Eye Screening Camps & Cataract Surgeries by Vimla RamKrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar

24 October 2022, Giridih-Deoghar: In the month of October, Vimla RamKrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital has organized 25 eye screening camps in the villages of Deoghar and Giridih districts. The eye hospital is being run by NBJK as the 4th unit of LNJP Eye Hospital after Bahera (Chouparan, Hazaribagh), Dumka and Kajha (Wazirganj, Gaya).

The camps have been organized with Community Awareness & Household Screening mode and covered Dhanotand, Nayatand, Dhotho, Badadiha, Pindatand, Manditand, Majhijhar, Paudya, Tilya, Ghoranji, Talmakhri, Parmindih, Parminbad, Laghotaridih, Fataha villages of Jamua & Giridih Sadar blocks of Giridih district.

Likewise in Deoghar district, it took place at Lakhoria, Kurmidih, Jhiluachandih, Saraskunj, Pandeydih, Khoripanan, Rohini, Shankari, Gangty and Durgapur of Deoghar Sadar & Madhupur blocks.

During the month till 23 October, the screening camps have ensured eye checkup for 805 persons suffering from Cataract, Refractive Error, Pterygium & other eye diseases. There were 330 patients detected with Cataract, 370 with Refractive Error, 28 with Pterygium and 77 with others.

In Deoghar, medicines were provided to 77 patients. All Cataract ridden & 57 with various vision problems suffering patients from both the districts have been referred to the base hospital for their treatment.