Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital became the first educational institution in eastern India to be recognized by the country's National Board of Examinations for fellowship studies in vitreo retinal surgery. The information was given by Dr. BP Kashyap, Director of the hospital and well-known ophthalmologist of the city. Dr. Bibbhuti Kashyap, a retina specialist of the hospital, said that this recognition has been achieved after going through many parameters.
Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital also has the credit for the initiative of retina surgery in the state. The surgery of the retina of the eyes is considered to be the most complex surgery of the eyes. This is the longest lasting operation of the eyes. The state's highest number of blind patients has been cured in this hospital. Now the retina department of the hospital is run under the supervision of Dr. Bibbhuti Kashyap, who is the only AIIMS trained double F. R. C. S. Retinal Surgeon.
Three years ago, the facility of electrophysiology examination of retina and nerves of eyes was also started for the first time at Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in Jharkhand, Bihar. This test is currently available only in Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in Jharkhand Bihar. It’s like a heart's ECG and no dye is used in this test. This test is very safe for patients of heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and blood pressure.
Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital has rapidly emerged on the national map by becoming the only nationally recognized training institute for retinal surgery in Eastern India.