Hyderabad: Seven may lose vision at Hyderabad Hospital
Hyderabad: Seven patients at a government-run eye hospital here are in danger of losing vision as a solution used during surgeries was found contaminated, officials said.
A total of 13 patients, who underwent cataract surgery last week at the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, developed post-operative complications but doctors are confident five to six of them would get back their vision.
The incident has sent shock waves among patients, whose relatives staged protests at the hospital demanding action against those responsible.
Hospital authorities seized all bottles of the solution and stopped further surgeries as a precaution. The Telangana government has ordered a probe.
The hospital's Deputy Superintendent, Rajendar Gupta, said investigations revealed that the solution used on June 30 was contaminated.
"The solution was tested positive for klebsiella. It is a very notorious organism which is resistant to all drugs except two. We have given these two drugs to all the patients," he said.
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