Indian Institute of Ophthalmology has a World Class Vitreo Retina Surgery Centers and one of the best in the Country. With over 40 years of enlightened experience Dr Patnaik is one of the pioneers in this field. He is an active Life Member of the All India Ophthalmological Society and Vitreo Retinal Society of India. He had been its President. To keep up with the latest developments in this specialty he frequently travels round the world as an International Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society for Retina Specialists and International Ocular Inflammation Society. For his continued contribution to the Scientific activities of the American Academy of Ophthalmology he was honored with the Academy's Achievement Award for the year 2000.

Besides routine Vitreo Retinal Surgery the areas of excellence are:
· Difficult cases of Retinal Detachments: e.g. with Giant Retinal Tears, with posterior or macular holes, with PVR and RD in eyes with Intraocular Lenses and failed retinal detachment surgery etc
· Advanced cases of Diabetic Retinopathy, beyond the scope of Laser treatment, with Traction Retinal Detachments or non absorbing vitreous hemorrhages
· All types of severe trauma, specially perforating injuries with or without retained intra ocular foreign bodies.
· Dislocated Lens nucleus or IOL
· Advanced cases of Eales Disease and proliferative retinopathies

FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY AND LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION

Dr B. Patnaik was the First to carry out Fluorescein Angiography in India way back in 1969, when only a handful of University Medical Centers of the USA were beginning to do the same. He continues to be an authority in its proper interpretation. Using this technique he along with Dr Kalsi of this Institute have clarified the true nature of such diseases as Eales Disease and CSR.

They are the pioneers of Photocoagulation (Xenon and Lasers) with nearly 35 years of solid experience. They were the First Retina Specialists in the country to treat Diabetic Retinopathies, CSR, CNV etc with photocoagulation.

CAPTIVE AND DEDICATED OPERATION THEATRE with some of the choicest and best equipments in the world. All the vital and critical equipments have at least one back up, so that Surgery can never remain incomplete due to equipment failure. To take care of Power failures, the IIO has all its sensitive equipments on UPS, further backed by a Full Back Up automatic electric Generators.
As a means of transparent practice and patient education, the Surgeries are viewed at patient rooms in CCTV system.

1. Surgical

• Operating Microscope OPMI CS (Zeiss, Germany)
• Computer controlled Vitrectomy-Phaco System (Millennium) B&L (USA)
• Phaco-Vitrectomy back up (Protégé) Storz (USA)
• Green Laser (532 nm) Zeiss (Germany)
• Diode Laser (810 nm) Nidec (Japan)
• Argon Laser with endolaser possibilities

     2. Sterilisation

• High Speed Autoclave
• Back Up Autoclaves 2
• Ethylene Oxide Gas Steriliser
• Hot Air Oven

     3. Anaesthesia and Monitoring Systems

• Major Boyles' Apparatus with Halothene Vaporiser
• Cardiac Monitor with Defibrillator
• Cardiac Monitor
• Pulse Oxymeter
• Continual BP monitor
• Ventilator

SOME IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENTS

• Fluorescein Angiographic Fundus Camera Digital & Film based with Imagenet Software (Topcon)
• Standby Fluorescein Angiographic Fundus Camera (Topcon)
• A-B Scan & Biometry USG (Nidec)

SPECIALISED TREATMENT FACILITIES

  Ophthalmic Lasers

• Solid State Green 532 Laser (Zeiss) with slit lamp, LIO, Endo delivery
• Diode 810 Laser (Nidec) with Slit lamp, LIO, Endo, Cyclo photo, Retinopexy & TTT delivery system
• Argon Blue-Green Laser(Meditec) with Endo delivery system
• Xenon Photocoagulator for Tumor treatment