As many as 1,01,939 patients of various eye diseases have been treated last year at Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. Of them, cataract operations of 10,876 patients have been conducted in this period. This includes 4,452 paid surgeries and 6,424 free Cataract operations. The hospital is running with the blessings of Paramhansa Sant Hirdaram and inspiration and guidance of Siddh Bhauji for past 27 years. The motto of the hospital is to treat eye patients on no profit-no loss basis. To perform free Cataract surgeries, 94 camps were organised in 24 Towns of adjoining nine districts.
These districts are Bhopal, Shajapur, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Hoshangabad, Dewas and Narsinghpur. Under the dynamic leadership of eminent ophthalmologist Dr Prerna Upadhyaya, 10 senior ophthalmologists are working in the Hospital. They are Dr Rashmi Apte, Dr Samta Patel, Dr Mansi Kishnani, Dr Archana Bansal, Dr Kavita Gupta, Dr Rohini Garde, Dr Shubha Rai, Dr Sapna Prashant, Dr Sonal Gore and expert Optometrist Staff. Services of two specialists are also made available for the treatment of Glaucoma patients.
Simultaneously, treatment facility of Paediatric Retinopathy is also available in the hospital. During said period 75 cornea transplantation were also done which is highest amongst all premier eye institutions of the State . For eye donation, one can get the facility from 4 am to 11 pm everyday on calling on toll free Tel No: 1919. Breakup of free treatment of 6,424 Cataract surgeries in 94 camps is as follow.