Share Your Care | Bhaktivedanta Hospital | Vrindavan Hospice | Barsana Eye Camp

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Under the divine guidance of His Holiness Radhanath Swami, Bhaktivedanta Hospital runs the annual free cataract surgery camp, the Barsana Eye Camp, in Barsana, Mathura District. The camp aims to serve the people residing in Barsana and the surrounding 120 villages. Due to their extreme poverty and lack of medical facilities, the villagers often lead a life of blindness, caused by cataract. This year the Barsana Eye Camp was conducted between 31 Jan - 19 Feb 2010. Radhanath Swami also volunteered in the camp.

Dr. Ranjit Wagle examines a child patient's cataract

Post-op examination

Optic Nerve Check-Up

OT set up at Govt Hospital

Pre-Op eyelash cutting

Vision test on the Eye opening day

Your Chance to give eyesight to the poor & needy villagers of india

Barsana is surrounded by a cluster of 120 villages. The villagers here are extremely poor and can barely afford one square meal a day. There are no medical facilities in this cluster. Due to their extreme poverty and lack of medical facilities they prefer to lead a life of blindness due to cataract. So to help them see, Bhaktivedanta Hospital takes a lot of efforts, and conducts the annual Barsana Eye Camp. Now, monthly eye camps on first four days of each month are also held, to facilitate the need there. All the required equipments, medicines, lenses, surgical items, Operating microscopes, etc., are transported from Mumbai to Barsana. The team of volunteers from Bhaktivedanta Hospital and Share Your Care put their efforts together to build a fully equipped, modern and sterile operation theatre in the primary health center at Barsana.