Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital
| Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital | |
|---|---|
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  Shown in Mumbai | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 19°00′42″N 72°51′01″E / 19.01162°N 72.8504°ECoordinates: 19°00′42″N 72°51′01″E / 19.01162°N 72.8504°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Speciality Eye Hospital |
| Affiliated university | National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (DNB) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 27 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital (AJEH) is one of Mumbai's leading eye hospitals and it was rated as 'the best eye hospital in Mumbai' by Outlook (magazine), an Indian weekly news magazine in its July 2002 issue.[1]
History
- It was established by chairman and managing director Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan in 1990 in Dadar[2] and recently shifted to its current location in Wadala.
- President of India has approved Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan name for conferment of Padmashri in recogination for distinguished service in the field of Medicine.
- It also houses the Aditya Jyot Eye Bank and Aditya Jyot Optometry Institute.[3]
- Consultants affiliated with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital include Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan, Cornea specialist Dr. Kavita Rao, Dr. Pandurang Kulkarni, Dr. Kruti Mody, Dr. Mihir Kothari, Dr. Ruvit Nikam and Dr. Anupam Deshpande. Dr. M. M. Sharma is a senior anesthesiologist at the institute; Dr. Radhika Srinivasan, also an anesthesiologist, is the CEO of Aditya Jyot Foundation of Twinkling Little Eyes.
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital has been visited by the former President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, former Governor of Maharashtra, S. M. Krishna and the chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh.[4]
Education
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital trains medical graduates in Ophthalmology. It is a recognized institute for DNB (Diplomate of National Board).[5]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital also offers fellowships to Indian and foreign ophthalmic post graduates in Vitreoretinal surgery and Anterior Segment surgery.
Patient facilities
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is one of the first eye hospitals in Mumbai to offer LASIK to patients.[6]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is the only eye care hospital which is open 24 hours a day.
- Botox or botulinium toxin treatment is also offered under the supervision of a trained oculoplastic surgeon.[7]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital also runs charitable wings totally free of cost at different parts of Mumbai, namely Dharavi and Mahalakshmi.
Recent advances and achievements
- Aditya Jyot now has a Pinterest t account.
- Prof.Dr.S.Natarajan's interview was telecast on Jaya TV 'Kaalai Malar' program on 20 May 2013 at 8:10 am IST
- PadmaShri award to be conferred to Dr. S. Natarajan and will be telecast on YouTube page of Indian Doordarshan National Channel on 20 April at 11:30 am
- Recently, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital launched the latest 4th generation Optical coherence tomography (OCT) which will combine evaluation of retina, cornea and glaucoma in one.[8]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is the first hospital in Asia to introduce the retinal endoscope and the Preferential hyperacuity perimeter.[9]
- Dr. S. Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director, was appointed the honorary ophthalmic surgeon to the Governor of Maharashtra.[10]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is one of the institutes in India which transplants stem cells grown in a culture medium in the lab into patients suffering from chemical burns and ocular diseases which need such stem cells.[11]
- In February 2006, NCRM (Nichi-in Centre for Regenerative Medicine) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital for a collaborative research on Retinal stem cells in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, R.R. Patil and Mr. Hyosuke Yasui, the consul general of Japan.[12]
Positions held by the consultants
Dr. S. Natarajan, Chairman of AJEH holds a wide variety of posts in various organisations, both within India and internationally currently, such as
- President, Bombay Ophthalmologists Association[13]
- President, Vitreo Retinal Society of India[14]
- Vice President of Ocular Trauma Society of India[15]
- Chairman, Academic Research Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society[16]
- President, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society[15]
- Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon to Governor of Maharashtra.[17]
- Regional Managing Editor of EyeWorld Ophthalmology, the news magazine of the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS).[18]
- Patron of the International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons.[19]
- He is also a reviewer for the Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology.[20]
- Patron, National Society for Prevention of Blindness in India, Maharashtra Branch.[21]
Dr. Vandana Jain, Cornea specialist is a
- Reviewer for Ophthalmology - The American Academy of Ophthalmology flagship Journal.[22]
- Reviewer for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.[23]
References
- ↑ [Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital]http://www.india9.com/i9show/Aditya-Jyot-Eye-Hospital-48210.htm
- ↑ [Home Of Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/
- ↑ List of optometry schools
- ↑ [President, Governor and Chief Minister visit Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm
- ↑ [Aditya Jyot DNB guidelines]http://www.adityajyot.org/DnbRulesAndRegulations.htm
- ↑ [New LASIK instrument at Aditya Jyot]http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/20020915/medtech4.shtml
- ↑ [Aditya Jyot and Botox]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/BotoxTherapy-treatment.htm
- ↑ [Aditya Jyot acquires 4th generation OCT]http://www.lens101.com/lasik-breaking-news/16461-lasik-aditya-jyot-eye-hospital-launches-4th-generation-oct-machine-pharmabiz.html
- ↑ [Pioneers in ophthalmology]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-hospitals.htm
- ↑ [Dr. S. Natarajan appointed Hon. Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Governor of Maharashtra]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm#r
- ↑ [Stem Cells]http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200704/coverstory01.shtml
- ↑ [NCRM MoU with AJEH]http://www.ncrm.in/events/adjmou06feb06.htm
- ↑ [Bombay Ophthalmologists' Associtaion]http://www.boamumbai.com/pdfs/newsletterpdfs/focus2008newsletter.pdf
- ↑ [Vitreoretinal Society of India]http://www.vrsi.in
- 1 2 [Know your MOS president]http://www.moseye.org/KnowYourPresident.pdf
- ↑ [Office Bearers of All India Ophthalmological Society]http://www.aios.org/aios/officebearers.html
- ↑ [Chairman and MD of Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm#r
- ↑ [APACRS : Asia Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons]http://www.ascrsmedia.com/index.cfm?page=23
- ↑ [ISMSICS]http://ismsics.com/officebearers.html
- ↑ [IJO Reviewers]http://www.ijo.in/reviewers.asp?cl=19
- ↑ [MOS - Know your President]http://www.moseye.org/KnowYourPresident.pdf
- ↑ [Dr. Shome and Dr. Jain are reviewer for Ophthalmology]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm
- ↑ [IJO Reviewers]http://www.ijo.in/reviewers.asp?cl=22
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