@Eye Care Camp for #Diabetic Retinopathy at LNJPEH Satellite Centre

22 November, Hazaribag: NBJK run Loknayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital (LNJPEH) has organized an eye check up camp for Diabetic Retinopathy, the blindness on rise due to growing number of diabetic eye patients. The camp was held as the activity to sensitize people during World Diabetes Week with proper publicity and awareness drive in Hazaribag town including nearby villages.

This special eye screening camp was free of cost and total 249 patients have been registered on the day. 50 patients for diabetes, 09 for diabetic retinopathy and 21 for cataract were diagnosed while 108 eye patients have been provided medicines on zero cost. The people in need of immediate medical treatment were referred to base hospital.

Dr. Alok Kumar (ophthalmologist, LNJPEH) and Dr. Arun Jain (Diabetes Specialist, Hazaribag) have provided their consultancy to all patients with a support team from Loknayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital. Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Program Director), Vikant Singh, Mintu Rajak, Pankaj Kumar, Annapurna Devi, Punam Pandey, Sabina Naaz, Kamal Rana, Anjali, Sneha, Dinesh Ram, Suman Kumari, Babita etc have played significant role to arrange the camp.