Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/10/26/stories/2009102654020600.htm) Front Page
Nine lose vision after surgery Staff Reporter Free eye check-up camp organised by a corporate hospital Doctors of the Nellore hospital concerned reckon it could be due to drugs used for treatmentSankara Nethralaya doctors say prospects of the nine people getting eyesight back are grim NELLORE: Nine persons who underwent surgery following a free eye check-up camp organised by a corporate hospital in the district a few days ago lost their eyesight on Sunday, ostensibly due to infection. Doctors at the hospital said they were trying to find out what went wrong but ruled out any negligence on the part of the specialists. It could be because of drugs used for treatment. The Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre here had conducted the camp at Gangapatnam village and Kothur in Indukurpet mandal in the district last week. After preliminary check-up for various diseases, the doctors performed surgery on 30 patients, including a few women. Some patients complained of blurred sight and burning sensation in the eyes after a couple of days. The victims were rushed to Bollineni Hospital here and then shifted to Chennai owing to the complications. The patients’ attendants said the doctors at Sankara Nethralaya opined that the chances of getting the eyesight back were bleak and the eyeballs would have to be removed to save their lives. They alleged that the patients lost their eyesight due to negligence of the doctors of the private hospital in Nellore and demanded action against the management. They said eyes of four patients were already removed by Friday, while surgery on five others were performed at Sankara Nethralaya in the last two days. The number of affected persons could be more. Negligence denied Chief ophthalmologist N. Sai Murali said four doctors performed surgery and there was no negligence. “We are trying to find out how the treatment failed. The hospital management will bear the total expenses and do justice to the victims,” he said. To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
