Introduction
The department of Ophthalmology at Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida has Dr Vikrant Sharma (Additional Professor and HOD) and Dr Divya Jain (Associate Professor) as faculty.
The department caters to the diverse Paediatric ophthalmic conditions namely refractive error correction, amblyopia, cataract, glaucoma, squint, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, lid disorders, anterior segment diseases like conjunctivitis, red eye, allergic ocular conditions, foreign body in the eye, congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, retinal lasers to name a few. In premature babies screening for retinopathy (ROP) and its treatment is also offered.
Scope of Work & Services Provided
The department offers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Diagnosis and treatment of Pediatric cataract and anterior segment disorders
- Refraction and amblyopia therapy with myopia management services
- Glaucoma management and oculoplasty services
- Screening and management of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
- Fundus examination and medical management of Retinal disorders along with retinal lasers
- Low vision services and YAG capsulotomy
Additionally, the department is aligned with various government schemes such as Ayushman Bharat and Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakaram (RBSK), ensuring quality eye care is accessible to all.
Important Milestones
- Introduction of Myopia Management services with pharmacological and environmental modulation for prevention of progression of Myopia.
- Established as a referral center for ROP screening and treatment, in addition to a full spectrum of ophthalmic diagnostic and management services.
- Introduction of low vision services, enhancing the scope of rehabilitative ophthalmology.
- Conducting school-based eye screening camps on regular basis, benefiting numerous children with undiagnosed visual impairments.
- Recognition at state, national, and international levels through impactful research, indexed publications, and faculty participation as invited speakers at conferences.
- Acquisition of handheld fundal retinal camera especially useful for newborn retinal screening and documentation
- Celebrating department's Foundation Day, yearly coupled with successful CME on Pediatric Ophthalmology.
- Organized public awareness campaigns, educational programs, and newspaper articles, commemorating global observances like World Glaucoma Week and World Sight Day.
- The departmental faculty has been actively participating in administrative responsibilities, including Ayushman Bharat, DigiShakti, Nasha Mukti Abhiyan, , and various other administrative tasks
Patient Services
- Refraction
- Amblyopia therapy
- Glaucoma diagnosis and treatment
- ROP(Retinopathy of Prematurity) diagnosis and treatment
- Fundus examination
- Retinal Laser
- Visual field examination
Cashless Scheme Available
Ayushman Bharat– Documents Required: Ration card, Aadhaar card, Ayushman golden card
Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakaram (RBSK)– Documents Required: Aadhar card, Address proof/rent agreement
Service charges
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Academic Activities
Dr Vikrant Sharma
- External examiner-Santosh medical college
- External examiner-LLRM Medical College, Meerut
- Interdepartmental presentation on Pediatric cataract
- Interdepartmental presentation on ROP
- Interdepartmental presentation on Spectacles and Lenses
- Involved in Pediatric postgraduate teaching
- Lecture on ethics in ophthalmology
Completed Basics of Biomedical research course and Basic course in medical education
Dr Divya Jain
Award/Membership
- MNAMS – Acquired Membership of National academy of Medical Sciences 2018
- Completed Basics of Biomedical research course and Basic course in medical education
- Completed National Training Program on Good Clinical Practice, Current Regulatory and Ethical Requirements for conducting clinical trials/research in India from CDSA,DBT.
- ‘Anandi Bhai Phule Award’ for exceptional commitment to ophthalmology education and empowerment by Women Ophthalmologists worldwide WOW and Women Ophthalmologists Society of India WOS in October 2025.
- Member of Medical education Unit of the Institute
Editor
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology(Scopus Indexed)
Journal of ophthalmology and vision
Reviewer
Strabismus
BMC Ophthalmology
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Cureus
Journal of Ophthalmology and Vision
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
BMC Medical education
Public Health Challenges
- Invited faculty lecture on Tacrolimus in vernal keratoconjunctivitis-Our experience and review of literature in Delhi Ophthalmological society -International and hybrid conference .2020
- Invited faculty lecture on Can autologous serum be used in Pediatric ocular disorders? Delhi Ophthalmological Society -International and hybrid conference.2020
- Free paper presentation on Anticholinergic induced angle-closure glaucoma in pediatric age group- Interesting take away for drug-induced ocular side effect. Delhi Ophthalmological Society -International and hybrid conference.2020
- E-poster presentation on bibliometric analysis of Pediatric glaucoma, World Glaucoma Congress June-July 2021.
