Karnali Region Sees 953 Free Eye Surgeries in Past Fiscal Year

Kathmandu. Free eye surgery services have been provided to 953 people in various districts of Karnali Province. The Himalaya Eye Hospital Pokhara, operated by the Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh, provided the service through free eye camps conducted in the past fiscal year 2082/83 in the extremely remote and inaccessible communities of the province.

According to Subas Nepal, Chief of External Programs at the hospital, the hospital provided eye treatment services to more than 17,000 citizens of the province in the last fiscal year. During that period, 7,217 people underwent free eye examinations through external programs, while 10,432 people received eye treatment services through eye treatment centers operated under the hospital, according to a statement issued by the hospital. Thus, a total of 17,649 people were provided with eye health services in Karnali Province in one year through external programs and eye treatment centers.