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Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital astatine Naiduthota has achieved a milestone by performing 176 oculus surgeries successful a azygous time connected June 10, signaling its highest-ever fig of surgeries successful a day.
According to K. Bangar Raju, Deputy wide manager (PR, liaison and firm relations), the surgeries were carried retired by teams of doctors, cognition theatre staff, paramedical personnel, outreach workers, NTR Vaidya Seva unit and Arogya Mitras.
The surgeries included 116 procedures nether the Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva programme, 19 paid phaco surgeries, 16 corneal surgeries and 21 retina surgeries and procedures. Additional surgeries were performed successful the areas of orbit, paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma and different specialities.
Chairman of the Trust Board, M. Ramdas, congratulated the doctors and supporting unit connected the achievement. At a relation held connected Thursday, Managing Trustee and Chief Executive Officer A. Krishna Kumar felicitated the doctors and unit members successful designation of their efforts. Heads of departments, cognition theatre personnel, paramedical unit and outreach teams attended the programme.
