Shroff Eye Cente , South Delhi

Name :

Shroff Eye Cente , South Delhi

Address  :

A-9, Kailash Colony

Town  :

New Delhi

State  :

Delhi

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

110048

Phone  :

41633999

Fax  :

011 29244736, 011 2923742

Web URL  :

Shroff Eye Cente  South Delhi
Specialization
  • Ophthalmology
  • Phaco-emulsification and Small incision no-stitch cataract surgery.
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 15

Speciality Type :

  • Single Speciality : Eye Speciality, Opthalmology

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • Ultrasonography
  • CT/MRI

Description

Shroff Eye Centre Kailash Colony
The Kailash Colony branch which is the main clinic of Shroff Eye Centre is located in the heart of south Delhi and is easily approachable This center which now houses a nursing home was established in 1973 with the starting of OPD services in General Ophthalmology by Dr Minoo S Shroff Cataract amp Intra Ocular Lens IOL Implant services and Refractive Surgery services were started in 1978 when Dr Noshir Shroff joined the centre Dr Cyrus Shroff started the Retina amp Vitreous subspecialty in 1984 Since then the centre has undergone rapid expansion and has acquired stateoftheart modern facilities in all fields of ophthalmology

Between 1999 and 2001 the Kailash Colony clinic underwent major expansion and renovation The renovated outpatient department started functioning in Feb 2001 Inpatient services and inhouse operation theatre services along with a 15bedded nursing home registered with the Directorate General Health Services Delhi were started in August 2001

Vision Statement
To treat our patients employees and associates like members of our own family

To strive for the highest level of ethical and professional excellence in ophthalmic care

To provide our patients from all walks of life with the best possible eye care with honesty and integrity using the latest technology and equipment

To be an institution of learning where education is imparted to enable our employees and associates to realize their full potential and constantly improve services


History

HISTORY Four Generations of Devotion to Eye Care
The Shroffs have been pioneers in the field of professional eye care in northern India The foundation for the humane family traditions of eye care was laid by Dr S P Shroff who became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh UK in the year 1910 He started

Ophthalmological work in Delhi and established quotDrShroffs Charity Eye Hospitalquot at Daryaganj Delhi in 1926 making it the first hospital of its kind in northern India Dedicating it solely to eye care he equipped it with the best of instruments and facilities available at that time

The tradition was carried forward by Dr SP Shroffs son Dr Minoo Shroff and subsequently by his grandsons Dr Noshir Shroff and Dr Cyrus Shroff Dr Noshirs son Dr Daraius Shroff completed his MS in Ophthalmology from Guru Nanak Eye Centre New Delhi and a Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the prestigious Sankara Nethralaya Chennai

Now approaching 100 years and 4 generations of providing Quality Eye Care to the citizens of Delhi the commitment quotTo provide patients from all walks of life including the weaker sections of society with the best possible eye care using the latest technology and equipmentsquot continues to be fulfilled

Shroff Eye Centre started as an eye clinic in 1972 housed in quotSurya Kiranquot building at Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi At that time it was run by only one ophthalmologist Dr Minoo S Shroff and provided OPD services in General Ophthalmology only The Kailash Colony branch was established in 1973 with the starting of OPD services in General Ophthalmology Cataract amp Intra Ocular Lens IOL implant services and refractive surgery services were started in 1978 with Dr Noshir M Shroff joining the centre

A separate Retina amp Vitreous subspecialty was started in 1984 when Dr Cyrus M Shroff joined the centre Shroff Eye Centre in its present from was incorporated as a partnership firm on April 2 1984 with Dr Minoo S Shroff Dr Noshir M Shroff and Dr Cyrus M Shroff as the Medical Directors

Since then the centre has undergone rapid expansion and has acquired stateoftheart modern facilities in all fields of ophthalmology Ascan biometer and operating microscope were installed in 198384 Prior to 1983 all eye surgeries were being performed by the surgeons of the centre at the residences of the patients on domiciliary basis From 1983 onwards with the advent of microsurgery in ophthalmology eye surgeries are being performed only in an Operation Theatre OT Between 1983 and 1986 the centre installed its own operating microscope and other equipment in an exclusive eye OT at New Delhi Nursing Home From 19862001 the centre had a liaison with Dr Sharmas Nursing Home located at a short distance from the centre for inpatient and operating room OR facilities All patients requiring admission or surgery were admitted to Dr Sharmas Nursing Home All equipment in the operation theatre was installed by Shroff Eye Centre

