Free mega eye camp held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, February 17 2015:
A free mega eye camp was held at St.
Benedict's Kinder Garten, Yairipok Laimanai on Tuesday.
The camp was jointly organised by Integrated Rural Welfare Association (IRWA) , Yairipok and Centre For Resource Development (CRD), Yairipok in collaboration with NPCB, medical directorate.
According to K Inaocha Devi, secretary of IRWA, and A Jenil Singh, secretary of CRD, altogether 501 patients registered, out of which 364 were females, at the camp which began at 9 am.
Fifty-one cases of cataract and 10 cases of Pterygium were detected.
The patients with cataract will be operated free of cost.
Transportation will be provided for the operation (free pick up and free dropping).
The operation will be done on February 18 and 20 .
Such kind of mega eye camp was held in the area for the first time, they added.