03 February 2024, Deoghar: In the month of January 2024, NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar has organized 32 Eye Screening Camps in the rural areas of Giridih, Deoghar and Jamui districts. The eye hospital has covered villages of Jamua, Rajdhanwar, Birni, Bengabad, Giridih Sadar, Devipur, Deoghar Sadar, Sono and Khaira blocks of these districts of Jharkhand-Bihar.
These screening camps aim to eradicate avoidable blindness and offer Cataract surgery free of cost at the base hospital. This outreach drive has ensured 585 OPD with detection of 313 cases of Cataract, 29 cases of Pterigium and 91 cases of Refractive Error. 55 patients were served with medicines while 42 have been referred to nearest Vision Centers attached with VRBEH.
NBJK thanks Care Today, Seva and Sightsavers India for sponsoring such an important campaign to restore eyesight of poor people living in remote areas. With support of these agencies, the hospital arranges transportation, food, stay, surgery, medicines & follow up to all Cataract patients.
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