A 46-year-old patient with impaired vision has had a corneal transplant at the ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Faridabad, the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) said.
Doctors performed a Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP), the full-thickness corneal transplant, on 27 October 2026. The patient had visual impairment caused by corneal opacity. The surgery was done by Dr S. R. Singh, an eye surgeon, and his team.
Why it matters
ESIC calls the operation an important step in strengthening specialised ophthalmic services and in offering advanced care to its beneficiaries, the insured workers and their families who use ESIC facilities.
The release does not say how the patient is recovering, how many such operations the hospital has done, or whether the service will be expanded.
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Source: official release by the Ministry of Labour & Employment, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (06 NOV 2026 12:00PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad, Successfully Performs Corneal Transplant Surgery.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333448) issued by the Ministry of Labour & Employment on 06 NOV 2026 12:00PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad, Successfully Performs Corneal Transplant Surgery — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