- Lecture on Public health ethics
- Lecture on Financial empowerment of Women
- Faculty orientation Lecture on Stress management
- Interdepartmental lectures on ROP, Myopia management, refractive errors in children, ocular complications of systemic drug therapy
- Faculty lectures, chaired sessions, presented free papers and posters in national and international forum on regular basis.
Teaching /Training activities
Regular contribution to Interdepartmental academic meet in PGICH, Noida
Involved in Pediatric postgraduate teaching.
Events organized
- CME on Paediatric glaucoma on 7th March 2022 to celebrate World Glaucoma week (6 to 12 March 2022)
- To mark World Glaucoma week 9th to 13th March 2021. Glaucoma check-up camp for staff was organized
- Retinoblastoma Awareness Week (on 13th May 2022 in PGICH, Noida).
- Public awareness on Effect of Screen time on Ocular Health (on 13th June 2022 in PGICH, Noida).
- Striving for "Eye Health at the Workplace" at PGICH, Noida,on World Sight Day , 12th Oct 2023
- World Glaucoma Awareness Week celebration on 12th March 2024
- Organized World Sight day celebration at PGICH Noida, Theme" LOVE YOUR EYES KIDS" on 10th Oct 2024
- CME on Pediatric Ophthalmology on dept 1st foundation day celebration on 5th Dec 2024
- CME on Pediatric Ophthalmology on dept 2nd foundation day celebration on 26th Nov 2025
Educational Material
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Frequently asked questions
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Research Projects
Dr.Divya Jain -Principal Investigator , Dr Vikrant Sharma- Co Investigator
Extramural Funded (DST-Department of Science and Technology)
- A pilot randomized control trial to reduce stress and improve psychological resilience due to COVID-19 outbreak in healthy adult population through Raj yoga meditation delivered via digital media. (PI- Dr Divya Jain)
Non-Funded
- The pattern of Paediatric ophthalmic diseases in a Paediatric hospital in its formative years-a hospital-based study. (PI- Dr Divya Jain)
- Epidemiological and clinical characterization of COVID-19 patients: A Retrospective observational study of 245 cases in a Government teaching Institute of North India (Published)
- Screen Time in Children: An Assessment Using the Screen Q Questionnaire (Completed)
- Parental Awareness of Myopia, Its Implications and Strategies to Control its Progression: A Survey-Based Study in Indian Population (Ongoing)
Publications
Dr Vikrant Sharma
Dr Divya Jain
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=d0pUTiEAAAAJ&hl=en
- Jain D, Shukla U, Madan J, Bhakri BK, Gupta DK, Motiani P, Sharma V. Epidemiological and clinical characterization of COVID-19 patients: A Retrospective observational study of 245 cases in a Government teaching Institute of North India. IJAR 2021;10:50-53.
- Motiani P, Shukla U, Madan J, Bhakri B K, Singh D K, Jain D. Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Pediatric Age Group: An Observational Study of 93 Children from North India. Int J Cur Res Rev 13 (Issue 11), 220-226
- Dhua AK, Jain D, Goel P, Jain V, Yadav DK, Bajpai M. Analysis of top ten-cited articles published in the Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons over a 10-year period. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2021;26:23-6.
- Tripathy S, Nath D, Singh S, Madan J, Jain D. Radiographic Imaging Covid-19: Negative Chest Radiograph in Majority Covid-19 Cases in a Dedicated Covid Care Centre of North India – A Indicator of Favourable Outcome. J Radiol Med Imaging. 2020: 3(1); 1033.