In 198586 the centre acquired Bscan ultrasound and YAG laser Fundus Fluorescein Angiography FFA was started in 198687 In the same year it also became one of the first private centres in Delhi to install Argon Laser and perform advanced vitreoretinal surgery for complex vitreoretinal problems with regular up gradation to use of endolaser indirect ophthalmoscopic laser and perfluorocarbon liquids amp gases

Phacoemulsification surgery for cataract was started in 1992 In the same year computerized Visual Field Analysis VFA facility was also installed

Shroff Eye Centre opened its first centre in Gurgaon at the Commercial Plaza Radisson Suites B Block Sushant Lok on 27th January 2009 This center is equipped with modern stateoftheart diagnostic modalities and advanced surgical facilities including microincision phacoemulsification cataract surgery and Advanced Customized LASIK for removal of spectacles The centre is committed to provide patients excellent eye care with honesty and integrity in keeping with the vision of founder Dr SP Shroff With the joining of Dr Daraius Shroff the legacy continues in the fourth generation

Glaucoma Service as a separate subspecialty was started in March 1993 when Professor NN Sood the renowned Glaucoma specialist joined the group

In 1994 a separate Cornea Clinic was started Squint amp Orthoptics Clinic was started in 1995 Laser refractive surgery was started with the addition of computerized Corneal Topography system in 1996 the first in Delhi

Rehabilitative services of the centre were introduced in 1998 in the form of a weekly Low Vision Aids LVA clinic The same year digital imaging system for FFA and IndoCyanine Green ICG Angiography was also installed This was only the second such installation in India

Between 1999 and 2001 the Kailash Colony clinic underwent major expansion and renovation The renovated outpatient department started functioning in Feb 2001 Inpatient services and inhouse operation theatre services were started in August 2001 The centre was also the first private clinic in Delhi to install facilities for Transpupillary ThermoTherapy TTT in 2001 and later in 2003 also started offering services for providing Photodynamic Therapy PDT

In 2003 Optical Coherence Tomography OCT a noninvasive retinal imaging device and GDxVCC Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Analyzer for early detection of glaucoma was installed In the same year Shroff Eye Centre was the first center in India to install the VISX STAR S4 Excimer Laser System for customized laser vision correction The stateoftheart Nicolet system for dedicated Ocular Electrodiagnostics including Electroretinogram ERG Electrooculogram EOG and Visual Evoked Potential VEP was installed in 2005 In the same year Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty SLT a new modality for treatment of glaucoma was introduced

In 2005 Shroff Eye Centre was recognized by the National Board of examinations for conducting the National Board Training programmme in ophthalmology

In 2006 the centre acquired the noncontact IOLMaster for accurate estimation of intraocular lens power calculation In 2007 Shroff Eye Centre installed the Alcon Infiniti Vision System with OZil Technology which is a new device for improving the safety of cataract surgery One of our latest acquisitions in 2008 is the iLASIK femtosecond Intralase device for performing 100 bladefree laser vision correction The other was the installation of Spectral Domain OCT Optovue which provides very highresolution retinal imaging with applications for the early detection of glaucoma as well as imaging of the cornea and anterior segment at a microscopic level

Shroff Eye Centre opened its first centre in Gurgaon at the Commercial Plaza Radisson Suites B Block Sushant Lok on 27th January 2009 This center is equipped with modern stateoftheart diagnostic modalities and advanced surgical facilities including microincision phacoemulsification cataract surgery and Advanced Customized LASIK for removal of spectacles The centre is committed to provide patients excellent eye care with honesty and integrity in keeping with the vision of founder Dr SP Shroff With the joining of Dr Daraius Shroff the legacy continues in the fourth generation
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