Free eye cataract operations
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 11, 2014:
SKY Eye Care Foundation, Porompat, Imphal East in association with Manipur State Blindness Control Society and National Programme for Control for Blindness (NPCB) performed free cataract operations on five patients and free Pterygium operations on another five patients at SKY Hospital on Aug 10.The operated patients were from among the 310 ophthalmic patients examined during a free eye and heart cap held at Thoubal district on July 27 last.
Besides arranging free transportation to and fro from Thoubal to SKY Hospital, the operated patients were also provided free intra ocular lens (IOL) and free medicines.
It is said that SKY Eye Care Foundation will continue to provide free eye operations for the remaining 18 cataract patients and 3 Pterygium patients in the next 2 weeks.