National Institute of Ophthalmology (NIO), one of the leading super-specialty eye care hospitals in India, has recently expanded its services and facilities in Pune. The reputed institute has launched 2 new clinics and has integrated surgical simulation equipment in order to reach more patients and upgrade its services for them.
As part of its expansion, NIO has launched a new vision centre at Balewadiphata, Baner. This centre will make it a more accessible point for patients in or around Baner who need consultations, diagnosis and preliminary eye care services.
As part of the launch for this vision centre, the organisation is conducting a free eye checkup for all visiting patients this month. Apart from this, the organization has also launched a specialized myopia clinic within its Aundh hospital. With rising demand for treatment of myopia or nearsightedness amongst children. The clinic will be focusing on early detection and diagnosis of children who have myopia.
Besides this, the organization has recently upgraded its facilities in its Shivaji Nagar hospital with the installment of an Advanced Clinical Simulation Equipment. The new equipment has been integrated for the training of their resident doctors and Post Graduate fellows. This state-of-the-art equipment will be utilised in teaching resident doctors on how to diagnose patients when they come to their clinics.
“The equipment initially gives a random case situation which the students or the doctors have to diagnose. This is an efficient way of practicing and learning rather than diagnosing real patients which can be very time consuming,” said Dr Aditya Kelkar, Director, NIO Super Specialty Hospital.
