As pain continued and became almost unbearable, his family members on Friday carried out his Baitarani (pre-death rites) at his request.
"Every time I went to the hospital for follow-up examination after the surgery, the doctors assured me that I will be okay. But the pain is killing me and I have given up hope of living," said Dahal. [break]
Bhawani Prasad Dahal, 83, of Sundarpur- 8 of Morang carrying out his pre-death rites on Friday.
His son, Kirtan informed that the family conducted the pre-death rites as per the desire of his father.
Dahal had been to a free eye camp organized by the Eye Hospital at Sundarpur VDC with his younger son Bhim as he had blurred vision in one of his eyes. But instead of getting cured, he lost an eye following the cataract surgery.
During the free eye camp in the village, as many as 48 locals from Sundarpur and Dulari VDCs were referred to Ramlal Golchha Eye Hospital for cataract surgery.
On June 23, in the course of surgery, doctors removed one eyeball each of three patients -- Bhawani Prasad Dahal, Tika Devi Poudel and Mugalal Chaudhary -- due to infection, according to the doctors.
After her condition worsened, Tika Devi, 72, was rushed to Tilganga Eye Hospital in Kathmandu for her eye treatment following the cataract surgery. "After her eyes were plucked out, the eye socket has swollen," informed Anil to this correspondent from Kathmandu on the phone.
Since then, the patients are complaining of acute headache and nausea. Of the total patients operated for cataract, seven patients have completely lost their eyesight.
Mugalal Chaudhary, Thotren Chaudhari, Ratna Devi Chaudhary and Fagu Chaudhary, among others completely lost their eyesights after the surgery.
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