200 operated upon at eye camp in Multan

A four-day free eye camp set up in the suburbs of Multan has provided consultancy and treatment to over 1,000 patients and operated upon 200 other patients during its first two days of functioning.

The camp witnessed a rush of patients on its third day on Monday, seeing some people making to the camp by donkey carts. The camp was jointly organized by the Dost Welfare Trust, Al-Mustafa Medical Centre and Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi.

A former corps commander, Lt.-Gen. (Retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, is the chief organizer of the camp. Modern diagnostic, consultancy, treatment and laser operation facilities were being provided at the camp. Assistant Professor of BZU, Multan, Mustaneer Afzal Lodhi, and Tasneem Haidar were also playing supervisory role at the camp.

Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor of BZU, Dr Mansoor Kareem Kundi, and a former VC of the IUB, Prof. Dr. Saleem Tariq, also visited the eye camp and commended the initiative taken by the organisers.

Doctors at the camp were also giving advice to the patients on how to improve their lifestyle, and what kind of food they should take to improve their eyesights. Naeem Khalid Lodhi said that people with resources must serve the humanity as per the orders of the Almighty. The camp would conclude on Tuesday.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 4^th, 2022.