Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Sept 21: Directorate of Health Services Jammu organized another specialty camp for eye check up and cataract surgeries in district Poonch.
The 4-day Camp commenced at Community Health Centre (CHC) Mandi on 18th September and concluded today. Director Health Services Jammu Dr Rajeev Kumar Sharma had deputed a team of doctors comprising of Consultant Ophthalmologists Dr Sandeep Gupta (Government Hospital Sarwal), Dr Rajeev Sharma (GMC & AH Rajouri) and Dr Rabia Saif (PG Ophthalmology, district Poonch) along with Ophthalmic Technicians Dharminder (DH Rajouri) and Mohd Shafiq (District Hospital Rajouri), for the Camp.
The second session of eye check up and cataract surgeries started with a tremendous response from remote areas of district Poonch. A large number of people gathered to get themselves examined for detection of cataract. In the camp, 95 patients were screened for eye ailments and 60 successful stitchless cataract surgeries with artificial intraocular lens implants were performed by the deputed team.
The event was managed by joint efforts of Chief Medical Officer Poonch Dr Anis Altaf Nabi and Block Medical Officer Mandi Dr Nusrat-ul-Nisa. The people from far flung areas of Poonch who were benefitted by the two consecutive camps were overwhelmed by the efforts put in by Director Health Services Jammu in organizing these camps.
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