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Eye Hospital
Health
Seeing is believing
Dr Kamal Shah
Dr Kamal Shah shares his insights about working at the Raj Saubhag Eye Hospital
An introduction to KHS Eye Hospital Since 1987 eye camps were held annually in the Ashram. In 2006 a purpose built Eye Hospital was constructed in Sayla town centre. The Kashiben Harkisandas Sanghrajka medication and in-patient care with meals, (KHS) Eye Hospital is equipped with the is provided completely free of charge. latest PHACO machines and currently Patients are welcome to give donations, conducts approximately 3000 cataract and many do, even those from poor operations and 200 other eye-related backgrounds operations every year. This includes surgery for glaucoma, pterygium and The hospital's dedication and hardworking corneal relaxing procedures. There are ethic was displayed on 27th Aug two full-time ophthalmic surgeons Dr 2012 when Dr Kamalbhai examined a Kamalbhai Shah and Dr Vidhyut supported record 167 new patients and 25 followby their team of staff
ups in one day along with performing 11
eye operations. Over the past 8 years Patients are screened in Out-patient over 155,000 patients have been seen Clinics or Eye Camps. All treatment, in the out-patient department and over including surgery, lens implants,
25,800 operations have been undertaken.
I joined this Eye Hospital at its inception. When I first visited Param Pujya Bhaishree and Raj Saubhag Ashram, I was overwhelmed by observing the unique combination of spiritual and social causes. I realised that by working here, I would be able to achieve a spiritual growth in my life through my professional work. No feeling is better than to give vision to the blind and needy people in this rural area.
EYE CAMP Location: Sayla, Gujarat, India Date: October 2012
Ashram members and well-wishers regularly sponsor eye camps. In October 2012 in memory of Late Shri Dhirajlal Damjibhai Shah, UK mumukshus generously donated funds to help restore the sight of 85 patients requiring cataract surgery, greatly improving their quality of life.
We started our Eye Hospital as a small unit, but with the blessings of Pujya Bhaishree, we are giving the best of the best eye care to thousands of patients in this rural area, it is on par with any metro city, and we are still growing. Giving eyesight to the poorest of the poor people is the only passion that drives us to work harder and harder.
Dr Kamal Shah
Statistics:
25,800 eye operations completed to date
268,000 patients assessed 25111 cataract operations 400 glaucoma operations 400 other eye operations
Join hands with us: see pg 32
2013 // Janhit 17
