Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 17:Swami Vivekanand Medical Mission Charitable Hospital, Amphalla, Jammu today introduced the specialized facilities of Pentacom and C3R services for the treatment of corneal diseases in its Department of Opthalmology.
These services are made available to people of J&K first time in this Hospital. Earlier patients had to go outside the state for the treatment of these diseases.
The specialized facilities in Eye Section of the Hospital were inaugurated by Sh. Amar Chand Gupta (Chief Guest on the occasion) in presence of Sh. Anil Gupta. (President), Sh. B.B Gupta (General Secretary), Sh. B.S Jamwal (Secretary), Dr. Bankey Lal Gupta, Sh. Subhash Gupta and other members, consultants and staff.
Introducing the new facilities, Anil Gupta (President of SVMM ) said that Keratoconus is a disease of the teenagers affecting their vision. This disease is prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir on a large scale, especially in hilly areas. These facilities are made available at an affordable cost to the patients in this hospital under the supervision of Dr. Suruchi Gupta, M.S (Ophthalmology) Ex-Senior Resident PGI Chandigarh having expertise in Cornea, Cataract and refractive surgery and Stitch-less eye surgery. Dr Suruchi Gupta is heading the Eye Department of this Hospital for the last more than2 years with zeal and dedication. |
