Dr. Pradhan's Eye Care

15/07/2025

There are lots of things hovering in my mind - the first and foremost being not able to be treating my patients, a lot of whom think I’ve left practice and some are not able to locate me. True, I’m not in the old clinic previously called Dr Pradhan’s eyecare because it was taken away from me by fraudulent means by a group of fraudulent people; doctors included.
Currently I’m visiting Ireland with my wife to see our children and be with them until the beginning of August. I have asked Gopal Pradhan of Salbari Opticals, the only place I have been practising Tuesdays and Fridays to give appointments after Independence Day. But it looks like we will have to go visit our sister in Kathmandu who lost her husband while we were here. Such a tragedy. My brother and his wife are there now doing the needful. We will be there after we return to India. Therefore my practice will be postposend by say two weeks.
The owner of Janaki Medical hall, just next to where I was practising in Pradhan Nagar , Rajesh Prasad has offered me a chamber there for me to practice. This bit of information is for my patients who have been looking for me. Please don’t worry. I’ll be back.

17/10/2024

The theme for World Sight Day 2024 is “Children, Love Your Eyes”. This year’s campaign, coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), focuses on children’s eye health. The theme aims to raise awareness about the impact of uncorrected vision problems on children’s education and overall development. As part of the campaign, there is an emphasis on the importance of vision screenings for children, promoting early detection and treatment of common issues like refractive errors and amblyopia  .

The initiative encourages schools and parents to participate in activities such as the Global Screening Challenge and make pledges to prioritize children’s eye health  . World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. It is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and its partners.

The aim is to raise awareness about eye health issues, promote access to eye care services, and encourage governments, organizations, and individuals to prioritize blindness prevention and the treatment of vision impairment. The day also serves as a platform for advocacy, with themes like “Love Your Eyes” that encourage individuals to take care of their eye health through regular check-ups.

24/09/2024

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07/05/2024

ON MAMATA’S WATCH
My wife and I , an elderly doctor couple were robbed in broad daylight of our hard earned wealth from our apartment in Siliguri. Give me one reason why anyone should vote for TMC this time? Are you listening didi?

07/05/2024

22/04/2024

No matter where I am, it will always be Dr Pradhan’s Eyecare because this is not merely a place i practice from but more of an idea and passion I have for curing the blind so that they can see again.
The physical entity called Dr Pradhan’s Eyecare doesn’t exist anymore; I have had the signboard removed. Don’t ask me why because it’s a long story.
But the good news is, I haven’t hung up my boots / gloves because I will be practising Ophthalmology for as long as I am able to. My wish is to die with my boots on. Unfortunately, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride but that is not always the case.
And speaking of beggars; I surely want to help them see without them having to pay any money which anyway, they cannot. This is one reason I have relocated to a nearby Lions Club eye facility known as Siliguri Lions Netralaya, which is next to the Mahananda bridge and Anandaloke Diagnostic on the Hill Cart Road which my patients will be able to locate easily.
Here, we do all kinds of eye surgeries and being a Lions Club facility, it caters to all sections of population- from beggars to kings! So if you don’t have money or lots of it, we have packages to offer you without compromising on quality because quality has become synonymous with eye care provided by Lions clubs all over the world. So if you have an eye problem, all you have to do is visit us and we will take care of you.
PS Please don’t get offended by my use of the term beggar because it is not a derogatory term but indicative of the people who make a living by begging. Gautama Buddha begged for his food!

11/02/2024

CURING THE BLIND
This is what I do almost on a daily basis; restoring sight to cataract blind patients. I’ve spent the greater part of my life operating on cataract blind people and making them see again.Has this act of kindness made me a rich person? The answer is no if you’re talking in terms of material wealth but of course I have become rich in terms of personal satisfaction for having done something good for the less fortunate. Believe me, I’m not here to gather credits for my good karma done. It’s my work and by default it helps the blind to see.
If you look at this patient carefully, she’s stunted, disoriented and cannot move a step forward without someone holding her hand. She’s an absolute liability to society because to the already impoverished household she comes from, she just one more mouth to feed. Once she begins to see again after her surgery, everything will change; she will not be a vegetable anymore. She’ll become independent, doing her own things and perhaps she’ll be going to work again to support her family instead of they supporting her. It has been found blindness reduces ones lifespan by five years. Do I mean she’s been given extra five years to live? The answer is yes? What a joyful thing.
At a given time there are approximately eight to ten million cataract blind people in India. While about six-seven million cataract surgeries are performed in India annually but not all of them are sight restoring which means , the surgery is performed in the second eye of a patient who already has had surgery on her other eye therefore this is not sight restoration. Then four to six million cataract patients are added to the backlog so it seems like a never ending cycle. This patient was operated by me and she could see again. She went back home on her own.

25/01/2024

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE (NDE)
The one with the eye patch and blue blanket ( hospital supply) is my patient and the one watching over her lovingly is me. We’re both happy and relieved today because she underwent cataract surgery which had been left unfinished two weeks ago because she had a heart attack on the table! Not at all common during any kind of eye surgery but thankfully our fast reflexes led us to a diagnosis so we put her in my vehicle and my efficient driver drove her to the nearest emergency.
She was placed in a ventilator and then in the ICU by which time it had drained her husband of all his savings. The interventional cardiologist there advised angioplasty which would cost another ₹2,75,000/- Thankfully the good doctor gave a discount of ₹25000/ ( not an usual practice) and I wrote a cheque for ₹40,000/- (refundable if possible!). The husband thankfully managed the rest through concerned and generous relatives.
To make a long story short, the doctors saved my patient’s life for which I thanked them profusely and today after three weeks, I completed her cataract surgery which had been left incomplete.
The patient suffered a feeling of impending death on the table and even though I’m never a coward, I died many deaths during all this while. Today, we completed one full circle by undertaking a very risky cataract surgery. All’s well that ends well!

13/01/2024

It’s been a while since I wrote anything but this information is for young people of 18-40 years who hate to wear thick high minus specs. We can offer you implantable contact lens which go into the eye as against the normal contact lens which are worn over the cornea. They are safe, permanent and can be had at a fraction of the cost of LASIK surgery which in itself has more complications. If any of you are interested please contact me at 7586863854.

11/01/2024

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