Patna: Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital in Bihar has announced an ambitious plan to carry out 1.80 lakh eye surgeries by March this year. Hospital officials said that around 1.50 lakh of these surgeries will be provided completely free of cost, mainly for poor and needy patients. The hospital, which works under the guidance of Yugrishi Shri Ram Sharma Acharya, has earned a strong reputation for delivering quality eye care to people from rural and underserved areas.
Sharing details of the hospital’s future plans, chief executive officer Mrityunjay Tiwari said that Bihar requires nearly 10 lakh eye surgeries every year to meet national health standards. He explained that Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital aims to take responsibility for nearly half of this requirement. Looking ahead, the hospital has set a long-term target of performing five lakh eye surgeries every year by 2030, which would significantly reduce avoidable blindness in the state.
A major boost to this effort has come from Rotary Patliputra, which has donated a mobile eye clinic worth about Rs 50 lakhs to the hospital. The mobile unit, known as the Vision Van, was inaugurated at the hospital’s Centre of Excellence in Mastichak by Rotary Bihar-Jharkhand district governor Namrata along with hospital management. The van is designed to reach villages and remote locations where people often lack access to proper eye check-up facilities.
According to hospital officials, the Vision Van will provide around 30,000 free eye check-ups every year. Based on these examinations, more than 5,000 patients are expected to receive free eye surgeries annually. Rotary leaders praised Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital for its service to society and said both organisations are working together for the welfare of people. They also assured that Rotary will continue to support the hospital in future projects aimed at improving eye health across Bihar and eastern India.
