Eye care activities in the east

Surgical eye camp team from MRRH has been touring the six eastern Dzongkhags conducted surgical eye camps.Till date the team has traveled to Riserboo Hospital,Tashiyangtse Hospital and Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital and operated about 84 eyes and seen more than 1400 OPD cases. About 85% of the surgeries were SICS with PCIOL(for cataract).Similar camps would be conducted in other hospitals in the days ahead.

Meanwhile a team for Comprehensive School Health Program(CSHP) comprising of a staff each from eye, dental and ENT units has started the annual CSHP activities in the Dzongkhag.