New Phaco Machine Brings Advanced Eye Care Closer to Patients
A major step forward in eye-care services has been taken with the inauguration of an advanced phacoemulsification machine at the hospital in Tral, made available through UT CapEx funding. The new equipment is expected to significantly benefit patients suffering from cataract and other eye-related conditions. Doctors said the facility will help make cataract procedures […]
LG Manoj Sinha Highlights Operation Drishti’s Vision-Restoring Service in J&K
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the closing ceremony of the 11th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti in Srinagar, highlighting the dedicated efforts of the Indian Army and Armed Forces medical teams in bringing advanced eye care to people in Jammu and Kashmir. Across the Srinagar and Tangdhar camps, medical teams performed a total […]
LG Manoj Sinha attends closing of 11th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti; 364 surgeries restore vision
Srinagar, September 30,2026- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the closing ceremony of the 11th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti, the Indian Army’s eye-care initiative in Jammu and Kashmir. LG Sinha saluted the courage of the Indian Army and the doctors of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), who performed 364 vision-restoring surgeries […]
Army Chief visits Tangdhar eye camp, meets post-surgery patients
Kupwara , September 6,2026-Over two days in late September 2026, military surgeons worked inside an underground operating theatre in Tangdhar, a sector of Kupwara that sits uncomfortably close to the Line of Control and has a long history of shelling. By the time they finished, 220 people had undergone eye surgery — the bulk of […]
Indian Army eye camp screens 98 under Op Sadbhavana
Kashmir, 25 February 2026 -An Ophthalmology Camp under Operation Sadbhavana was successfully conducted on 23 February 2026 at FSC ex 328 Field Hospital, under the aegis of 104 Infantry Brigade, in coordination with 92 Base Hospital. The initiative provided specialised eye care services to a total of 98 beneficiaries, including serving personnel, their families, ECHS […]