Sitagu Hospital to conduct 17th eye care donation starting 17 March

The Sitagu Eye Hospital (Yangon) has announced that its 17th eye care donation programme will commence on 17 March, providing examinations and surgeries over a seven-day period.

The programme includes outpatient examinations (17-19 March-three days) and surgeries (18-23 March). This session will focus on the remaining 1,500 patients from the registration list of the 16th edition and no new patients will be accepted.

“We are starting the 17th session on 17 March. We aren’t taking new registrations because during the 16th round, over 3,000 people signed up. We treated 1,500 then, and the remaining 1,500 will be treated now. We are currently contacting those on the list by phone,” a hospital official stated.

The 1,500 registered patients have been grouped into batches to arrive between 17 and 19 March. The 16th session results (3-9 Feb) include examinations  (1,527 patients), surgeries (450 patients), and laser treatments (17 patients).

The mission operates under the leadership and guidance of the Sitagu Sayadaw. To date, the Sitagu Eye Care mission has provided the following free services– total consultations: 20,025 patients, total surgeries: 6,070 patients, total laser treatments: 380 patients. – MT/ZN

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