THE DISEASE
All the clinics at VED Eye are supported by a talented team of anesthesiologists, who make sure that every surgery is a painless experience for the patient.
We have been pioneers in the Topical Anaesthesia technique for cataract surgery since 1999,in which no injection is given around the eye and the surgery is totally pain free. Prior to this, we had also pioneered the Peribulbar Technique of local anaesthesia in India, which is a safe and convenient technique for eye surgeries.
The department is headed by Dr. Mehul Raval(MD) and Dr. Tejas Suthar(MD) who are highly experienced and skilled anaesthesiologists.
We are equipped with latest gadgets, monitors and anaesthesia workstations. In case of any surgery, pain is one of the biggest concerns of the patient and we take all the necessary measures to put the patient’s mind at ease and ensure that it is a painless experience. The approach followed by the department is unique because the anesthesiology team constantly coordinates with the patient right from the pre-surgery stage till post-surgery.
This ensures that all our patients walkout of the operation theatre with a pleasant experience and without any adverse memories.
Infants and neonates are the common age groups taken care at VED. Children need general anaesthesia for surgery as well as for examination and diagnosis as there is greater risk of getting hurt due to random eye moments.
Infants are physically fragile and thus carry high risk during general anaesthesia. Many of them have other birth abnormalities along with the eye diseases, due to which it adds to the
risk involved in general anaesthesia.
VED Eye with it’s team of highly experienced anaesthesiologists, take thorough care during pre-operative evaluation by clinical examinations and investigations to diagnise birth abnormalities. An abnormality in the heart is largly observed amongst children with eye disease.
Anesthesiology services is equipped with state-of-the-art “Anaesthesia work station” for safer delivery of anaesthesia. This is an advance technology anaesthesia delivery system with precise monitoring of anaesthetic concentration and high quality paediatric ventilator.
Importantly, it monitors the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the breathing circuit to maintain the physiology of infants and very young children undergoing surgery.
Every time a patient is suggested a surgery, he/she undergoes a comprehensive diagnosis which includes a thorough examination by a qualified anesthesiologist. Most adult patients undergo their surgeries under local anaesthesia technique. All Cataract surgeries are performed using a topical anaesthesia technique, which eliminates the use of injections around the eye. For glaucoma and retinal surgeries anaesthesia is administered using the peribulbar technique.
Anesthesiology plays a very important role in pediatric surgeries. Here, a general balanced anaesthesia technique using opiate analgesics and muscle relaxants is implemented to give extra control to the surgeon while performing the surgery.
Every patient is reviewed, counseled and educated well in advance, about the anesthesiology procedure to put their mind at ease.
