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Andhra Govt vows to take action in eye camp blinding incident | |
The Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday said that it has
launched an inquiry into the shocking incident in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, where
ten people lost their vision in a free eye camp conducted by the Bollineni Eye
Hospital and research centre. Andhra Pradesh Health Minister D. Nagender told
a television channel that the state government would not tolerate incidents of
medical negligence. According to informed sources, the eye camp had offered free
treatment to those with cataract. They claimed that doctors had performed surgery
on 29 patients, of whom ten complained of blurred sight and burning sensation
in the eyes. They were rushed to the Bollineni Hospital and later referred to
Sankara Nethralaya Hospital in Chennai. Relatives of the blinded victims held
the Bollineni eye hospital solely responsible for the shocking incident. However,
Doctor Sai Mohan of the Bollineni Globe Eye Foundation refused to accept that
his hospital had committed an act of medical negligence. "There are many procedures
for operations. We have taken all precautions, but infections can be caused due
to many reasons, even after sterilisation. We have tried all our best to save
the eyesight of all our patients," he was quoted, as saying. All ten patients
are now undergoing treatment at the Sankara Netralaya hospital in Chennai. |
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