Doctors from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force performed 374 life-changing surgeries during the four-day camp in Gorakhpur, which concluded yesterday. This was the first Mega Advanced Surgical Eye Camp in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, held at the 12th Air Force Hospital in Gorakhpur, with a highly specialized team of ophthalmologists.
The closing ceremony was attended by Air Marshal B Manikantan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. It also included high-level inspections by Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, and Director General of Medical Services (Air), Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja.
The camp became a source of hope for the entire region, and it also attracted patients from Nepal, as well as from the interior areas of Siddharthnagar, Azamgarh, Deoria, Maharajganj, and the rural areas of Gorakhpur. The team used world-class medical equipment, which were airlifted to the region by Indian Air Force aircraft, to perform the surgeries.