National Surgical Plan has operated on 593 Guaireans with ophthalmic conditions
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Published at: 15/07/2025 02:02 PM
A total of 593 surgeries have been performed so far this year at the La Guaira Ophthalmological Center, thanks to the National Surgical Plan, according to information from the newspaper Última Noticias.
Mariana Moncada, director of the
ophthalmological center, specified
that among the pathologies treated, cataracts and pterygium, better known as ocular fleshy, stand out.
“
This week alone, 30 patients are being operated on per day, exclusively with cataract surgery
, which represents care for more than 150 patients in five
days. All procedures are free thanks to the joint efforts of
our president, the Minister of People's Power for Health and the governor
of the state,” said Moncada.
Nelare
Bermúdez, the single health authority in La Guaira, recalled that these
interventions have a high cost in the private sector. “
Cataract surgery can reach 5,000 dollars per eye, and today we have patients who
are undergoing surgery for the second time, recovering their vision thanks to the National Public Health
System,” he said.
Mazo News Team