Laboratory Services

The laboratory of H. V. Desai Eye Hospital, is focused on investigations, related to various ophthalmic conditions.

It has two components:

Clinical Laboratory:
Tests done include basic haematology and biochemistry tests. The laboratory is well equipped and automated. It has the following analysers and automation equipment.

• Selectra Pro-Clinical system
• Beckman Coulter Ac, Tdiff2

Haematology	Biochemistry
ESR	Blood Glucose
Haemoglobin	Blood Urea
TLC	Serum Creatinine
DLC	Serum Cholesterol
Platelet Count	Serum Triglycerides
BT, CT	Serum HDL
	HbA1c

Microbiology Laboratory:
Tests done include serology and cultures. The laboratory has following instruments:

• Autoclave
• Laminar airflow
• Hot air oven
• Colony counter
• Binocular Microscope
• Incubator
• Digital monopan weighing machine

Serology	Cultures
VDRL	Bacterial	Fungal
HBsAg	Gram stain	KOH Mount
HCV	Giemsa stain	Lactophenol Cotton Blue stain mount
HIV	Leishman’s stain	AC Tap
	AC Tap	Vitreous Tap
	Vitreous Tap	Corneal button
	Corneal button	Corneal Scraping
	Corneal Scraping	Other fluids
	Other fluids
	Contact lens
	Bandage Contact Lens (BCL)
	Antibiotic Sensitivity Test
	OT Microbiological surveillance

The laboratory, maintains strict quality control both Internal & External. We subscribe to EQAS of CMC Vellore and have fared well, as compared to other laboratories.