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 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital (AJEH) is a Mumbai eye hospital. It was rated as 'the best eye hospital in Mumbai' in the July 2002 issue of Outlook, an Indian weekly news magazine.[1]
History
- It was established by chairman and managing director Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan in 1990 in Dadar[2] and shifted to its current location in Wadala.
- President of India has approved S. Natarajan's name for conferment of Padmashri in recognition for distinguished service in the field of medicine.
- It also houses the Aditya Jyot Eye Bank and Aditya Jyot Optometry Institute.
- Consultants affiliated with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital include S. Natarajan, cornea specialist Kavita Rao, Pandurang Kulkarni, Kruti Mody, Mihir Kothari, Ruvit Nikam and Anupam Deshpande. M. M. Sharma is a senior anesthesiologist at the institute; 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.[3]
Education
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital trains medical graduates in ophthalmology. It is a recognized institute for DNB Diplomate of National Board (DNB).[4]
- 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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 has a Pinterest account.[7]
- S. Natarajan's interview was telecast on Jaya TV Kaalai Malar program on 20 May 2013 at 8:10 am IST.[8]
- PadmaShri award to be conferred to S. Natarajan and will be telecast on YouTube page of Indian Doordarshan National Channel on 20 April at 11:30 am.
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital launched the latest fourth-generation optical coherence tomography (OCT) which will combine evaluation of retina, cornea and glaucoma in one.[9]
- Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital is the first hospital in Asia to introduce the retinal endoscope and the Preferential hyperacuity perimeter.[10]
- S. Natarajan, chairman and Managing Director, was appointed the honorary ophthalmic surgeon to the Governor of Maharashtra.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 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 Hyosuke Yasui, the consul general of Japan.[13]
Positions held by the consultants
S. Natarajan,[14] chairman of AJEH, holds a wide variety of posts in various organisations, both within India and internationally currently, such as
- President, Bombay Ophthalmologists Association[15]
- President, Vitreo Retinal Society of India[16]
- Vice president of Ocular Trauma Society of India[17]
- Chairman, Academic Research Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society[18]
- President, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society[17]
- Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon to Governor of Maharashtra.[11]
- Regional Managing Editor of EyeWorld Ophthalmology, the news magazine of the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS)[19]
- Patron of the International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS)[20]
- Reviewer for the Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology[21]
- Patron, National Society for Prevention of Blindness in India, Maharashtra Branch.[17]
Vandana Jain, cornea specialist is a
- Reviewer for Ophthalmology - The American Academy of Ophthalmology flagship Journal.[Dr. Shome and Dr. Jain are reviewer for Ophthalmology][22]
- Reviewer for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.[23]
References
- ↑ "Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome To Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital-Best Eye Hospital In India-Leading Eye Care Center-24X7 Services". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Welcome To Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital-Best Eye Hospital In India-Leading Eye Care Center-24X7 Services". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Aditya Jyot". Pinterest. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Kaalai Malar Archived 20 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "LASIK: Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital launches 4th generation OCT machine (PharmaBiz)". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ ": : NCRM : : MoU with Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital for retinal stem cell research". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Dengue News". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ↑ "VRSI - Vitreo Retina Society of India". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 http://www.moseye.org/KnowYourPresident.pdf[]
- ↑ "All India Ophthalmological Society - India's Biggest Ophthalmic Organisation". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ [APACRS : Asia Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons]"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ↑ "Indian Journal of Ophthalmology : Reviewers Team". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ↑ "Indian Journal of Ophthalmology : Reviewers Team". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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