15 October, Barhi (Hazaribag): LNJP Eye Hospital has observed World Sight Day by organizing a free eye checkup camp at Barhi, a sub-divisional township on GT road and about 15 km faraway from base hospital. There were 415 patients including cataract (115), refraction and with other eye problems got all necessary checkup/tests and services here in supervision of Mr. Karunanidhi (LNJPEH).
World Sight Day was enriched with a press conference in presence of Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK), Dr. Jitendra Kumar (State Program Officer, Sightsavers) and Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Program Director, LNJPEH). Mr. Satish Girija has presented a brief description of 11 years long journey of Loknayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital established in 2005 with support of Sightsavers. There were 36234 OPDs and 7396 cataract surgeries by the hospital during 2015-16, out of which 60% cases were treated under sponsored or subsidized category, he mentioned. Dr. Jitendra Kumar (Sightsavers) has expressed commitment to partnership with LNJPEH that is crucial for awareness among common people towards eye diseases and service availability. He announced about launching of a short term project with the hospital to ensure 1000 cataract operations & 500 power glasses free of cost for poor people up to March 2017. We will continue such initiative and planning to support Jharkhand government to setup eye care services at district headquarters as per the MoU signed recently, he said.
Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (LNJPEH) has thanked Sightsavers, World Diabetes Foundation, Aditya Birla Financial Services and all for supporting the eye hospital. He informed about an apparatus called Infinity for accuracy in Cataract treatment at the hospital and its eye care services on Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma. We maintain operation protocol, ensure for 0% infection and provide services with ophthalmologists for 6 days in a week, Mr. Gaurav has pointed out before media people during the press conference.
Dr. Md. Ibrar (local supporter) has praised NBJK for organizing the eye camp at his place and appealed people to avail services. LNJPEH team of Dr. Alok, Annapurna Devi, Punam Devi, Yashoda Kumari, Vinod Swarnkar, Surendra Pandey, Vikrant Singh, Dinesh Kumar and others has made the eye camp a success.
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