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IMPACT- Innovative Methods And Practical Application of Current Technology.
Technology, Innovation & Application

Our commitment has been to provide the best to our patients.

Over the years we have adapted new cutting edge techniques and innovated to prevent and treat some common eye ailments and also to prevent some of the common complications of routine ophthalmic surgery.

Sankara believes in eye care with empathy. All our innovations are practical and can benefit the population at large.

Small Incision Cataract Surgery
Trained in this technique of small incision, non-instrumental cataract surgery by visiting specialists from USA, we have modified this techniqque and have to this date performed over 100,000 such procedures. the results of this technique are equal to an instrument phaco emulsification.
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ClearoptixTM
Cataract surgery with a lens implant is followed by development of a posterior capsulat opacification in 10% of cases. To prevent the incidence of this vision deteriorating condition, our doctors have designed a new intraocular lens which has proven to be superior to existing designs. The lens is pending patent.
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Kovai Keratoprosthesis (KKpro)
Severe corneal disease or trauma leading to opacification of the cornea is a major cause of blindness in the world population. A keratoprosthesis is a device intended to restore vision to patients with severe bilateral corneal disease for which a corneal transplant is not an option.
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Diabetes Intervention Research Education Clinical trials Training (DIRECT)
Diabetes is one of the main threats to human health in the 21st century. India leads the world today with the largest number of diabetics in any given country. Prevalence of diabetes among urban Indians has risen from 2.1% in the 1970’s to about 12.1% today. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there would be 300 million diabetics worldwide by the year 2025.
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Fixed Magnification Low Cost Operating Microscope
We are in the process of developing the ideal small microscope for use in the operating room.
It would be a low cost yet high quality instrument suitable for the simplest to the most complex of procedures. Ergonomic compact design coupled with modern technology and precision optics produce a microscope ideal for all developing nations

It would be supplied with fixed 7x magnification and a coaxial illumination. Complicated mechanisms would be done away with. An effective diode based design would ensure the microscope would be operable with a small external battery when the need arises.




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