Hyderabad, June 28 (Maxim News): To modernize cataract surgeries in the government hospitals, the State government, today launched 12 high-end phaco machines with a cost of Rs. 3.46 crore. The new machines will enable ophthalmologists to take up phacoemulsification, the modern way of conducting cataract surgery, which is widely followed in private eye care facilities.
The typical cost of conducting phacoemulsification cataract surgery in a private eye care center costs anywhere between Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000 but the same is available free of cost at State-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam in the districts.
Of the 12 phaco machines, two machines were allocated to SD Eye Hospital, one made available at Malakpet Area Hospital and nine machines will be available at Government General Hospitals in Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Vikarabad, Nalgonda and Khammam.
“Poor patients will not have to spend from their pocket to undergo cataract surgeries through phaco machines. They can simply get the surgery done for free of cost at government hospitals, Health Minister T. Harish Rao launched the phaco machines at SD Eye Hospital,
The SD Eye Hospital already has 5 phaco machines and with two more, it would be able to cut down the waiting time. “With the procurement of new machines, surgeons in districts too will be able to conduct the surgeries free of cost, “Superintendent SD Eye Hospital Dr. Raja Lingam said. (Maxim News)
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