Dr Rashmikant C Patel

We have carried on free eye camps in Gujrat, Maharashtra , Rajasthan for years together taking our own teams and equipments.We were the first to do IOL surgery in eye camp in India.Our eye camp in Mayanmar was a great success and trying for local eye surgeons.We carried on free eye camps in South Gujrat continuously every year for 27 years with excellent results

They are called ARMDTwo types wet and dry, wet resulting into swelling and oedema and bleeding from new vessels leading to blindness.Wet causes major loss of central vision and blindnessThey are treated by ANTI VEGF injections in the eye, repeated injections may be necessary,Exact cause of the disease not understood though they are called age related degenerations of macula

This results in sudden loss vision in the eye.Usually occurs due to hole and degenerative thinning in retina more commonly in myopic. Some times due to trauma or traction in retinaTreatment is surgery, which involves lasers, cryo, vitrectomy and gas exchange or silicon oil injection in the eyeResults are reasonably good.