Akhand Jyoti Hospital to Offer Free Statewide Eye Screening for Premature Babies
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News18•25-01-2026, 10:29
Akhand Jyoti Hospital to Offer Free Statewide Eye Screening for Premature Babies
- •Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital in Patna will launch a free statewide screening program for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in premature babies.
- •The program aims to prevent blindness in premature infants by identifying and treating ROP early.
- •Trained optometrists and technicians will use fundus cameras to send images via teleophthalmology to the hospital's Retina Center for specialist consultation.
- •Screening will be conducted in NICUs of hospitals across Bihar, with a critical window of within 30 days of birth for premature infants.
- •The initiative is part of Akhand Jyoti's commitment to eradicate blindness, offering the service completely free of charge.
Why It Matters: Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital launches a free, statewide ROP screening program for premature babies in Bihar.
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