Outreach
Cataract-Commemoration to King Bhumibhol
Watanee
T. Jenchitr MD*,
Somchai Samaiporn MD*,
Tawee Angkawinijwong MD*,
Ekachai Bharksuwana MD**,
Swasdi Pothikamjorn MD**
*Department of
Ophthalmology, Lampang Hospital,
**Department of Ophthalmology, Smittivej Hospital.
Abstract Since October
1985, the Department of Ophthalmology, Lampang Hospital and Lampand Eye
Foundation started eye examination and treatment in the provinces of Lampang
and Payao which had no ophthalmologist. The eye examination process in each
district hospital (amphur) was carefully done by the same standard as in
regional hospitals. Operation in district hospital is limited only to the
disease that will have a favorable prognosis which include minor surgery
of lid, ptergium and cataract. Every pterygium surgery will follow by beta
radiation from Strantium.
Extracapsular lens extraction is a routine
procedure for cataract surgery. Intraocular lens implantation were used
if indicated. Seven thousand, four hundred and seventy three complete eye
examination, five hundred and twenty eight cataract extraction which one
hundred and sixty one lens implantation, foour hundred pterygium removal
were done successfully and achieved its utimate goal as the commemoration
to King Bhumiphol on his sixtieth birthday.
Thai
J Ophthalmol 1987 December 1(2):59-66.
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