Use of expired Lens during Cataract Surgery: Consumer forum dismisses medical negligence case against Opthalmologist Sanchari Chattopadhyay20 Dec 2020 1:19 PM ISTWest Bengal: In a major relief to an eye specialist, the Rajarhat bench of West Bengal Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has recently...
Gujarat: Insurance firm ordered to reimburse full claim for patient's cataract surgery Sanchari Chattopadhyay12 Dec 2020 11:15 AM ISTValsad: In a case of insurance claim conflict, the Valsad District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (VDCDRC) has directed an insurance company to...
ICMR drafts standard treatment guidelines for AB-PMJAY Medical Dialogues Bureau13 Dec 2019 2:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: In order to provide better healthcare facilities, the National Health Authority (NHA) has adopted the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs)...
Ophthalmologist who invented Cataract treatment dies at 76 Garima5 Jun 2019 9:04 AM ISTDr Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who invented a more precise treatment of cataracts has recently died at the age of 76. She was the...
L V Prasad Eye Institute creates milestone in corneal transplants in rural areas Medical Dialogues Bureau14 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTLV Prasad Eye Institute's Eye Health Pyramid model provides high-quality comprehensive eye care and is equipped with excellent infrastructure, with...
Faulty administration of Injection Avastin : Ophthalmologist told to pay Rs 1 lakh Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Dec 2018 12:36 PM ISTThe patient alleged before the court that the doctor was engrossed in a conversation with the anaesthetist present in the operation theatre while...
Centre for Sight launches Super-Speciality Eye Hospital at Dwarka Medical Dialogues Bureau20 May 2018 11:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: LG Anil Baijal unveiled Northern India's first and largest private single specialty eye hospital, Centre for Sight eye institute at...
Cataract Gone Wrong: Operating Surgeon Exonerated, But Attending doctor held guilty for negligence Meghna A Singhania14 Feb 2018 11:01 PM ISTThe recent judgement pronounced by the Karimnagar District Consumer Forum saw the forum exonerating the operating surgeon, but holding  guilty the...
Complications in Cataract Procedure : NCDRC dismisses complaint against Centre for Sight Meghna A Singhania15 Aug 2017 8:16 PM ISTHolding that Consumer Protection Act (CPA) should not be a "halter round the neck" of doctors to make them fearful and apprehensive of taking...
Govt approves Rs 756 crore scheme to treat cataract patients savita3 March 2017 11:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: With an aim to free India from cataract by 2022, the government has approved a Rs 756 crore scheme to treat over 700 lakh such patients in...
Sharp Eye Centre launches home eye-care services Pooja12 Sept 2015 12:33 PM ISTSharp Eye Centre, an eye care centre providing service in Delhi has taken a step forward to provide easy and quality access for eye care. In the world...
