The Dalmia OCL Eye Centre has completed five years of serving underprivileged sections of the society in Sundargarh district.

The eye hospital was jointly instituted by LV Prasad Eye Institute and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited at Rajgangpur in 2015, with the vision of making Sundargarh district blind free. On the occasion Regional Manufacturing Head, East, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, Sunil Gupta was the guest of honour. Vice chairman, LVPEI Dr Taraprasad Das was also present on the occasion.

Regional Manufacturing Head (East), DCBL, Sunil Kumar Gupta said, “We are delighted to complete 5 years of serving the people of Sundargarh. Through our centre, we have treated and supported over 1,00,000 patients in last five years. With the vision of making the district blind free, we are working towards expanding our various initiatives and door-to-door services so that it reaches far-off areas of the district."

LVPEI, vice-chairman Dr Das said, “We are extremely happy on achieving the landmark of 5 years. Our goal is to provide high-quality, low-cost, self-sustaining permanent eye care infrastructure."

From this year onwards, the LVPEI run eye centre will also be benefited by the eye care provider’s newest initiative ‘Pashyantu’ which is advance eye care on wheels. It would reach Dalmia OCL Eye Centre, Rajgangpur at least twice a month and take care of retinal conditions including vein occlusion, diseases in children and follow up care of the patients operated at Bhubaneswar LVPEI. This would substantially reduce the travel and all indirect cost incurred by patients for follow up care and checkups, said a release.