The hospital stressed that it is only the third government facility to do so - after AIIMS and PGIMER Chandigarh - to offer such surgeries.Ī third factor, despite the heavily discounted rates, is that even the reduced prices are unaffordable by the poor. The reasons are said to be varied: a continued fear of Covid-19 to seek treatment and a general lack of awareness that the facility is available at the center.
Our minimal expectation is to get two or three patients per day. "Our medical team can conduct about 14 surgeries per day. "Many hospital wards were transformed to handle Covid-19 cases but to our surprise, the expected numbers of people for surgery following the two waves were not met," she said. The hospital said it had conducted about 300 surgeries by March 2020 when the lockdown prompted the cessation of non-Covid services. But the onset of Covid-19 in Karnataka derailed patient interest," she said. Other surgeries range between Rs 4,000 and 50,000. If private hospitals charge Rs 1.2 lakh for Lasik, we are charging about Rs 60,000. "The idea was to offer advanced Lasik, Photorefractive Keratectomy and other eye surgeries at a fraction of the cost charged by the private sector using the same advanced level of surgical technology. The advanced femtosecond VisuMax laser system manufactured by the German firm, Zeiss, was obtained by the state government at a cost of about Rs 8 crore in 2019, but Dr B L Sujatha Rathod, the director of the hospital, explained that the unit was set up just months before Covid-19 hit the state and disrupted non-Covid medical care. He is passionate about providing the best possible eye care for the people in our community.An advanced refractive surgery suite set up at the Minto Ophthalmic Hospital here to offer affordable Lasik and other eye surgeries has been lying largely unused for lack of patients, thanks to the pandemic. He is an extremely skilled surgeon and he is the kind of physician that listens whole heartedly and wants to connect with patients. He is dedicated to keeping up with the latest ophthalmologic advancements, in both surgical techniques and medical care. Arceneaux believes it is important to examine the whole eye and the whole patient as there are often systemic diseases manifesting as visual problems. He takes great pride in caring for each and every patients’ individual needs. Arceneaux is a Board-Certified Comprehensive Ophthalmologist and specializes in cataract, LASIK, and glaucoma surgery as well as many other procedures in and around the eye. His residency training was completed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at the internationally renowned UAB Callahan Eye Hospital where he served as chief resident in his senior year. Arceneaux chose to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical school in New Orleans.
Following his graduate school education, Dr. He later went on to enroll in college at the University of Southern Mississippi where he graduated Summa Cum Laude followed by graduate studies at Tulane University where he earned his Master of Science degree. Arceneaux is a native of south Louisiana and is originally from Covington, LA where he attended St.