Port Blair, Dec. 9: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi has deputed Ophthalmologists from VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi to Port Blair, A&N Islands from 2nd January, 2024 for 45 days to clear the backlog of cataract surgeries and to provide eye OPD services at G. B. Pant Hospital / ANIIMS.

In this regard, patients who have been diagnosed with cataract, suspected cataract and persons with other eye problems have been requested to report to their nearest Health Institution for preliminary investigation and subsequently report to Eye Department, G. B. Pant Hospital / ANIIMS with all reports for further investigation and treatment.