The New Year came with new ray of light for as many as 208 patients, who were suffering from vision loss due to cataract in remote villages of Palamu. The patients, belonging to economically backward section of society, were operated upon at the two-day Mega Eye Camp organised by Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in collaboration with Sohri Chandravanshi Hospital at Navadih, Kala, Bishrampur in Palamu on January 3 and 4. The camp was organised for free check-up and surgery of people losing vision due to cataract and diabetic retinopathy.
Speaking about the camp Founder Director of Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital Dr Bharti Kashyap said that 208 selected patients were successfully operated under Phaco method and expensive foldable lenses were implanted in their eyes. She said that a modern operation theatre was prepared for the surgery, where five microscopes and five Phaco machines of international companies were installed.
Dr BP Kashyap, Dr Bharti Kashyap and other doctors of the team including Dr Sunil Kumar, Dr Pitish Pronoy, Dr Rajesh Kumar operated the patients from 8 AM to 12 PM on January 04. On the next day the doctors’ team performed dressing of the patients and distributed black spectacles and near glasses among the patients to be used later. After the surgery all the patients were also made to understand about medicines.
The camp was unique with the fact that All India Ophthalmological Society president Dr S Natarajan’s ambitious scheme “Jyot se Jyot Jalao” was launched from the camp. The aim of the five-year scheme is to eradicate blindness due to diabetic retinopathy from the nation. Extensive campaigns will be organised across the country to eradicate diabetic retinopathy.
Dr Kashyap said that the Palamu camp was the first in the line of such campaigns, where not only tests were done to detect diabetic retinopathy but also treatment will be done through laser and injections. As many as 215 patients were detected to be suffering from diabetic retinopathy in the camp. These patients will be given laser treatment at KMEHS under PM Ayushman Bharat scheme and free Avastin injections will be administered with the efforts of Dr Bharti Kashyap every month as per requirement. Avastin injections are expensive enough for poor people, who cannot afford it. And, the treatment will be provided by Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank Trust.
Dr Kashyap informed that all diabetic retinopathy patients will be brought to KMEHS on January 14, February 12 and March 12 and before than the patients will be treated at Daltonganj Sadar Hospital for high blood sugar and Hypertension.