Military surgeons restore sight near disputed border
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Military surgeons in India completed 220 eye surgeries at a newly established underground operating theatre near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The two-day event, named Operation Drishti, took place in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara, a region frequently subject to shelling. Brigadier Sanjay Mishra led a team from the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Delhi, bringing advanced surgical equipment to the remote, mountainous location.
Patients from several local hamlets received care after being identified through screenings and announcements on Radio Rooh-e-Karnah. The surgeons primarily performed cataract surgeries, but also completed procedures to address retinal issues and glaucoma. Army chief General Dhiraj Seth and Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja, director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), visited the camp to observe the work and interact with patients.
This event was the tenth in a series of surgical eye camps planned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, which have so far screened over 150,000 patients and performed more than 3,500 surgeries across ten cities. A follow-up camp is scheduled for Srinagar later in September.
