About 2.5 months ago, my father underwent cataract surgery at a private eye center in India with fancy technology, large TV screens and leather chairs in waiting room and an equally fancy price tag. Here are some things that happened on the day of surgery: I was with with my father in the PREOP HOLDING AREA where everyone was asked to remove shoes / socks etc. All fine. There were about 7-8 patients in the area where various preop. eye drops were being provided to patients.
Then an AC repair guy shows up and starts to open the AC cover. A LOT OF DUST with I assume a lot of fungal mold, spores, allergen etc. is now in the air as he is trying to clean up the AC spraying this VERY CONTAGIOUS DUST in a small PREOP room of about 10X6 ft. It was only after I put my foot down, the eye center administration agreed to delay the repair. It was very clear that they felt that I was being…
