Seven elderly persons suffered partial loss of vision after undergoing cataract surgery at a government-run hospital here last week, authorities said. Thirteen elderly patients, including women, contracted infection in their eyes after undergoing cataract surgery at the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.
Doctors at the hospital have ruled out any negligence on their part and claimed that the saline bottles used during the surgery were contaminated, resulting in infection in the eyes of the 13 patients who were in the age group of 60-70.
“About 21 patients underwent cataract surgery in the hospital on June 30. Of this, in 13 cases we noticed some infection in their eyes after opening the bandage next day,” Rajender Gupta, Dy Superintendent at the hospital, said.