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4 lose sight after surgery, 6 others also get infection
TNN 26 October 2009, 03:12am IST
NELLORE: In a shocking incident, eyeballs of four persons were removed while the condition of six others who underwent a cataract surgery turned critical due to the alleged negligence of doctors. Presently, they are undergoing treatment at Sankar Netralaya in Chennai.

Doctors in Chennai confirmed that the six patients have diminished vision after their eyes developed post-surgery complications. Ten patients underwent cataract surgery at Bollineni Global Eye Foundation Hospital in Nellore town on October 19. In all 34 underwent eye surgery since the camp started on Oct 18.

Trouble started after a patient complained of severe pain in the eyes and approached the hospital authorities on October 20 evening. With some more patients developing eye infection, they were shifted to Chennai on October 21 for further treatment. The patients’ worst fears were confirmed when the doctors said eyeballs of four persons were badly infected and they need to be removed immediately to save their lives. Accordingly, their eyeballs were removed on October 23.

Serious doubts have cropped up over the safety measures taken during the cataract surgeries.

“Saline contamination during post-surgery might have led to the eye infection,â€Â