Bangladesh Eye Hospital

Facility Identification

Division: Dhaka

District: Dhaka

District Code: 26

Facility Type: Non Government Hospital

Type of Hospital: Eye Hospital

Year of Establishment: 2004

Category: Tertiary Level Hospital

Size of the Hospital: 8 katha

Funding: It runs by its own funding.

Patient Information

All types of patients come here to take treatment for their eye diseases.

Average number of patients per day: 800

Patient number in last year: More than 10000

Payment Provided by: Patients.

Equipments and Instruments

They buy equipments and instruments by calling tender.

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A OPD  
a Slit Lamp yes   yes    
b Schiotz Tonometer   yes   yes    
c Direct Opthalmoscope   yes   yes    
d Indirect Opthalmoscope   yes   yes    
e 90 D lens   yes   yes    
f 20 D lens   yes   yes    
g Gonioprism   yes   yes    
h Bjerum’s screen yes yes    
i Hess chart screen     yes    
j Material for diplopia chart   yes yes    
k Red green goggles   yes    
Refraction
m Snellen test type     yes      
n Near vision testing(Jaeger or Snellen)   yes   yes    
o Streak Retinoscope yes   yes    
p Trial Frame and trial case yes   yes    
q Prism bar   yes        
r Refractometer     yes      
s A-scan yes yes    
t Keratometer yes yes    
B Advancer secondary eye care  
a FFA including Fundus camera   yes   yes    
b YAG Laser with slit lamp adapter   yes   yes    
c Laser unit for retinal coagulation   yes yes      
d Exophthalmometer     yes        
e B-Scan   yes yes    
C OT  
a Operating Microscope with co-axial illumination & focus control   yes yes    
b PHACO Machine   yes   yes    
c Automated Vitrectomy   yes   yes    
d Bipolar Cautery     yes      
e Steam Autoclave   yes yes    
f Flash/Speed Autoclave   yes yes    
g Suction Machine   yes   yes    
h Oxygen Cylinder with nasal canula   yes   yes    
i Endotracheal intubation yes yes    
j Ambu bag   yes   yes    
k Laryngoscope   yes   yes    
l BP Machine   yes   yes    
m Stethoscope   yes   yes    
Surgical Instruments
o Cataract surgical sets   yes   yes    
p DCR set   yes   yes    
q Chalazion I/C set   yes   yes    
r Enucleation and Evisceration set   yes   yes    
D Optical dispensing instruments  
a Manual Edging set   yes yes      
b Rimless & Supraframes grooving machine   yes yes      
c Lensometer   yes   yes    
d Trial set (Manual power check)   yes   yes    

 

Cornea

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A Slit Lamp   yes yes
B Corneal topography unit   yes yes
C Aberrometry assessment unit   yes yes
D Specular microscope   yes yes
E Light microscope   yes yes
F Basic microbiology instruments   yes yes
G LASIK (Optional)   yes yes

 

Eye Bank

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A Refrigerators – 260 liter capacity (Frost Free)   yes   yes      
B Topcon Slit lamp   yes   yes      
C Laminar Air Flow hoods     yes        
D Enucleation sets     yes        
E Excision sets     yes        
F Specular Microscope – Konan EKA-10 with software     yes        
G Autoclave     yes        
H Stainless Steel Bins/Trays   yes   yes      
I U.V. lamps with fittings 4 sets   yes   yes      
J Thermometer   yes   yes      
K Computer with printer   yes   yes      
L Furniture’s & Filing cabinets   yes   yes      
M Air – Conditioning (1.0 T)   yes   yes      
N Room Partition work   yes   yes      
O Blood testing equipments for serology   yes   yes      

 

Glaucoma

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A Slit Lamp yes      
B Goldmann Applanation tonometry yes      
C Diagnostic lenses (90 D, 20D, 78D) yes      
D Gonioscope yes      
E Perkins tonometer   yes    
F Pachymetry   yes    
G Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer   yes        
H Heidelberg retinal tomography (HRT)- shared   yes        
I Optical coherence tomography (OCT)-shared   yes      
J Anterior segment OCT   yes      
K Ultrasound biomicroscope-shared   yes      
L YAG Laser for glaucoma surgery-shared   yes      
M Fundus photography-shared   yes        

 

Low Vision Clinic

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A Optical Aids for distance
a Telescopes 3x,4x,6x   yes          
B Optical Aids of near spectacle magnifiers
a Prismosphere +5.0D, +8.0D, +10.0D   yes          
b High spherical glasses +16.0D, +18.0D, +24.0D   yes          
c Hand Magnifiers: Illuminated   yes          
d Hand Magnifiers: Non Illuminated   yes          
e Stand Magnifiers: Illuminated   yes          
f Stand Magnifiers: Non Illuminated   yes          
C Non Optical Aids
a Typoscopes   yes          
b Bold Tip Black Pens   yes          
c Table Light   yes          
d CCTV   yes          
e Telescopes 3x,4x,6x   yes          

