Operation Drishti: AFMS conducts 220 sight-restoring surgeries during 2-day Mega Eye Surgical Camp at Tangdhar along LoC
Surgeons of the Armed Forces Medical Services performed 220 sight-restoring surgeries during a two-day Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti in Tangdhar along the Line of Control on September 24-25, 2026. The camp provided cataract surgeries, retinal procedures, and glaucoma surgeries to patients from border hamlets. This initiative is part of an ongoing series of camps envisaged by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
Why It Matters
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In Simple Words
The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) organized the 10th edition of a Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti in Tangdhar, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 24-25, 2026. Surgeons conducted 220 sight-restoring surgeries, primarily for cataracts, along with retinal and glaucoma procedures, in a shelling-prone zone along the Line of Control.
The camp was led by Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra and visited by Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth and DG AFMS Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja. AFMS mega eye camps have screened over 1.50 lakh patients and conducted over 3,500 surgeries across 10 cities, with the 11th camp scheduled in Srinagar.
Key Points
- AFMS carried out 220 sight-restoring surgeries during the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti.
- The camp took place on September 24-25, 2026, in Tangdhar, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Most interventions were cataract surgeries, alongside retinal procedures and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.
- Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth and DG AFMS Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja visited the camp.
- The camp team was led by Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
- AFMS mega surgical eye camps have screened over 1.50 lakh patients and conducted over 3,500 surgeries across 10 cities.
- The 11th camp is scheduled to be held in Srinagar from September 27 to 29, 2026.
- The formal closing ceremony will be graced by LG of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha, on September 30, 2026.
Exam Angle
A. 220
Source: Press Information Bureau