Taplejung, March 6
As many as 70 persons underwent cataract surgery in a free eye checkup camp led by Dr Sanduk Ruit in Phaktanglung rural municipality in the Taplejung district.
The free eye checkup camp was organised jointly by the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, and Phaktanglung rural municipality. The surgeries were conducted on Saturday and Sunday.
In total, 2,430 locals visited the eye checkup camp to examine their eyes in Phaktanglung, where Dr Ruit was born.
The chairman of Phaktanglung rural municipality Mukti Labung says that the patients having difficulties visiting other places were treated in the eye checkup camp and were provided with free meals and transportation service for visiting the camp from their remote village.
Likewise, four patients with serious issues have been referred to the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu for further treatment.