 

Oculoplasty

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
a Hess Chart   yes
b B-scan (shared) yes
c Indirect ophthalmoscopy yes
d X-ray yes
e CT Scan yes
f MRI     yes
g Color Vision chart   yes

 

Retina

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
a Slit lamps yes
b Indirect ophthalmoscopes yes
c Lens 90D yes
d Lens 20D yes
e Three mirror lens     yes
f Applanation tonometer     yes
G Noncontact tonometer     yes
H Fundus camera     yes
I OCT     yes
J Ultrasonography     yes
K Vitrectomy unit   yes
L Operating microscope   yes
m BIOM   yes
N  Boyle’s apparatus     yes
O Suction apparatus     yes
P ERG (optional)     yes

 

Uvea

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
a Slit lamp   yes   yes      
b Slit lamp with camera   yes        
c Indirect ophthalmoscope with photographic camera   yes        
d +20D condensing lens     yes        
e +90D lens     yes        
f Gonio lens     yes        
g Goldman’s applanation tonometer     yes        
h Fundus camera for florescein angiography and ICG (shared)     yes        
i Ultrasonography machine with B-scan (Shared)     yes        
j Frequency doubled YAG laser (shared)     yes        
k Non-mydriatic fundus camera (shared)   yes        
l OCT (shared)   yes        
m Non contact tonometer (shared)     yes        
n Laser flare photometer (optional)   yes        
o Boyle’s apparatus (shared)     yes        
p Phaco-Vitrectomy console (shared)   yes        
q Endo illuminator (shared)     yes        
r Operating microscope, BIOM (shared)   yes        
s Suction apparatus (shared)   yes        

 

Adult Cataract

Equipments

Sl No

Equipments

Available

Functioning

Total Number

Available and observed Available but not observed Not Available Yes No Don’t Know
A OPD
a Slit Lamp   yes   yes    
b Schiotz Tonometer yes   yes    
c  Direct Ophthalmoscope yes   yes    
d  Indirect Ophthalmoscope yes   yes    
e 90 D lens yes   yes    
f 20 D lens yes   yes    
g Gonioprism yes   yes    
h Applanation tonometer yes   yes    
Refraction
i Snellen test type   yes    
j Near vision testing yes      
k Streak Retinoscope yes      
l Trial frame and trial case   yes    
m Prism bar     yes      
n Refractometer     yes      
o A-Scan     yes      
P IOL-Master Biometry   yes    
q Keratometer   yes    
B OT
a Operating Microscope with co-axial illumination & focus control   yes    
b PHACO Machine   yes    
c Automated Vitrectomy   yes    
d Bipolar Cautery   yes    
e Steam Autoclave   yes    
f Flash/Speed Autoclave     yes      
g Suction Machine     yes      

Human Resources

Total Human Resources: 250

Senior Ophthalmologist: 34

Junior Ophthalmologist: 31

Refractionist: 10

Optometrist: 2

Outpatient Nurse: 2

Ward Nurse: 14

Theatre Nurse: 3

Professional Degree: Diploma in Ophthalmology, MCPS, MS, FCPS

Administrative Human Resources:

Administrator: 2

Eye Camp Coordinator: 1

Administrative Support Staff: 10

House keeper: 1

Cleaner: 24

Security Staff: 10

Biomedical/ Equipment Technician: 1

Counselor: 8

Eye Bank

1. Board Of Director:3
2. Eye Bank Manager: 1
3. Eye bank Technician: 4

Retina

1. MLOP- 4
2. Refractionist- 2
3. FFA/OCT technician-6

Record keeping System: both in papers and in computers.

Referral System: They refer their patients to the specialized hospitals for complicated cases such as disorder of retina and vitrous and complicated pediatric cases. They arrange the referral by providing ambulance to the patients if needed. They follow up their patients by prescription. The hospital has CME program.

Service Area

1. Retina
2. Glaucoma
3. Cornea
4. Surgical Cataract
5. Pediatric
6. Uvea
7. Orbit
8. General OPD
9. Refractive error and General Ophthalmology
10. Low Vision

Other facilities provided by Hospital

1. Research
2. Eye Bank
3. Microbiology
4. Pathology and clinical biochemistry
5. Radiology
6. Opticals and Medicals

Patient type and registered patients

Ratio of patients (New and Review): 1:2

Patients come from: Within catchment area, from neighboring area and also from far area.

Workload Estimation

Number of Bed: 30

Effective Days for providing services: 365

Surgery per year: 5400

Patients in Outdoor per year: 72000

New patients per day: 150

Infrastructure

They have OT, OPD, IPP including medical records, optical shop and medical shop. In an average 15 operations take place every day and the size of the theatre is 300 sq ft. The hospital has 2 wards consisting of 15 beds for eye department. According to them the hospital has water, gas and electricity supply and their cleanliness is very good.