KL NEWSNETWORK
SRINAGAR
After a team of three doctors from All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi visited Kashmir to treat the pellet hit victims, now two more expert doctors from Aditya Jyot hospital, Mumbai Tuesday conducted surgeries of such patients in state run hospital, SMHS.
Doctors in the SMHS told a local news gathering agency, KNS, that two expert doctors conducted surgeries on few pellet injured victims in the operation theatre of Ophthalmology department.
“The doctors conducted few surgeries today, and they will be performing more. They will also assist our Ophthalmologists also,” doctors in the Ophthalmology department told KNS.
The two member team is led by Dr S Nataranjan, Director Aditya Jyot, Mumbai, which is has been rated as best eye care hospital in Mumbai.
“They will conduct four surgeries on the pellet injured. They started at 1.30 pm,” doctors said.
At least 183 patients were admitted in Ophthalmology department during the two weeks of unrest, among which 148 have been operated as first part of the surgery.
Doctors said that 23 critically injured have been identified who need serious medical intervention for treating their injured eyes.
“20 victims have injuries in both eyes, while in 10 patients one eye has been eviscerated (removed). Three patients are totally blinded after the pellet injury,” doctors said.
“More pellet injured victims who need critical care will be sent to AIIMS for treatment,” the doctors said.
Four eye injured patients have already been flown by the government to AIIMS few days ago for specialised treatment. And one patient has gone to AIIMS on his family expenditure.
Meanwhile, nine fresh youth with pellet injuries were treated in the hospital on Tuesday after clashes in old city areas in Srinagar. “They have pellet injuries in body, some have ocular injuries.”
Earlier, a three- member team of eye-specialists from All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi had visited Kashmir to assist the State Government in treating people injured due to pellets. Headed by ophthalmologist Prof Sudarshan K Kumar, the team has examined 60 patients with injuries in retina.
