More than 11,000 people are supported to detect eye diseases early.

On September 16, Dr. Tran Van Ket, Director of Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital, said that the hospital had just celebrated its 8th anniversary (September 16, 2016 - September 16, 2024).

Over the past 8 years, Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital has received more than 288,000 patients for examination and treatment of eye diseases. At the same time, the hospital's team of doctors has brought light to more than 45,000 cataract patients using the phaco method; helping more than 2,600 patients with refractive errors have sharp vision using modern methods.

Dr. Tran Van Ket, Director of Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital, examines a patient.

Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital has successfully deployed modern refractive surgery technologies; the most special of which is PresbyMAX technology for treating presbyopia.

According to Dr. Tran Van Ket, in the past time, Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital and the clinic system (Thot Not District, Can Tho City; Vi Thanh City, Hau Giang ; Nga Bay City, Hau Giang) have organized 45 disease programs and provided free medicine, helping over 11,000 people to have the opportunity to detect eye diseases early, receive timely treatment, and raise awareness of health protection in the community.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hon-11000-nguoi-dan-duoc-ho-tro-phat-hien-som-benh-ly-ve-mat-185240916191544588.htm