ophthalmology

New Delhi, March 29 Global optics and optoelectronics major ZEISS is betting big on India, one of its top three fastest-growing markets for vision products, with the country's expanding youth population driving demand not just for basic but also for higher-quality options, according to senior...

Dehradun (UKD), March 26 A 25-year-old postgraduate medical student allegedly committed suicide in her car in Dehradun, and the police have registered a case against her department's head based on allegations of harassment by her family, officials said on Thursday.The doctor, who is originally...

Dehradun (UKD), March 26 A 25-year-old postgraduate medical student is alleged to have died by suicide in her car in Dehradun, police said on Thursday.The doctor, who was originally from Ambala, Haryana, was found unconscious by her father inside her car parked on Kargi Road here early...

Chennai, March 24 – Chennai is experiencing a fresh surge in cases of conjunctivitis, with hospitals across the city reporting a steady increase in patients seeking treatment for the highly contagious eye infection.Doctors report that outpatient departments are now recording approximately 8 to...

Chandigarh, March 17 Around 37,000 elderly citizens were registered at state-level health check-up camps held under the "Sade Buzurg, Sada Maan" initiative, Punjab Minister Baljit Kaur said on Tuesday.She said the camps were organized under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, with...

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...

Islamabad, March 12 A high court in Pakistan on Thursday rejected a petition to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital and ordered the constitution of a team of doctors to medically examine him.Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf filed the petition in the Islamabad High...

New Delhi, March 11 A leading Army hospital here performed a novel procedure to achieve precise, targeted placement of a specific implant, aimed at benefiting glaucoma patients, the defence ministry said on Wednesday."In a significant advancement in glaucoma surgery, surgeons at Army Hospital...

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...

Kota, Feb 28 A 67-year-old woman, who had lost her sight after cataract surgery, regained her vision after a pupilloplasty procedure in Kota, officials said on Saturday.The 20-minute surgery was conducted at a private hospital in Kota on Wednesday by Dr. Arnav Singh Saroya and Dr. JS Saroya...

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...

Islamabad, February 24 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in prison, was taken to a hospital here on Tuesday morning for treatment of an eye ailment and later returned, officials said.Khan was diagnosed last month with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) affecting...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 Police have launched an investigation after a two-and-a-half-year-old child died and her family alleged medical negligence against a private hospital in Kattakada here, officials said on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Aisha Fathima, daughter of...

New Delhi, February 19 A 41-year-old Iraqi man who was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening eye cancer has been treated with plaque brachytherapy at a Delhi hospital using a domestically developed radiation device, an official statement said on Thursday.The procedure was carried out at...

Chennai, February 18 Ophthalmologists at Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital restored the vision of a 44-year-old Mumbai gynecologist who was blind in both eyes, performing what they described as a "world-first" procedure, officials said on Wednesday.The patient regained functional vision in her left...

Ranchi, February 15 The Ophthalmological Society felicitated young Jharkhand retina surgeon Dr Bibhuti Kashyap for creating history by becoming the only surgeon globally to win two Rhett Buckler Trophies in a single year, often dubbed the 'Oscars' of surgical retina.This award consists of an...

Islamabad, February 14 – The report submitted by the 'amicus curiae' to Pakistan's Supreme Court regarding the living conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in jail is a damning indictment of the government, according to a leading Pakistani daily."It categorically reveals that the...