1,291 people underwent free cataract surgeries during a four-day camp conducted at Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital.
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Ram Kumari Mahato, 65, of Murtiya, Barahathawa Municipality-9, Sarlahi, is shocked after Jyoti returned.
She lost her sight in both eyes 14 months ago and her sight has returned after cataract surgery. ‘Today, I feel more excited and energetic to be able to see my eyes,’ said Ramkumari. ‘It is a great thing to be able to see the world with my children and grandchildren.’
She had been living a blind daily life for about 14 months. ‘It always felt like this when I had to live in darkness day and night,’ she said with a laugh. ‘The doctor, who is like God, showed me my eyes. My granddaughter is getting married on Magh 5th. Now we will dance in the courtyard.’ Because I could not see both eyes, I could not even see my son-in-law’s face. Now it will be easier to live my life.’
Dr. Rita Gurung of the Community Eye Hospital, Hetauda, removed both her blindfolds on Tuesday morning. The first person she saw was her daughter-in-law, Ramkali Mahato, who was standing in front of her. Her daughter-in-law had brought her to Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital for cataract surgery. Ramkumari, who was active in farming and household chores, was dependent on her family for support after both her eyes were covered with cataracts a month apart 14 months ago. Her contact with the outside world had almost been severed. She underwent surgery on both her eyes on Monday morning at Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital in Nijgadh Municipality, Bara. 1,291 people underwent free cataract surgery in the four-day camp run by the hospital. Sudhir Shrestha, the manager of Hetauda Community Eye Hospital, said that only Ramkumari underwent cataract surgery on both her eyes. Shrestha, the manager of Hetauda Community Eye Hospital, has been deployed in Nijgadh for a week to ensure that the camp at Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital is organized in an organized manner. He said that cataract surgeries were performed on people ranging from 11-year-old children to 85-year-old women in the camp.
The target was to perform cataract surgeries on 1,550 people in the four-day camp that began on Friday. Eye specialist Dr. Gurung said that 259 elderly people could not be operated on as some patients could not come due to other diseases and some due to cold.
Doctors of the eye hospital had visited various rural areas of Bara, Parsa, Rautahat and Sarlahi to organize free eye camps and identify cataract patients. Out of 6,513 people who underwent eye examinations in the free eye camps conducted in various places in four districts, 1,550 were found to have cataracts.
Cataract patients were brought to Tilganga Eye Hospital in Nijgadh in turn from Friday for surgery, said Manager Shrestha. The hospital had also arranged transportation and food for the patients coming for the surgery. The hospital had also made arrangements to take them home after removing the blindfold.
A free cataract surgery camp including an eye examination camp was organized jointly by the Tilganga Eye Foundation and Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital with the support of Operation Rejoice Singapore. Under the leadership of ophthalmologist Dr. Gurung, 40 health workers were deployed in the camp.
Nijgadh Tilganga Eye Hospital, established in Nijgadh in 2081 Kartik, has been providing regular eye examinations, surgery services, spectacles and medicine services, and regular community activities. This is the first time that the hospital has conducted cataract surgeries on 1,291 people at a time after conducting the camp.
