ReNew Vision Eye Hospital in Vasco da Gama, Goa

ReNew Vision is an eye hospital in Vasco da Gama for families in Mormugao taluka, the rest of Goa and the towns across the border. Cataract surgery and spectacles are the two services most people come for, and both happen under one roof: the eye check-up, the surgery, the follow-up visits and the spectacles made from your eye test. The eye doctor also sees children, people with diabetes, red or painful eyes, glaucoma, squint, watering eyes and eye injuries.

Each eye speciality is described below, in order, with a link to its own page where it has one. The full list is on the eye specialities page.

Cataract surgery in Vasco (motibindu, motiyabind)

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens. It usually comes slowly with age, and it can come earlier with diabetes, long-term steroid medicines or an old eye injury. Vision turns hazy, colours look faded, glare from headlights gets worse at night, and spectacle power may keep changing. In Konkani and Marathi it is often called motibindu, and in Hindi motiyabind.

A cataract can only be removed by surgery: the cloudy lens is taken out and a clear artificial lens is put in its place. At ReNew Vision this is done in two ways:

• Phaco surgery with a foldable lens (phacoemulsification), in which the cataract is broken up with ultrasound and removed through a very small opening.
• Manual small-incision cataract surgery (SICS), a well-established method that is useful for some eyes and some dense cataracts.

Surgery is usually done under local anaesthesia, with numbing drops or an injection. Before surgery, a cataract check-up confirms whether the cataract is the cause of your blurred vision, and a lens-power test (biometry, also called an A-scan) works out the power of the new lens. Standard lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism and multifocal lenses are available, and the eye doctor explains which suit your eyes and your daily life. If vision clouds again months or years later, a short YAG laser treatment, done here, can usually clear it.

Read about cataract surgery at ReNew Vision

Spectacles (chashma) and our Vision Correction Centre

ReNew Vision has its own Vision Correction Centre inside the eye hospital. Your spectacles are made from a spectacle power test done in the eye hospital, in the same building, and if the test raises any question about the health of your eyes, the eye doctor is close at hand. The Vision Correction Centre provides:

• spectacles: frames, and lenses made to your prescription
• contact lenses, with fitting and supply
• sunglasses, for Goa's strong sun and sea glare
• low-vision aids, for people whose sight cannot be fully corrected with ordinary spectacles

Spectacles are not sold online. To see frames or ask about lenses, call or WhatsApp 072489 88039 and ask when to come.

See the spectacles and Vision Correction Centre page

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Eye check-ups and eye tests

A complete eye check-up looks at your vision and spectacle power, eye pressure, the lens and the retina. It is the first step for most eye problems, and it is how conditions such as glaucoma and diabetic eye disease are found, since they often give no warning signs early on. ReNew Vision also does colour vision tests, children's eye check-ups and school vision screening, and eye fitness certificates for driving licences, jobs and school.

What a complete eye check-up includes

Red eye, eye flu, dry eye and cornea problems

Red, sore, sticky, itchy or gritty eyes are among the most common reasons to see an eye doctor, especially when eye flu (conjunctivitis) spreads in the monsoon. ReNew Vision treats red eye and eye infections, dry eye, eye allergy, corneal ulcers, uveitis (inflammation inside the eye), and something stuck in the eye, and checks screen strain from long hours on a computer or phone. Pterygium, a fleshy growth on the white of the eye linked to sun, wind and dust, can be removed by surgery here. A red eye with pain, blurred vision or strong light sensitivity should be seen the same day, and old or borrowed eye drops should never be used.

LASIK: suitability check-up and referral

LASIK is laser treatment that reshapes the cornea to reduce the need for spectacles. ReNew Vision does the LASIK check-up and counselling: your spectacle power, whether it is stable and the health of your eyes are checked, and the options are explained. The laser itself is not done here. If you are suitable and decide to go ahead, you are referred to a laser centre, where further tests such as corneal mapping are done.

Retina and diabetic eye check-ups

Diabetes and high blood pressure can damage the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye, often without symptoms until late. Goa has one of the highest rates of diabetes in India: the ICMR-INDIAB study (2023) found it in about one in four adults. ReNew Vision does diabetic eye check-ups, BP-related eye checks and macular degeneration care, and diagnoses retinal detachment. Retina laser, eye injections and retina surgery are not done here; when they are needed, you are referred, and your check-ups can continue with us.

Glaucoma (kala motia, kachbindu)

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, often with raised eye pressure, and usually takes side vision first, so many people do not notice it until a lot of sight is lost. Lost sight cannot be brought back, but treatment can help protect what remains. ReNew Vision does glaucoma screening with eye pressure checks, long-term follow-up, YAG laser iridotomy for narrow drainage angles, and trabeculectomy (glaucoma surgery) when the eye doctor advises it.

