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17 blinded in one eye after operation in Orissa

Seventeen people were blinded in one eye after undergoing surgery at the Serang Christian Eye Hospital at Serang in Gajapati district of Orissa in August last year.

However, despite several complaints by the victims and their families no action has yet been taken against the doctor who performed the operations at the 77-year-old hospital.

Dr Sadguna Raju, an opthalmologist attached to the Serang hospital, operated upon 27 patients on August 30 and 31 last year. Seventeen of them were blinded in one eye.

Dr Raju left Orissa a day after the operations and patients appear to have suffered because of lack of post-operational care.

The Serang Christian Eye Hospital was set up in July 1923 in Gumma block of Gajapati district by the Baptists of Canada to provide health care to tribals. The hospital is run by the Council of Christian Hospitals, which has its head office in Bangalore.

A few months back this issue was raised at a meeting of the Council of Christian Hospitals management board, but no action was taken against Dr Raju.

The victims, have now sent a memorandum to the district collector and have also written to the state health directorate.

The doctor, meanwhile, has got a stay order on his transfer.

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