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INDIAN DOCTOR IMPROVES TECHNIQUE OF FLOURESCIEN ANGIOGRAPHY BY INTRODUCING "DIGITAL CAMERA INNOVATION"Released on = September 17, 2005, 11:21 pm Press Release Author = QuikRelations Industry = Healthcare Press Release Summary = INDIAN DOCTOR IMPROVES TECHNIQUE OF FLOURESCIEN ANGIOGRAPHY BY INTRODUCING "DIGITAL CAMERA INNOVATION" Press Release
Body = INDIAN DOCTOR IMPROVES TECHNIQUE OF FLOURESCIEN ANGIOGRAPHY
BY INTRODUCING "DIGITAL CAMERA INNOVATION" Retina is the only part of the human body where the blood vessels are directly visible. Flourescien Angiography is a technique where a dye is injected into the vein and the inside of the eye is photographed with a special camera. Angiograms elucidate the finer details of the blood vessels and the dynamics of circulations to clinch diagnoses of retinal disorders. The conventional angiography system involves photographic films. Developing and printing takes time before the report can be given to the patient. This invariably delays the diagnosis and treatment. Recently some
proprietary digital imaging systems have been introduced which use
video camera to capture the images. These are priced exorbitantly.
Despite the high price, the resolution offered by the equipment
is not very good. It is not possible for every organisation to opt
for the equipment. They have to depend upon the Dr.S.P.S.Grewal,
CEO, GREWAL EYE INSTITUTE (GEI), who has the distinction of winning
the prestigious national ‘Col. RANGACHARI AWARD’
for excellence in photography in the year 1988, and who is a seasoned
computer programmer himself, has
managed to improve the quality of the photographs with his own research.
Dr. Grewal came up with the idea of installing a very high resolution
digital camera instead of video camera with the basic angiography
equipment for accurate and speedy results. The manufacturing company
“Carl Zeiss” initially opined that it was not
possible to attach a different camera, which was not compatible
with the software of the original equipment. Here, Dr. Grewal’s
computer programming skills helped Because of the
software developed by Dr. Grewal at GREWAL EYE INSTITUTE (www.lasikgei.com),
the clarity of the image is, now, much higher. Nowhere fundus photographs
have so far been taken at such high resolution as have been possible
with the photographs at GEI. This has enhanced diagnostic capability
of the system and enabled the doctors to detect even finer changes
in the blood vessels. Now The system also facilitates the networking within the organisation, where the faculty members can think together in difficult cases and reach at a final conclusion. The new technique is of immense value to patients with diabetes, hypertension, inflammation in retina, retinal degeneration (AMD) and uveitis. There are around 20 digital image systems installed all over the country, but with this ‘Digital Camera Innovation’, the one installed at GEI is the ONLY equipment in India to give the high quality resolution of imaging. The innovation ensures speedy and accurate treatment. THIS IS NOT ALL. The ‘Digital
Camera Innovation’ has made it possible for smaller eye
hospitals to opt for it as there has been significant reduction
in the cost of the improved equipment as compared to the exhorbitant
cost of the original equipment. Besides, a lot of precious foreign
exchange will be saved on the import of the improved equipment on
account of its lower price.About
GEI :: Grewal Eye Institute is a premier Comprehensive Eye-Care
Institute based at
Chandigarh and is equipped with finest equipments to deliver goods.
State-of-the-Art Technology is used to treat the patients through
specialty trained doctors and surgeons. Grewal Eye Institute was
started by Dr.S.P.S. Grewal way back in 1993. A team of leading
and eminent specialty surgeons provides eye care services in the HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
Dr. S.P.S. Grewal (drgrewal@gmail.com) is a name that has become synonymous with revolution in the field of Ophthalmology. He is one of India’s most respected Ophthalmologists and is also the dynamic C.E.O. of Grewal Eye Institute in Chandigarh, the first super-specialty ophthalmic Institute in private sector in the region. Born in Patiala, Dr. Grewal topped the university in the pre-medical exams and joined the Govt. Medical College in Patiala. Besides bagging all the medals in various professions of M.B.B.S. he also had a scholarship during the complete tenure of his medical studies. While completing his MD in Ophthalmology in 1979, Dr.Grewal also worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research from January 1978 to December 1979. From being a Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the Govt. Medical Hospital, Patiala he became an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, PGIMER, Chandigarh and stayed there till 1993. Being a visionary in his field and believing in providing the best services to the patients of Ophthalmology, Dr.Grewal left PGIMER in 1993 and ventured to set-up his own state-of-the-art eye hospital in the region called “Grewal Eye Institute”. His quest for quality made this institute one of the few eye hospitals in the country to be accredited with ISO 9001:200 certificates. To his credit
is also the innovative “Digital Fundus Flourescein Dr.Grewal is the recipient of various awards, honours and fellowships. He received the Col. Rangachari Gold Medal for Best Research paper at the 10th Annual conference of All India Ophthalmology, Bombay 1989. He is also a recipient of the WHO fellowship at Morfields Eye Hospital for advanced training in application of Ophthalmic Lasers. Dr.Grewal is
also a life member of All India Ophthalmological Society, North
Zone Ophthalmological Society, Vitreo Retinal Society of India,
Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society and Laser Society of India besides
several other societies. He is also the President of the Chandigarh
Eye bank. He is also an active Rotarian and has been a part of the
intercontinental Rotary Medicine Team, and has performed During his 25
years in the field of Ophthalmology, Dr.Grewal has attended several
National and International Conferences. He participated in the 53rd
Conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society in Bombay in
1995; Haryana State C.M.E. in Ophthalmology 1998; IMA SuperCon 1998;
Rotary International camps at UGANDA and A man of many
facets, Dr. Grewal also takes out time for various other activities.
He is an avid photographer and specializes in close-up photography.
He has the distinction of winning the prestigious National ‘COL.
RANGACHARI AWARD’ for excellence in photography in the
year 1988. Alongwith this he is also an excellent computer programmer
and is a member of the Chandigarh Computer A pioneer and
a visionary, Dr. Grewal’s dream is to innovate and bring
in as many techniques in the field of Ophthalmology, so as to provide
the general patients with the best in the national and international
standards. Working on these lines, he has built the Grewal Eye Institute
in the city that has become very popular among
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