Greetings from Retina India! Retina India offers help to patients belonging to the economically weaker sections of society, who need financial support for receiving treatment for retinal conditions from various eye institutions around the country.
You can call any of the numbers mentioned below: Mr Arvind Bhartiya – 098200 19584 Mrs Sudamani Venkatesan – 089399 11897 Mrs Meera Lakshmanan - 099455 62866 The program is focused on retinal treatments alone. These include, but not limited to, the following: 1. Laser treatment for conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal holes, etc. 2. Intraocular injections for diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, vascular occlusions (CRVO or BRVO), etc. 3. Surgery for Retinal Detachment, Diabetic Retinopathy, etc. The following conditions apply: 1. Patient or patient’s close family member must call the phone number mentioned above. 2. The patient or the family member, on enquiry, should be able to confirm his/her economically challenged status. 3. Once patient makes a request, Retina India will have the authority to call the treating doctor, or check with the hospital/clinic where the patient has been examined, to seek any information about the case. 4. The Doctors of Retina India will be consulted regarding the medical condition. 5. The money will not be directly paid to the patient or the family. 6. Once confirmed, Retina India administrative staff will deal directly with the treating doctor, or the hospital/institute, regarding payment for the treatment. This will help avoid any delay in treatment for the patient. 7. Retina India, and its doctors and administrative staff, will have the final right to the decision regarding approval, or refusal, for payment for the treatment. Additional conditions apply: 1. The program is meant for an Indian patient living anywhere in India. 2. The payment is only meant for the actual cost of treatment. It will not support any additional costs involved, such as transport, lodging and food. 3. The payment will only be paid once to a particular patient. The program does not cover any additional payment for any subsequent surgeries that may be required. Legal disclaimer: 1. The payment is meant to help an economically challenged person who has difficulty in paying for retinal treatment. 2. With the payment for the treatment being made by Retina India, it should in no way be construed that Retina India is responsible for, or has explicitly or implicitly agreed to be responsible for the outcome of the treatment. 3. The patient will only contact Retina India after the treating doctor has confirmed the need for a said treatment. Retina India will not be involved in the deliberations between the treating doctor and the concerned patient/family, regarding the eye condition, the need for treatment/s, or the possible outcome of the treatment/s. 4. Retina India’s Doctor-on-Call service, and its doctors, will continue to advise, free-of-charge, a potential patient/family about the need for a particular procedure, and its likely outcome. But the advice given by the Doctor of Retina India should not be used to justify, question, or nullify what your treating doctor has advised you. 5. Retina India does not, and will not, in any way, shape or form, suggest consulting a particular doctor or a hospital, neither will it prevent anyone from seeking a consultation from any particular doctor/hospital. 6. Once Retina India pays for the treatment, it has the right to seek details of, apart from the case report of the patient, the operation details, and any post-operative findings from the treating doctor. 7. Retina India will not willingly disclose the patient information to any third party, unless it is requested on legal grounds. http://retinaindia.org/?page_id=196 -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: [email protected] Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
