Eye Unit

Eye Unit Department

Eye Unit
The Eye Unit Outpatient Clinic operates Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm. The clinic offers general outpatient services across nine consulting rooms, with care provided at highly subsidized rates to make quality eye care accessible to all.

In 2025, the Eye Unit proudly celebrates 50 years of service since its establishment in 1975. Over the decades, the unit has restored and preserved the vision of thousands of patients, advancing eye care through compassion, expertise, and state-of-the-art technology. This milestone reflects our continued commitment to excellence, innovation, and community-centered care.

The Eye Unit provides a wide range of diagnostic services, including:

  • Visual Field Analysis for patients with glaucoma and neurological conditions, and in the assessment of driving eligibility

  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for diagnosis and monitoring of retinal, macular, glaucoma, and optic nerve diseases

  • Modern Biometry for precise intraocular lens power measurement

Our operating theatre services include intraocular and extraocular surgeries, laser treatments, and modern anesthesia procedures, all supported by advanced operating microscopes and state-of-the-art equipment.

 
  1. Eye Unit
    - The Eye Unit was established in 1975 through a collaborative effort between PCEA Kikuyu Hospital and Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM), a German non-governmental organization. In 1989, a new eye ward and theatre block were added, funded by CBM and…    
  2. Ocular Prosthetics
    - We are located at the Dental Unit and are open every weekday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We strive to boost the patient's confidence and self-esteem. We make custom-made artificial eyes, customized stock eyes, surgical conformers and expanders for…    
  3. Eye Drops Production
    - PCEA Kikuyu Hospital has a local production of eye drops. The department has the capacity to produce 25 different types of eye drops. This ensures that the hospital has a sufficient supply of required medicine for its patients as well as other…    
  4. Optical Centre
    - We offer refractive correction to our clients to correct their vision. Our goal is to work towards W.H.O Vision 2020 to eradicate avoidable blindness with the help of REFRACTION and SPECTACLES. The following examinations are done at the Unit:…    
  5. Low Vision Clinic
    - The clinic serves patients with an impaired vision where surgical intervention cannot correct. Patients are provided with low vision aid like magnifiers and telescopes. Rehabilitation services are provided to the patients and their relatives…    
  6. Kikuyu Hospital offers free eye check up for Nyeri residents
    - Kikuyu Hospital offers free eye check up for Nyeri residents    

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