The Gujarat High Court took suo motu cognisance of the trust-run Ramanand Eye Hospital in Mandal, Ahmedabad, after a tabloid reported that at least 17 people, who underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, complained of partial or total loss of vision.
The HC bench, on Wednesday, 17 January, was quoted by Bar & Bench as saying:
“We take suo motu cognizance since the news article raises an issues of great concern of the well-being of elderly persons who lost their vision. It is also essential to know whether any substandard drug was used or there was lack of facilities or maintenance of medical protocols which are necessary to observe before performing eye surgery."