Children's eyes and squint

Children often do not complain about poor sight; they sit closer to the TV, screw up their eyes or lose interest in reading. ReNew Vision does children's eye check-ups and school vision screening, squint check-ups and squint surgery, patching treatment for lazy eye (amblyopia), eye screening for premature babies (ROP) and myopia control treatment to slow short sight in children. A lazy eye responds better the earlier it is treated, so an eye that turns in or out should be checked without waiting.

24-hour eye emergencies

Emergency eye care at ReNew Vision is available 24 hours, every day, including Sunday. The Eye OPD keeps its usual hours (Monday to Saturday, 4 pm to 7 pm), but an eye injury, a chemical splash or sudden loss of vision should never wait for OPD time. For a chemical in the eye, start rinsing with plenty of clean water straight away and keep rinsing for at least 15 to 20 minutes. For an injury, do not rub or press the eye. Then call 072489 88039 and come in.

What to do first in an eye emergency

Watering eyes, blocked tear duct, styes and chalazia

An eye that waters all the time may have a blocked tear duct. When it keeps causing watering or infection, DCR surgery (dacryocystorhinostomy) makes a new drainage path for tears into the nose; it is done at ReNew Vision. Styes and chalazia (lumps in the eyelid) are treated here too.

Optic nerve and double-vision problems

Blurred vision with pain on moving the eye, double vision, or vision loss after a stroke can come from problems with the optic nerve or the nerves that move the eyes (neuro-ophthalmology). The eye doctor examines these at ReNew Vision. Many of these conditions also need a neurologist or brain scans, and the eye doctor will tell you when. New, sudden double vision should be seen urgently.

Coming from Mormugao, the rest of Goa, Karwar or Belagavi

Patients come to ReNew Vision from across Mormugao taluka, the rest of Goa and the neighbouring districts. What the eye hospital has for them, in plain facts:

• Location. ReNew Vision is in Vaddem, Vasco da Gama: about 1 km by road from the Vasco KTC bus stand, about 3 km from Vasco da Gama railway station and about 5 km from Goa International Airport at Dabolim. For families in and around Vasco, such as Baina, Mangor Hill, Chicalim, Dabolim, Bogmalo, Sancoale, Zuarinagar, Cortalim and Verna, it is an eye hospital close to home.
• 24-hour emergency eye care. Injuries and sudden vision problems are seen at any hour, every day.
• The Vision Correction Centre in the same building. The eye check-up, the spectacle prescription and the spectacles are all in one place.
• Cataract care in one place. The cataract check-up, lens-power test, surgery, follow-up visits and any later YAG laser are all done at ReNew Vision.
• Evening OPD. The Eye OPD runs 4 pm to 7 pm, Monday to Saturday, which can suit people who work during the day.

From Margao or Panjim the hospital is roughly 25 to 30 km by road. If you are travelling from Karwar, Belagavi or Sindhudurg, plan the day around the journey: come with someone who can drive back, because the drops used in many eye check-ups blur vision for a few hours, and ask how many follow-up visits to expect before you fix a date for cataract surgery. See timings, address and how to reach us.

Our eye surgeon

Patients at ReNew Vision are examined and treated by our eye surgeon. The surgeon's name, degrees and medical registration number will be shown on the eye surgeon page as soon as they are confirmed for the website.

How do I book an eye check-up?

Call or WhatsApp ReNew Vision Eye Hospital on 072489 88039. Bring your current spectacles, any old eye reports and a list of the medicines you take. The cost of any treatment depends on your eyes and the treatment chosen, and it is explained at the consultation.

Questions patients ask

What are the timings of ReNew Vision Eye Hospital?

The Eye OPD is open Monday to Saturday, 4 pm to 7 pm, Friday included. The OPD is closed on Sunday. Emergency eye care is available 24 hours, every day.

Is ReNew Vision Eye Hospital open on Sunday?

The OPD is closed on Sunday, but emergency eye care is available 24 hours, every day, including Sunday. For an eye injury, a chemical in the eye or sudden loss of vision, call 072489 88039 and come in.

Where is ReNew Vision Eye Hospital in Vasco?

On the 2nd floor of the Pai Hospital building, Vaddem Merces Road, Vaddem, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403802. It is about 1 km by road from the Vasco KTC bus stand and about 5 km from Dabolim airport.

Does ReNew Vision do cataract surgery?

Yes. Cataract surgery is done by phaco with a foldable lens or by manual small-incision surgery (SICS), after a cataract check-up and a lens-power test. The eye doctor explains the lens options and the fee at the consultation.

Can I get spectacles at the eye hospital?

Yes. ReNew Vision has its own Vision Correction Centre inside the eye hospital, with spectacles (frames and lenses), contact lenses, sunglasses and low-vision aids. Spectacles are not sold online.

Is LASIK done at ReNew Vision?

ReNew Vision does the LASIK suitability check-up and counselling. The laser itself is done at a laser centre, to which you are referred if you are suitable and decide to go ahead.

This page is general eye-health information, not personal medical advice. Your eye doctor advises you after examining your eyes.