Before Time Is Lost...

Hi!

This morning, I woke up to such a beautiful view outside my window. The sun kissed clouds, the sky that couldn't make up its mind whether to be yellow or blue, the freshness in the air... the clock kept tugging at me to get about my business. But the sight deserved a second look. Sigh! Nature can be so pretty at times. Was it this beautiful every morning? We miss out on so many awesome things that nature presents to us...

My profession reminds me to marvel at one such awesome creation of nature - the human body. Unfortunately, most of the times these reminders come in the form of patients. Sometimes, it is only when something has gone wrong do we realize how lucky we were when it was right.

Mr R. D'sa wrote in to us yesterday about how he would like to undergo squint surgery. A chat with him gave me a glimpse of his world and how important this surgery was to him.

R.D had a squint since his childhood. However, he came from a family where you did not spend on doctors unless it was a dire emergency. His parents were mill workers who toiled hard to provide a decent meal for their family. For them, squint surgery was just a 'luxury' that R.D would have to go without.

On the other hand, R.D's squint was not just a cosmetic blemish for him. It was what defined who he was known as and who his friends were. It shaped his childhood and his personality. I could sense that from the little quiver in his voice as he spoke to me. 

Today, as a 28 years old graduate, who had been saving up for this since months, the squint surgery was a dream come true.

When the squint eye specialist examined I could almost feel his anticipation as he geared up to listen to the verdict. The doctor gently told him how he could undergo squint surgery for cosmetic purposes, but the amblyopia could not be helped now.

The two images that we see from both our eyes differ slightly due to the distance between our two eyes. Then how do we not see double? That is because our brain smartly merges the two images.   Now in people who develop a squint, the deviant eye sends an image that is vastly different from the one sent by the other eye. In order to cope with this, our brain ignores the faulty image so that our sight is not hampered. However, there is a flip side to this clever solution that the brain finds.

Remember your teacher who would say, if you rest, you will rust? Similarly, because the faulty eye is not being used, it gradually loses its functionality. Like it happened with R.D, the person goes blind in that eye.

In R.D's case, his circumstances might have played a role. However, there are many parents who believe that a child will outgrow their squint. There is a shade of truth to this theory... a baby can have intermittent squint till 2 months of age after which it should reduce and disappear by 4 months of age. However, the fact remains that if R.D had seen a squint specialist before the age of 5 years, his vision could have been saved. Expecting full recovery of vision after the age of 10 is difficult. 

As the saying goes,

Appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.

Four Seasons at AEHI

  

Hi,

Would you like to have a look inside Advanced Eye Hospital?

Come, let me give you a quick tour of the place...

Waiting Area 1

This is the first waiting area of the hospital.

The wall that you can see here depicts a tree through all the four seasons. I'm sure it set you wondering what the four seasons have to do with an eye hospital? Well, the thought behind this was that our team of eye specialists help you to see through all the four seasons of life.

So, if you are a newborn baby or a toddler in the spring of life, we have a specialized Pediatric Ophthalmologist or Child Eye Specialist who knows how to care for your baby's delicate eyes.

When you move on to your early adulthood or summer of life, and wish to get rid of your glasses, our Lasik Centre can help you get rid of your glasses safely.

If you have reached the autumn of life where you are beginning to feel the effects of wear and tear on your eyes, our Glaucoma / Retina / Cornea eye specialists will help you enjoy all the colours of your life.

For those who have reached the winter of their life, our eye specialists will help you deal with problems like Cataract and Age Related Macular Degeneration. Age need not rob you from the pleasures of watching your grand children play or reading your favourite newspaper.

Let me walk you through the various Departments here at Advanced Eye...

This here is the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department

This is the Glaucoma and Cataract Department

Next, we come to the Oculoplasty Room

And this colourful room here is... yes you guessed it right... The Pediatric Eye Doctor's cabin.

(psst... its my personal favourite too!)

Next we come to the Retina Eye Specialist's Cabin:

Whew! Is that a bit too much for a day? Well I sure get sore feet from running around the hospital every day.

But isn't the place a stunner? What do you think...

Your Tour Guide for the day,

Warmly,

Amy

The AEHI Story

Hi!

I'm Amy. I'm a doc at Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute.

We are a multi-specialty Eye Hospital located in Navi Mumbai, India. I don't mean to brag, but we are one of the most advanced eye hospitals in Maharashtra. (Okay, that did seem like bragging... oh well, I did try!) 

So why am I so unabashedly proud of ourselves, that I don't mind coming across as proud as a peacock ? Why don't you have a look yourself ?

This is our hospital... Ain't it pretty?

So here's our story... After having spent quite a few years in the field of eye care...we saw how traumatic an experience it can be for a patient. 

Let's take the case of Mr Samuel who had recently noticed that he couldn't see as clearly as earlier. He realized how annoying it could be, having to go around seeing everything as if you were in a fog. Unfortunately, rub your eyes as much as you want, the fog just wouldn't clear! Mr Samuel was filled with a mixture of annoyance at the inconvenience along with a small nagging worry if he would go blind. He sighed as he sought out an appointment with his Optometrist. And that was the beginning of his harrowing journey from getting himself tested, to being handed a diagnosis of cataract, to seeking out a Cataract surgeon to getting himself evaluated further, to undergoing surgery, to picking out new glasses... phew! you can imagine how draining it must have been emotionally, physically and financially!

Mr Samuel's story is not an uncommon one. We realized that apart from the stress the disease causes, the solution is equally stressful! What if there were a place where all this could come to Mr Samuel instead of him going from pillar to post? It would ease so much pain! After all, isn't that what doctors are supposed to do?

And that is what motivated us to set up an eye hospital where not only would you find a solution to all your eye problems, but also a patient ear. 

Would you like to come have a look inside? 
Coming Soon... A peek into Advanced Eye Hospital

Yours Warmly,
Amy