Indore: At least 11 people have lost their vision after alleged botched eye surgeries here. They were operated upon for cataract in a hospital run by a trust.
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The surgeries were performed on 13 persons at Indore eye hospital on August 8. Around 11 people, including 9 residents of Dhar district, gradually lost sight of their eyes that were operated upon due to infection.
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After the incident came to light, the Madhya Pradesh health department sealed the operation theatre of the hospital where the surgeries took place.
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Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Tulsi Silawat has ordered the suspension of the license of the hospital and strict action against the guilty.
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Silawat also said that a team of doctors from Chennai has been called in to treat the patients who lost their eyesight.
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