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Meerut: 27 lose vision after botched surgeries

A mass cataract surgery at the Seth Baldev Das Bajoria district hospital in Saharanpur on December 3 seems to have gone horribly wrong with at least 27 people who contracted a severe infection after the operation losing all vision three weeks after the procedure.
  • Updated On Dec 30, 2021 at 06:05 AM IST
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Meerut: A mass cataract surgery at the Seth Baldev Das Bajoria district hospital in Saharanpur on December 3 seems to have gone horribly wrong with at least 27 people who contracted a severe infection after the operation losing all vision three weeks after the procedure.

Chief medical officer (CMO), Saharanpur, Sanjeev Mangalik told TOI on Wednesday that he has ordered a detailed probe into the matter, which involves a senior eye surgeon posted at the government hospital. Families of patients alleged that the hospital used poor-quality lenses in the operations.

  • Published On Dec 30, 2021 at 06:00 AM IST
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