Dhaka, June 14 -- The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital has resumed services after a 17-day disruption due to clashes between a group of patients injured during the July Uprising and hospital staff.

Patient admissions resumed alongside outpatient consultations and surgeries on Saturday, according to hospital staff.

One of the hospital's two main gates was open, with patients and their relatives entering through an auxiliary entry monitored by police, Ansar members, and private security guards.

As the hospital saw a surge in outpatient numbers, Jewel Barman, who travelled from Demra with his wife, said she had missed a scheduled post-surgery consultation due to the closure.

"The doctor told us to come after a month, but ...