Cataract surgery for AIDS patient

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Cataract surgery conducted successfully on AIDS patient

Friday, December 14 2007 17:13 (IST)

Puducherry, Dec 14 (UNI) In a bid to ward off the belief that

treating an AIDS/HIV patient was a risky affair, an ophthalmologist

here successfully performed cataract surgery on an AIDS patient.

Dr M L D Amalaraj, who works in a private hospital, today said

adequate precautionary measures were taken before conducting the

surgery on the patient, whose body resistance was poor.

The surgery was performed on December 7.

Many doctors were still apprehensive of conducting any surgery on

AIDS patients as they stand a chance of getting affected with the

disease, he said.

The 35-year-old patient was in good health now, the doctor said.

He urged the administration to take steps to screen AIDS patients for

cataract and allocate separate fund for treating them.

UNI PAB AJ GL HS1715

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