By DR.KRISHNA R MURTHY | MEDICAL DIRECTOR
In accordance to our mission we have screened 120 children from 2 schools. 25 children were referred to base hospital for evaluation and management. 15 children have been provided with glasses prescription. Children identified with need for further medical / surgical intervention have been treated at base hospital. 8 children have benefitted from surgical interventions at base hospital. Besides, our doctors visit paediatric clinic being run at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Centre for 3 days in a week and have screened around 515 children out of which 5 children necessitated surgical intervention and were operated at IGICH for cataract ailment & others during the same period. Keeping in view the children’s systemic condition the surgery was planned at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Centre. All surgery required consumables and instrumens were carried to centre from base hospital.
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