Flying Eye Hospital lands in city, to conduct surgeries

Mumbai: A hospital that flies across the world to train doctors and conduct difficult eye surgeries has come to Mumbai for the first time for a two week stay.
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital (FEH)—part of the global sight saving organisatio—on its 16th India trip will be here till April 10 when they will conduct 45 surgeries in the specially modified aircraft. The inaugural session was held at the Leela on Thursday at the hands of actress Hema Malini.
The DC-10 flying hospital has been operating for over 25 years, earlier through a DC-8 aircraft, was in Delhi in 2004. The aircraft has been modified to have a lecture room, an operation theatre and a recovery room handled by 23 crew members including doctors, nurses and staff. FedEx and Lotus Eye hospital are the other partners of the stay in Mumbai. The FedEx pilots volunteer to fly the aircraft and also offer logistical support.
29/03/07 Mumbai Newsline

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