Indore: The number of victims, who lost vision in the affected eye due to a bacterial infection, following botched up cataract surgeries in Madhya Pradesh's Indore rose to 13 with two fresh cases surfacing on Sunday.
In a ray of hope for the patients, noted eye surgeon from Chennai Dr Rajiv Raman has said some of them might have their vision restored to a great extent after treatment.
Dr Raman has examined the patients on request of the state government.
Thirteen patients had undergone surgeries under the National Programme for Control of Blindness at the city-based Netra Chikitsalay, a private hospital.
Earlier, eleven persons had complained to have lost vision in the eye for which surgery was conducted.
Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to shift three patients in serious condition to Chennai for better treatment.
The two cases that surfaced on Sunday are that of Munni Bai Raghuvanshi (60) and Radha Yadav (45), according to their relatives and officials.
Local resident Shubham Raghuvanshi has told reporters that his maternal grandmother Munni Bai Raghuvanshi (60) underwent cataract surgery on August 5 at the Netra Chikitsalay (hospital).
"After the surgery, my grandmother completely lost the vision in the operated eye," he claimed.
Ajay Yadav, a resident of Palda area, said his sister Radha Yadav (45) had undergone the surgery on August 5.
"The doctors at the hospital kept telling us that everything would be alright within four to five days, but later we were told about pus formation in Radha's eye. She is now unable to see with the operated eye," he claimed.