<p> <br />Speaking after inaugurating the retinopathy camp for diabetics organised by Lions, Shankar Eye Hospital, ISRO and BGS High School here on Sunday, he said that regular eye check-ups would help in containing the irreparable eye damage in diabetic patients. <br /><br />The patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy have to undergo laser treatment, he said.<br />K H Venkatappa, the regional governor of Lions, said that patients diagnosed with retinapathi will be given laser treatment free of cost at hospitals in Bangalore and Chennai. <br /><br />The treatment costs about Rs 40,000 and the Lions Club would bear the expense, he said.<br />A team of doctors from Shankar eye Hospital comprising Dr A Kumar, Adimurthy, Shashikumar, Kodandaram and others examined as many as 230 diabetics at the camp.</p>
<p> <br />Speaking after inaugurating the retinopathy camp for diabetics organised by Lions, Shankar Eye Hospital, ISRO and BGS High School here on Sunday, he said that regular eye check-ups would help in containing the irreparable eye damage in diabetic patients. <br /><br />The patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy have to undergo laser treatment, he said.<br />K H Venkatappa, the regional governor of Lions, said that patients diagnosed with retinapathi will be given laser treatment free of cost at hospitals in Bangalore and Chennai. <br /><br />The treatment costs about Rs 40,000 and the Lions Club would bear the expense, he said.<br />A team of doctors from Shankar eye Hospital comprising Dr A Kumar, Adimurthy, Shashikumar, Kodandaram and others examined as many as 230 diabetics at the camp.</p>
