion can expose a person to side effects related to treatment as well as psychological stress to him and his family. Detection and treatment of glaucoma thus demands a careful history taking, thorough clinical assessment and use of appropriate diagnostic tests.

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital has a fully functional and dedicated glaucoma clinic where consultations are done four days a week while two days are reserved for operations. So far more than 10 thousand patients are registered in the clinic which includes both the glaucoma cases and glaucoma suspects.

The clinic is headed by Prof. Dr. Farah Akhtar who has a vast experience in the management of glaucoma. She has got training in Glaucoma from Eye and Ear infirmary New York USA. She is an approved supervisor for the post graduate training in Ophthalmology and is actively involved in the supervision of Trainees in Pakistan as well as Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. She has more than 25 research articles in her credit published in various national as well as international journals. In addition she has also been involved as clinical collaborator for research with COMSATS.

Dr. Mahmood Ali has done his fellowship in Ophthalmology from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, Royal College of Surgeons UK and International council of Ophthalmology UK after which he completed one year clinical fellowship in Glaucoma under the able guidance of Prof. Dr. Farah Akhtar. So far he has more than 20 research articles in his credit published in various journals.

Facilities at Glaucoma Clinic

Diagnostic Facilities:
Tonometry, Gonioscopy, Pachymetry, Humphery Visual Field Analyzer, Frequency Doubling Technology, Optical Coherence tomography and Heidelberg Retinal Tomography, Anterior and Posterior Segment Photography.

Therapeutic Facilities:
Treatment of Glaucoma is offered by medicines, Lasers or Surgeries however selection of a particular treatment for any patient is decided after a complete assessment. Laser Therapies available at the Glaucoma Clinic include YAG iridotomy, Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty and Trans Scleral Diode Laser Cycloablation. Surgeries include trabeculectomy with antimetabolites, combined cataract/glaucoma surgery and glaucoma drainage devices (valve implants) for high risk glaucoma cases.

Training Facilities:
In addition to training of post graduate trainees, the department offers short (3 months) and long term (one year) clinical fellowships in glaucoma.