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Eye surgeon mates from Mysuru Dr. K.V. Ravishankar and Dr. Uma Ravishankar precocious concluded a week-long surgical ngo providing specialised oculus attraction services successful Northern Ghana.
The surgical ngo held betwixt May 31, 2026 to June 2, 2026 astatine Tamale Eye Hospital successful Tamale successful Northern Ghana, wherever children and adults suffering from analyzable oculus conditions received life-changing surgical treatment, highlighted the urgent request for paediatric oculus attraction successful Sub Saharan Africa.
The oculus surgeon mates from Mysuru, who enactment with Usha Kiran Eye Hospital successful the city, on with Dr. Milind Bhide from Hyderabad, performed a full of 40 large oculus surgeries during the camp.
“The procedures included paediatric cataract surgeries, squint [strabismus] correction surgeries, oculus integrative and reconstructive surgeries for children and adults, and different analyzable paediatric oculus procedures. The squad besides conducted on-site grooming and skill-transfer sessions for section ophthalmologists”, said Dr. Ravishankar.
The surgical involution brought renewed hope, improved vision, and brighter futures to galore families crossed Northern Ghana and neighboring regions, helium said.
According to the doctors, astir 40% of the cases progressive congenital, developmental, oregon traumatic cataracts, portion different 40% were squint-related cases affecting children, adolescents, and adults. The remaining 20% comprised oculoplastic procedures specified arsenic ptosis correction, lacrimal surgeries, and probing procedures.
Highlighting the urgent request for paediatric oculus attraction successful Sub Saharan Africa, Dr. Ravishankar said an estimated 80,000 children necessitate cataract surgery, isolated from galore different untreated oculus conditions, successful the region.
Speaking astir the experience, Dr. Ravishankar said that each palmy country represents “a kid returning to schoolhouse with confidence, a genitor regaining hope, and a household receiving a 2nd accidental astatine a amended prime of life.” The doctors person described the ngo arsenic challenging but profoundly rewarding.
All the oculus surgeons rendered their services pro bono, portion the ngo expenses were supported by respective Rotary organizations and charitable foundations.
The large sponsors of the ngo included The Rotary Foundation (USA), Rotary District 9104 (Ghana), Rotary Club of Accra Industrial, Rotary Club of Accra Premier International, Rotary E-Club of Bangalore, Rotary Club of Bangalore Abilities, Rotary Club of Ivory City Mysore, Evans Family Foundation (USA), Avoidable Blindness Foundation (Bangalore), Rotary Club of Guildford Wey (UK), Rotary Club of Christchurch (UK), Rotary Club of Naperville (USA), and Rotary Club of Whitby (Canada).
The doctors besides expressed their gratitude to the Tamale Eye Hospital squad led by Dr. Judith Simon.
