Department profile
The Eye Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University is a key medical discipline in Jiangsu Province, and was awarded a master's degree by 1996. It is a key clinical specialty in Jiangsu province, a key construction discipline in provincial universities, and a training base for cataract surgeons in Jiangsu province. At present, there are 60 health technicians, including 25 doctors, 2 professors, 9 chief physicians, 7 associate professors and deputy chief physicians, 1 doctor 1 person, 1 master 12 person and 5 doctoral students, who shoulder many tasks such as medical treatment, teaching, scientific research and blindness prevention. The hardware facilities of the ophthalmology clinic are complete, equipped with world-class ophthalmic examination and treatment equipment such as * * * focus laser corneal microscope, ophthalmic ultrasound biomicroscope, fundus angiography, multi-wavelength laser machine and scientific excimer laser machine. The department has 2 wards, 50 beds and an independent operating room, which can perform 5 operations at the same time. Medical services cover both inside and outside the province.
Professional characteristics
Ophthalmology includes cataract phacoemulsification center, ophthalmic laser center, optometry special diagnosis department and ophthalmic plastic surgery center. Ophthalmic Laser Center took the lead in introducing excimer laser in northern Jiangsu, and has successfully treated nearly 30,000 myopia patients. The special optometry department mainly adopts medical optometry technology, and the optometry glasses are reasonable. There are many kinds of frames and lenses to choose from, and there are special people who are responsible for making them.
Ophthalmology is divided into cataract, glaucoma, ocular trauma, strabismus and amblyopia, ocular surface plastic orbital disease, posterior segment of eye and other professional groups for the first time in Jiangsu Province. Each professional group has its own advantages and can cooperate with each other. Mainly carry out phacoemulsification, small incision extracapsular cataract extraction, penetrating and non-penetrating trabeculectomy, ciliary cryosurgery, congenital glaucoma trabeculotomy, anterior segment reconstruction, vitrectomy, anterior and posterior segment combined surgery, intraocular foreign body removal, amniotic membrane transplantation, corneal transplantation, orbital tumor resection, eye plastic surgery, vitrectomy, epiretinal detachment, scleral condensation or electrocoagulation and pressure surgery. Ligation and silicone oil filling are used to treat complicated retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage and so on. Especially in the treatment of complicated eye injuries, such as cataract phacoemulsification in difficult cases, such as eyes with small pupils and no anterior chamber after glaucoma surgery, vitrectomy for severe diabetic retinopathy, acute retinal necrosis syndrome and endophthalmitis, intraocular lens implantation with iris, pupillary plasty and closed iridodialysis suture.
Subject advantage
Ophthalmology has certain advantages in basic and clinical research such as prevention and treatment of eye diseases, prevention and treatment of blindness. The department is equipped with the only ophthalmology research institute in Jiangsu Province, equipped with world-class PCR diagnostic equipment, cell culture room, Leica pathological slicer and other equipment and special ophthalmology animal experiment center. In recent five years, he has undertaken nearly 30 national, provincial and municipal projects, published more than 200 papers, and edited the audio-visual teaching materials of the Ministry of Health, such as Modern Basic Ophthalmology, Modern Glaucoma Surgery, Modern Ophthalmology Operation Technology, Ophthalmology (Science Press), Eye Care and Prevention of Eye Diseases (Higher Education Press), Conjunctivitis and Keratopathy.