eye care

The Health Department began observing "Prevention of Blindness Week" from April 1 to 7 at the Raja Sukhdev Singh District Hospital to raise public awareness about preventing visual impairment.The week-long campaign aims to educate people on early detection, timely treatment, and proper eye...

Jaipur, March 12 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma inaugurated the 84th annual conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society at JECC Sitapura on Thursday, stating that the scientific discussions, research, and innovations at the event would help improve the lives of millions of...

New Delhi, March 9 Nearly 30 per cent of Delhi residents need spectacles either for near or distance vision problems, a review of refractive error services has revealed.The review was conducted by the Dr Rajendra Prasad (RP) Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, Delhi.The findings from...

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...

New Delhi, February 12 According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, nearly one in two people with cataract blindness worldwide still cannot access a simple surgery that restores sight.Cataract surgery – a simple 15-minute procedure – is one of the most cost-effective...