Cataract surgeries conducted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, December 08 2022:
Following successful conduct of a surgery for cataract on November 24 after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, Thoubal District Hospital carried out cataract surgeries on five patients free of cost on Wednesday.
Informing this to the media, National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment, Thoubal district nodal officer Dr Ksh Memcha appealed to the people of the district to visit nearby CHC or the district hospital if they have or are suspicious of having cataract for screening.
Stating that the district hospital is providing facilities for free surgical removal of cataract, he urged the public to avail benefits of the facility.