Cataract detection camp conducted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, January 27 2023:
A one-day Cataract Detectiori Camp was conducted by National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI), Thoubal under the aegis of district administration Thoubal at Community Health Centre (CHC), Yairipok on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion, NPCB&VI Thoubal district nodal officer Dr Ksh Memcha Devi informed that 20 people detected with cataract during the camp will undergo eye operations at JNIMS Hospital on January 30 .
All the cost for the operations including travelling charges will be borne by NPCB&VI Thoubal, she added.
Dr Memcha further informed that in addition to the camp, free eye surgery service is available on every Thursday at District Hospital, Thoubal for patients who come to OPDs of District Hospital, Thoubal; CHCs and PHCs.