PBMA’S H. V. Desai Eye hospital respects quality and hence is the first hospital in this region to acquire ISO –9001: 2000 certificate. H. V. Desai Eye Hospital is a project of Poona Blind Men’s Association (PBMA). PBMA is dedicated for prevention of blindness and treatment and rehabilitation of visually handicapped since last more than 50 yrs. The hospital is located in Mohammadwadi, Hadapsar Pune off NIBM road. The hospital has 200 beds capacity with building of 80,000 sq feet.

The hospital has emerged as world-class top quality service provider with most modern equipment and high quality and most experienced eye surgeons in general ophthalmology & super specialty to poor at very affordable charges.

The hospital has been approved by CGHS, ECHS, ESIS, Tata Motors, Kirloskar Pneumatics for treatment of their employees and patients from these organization are satisfied with treatment provided by hospital.

H.V.Desai Eye Hospital has following satellite units/Hospitals, Pune in complex Sable Institute of Ophthalmology, Mama Shah Eye Hospital, Vision centers at Red Cross, M G Road and Desai Brothers at Ravivar Peth.

Outstations:- Kantalakshmi Shah Eye Hospital Nandurbar.
Swasthya Seva Kendra Panchgani.
Vision Center Shivpuri Akkalkot.

HVDEH Pune Highlights
1. 200 indoor beds
2. Private and deluxe rooms
3. Private OPD for paying patients (separate appointment system on phone available) Most modern diagnostic & surgical equipments.
4. Specialty clinics are looked after by experts known nationally as well as internationally.
a) Cataract surgery like phaco, sutureless, ultra small incision & all new types.
b) Medical Retina Unit
c) Glaucoma Clinic
d) Squint Clinic
e) Pediatric Ophthalmology (ORBIS International collaboration)
f) Low Vision Clinic
g) Cornea and Eye Banking Service
h) Pathology Laboratory
i) Oculoplasty

The hospital has expertise of performing small incision sutureless cataract surgery, phaco surgery with foldable lenses, squint correction surgery, glaucoma surgery, pediatric cataract, oculoplasty surgeries, vitreo retinal surgery, keratoplasty, retina lasers with state of art techniques with safer & best results.

The hospital has array of sophisticated and top of shelf equipment to offer best OPD/investigation services like

a) Double Frequency Yag Laser For Treatment Of Diabetic Retinopathy
b) Digital Fundus Camera With Fluoresine Angiography
c) Ultra Sound – B scan
d) UBM Machine
e) Corneal Topography
f) Non Contact Tonometer
g) Specular Microscope for Cornea & Endothelial Cell Count
h) Laboratory for Histopathology, Microbiology and Biochemistry
i) Equipment for Low Vision Correction and Treatment
j) YAG Laser for membrectomy
k) Tonopen
l) Phaco Machines Like Alcon With Legacy & Millennium Storz

With the increased popularity of this hospital national & internationally. It has valuable partnerships with CBM Germany, ORBIS International, Fred Hollows Foundation, & Sight First & also associated with Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai and Shankar Netralaya, Chennai for their advice..
The hospital is approved by Central Government Health Services for Government of India for training of ophthalmologists in phaco, sutureless surgery, glaucoma, medical retina training. Ophthalmologist from all over India like Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Kargil, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are trained under this scheme. We have now training eye surgeons from abroad. So far more than 100 ophthalmologists are trained. The hospital offers fellowships in Phaco, SICS, Medical Retina, Paediatric Ophthalmology, cornea.

The hospital is recognized by:

a) National Board of Examinations recognized for DNB which is equivalent to post graduate degree
b) College of Physicians & Surgeons of Bombay recognized for DOMS course.
c) Pune University recognized as Research Institute
d) Yashwantrao Chavan Open University Nasik has approved this college for Paramedical Courses like Diploma in Ophthalmic Technical Assistant (DOTA) & College for Optometry courses as graduation & post graduation course.

The hospital has a team of qualified and experienced ophthalmic surgeons and other supporting specialists headed by Col M Deshpande with Dr. Parikshit Gogate and Dr. Rahul Deshpande as two unit chiefs with highly qualified super specialist in various branches.

This team of Ophthalmologist is supported by a team of qualified Anesthesiologist, physicians, pediatrician and pathologist.

Professional skill of these is regularly updated by frequently by workshops, hospital based programme by imminent persons from India and abroad. Participation in national and international seminars, conference, workshops..

The hospital has ongoing research on many subjects and published papers in prestigious journals like American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology & All India Ophthalmology Society Journal.