- Jain D, Bandyopadhyay T, Tomar V, Sharma V, Rai R. Ankyloblephron Filiform Adnatum: A CaseReport. NepalJOphthalmol.2019;11(21):10.3126/nepjoph.v11i1.25445. doi:10.3126/nepjoph.v11i1.25445
- Jain D, Arunan MS, Vedachalam A .Anterior segment involvement in Antipsychotics-An unusual presentation.DJO 2018:29:68-69
- Jain D, Primary Lens Extraction in Angle Closure Glaucoma-Is It Effective?.JOphthalmolVision2018; 1(1): 1- 04.
- Singh K, Jain D, Veerwal V. Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in Indian eyes: efficacy and safety. Int Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb;37(1):79-84.
- Singh K, Bhattacharyya M, Wali K, Rana K, Jain D. Ocular Decompression Retinopathy.Nepal J Ophthalmol 2017; Vol 9 (18): 194-198
- Singh K, Jain D, Sachdev M, Grover S. Tube Shunts in Advanced Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Pilot Study. Delhi J Ophthalmol 2017;27;181-5.
- Jain D, Dhua AK, Ravishankar V, Chellam L, Joshi M. Acute angle closure glaucoma after hypospadias surgery: A vision-threatening complication of oxybutynin. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric surgeons.2015;April:1-2.
- Singh K, Jain D, Wallang B. Purtscher's retinopathy in pre eclampsia: A blinding combination. International Ophthalmology. Int Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb;34(1):103-6.
- Singh K, Jain D, Teli K. Rehabilitation of vision disabling corneal opacities
Is there hope without corneal transplant? Contact lens and Anterior Eye 36 2013;36: 74-79 - Singh K, Jain P, Ahir N, Jain D. Clinical Trials Related to Age related macular degeneration. DOS Times 2013 Sept (p) 47-51
- Jain D, Dangda S, Yadava U, Gupta S. Historical Review of Steroid Induced Glaucoma. Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice, 2010; 4(3):109113.
- Chaudhuri Z, Jain D. Update and practical management of amblyopia. Chaksu .2012; 28(4):55-60.
Book Chapters
- Singh K, Jain D. Refractive errors in children. In:Piyush gupta PG Text book of Pediatrics Text book of Pediatrics 3rd ed. Jaypee Publishers. 2021 :47.3
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Post surgical strabismus. In Postgraduate Ophthalmology 2nd edition : Jaypee Publishers ,2020 :2402-2405.
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Principles of ocular motility. In Postgraduate Ophthalmology 2nd edition: Jaypee Publishers 2020 :1794-1801.
- Chaudhuri Z, Jain D. Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Extraocular muscles. In Postgraduate Ophthalmology 2nd edition: Jaypee Publishers 2020 :2241-2248.
- Chaudhuri Z, Jain D. Physiological basis of Ocular misalignment. In Postgraduate Ophthalmology 2nd edition: Jaypee Publishers 2020 :2249-2255.
- Singh K, Jain D. Refractive errors in children. In:Piyush gupta PG Text book of Pediatrics Text book of Pediatrics 2nd ed. Jaypee Publishers. 2017 :47.3
- Singh K ,Jain D. Refractive errors in children. Text book of Pediatrics. Jaypee Publishers. 2015 :47.3
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Orbital abnormalities. Textbook of pediatrics. CBS publishers 2015;848.
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Disorders of lacrimal apparatus. Textbook of pediatrics. CBS publishers 2015;847.
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Abnormalities of Lids. Textbook of pediatrics. CBS publishers 2015;846.
- Bomijmadan P, Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Operation Theatre Asepsis. Postgraduate ophthalmology. Jaypee 2012; 2266-73
- Chaudhuri Z, Jain D. Basics of strabismus. The Physiological basics of ocular misalignment. Postgraduate ophthalmology. Jaypee 2012; 193844.
- Chaudhuri Z, Jain D. Basics of strabismus. Functional anatomy and physiology of extraocular muscles. Postgraduate ophthalmology. Jaypee 2012;1931-7
- Jain D, Chaudhuri Z. Principles of ocular motility. Postgraduate ophthalmology. Jaypee 2012; 1704-11.
Future Plans
- To extend retinal services
- To develop Low Vision rehabilitation centre
- To develop a LASIK centre
Departmental Photos
