The 84th bi-annual free eye camp in Darul Hikmat Darul Shafa Hospital at Darul Ehsan Samundri Road has been concluded which remained functional from 1st March to 31st March. During the camp, a total number of 13,707 operations of eye patients were conducted while 30,117 eye patients were examined at outdoor.
Addressing the ceremony, Chairman eye camp Lieutenant General Khalid Latif Mughal (retd) informed that more than 80 eye specialist doctors performed duties in this exemplary free eye camp out of which the services of six doctors had been provided by the health department Punjab while other doctors would extend voluntarily services for the cause of ailing humanity and paramedical staff consisting of 250 trained persons assisted the doctors during the process of medical examination and eye operations.
In the end, the chairman distributed the cash prizes and commendation certificates among the doctors and paramedical staff. It is pertinent to mention that this free eye camp was started in 1976 under the supervision of spiritual leader Abu Anees Sufi Muhammad Barkat Ali Ludhianvi, which is being held regularly twice in a year in the month of March and October. After the death of Hazrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali founder of Darul Ehsan, this free eye camp is being organized under the supervision of Mian Muhammad Shafi and Mian Najibullah, Administrator and Vice Administrator of Darul Ehsan respectively.
The meal/medicines, accommodations, other medical facilities and 10,532 lenses for eyes are also provided to the poor and deserving patients without any cost during the camp. The management of eye camp informed that 5,54,881 eye operations had been conducted during the overall 83 camps while 1,467,932 eye patients had been examined at outdoor section besides providing them free medical treatment and medicines.