JAMMU: Turning ramshackled community halls into sterile operation theatres, Army doctors successfully performed more than 400 intricate surgeries in a row to restore vision of people from far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir, many of whome suffered long-neglected “mature” cataracts.

The advanced four-day surgical eye camp at Command Hospital Northern Command Udhampur, successfully screened a total of 2000 individuals, including serving personnel, dependents, Veer Naris (war widows) and local civilians.

The initial comprehensive screening skilfully conducted by a diverse team of ophthalmologists stationed across the operational area of Jammu and Kashmir, was instrumental in mobilizing patients from remote, far-flung border regions under the leadership of Maj Gen Sanjay Sharma, Commandant

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