“Kashasha, Kashasha…” Recently, who had just completed cataract recovery surgery, and Sha Mo pulled the old aunts, before they were pushed out of the operating room, they couldn’t wait to say to the doctor, and their gratitude was overflowing. Hua Rongli, an ophthalmologist who assisted her in the eye, gave her a thumbs up and wished her a speedy recovery, which was also the first free cataract restoration surgery performed by Butuo County People’s Hospital.
Since the “group-type” medical support team of Cixi City was stationed in Butuo County People’s Hospital, Hua Rongli of the chief physician expert studio team of the ophthalmology department Chen Chongda and Hu Qingyan of the Butuo County People’s Hospital have carried out the preliminary preparation for free cataract surgery for elderly patients, such as free ophthalmic consultation, screening and examination of elderly patients, and preparation of medical equipment. During the operation, Hua Rong said “Please close your eyes” in Yi language, which surprised the people present. It turned out that in order to better communicate with patients, she took the initiative to learn Yi and memorized the basic common words when treating patients.
On the same day, Chen Chongda, chief physician of Cixi People’s Hospital, assistant to Hua Rongli, deputy chief physician assistant of Hua Rongli, Hu Hong’s female surgical nurse and the operating room of Butuo County Hospital cooperated and assisted 7 elderly people of the Yi nationality to perform free cataract restoration surgery. The operation went smoothly, and the condition of the elderly after surgery was also stable, and there were no abnormalities such as eye swelling and discomfort.
The day after surgery, when the gauze was opened, the old people’s eyes finally regained their light. And Sha Mo’s granddaughter specially came to the doctor to thank her. “Thank you to the party and government, and to the doctors in Cixi for their tireless work to help us.” She said that her grandmother’s three sons have passed away, and her grandmother raised herself and her 2 little brothers, life is very difficult, her eyes have been invisible for many years, and she has never been willing to spend money on herself to see eye diseases.
“In order to better help our Yi brothers and sisters suffering from eye diseases, this time we carried out the first batch of 7 elderly people to have free vision restoration surgery, and the surgeries were relatively successful, laying the foundation for our next step of the ‘Blind Restoration of Sight’ program.” Chen Chongda said that in the mountainous areas of the plateau in Butuo County, ultraviolet rays are stronger, and the Yi people suffer from eye diseases, and many Yi people need cataract surgery. Wei Xiaojie, vice president of Cixi People’s Hospital, said that the first free cataract surgery is just the beginning, and the next step will be to cooperate with the democratic party in Cixi to give strong support to the free cataract recovery activity, continue to carry out the restoration of sight, and bring light and hope to more people in ethnic areas.