Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 17: Swami Vivekanand Medical Mission (SVMM) Charitable Hospital, Amphalla, Jammu today introduced the specialized facilities of Pentacom and C3R services for the treatment of corneal diseases in its Department of Opthalmology.
The specialized facilities in Eye Section of the Hospital were inaugurated by Amar Chand Gupta (chief guest on the occasion) in presence of Anil Gupta (president), B B Gupta (general secretary), B S Jamwal (secretary), Dr Bankey Lal Gupta, Subhash Gupta and other members, consultants and staff.
Introducing the new facilities, Anil Gupta (president of SVMM) said that Keratoconus is a disease of the teenagers affecting their vision. He said for the treatment of the Keratoconus patients, the hospital has introduced Corneal Collagen Cross-linking (C3R) involving both the epi-off and epi-on techniques to stop the progression of the disease. Early detection and early C3R will help to stop the growth of the disease and save the vision of the children.
These facilities are made available at an affordable cost to the patients in this hospital under the supervision of Dr Suruchi Gupta (M S Ophthalmology) having expertise in Cornea, Cataract and refractive surgery and stitch-less eye surgery.
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