AIIMS specialists to treat botched cataract surgery patients in Indore
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A six-member team comprising specialists from AIIMS, New Delhi, will be visiting Indore to review the exact nature and extent of treatment required for patients suffering from botched cataract surgery. Indore has confirmed cases of people who have developed eye infections at a cataract surgery camp in Barwana, held earlier. The constituted team will be led by senior ophthalmologists Dr Atul Kumar and Dr Sudershan Khokhar.
Factually, the situation is alarming in Indore after a botched up eye camp organised in November. At least, 45 patients out of total 86, are reported to have lost their sight. Patients were rushed to MY Hospital and a private hospital in Indore after they reported low visibility.
Taking a serious note on the matter, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday spoke to Union health minister J P Nadda on phone, after which it was decided to send the patients to AIIMS, New Delhi, for further treatment. However, some patients refused to move, then the government requested to send a team of specialist to Indore, as reported by
Factually, the situation is alarming in Indore after a botched up eye camp organised in November. At least, 45 patients out of total 86, are reported to have lost their sight. Patients were rushed to MY Hospital and a private hospital in Indore after they reported low visibility.
Taking a serious note on the matter, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday spoke to Union health minister J P Nadda on phone, after which it was decided to send the patients to AIIMS, New Delhi, for further treatment. However, some patients refused to move, then the government requested to send a team of specialist to Indore, as reported by
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