In the third world conducting eye camp surgeries is a common entity. The reason for this is that most of the ophthalmologists are settled in urban areas and there is a paucity of ophthalmologists in urban areas at the same time due to poverty eye patients are not in a position to visit ophthalmologists. In private cities, there is a very long queue in government hospitals. However, there are some good private organizations and charitable trusts who conduct eye camps where eye patients mainly cataracts are operated free of charge.
Cataract operations are done in good numbers at a time mostly the results are good. However, there are some rare incidences where some eyes are lost in camp surgeries mostly due to infections. So it is very important that proper precautions should be taken that is there should be necessary staff to see the operated patients in the follow-up and if there are…
