New Delhi, March 25 -- A team of medical experts from the premier Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and two other key hospitals have conducted more than 350 cataract surgeries over a period of five days as part of a camp in West Bengal, officials said here on Monday.
Seventeen ex-servicemen and their dependents from Nepal, having ophthalmic ailments, were also successfully treated free of cost during this camp held at 158 Base Hospital at Bagdogra, West Bengal, from March 20 to 24.
A total of 1,752 ex-servicemen and their dependents were screened for various ophthalmic ailments, including cataract, as part of this exercise, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The doctors and other medical staff provided advanced medical care to t...