PPT Hospital Performs 225 Free Cataract Ops in a Year

Free cataract operations have been conducted on 225 poor persons of the peripheral areas of the Paradip Port at the PPT Hospital in 2018-19 under the Paradip Port Trust’s (PPT) CSR initiative. In a meeting held in the hospital on Thursday, cheques towards spectacle assistance were distributed for post-operation care. Distributing the cheques, PPT Chairman Rinkesh Roy congratulated Chief Medical Officer Dr P Panda, and Ophthalmologist Dr DP Sethy, who carried out the successful operations along with the medical staffs in association with the Paradip Sakshyrata Samity (PSS). Paradip Ladies’ Club president Subhalaxmi Roy and PPT HODs were present.

Dr Panda informed that Dr Sethy and his team along with PSS volunteers made the operations successful. The PPT spent Rs 9,000 per head for this surgery whereas each surgery costs about Rs 25,000 in private hospitals. Further, the port authorities have set a target of 250 free cataract operations of unprivileged people from the periphery to be conducted next fiscal. The PPT Hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art ophthalmic and other equipment. – Daily Pioneer