Bihar shocker: 15 lose eyesight after botched up cataract surgery at free camp

A hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district is in the eye of a storm, literally.

At least 15 patients have completely lost their vision after alleged botched up cataract surgeries at a free camp held at he hospital recently. The shocking incident happened at Muzaffarpur Eye Hospital, an established eye centre in the district.

The district administration has set up a team to look into the matter.

“I have asked the management of the hospital to provide me with a complete list of the patients who underwent surgery at the camp”, Muzaffarpur civil surgeon Vinay Kumar Sharma said, adding that so far eyes of at least 15 patients were eviscerated after they developed post-surgical complications.

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Reports said that 65 people were operated at the eye camp held on November 22. Of these, some complained of symptoms.

Officials claimed that the cataract surgery was performed by a competent surgeon but were tight-lipped when asked about hygiene at the camp and the number of operations that each doctor performed on that day.

Unconfirmed reports put the number of operations at about 250 and the affected patients are poor villagers from within the district as well as adjoining ones.