Welcome to the Eye Centre
The Hospital’s Eye Centre provides specialist eye care services and attends to all eye-related diseases it receives in and outside the sub-region. The Centre also trains medical professionals in Ophthalmology.
To improve delivery and training in eye care, the Centre received major funding from the Ghana government and Lions Club International in 2011 to build the Eye Centre.
Lions International Eye Centre, as the place is currently known, was completed in 2015 and has two theatres, three wards, VIP ward, a 12-bed bay and state-of-the-art equipment to provide a wide range of optometry services. The Centre serves as a regional surgical training centre, providing sub-specialty training in ophthalmology for practitioners in West Africa.
The Eye Centre was established to provide the following core functions:
Eye Care Service Delivery
- Medical and Surgical treatment of patients
- Referrals from all over the country and also emergencies
- Referrals from other parts of the sub-region
- Referrals from other Departments and Units of the KBTH
- Provides 24 hour services
Research
The Centre undertakes research on its own and in collaboration with other international collaborators.
Training
- Training of ophthalmologists for membership and fellowship levels with the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS)
- Medical students of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana
- Nursing students from various nursing and midwifery training colleges (both public and private) and University of Ghana
- Ophthalmic nursing students
- Practical training of optometry students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Cape Coast University
- Practical training of Dispensing Optic Assistants
Outreaches
The Centre is in collaboration with some foreign organisations such as Himalayan Cataract Project Inc. USA, to reduce cataract-related blindness.
Sub-Specialities
- Retina (Medical & Surgical)
- Glaucoma and Neuro Ophthalmology
- Oculoplastic/ Orbits
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Arterior Segment
- General Ophthalmology
Medical Imaging
Medical imaging services at the Centre includes:
- Visual field testing
- A-scan
- B-scan
- Biometry
- Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Fundus photography/ Fundus Fluorescent Angiography (FFA)
Our staff – Human Resource
Core Management Team
- Dr. Yakubu S. Adam -Head of Department
- Sis. Michellene Amuzu-Administrator
- Dorothy Fiadoyor -PNO - Deputy Director Of Nursing Services
- Mr. Charles Ofei-Palm -Head of Pharmacy
- Mr. Emmanuel Allotey - Head of Finance
Consultant Ophthalmologists
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- Dr. Yakubu S. Adam - (Specialty) - Glaucoma Retractive Surgeon
- Dr. Edith Dogbe - (Specialty) - Oculoplastics
- Dr. Vera Essuman - (Specialty) - Paediatric Ophthalmologist
- Dr. Kwasi Amissah-Arthur - (Specialty) Vitreo Retina
- Dr. Imoro Z. Braimah - (Specialty) - Vitreo Retina
- Dr. Gladys Fordjour - (Specialty) - Anterior Segment
- Dr. Naa Naamuah Tagoe - Glaucoma/ Neuro-Ophthalmologist
- Dr. Dzifa Ofori-Adjei - (Specialty) - Paediatric Ophthalmologist
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- Dr Edwina Addo Opare- Lokko (visiting)
- Dr Gerhard Ofori- Amankwah (visiting)
Nursing Unit
Other nursing unit at the Centre includes General Ophthalmic Nursing, Paediatric Ophthalmic Nursing, Retina Nursing, Ocular Prosthesis, Theatre Nursing.
Optometry & Optical Services
There are services in Paediatric optometry, low vision, refraction and Othorptics.
The centre also provides optical services which include the sale of affordable and designer frames, all types of lenses (single, progressive and bifocals), photochromic, transitions, anti-reflex and tainting.
Pharmacy
This Unit provide services in general ophthalmic medications and Drug consumables
Hours: - Monday - Friday: 8 am – 8 pm EST | Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm EST | Extension 4804 (Head of Administration and Support Services) | Extension 4802 (Nursing Administration)