Indian Army and Indian Air Force doctors carried out 374 life-changing surgeries during the four-day camp in Gorakhpur, which concluded yesterday. This was the first Mega Advanced Surgical Eye Camp in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh at 12 Air Force Hospital, Gorakhpur, with the highly specialised ophthalmic team of doctors.

The closing ceremony was attended by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command, Air Marshal B Manikantan. It also comprised high-level inspections by Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin and Director General Medical Services (Air) Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja.

The camp became a beacon of hope for the entire region, and it also drew patients from Nepal, apart from the interiors of Siddharthnagar, Azamgarh, Deoria, Maharajganj, and the rural heartlands of Gorakhpur. The team utilised world-class medical equipment, airlifted to the region via the Indian Air Force aircraft, to carry out the surgeries.