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Why Eye One is the Most Trusted Eye Hospital in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Trust in a hospital is not built through advertising. It is built through outcomes — through patients who can see clearly after cataract surgery that was performed with precision, through retinal detachments that were repaired in time, through glaucoma that was caught early enough to protect what remained. Eye One Centre, Kangra has built that trust over years of consistent, specialist-level care across Himachal Pradesh. This blog explains specifically why — with verifiable reasons, not marketing claims.

May 16, 2026
6 min read

Reason 1: A Surgeon With Internationally Recognised Qualifications

The single most important factor in choosing an eye hospital is the person who will operate on your eyes. At Eye One Centre, Kangra, that person is Dr. Gitanjli Sood Sirkek - and her qualifications are exceptional by any standard, local or international.

Dr. Gitanjli Sood Sirkek - Chief Surgeon, Eye One Centre

MBBS (IGMC Shimla) · MS Ophthalmology (Delhi University) · DNB · FMRF Vitreo-Retina (Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai)

FAICO · FICO UK (Merit) - International Council of Ophthalmology, London · FRCG II - Royal College Glasgow

15,000+ cataract surgeries · 5,000+ retinal procedures · 100+ peer-reviewed publications · H-index 10

Full profile and credentials →

The FICO UK (Merit) and FRCG II are internationally benchmarked examinations - not honorary designations. The Sankara Nethralaya fellowship in Chennai is one of the most competitive vitreo-retinal training programmes in Asia. These credentials mean that the surgeon at Eye One Centre has been tested, evaluated and recognised at the highest levels of the profession.

🔗 Read the full credentials breakdown: Why international training matters - Dr. Gitanjli Sood Sirkek

Reason 2: Surgical Volume That Proves Consistent Outcomes

Experience in surgery is measured in cases, not years. A surgeon who has performed 15,000 cataract surgeries has encountered every variant of the procedure - simple cases and the dense, mature cataracts that require different technique and real-time problem-solving.

Similarly, 5,000 retinal surgeries means Dr. Gitanjli has operated on the full spectrum of vitreo-retinal conditions - routine and complex. Patients referred from other centres across HP for cases that are too advanced or complex to manage locally come to Eye One Centre because of this track record.

Numbers matter in surgery. They are the most honest measure of a hospital's capability.

Reason 3: Same Day Surgery - A Genuine Clinical Standard, Not Just a Promise

Eye One Centre's same day surgery model for cataract is not a marketing convenience - it reflects clinical standards of care.

Patients arrive, are evaluated, undergo surgery (which takes only a few minutes per eye), and go home the same day. There is no hospital admission. No overnight stay. No avoidable exposure to hospital-acquired infection. The protective eye shield goes on, discharge instructions are given, and the patient is home by the afternoon.

This is the standard of care at the best eye hospitals in India. It is available in Kangra.

🔗 About cataract surgery at Eye One Centre: Procedure, recovery, results - what to expect

Reason 4: Infection Control and Patient Safety - Led by a Critical Care Specialist

Most eye hospitals in Himachal Pradesh are led by ophthalmologists alone. Eye One Centre has a second layer of specialist oversight that is genuinely unusual in the region.

CEO Dr. Bunty Sirkek - MD Anaesthesia, DrNB Critical Care - oversees infection prevention and control (IPC), sterilisation protocols, anaesthesia safety and clinical governance at Eye One Centre. His background in critical care medicine means that patient safety standards are not an afterthought - they are embedded in every operating protocol.

For surgical patients, this means the environment in which your surgery is performed meets standards set by a specialist in hospital-acquired infection prevention. This is the level of governance that protects surgical outcomes.

Reason 5: Complete Specialist Range - 12 Services Under One Roof

A hospital that can only manage common conditions will refer you elsewhere when your case is complex. Eye One Centre treats the full range:

When conditions co-exist - cataract and glaucoma together, for example, which is common in older patients - they can be assessed and treated together at Eye One Centre without splitting care across multiple hospitals.

🔗 All services: Complete eye care services at Eye One Centre, Kangra

Reason 6: Research, Recognition and Continued Learning

A hospital's relationship with research indicates whether it stays at the frontier of clinical practice or falls behind it. At Eye One Centre, Dr. Gitanjli's academic record is not a historical credential - it is ongoing.

Her work has been recognised at AIOC 2022, AIOC 2026 and APAO 2025. She has received the Dr. MC Luthra Gold Medal for surgical outcomes, the IJO Best Photograph Award in consecutive years, and the BEST OF IJO Award for Retina Surgical Technique in 2026. These are peer-reviewed recognitions from India's largest ophthalmology platforms.

For patients, this means the treatment they receive at Eye One Centre reflects current best practice - not methods from a decade ago.

Local Care for a Region That Deserved It

For decades, patients in Kangra, Dharamshala, Palampur, Mandi and across Himachal Pradesh with serious eye conditions faced a difficult choice: accept limited local care, or travel to Chandigarh or Delhi for proper treatment. The travel cost, the distance, the burden on elderly patients - all of it created barriers that resulted in delayed treatment and worse outcomes.

Eye One Centre was founded specifically to close that gap. Dr. Gitanjli chose Kangra deliberately - with the training, equipment and clinical capability to offer a genuine alternative to outstation hospitals. That founding intention shapes every aspect of how the centre operates today.

🔗 About Eye One Centre: Our story, our standards and our team

Final Thoughts

The most trusted eye hospital in Kangra is not the oldest one, or the one with the most prominent signboard. It is the one where the surgeon's training is verifiable, the surgical volume is documented, the patient safety standards are led by a specialist, and the outcomes speak for themselves.

Eye One Centre, Kangra meets each of these criteria. If you or a family member needs eye care - routine or complex - this is where that standard of care is available in Himachal Pradesh.

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