FREE CATARACT OPERATION AND EYE CHECK UP CAMP
Utkramit Prathamik Vidyalaya
Bariatu
1 July 2023 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An eye check up and free cataract operation camp was organized by Jharkhand Eye Bank, Hospital and Research Centre run by Bihar Eye Bank Trust at Utkramit Prathamik Vidyalaya, Bariatu on Saturday 1 July 2023 from 10 am to 1 p.m.
While classes were going on, the medical team examined patients in one room. After classes ended at 11 a.m., students who had eye problems were examined and given advice. Two students were referred to the hospital for refraction. After class the students had their midday meal which is provided by the school.
A total of 26 patients were examined out of which two cataract patients were identified. These were directed to go to Jharkhand Eye Bank, Hospital and Research Centre on Friday 7 July 2023. They will be operated on Saturday and released on Sunday, 9 July 2023. Food, medicines and lodging along with operation will be free. An attendant can accompany a patient who is infirm. His food and lodging will
also be provided.
Organizer
Jharkhand Eye Bank Hospital and Research Centre is run by Bihar Eye Bank Trust, a registered charitable trust (No. 17174 of 1974 under the Indian Trust Act), founded by Late N. Bakshi I.C.S. The Trust is headed by H.E. the Governor of Jharkhand and includes other state dignitaries.
The Bihar Eye Bank Trust is a permanent member of Eye Bank Association of India and is registered under the District Blindness Control Society, Ranchi.
The Hospital is housed in a three-storied building standing on 0.7 acres of land in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. It is easily reached road, rail and air.
