Quality Cataract Surgery in Rural Areas
Rural people remain cataract blind for want of proper facilities to undergo cataract surgery. We are making use of the improved facilities at taluk hospitals & primary health centres for conducting cataract surgery camps.
No. of Surgeries conducted during the year
Year |
Grand Total |
Base hospital |
Rural Camps |
2001-2002 |
0540 |
243 |
297 |
2002-2003 |
0543 |
156 |
387 |
2003-2004 |
1,164 |
267 |
897 |
2004-2005 |
1,653 |
254 |
1,399 |
We are conducting more than 80 percent of our surgeries in rural areas.
Our thrust is quality cataract surgery to be conducted in rural camps nearer to the patients residence.
Quality of surgery at the camp is similar to surgery performed at any good eye hospital.
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