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Haryana Announces Free Cataract Surgeries At All Government Hospitals
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced that cataract surgeries would now be conducted free of cost at all 26 government hospitals and 15 empanelled private hospitals across the state.
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Case Against 14 After Botched Up Cataract Surgeries In Bihar's Muzaffarpur
An FIR was lodged today against 14 people here in connection with botched up cataract surgeries conducted at a free camp last week which have resulted in complete loss of vision in the operated eye for more than 20 patients, an official said.
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Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended After Botched Surgeries Blind 11
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.
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Aim To Make 50 More Districts In India Cataract Free By 2020, Says NGO
Non-profit social enterprise HelpMeSee is planning to invest up to USD 100 million (over Rs 660 crore) in its bid to make 50 more districts in India cataract free by 2020.
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Another Eye Camp Horror: 10 People Lose Eyesight After Surgery in Kangra
Days after a botched up cataract surgery at a free eye camp at Punjab's Gurdaspur, at least 10 people have reported loss of vision in a similar surgery in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.
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At Least 14 People Lose Eyesight After Free Eye Surgery Camp in Punjab
At least 14 people have lost their vision after cataract surgery at an eye camp organized without permission by an NGO in Punjab last month. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered an inquiry.
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28 lose vision at free eye camp in Madhya Pradesh
Twenty eight people, mostly tribals or Dalits, lost their vision after a cataract surgery at a free eye camp organised by a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's tribal Mandla district.A day after the operation, all patients developed infection and their eyes started bleeding. But they were sent back home after being given a few eye drops."My eyes h...
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Free cataract operations cost patients their eyes
The free eye camp in Andhra's Nellore district seems to have been a giant case of blinding negligence.
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Andhra: Free eye surgery camp goes wrong, 11 lose sight
At least four people from Andhra Pradesh lost their vision after complications following cataract surgeries during an eye camp.
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Haryana Announces Free Cataract Surgeries At All Government Hospitals
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced that cataract surgeries would now be conducted free of cost at all 26 government hospitals and 15 empanelled private hospitals across the state.
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Case Against 14 After Botched Up Cataract Surgeries In Bihar's Muzaffarpur
An FIR was lodged today against 14 people here in connection with botched up cataract surgeries conducted at a free camp last week which have resulted in complete loss of vision in the operated eye for more than 20 patients, an official said.
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Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended After Botched Surgeries Blind 11
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.
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Aim To Make 50 More Districts In India Cataract Free By 2020, Says NGO
Non-profit social enterprise HelpMeSee is planning to invest up to USD 100 million (over Rs 660 crore) in its bid to make 50 more districts in India cataract free by 2020.
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Another Eye Camp Horror: 10 People Lose Eyesight After Surgery in Kangra
Days after a botched up cataract surgery at a free eye camp at Punjab's Gurdaspur, at least 10 people have reported loss of vision in a similar surgery in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.
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At Least 14 People Lose Eyesight After Free Eye Surgery Camp in Punjab
At least 14 people have lost their vision after cataract surgery at an eye camp organized without permission by an NGO in Punjab last month. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered an inquiry.
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28 lose vision at free eye camp in Madhya Pradesh
Twenty eight people, mostly tribals or Dalits, lost their vision after a cataract surgery at a free eye camp organised by a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's tribal Mandla district.A day after the operation, all patients developed infection and their eyes started bleeding. But they were sent back home after being given a few eye drops."My eyes h...
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Free cataract operations cost patients their eyes
The free eye camp in Andhra's Nellore district seems to have been a giant case of blinding negligence.
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Andhra: Free eye surgery camp goes wrong, 11 lose sight
At least four people from Andhra Pradesh lost their vision after complications following cataract surgeries during an eye camp.
