If the scheme of things goes well, Ambedkar Hospital of Raipur will soon have the distinction of having the second best Eye disease test centre after Madurai. After setting up of the ultra modern facilities, 10 thousand eye operations could be performed at this centre annually. Preparations in this direction have already been started with the help of the Central Government.
According to health department officials, in view of the rising number of patients suffering from different eye ailments, the department is in the process of opening an ultra modern excellent eye disease test centre at the Ambedkar Hospital, Raipur.
In this connection, a meeting of health department officials and Union Health secretary Sujata Rao was held on Thursday. In the meeting officials of Raipur, Ahmadabad, Rohtak, Amritsar and Kolkata Central Eye Institutes were also present.
In the meeting Health department Principal secretary M K Raut and Health Director Kamalprit Singh showed keen interest towards setting up ultra modern Eye Disease Test Centre. Thereafter, in the meeting it was decided that an excellent Eye Test Centre will be set up at Ambedkar Hospital on the lines of Arvind Eye Hospital Madurai, the second best excellent Eye Centre in the country. Arvind Eye hospital will not only take special interest in setting up of the centre but also their officials will come here and train the health personnel and extend help in management of the centre.1
State Project Officer (Blindness) Dr Subhash Mishra said that the proposed ultra modern eye test centre in Raipur will be ready in next two years which would be only second after the Madurai Eye facility in the country.
The hospital will be equipped with all modern equipment used in test and operation of eye diseases. This will not only facilitate in performing at least 10,000 eye operations annually but also help speed up test of eye diseases due to which quality treatment could be provided to patients within short span
of time. Dr Mishra said that though no budget has been set for the centre as this was only the first round of meeting, it has been decided that set up the ultra modern eye Centre in Ambedkat Hospital instead of constructing separate building for the same.
Extra space and staff for the centre would be created in the hospital for smooth running of the Eye Centre, Dr Mishra added and expressed the hope that it would provide great relief to people of Chhattisgarh who has to visit metros for treatment.