Madhya Pradesh Cataract Surgeries

Two months after "botched" surgeries at a cataract camp in Indore sent the Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government into fire-fighting mode, similar complaints have now cropped up from his home constituency of Chhindwara. Four patients have reported deteriorating vision after a cataract operation, spurring the state government to order an inquiry.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today ordered an inquiry after four persons claimed to have lost eyesight following cataract removal surgeries at the district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara.

The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.

Twenty eight people, mostly tribals or Dalits, lost their vision after a cataract surgery at a free eye camp organised by a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's tribal Mandla district.A day after the operation, all patients developed infection and their eyes started bleeding. But they were sent back home after being given a few eye drops."My eyes h...

Two months after "botched" surgeries at a cataract camp in Indore sent the Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government into fire-fighting mode, similar complaints have now cropped up from his home constituency of Chhindwara. Four patients have reported deteriorating vision after a cataract operation, spurring the state government to order an inquiry.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today ordered an inquiry after four persons claimed to have lost eyesight following cataract removal surgeries at the district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara.

The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.

Twenty eight people, mostly tribals or Dalits, lost their vision after a cataract surgery at a free eye camp organised by a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's tribal Mandla district.A day after the operation, all patients developed infection and their eyes started bleeding. But they were sent back home after being given a few eye drops."My eyes h...