The Ophthalmology department was started in November 2012 under the able hands of Dr. Sushil Daniel and has since been growing in every aspect to provide quality eye care in this region. The eye department is now managed by Dr. T Lipoksanen Jamir and has started phacoemulsification cataract surgeries in CIHSR.
The department provides services like preliminary eye examination, refraction and glass prescription, glaucoma screening, Diabetic retinopathy screening, Dry eye screening and diagnosis and treatment of other eye problems. The department performs surgeries like cataract surgery through Alcon laureate Phaco machine, Pterygium surgery, entropion/ ectropion correction, DCR/DCT and other eye problems needing surgery. The department is also managing a two and half year course in Diploma in Optometry and Ophthalmic Technology under CMAI.