Posted on 02/11/2009 6:15:37 AM PST by Melissa 24
LUCKNOW, India — At least 22 elderly people in northern India have lost vision in one or both of their eyes after undergoing free cataract surgery at a state-owned clinic, a government official said Wednesday.
Health Minister Anant Kumar Singh said initial reports suggested they may have gone blind from infections caused by contaminated eye drops used during surgery.
The case marks the second time in three months that mass blindness has been reported after free government surgeries in the impoverished state of Uttar Pradesh. Nine people went blind after treatment in December.
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You get what you pay for...
Socialist Health care - yes India can !
I/We make sure we go to private hospitals when we fall ill .
Cost a lot more than gov ones but we got NAtional Health Insurance from bank of India . And it is really great !
But it was FREE! Free health care is a wonderful thing.
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