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NHRC notice to the Government of Telangana over reports of 7 persons losing eyesight in a botched up cataract surgery in Hyderabad
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Hyderabad, 7 persons lost an eye each after botched up cataract surgery at the government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.
​New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Hyderabad, 7 persons lost an eye each after botched up cataract surgery at the government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital. Reportedly, saline solution administered during the operation was infected.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news item indicate towards the violation of right to health of the patients. Accordingly, a notice has been issued to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Govt. of Telangana, calling for detailed reports in the matter within two weeks.
According to the media report, carried on the 7th July 2016, the hospital authorities attempted tried to hush up the incident. The patients were never told what went wrong with their surgery. A case under section 338 IPC is reported to have been registered against the hospital.
