A former Member of Parliament, Dr. Vikas Mahatame, has expressed concerns about Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) manufactured by a multinational company for cataract surgery. In a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Dr. Vikas highlighted his grievances against the company and urged immediate action.
Dr. Vikas has requested the Union Health Minister to take action against Alcon, which manufactures Intraocular Lenses for cataract surgery. The patient, Sanjay Bhalme, whose lens was implanted in 2016, has been experiencing a diminished quality of vision. The situation has left Bhalme depressed and frustrated with this event.
Despite raising his concerns with the company, their attitude was characterized as casual and careless. Dr. Vikas expressed his disappointment with Alcon’s response to the matter. Moreover, he is concerned that similar problems may arise in other patients, potentially leading to further vision complications.
To prevent such incidents and provide compensation for his patient’s compromised vision, Dr. Vikas implored the Union Health Minister to intervene and take stringent action against the company. I seek your intervention in this matter so that stringent action should be taken against the company. This will ensure that no more patients are affected in this way. The company can’t take Indian patients so lightly, he added.
The issue is a serious one, and Dr. Vikas has requested that steps be taken to avoid such failures in the future. He fears that patients might be left in a similar position to Bhalme’s, with no recourse for their suffering apart from a low quality of life and a diminished ability to perform routine activities.
It is hoped that the minister will take quick and decisive action to prevent this issue from occurring in the future and to offer the help and support needed to any patients who have suffered as a result of this failure. With proper support, it is possible that the patients affected may be able to recover their quality of life and perform once again like they did before their eyesight was compromised.
