65 cataract patients in Yen Thanh received free surgery
(Baonghean) - On October 20 and 21, at Yen Thanh District General Hospital, the humanitarian charity organization Hope Today (USA) in collaboration with Hanoi Eye Hospital organized free examination and lens replacement for people in 10 communes in the district.
After a preliminary examination at the facility, nearly 100 cases of cataracts were discovered, of which 65 people were healthy enough for surgery this time, mostly elderly people from poor households. The team performed cataract surgery for blind people using phaco surgery machines and high-tech microscopes. With this method, each surgery only takes a short time of 7-10 minutes, causing no pain to the patient when placing soft artificial lenses in the eye. The cost of each surgery is 1.3 million VND, including medicine, medical supplies and surgery allowance. After surgery, most patients are discharged on the same day, some due to poor health are allowed to stay for treatment and monitoring for 24 hours. In addition to free surgery and lens placement, patients are also consulted by doctors on treatment methods for eye diseases.
This is the second time in two years that the charity organization Hope Today has come to Yen Thanh district to provide free humanitarian eye surgery, contributing to eliminating blindness and bringing light back to 150 poor and elderly people with cataracts.
Thai Duong (Yen Thanh Station)
