Patients grateful for renewed eyesight
The hospital management extended its gratitude to Chris Gill who donated food for patients during the campaign and all the stakeholders who made it a success.
Led by operational manager, Nandashnee Ramdutt, the Port Shepstone Regional Hospital Eye Clinic department resumed its eye cataract campaigns.
The hospital’s public relations officer, Phumza Morai, said this was the sixth campaign hosted by the hospital since October 2021 with a total of 188 patients undergoing cataract surgery.
“According to Ramdutt, this cataract campaign is very important since there is a growing demand for this surgery that cannot be met with the allocated theatre time for ophthalmology. These campaigns are not planned in isolation but in conjunction with multi-disciplinary teams such as the operating theatre, pharmacy and supply chain. The 30 patients who underwent the sight-saving procedure were operated by Dr Frik de Jager, Dr Arne Pretorius and Dr Nashin Salagooa,” said Morai.
Meanwhile, a patient who underwent the surgery, Khoti Ignature Ngwane said it felt like a dream come true as she had been suffering from bad eyesight since the beginning of 2022.
She said that with her eyesight restored, she will go back to her garden and plant vegetables for her family
Also, Mziwamandla Elliot Gelenja from Flagstaff said he was very happy that his eyesight has been restored as his right eye was operated on last year.
He said he will now be able to drive his car again.
The hospital’s management extended its gratitude to Chris Gill who donated food for patients during the campaign, and all the stakeholders who made it a success.
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