Medical experts from Chennai-based Sankara Nethralaya on the last day of free medical camp in Vinjamur, SPSR Nellore district on Sunday.
As many as 883 patients underwent the required tests at the nine-day-long eye camp conducted at Vinjamur town of SPSR Nellore district by experts from Chennai-based Sankara Nethralaya.
The camp was inaugurated by Udayagiri MLA Kakarla Suresh at YR Junior College on June 6 and concluded on Sunday (June 15). It was sponsored by Segu Sateesh, an NRI hailing from this region, and his family members Segu Subba Rao and Nirmala.
Dr. Gajanand Kumar Varma, senior ophthalmologist from Sankara Nethralaya, said that a total of 887 people from the predominantly rural Vinjamur area had undergone eye test and 188 were selected for free eye surgeries in the modern mobile operation theatres brought all the way to the little town. Similarly, 45 patients were recommended to undergo eye surgeries at Chennai.
Sankara Nethralaya’s Public Relations Officer Ranjith Kumar acknowledged the munificence of the Segu family and appreciated BJP district former vice president Yellala Raghu Rami Reddy and Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Saikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) State president Prof. Y.V. Rami Reddy for making arrangements for the eye camp.
Published – June 15, 2025 06:56 pm IST
