President Kovind undergoes cataract surgery at Army R&R hospital, discharged

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 19

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday morning underwent a successful cataract surgery at the Army Research and Referral Institute in New Delhi.

A statement from the President House reads:

“The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cataract surgery today morning (August 19, 2021) at the Army Hospital (Referral & Research), New Delhi.”

Press Secretary to the President Ajay Kumar Singh said that “the surgery was successful, and the President has been discharged from the Hospital.”

Cataract has been documented to be the most significant cause of bilateral blindness in India.

In India, cataract has been reported to be responsible for 50-80 per cent of the bilaterally blind in the country.

Global agencies for the elimination of avoidable blindness have pledged support to operationalise strategies to reduce the burden of cataract blindness by the “Vision 2020”.

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that there is a 25 pc decrease in blindness prevalence in India.