Sankar Foundation Saves Vision of 8-Month-Old Tribal Baby Through Successful Glaucoma Surgery
Sankar Foundation achieved another remarkable milestone in its mission to provide world-class eye care. An eight-month-old tribal baby girl regained her vision following a successful eye surgery for glaucoma, performed by a team of Glaucoma doctors led by Dr. T. Raveendra, Director, CQI & Research & HOD, Glaucoma Department. This delicate and complex procedure brought a new light to the baby’s life, preventing irreversible blindness
The journey began in Battivalasa village, nestled in the Araku Valley of the ASR district, where Sankar Foundation conducted a free eye camp as its outreach initiative. The baby’s parents Siriki Ranjit Kumar noticed persistent watering in her right eye and sought assistance from the Foundation’s team during the camp. Dr. Samruddhi Deshmukh conducted a thorough examination and referred the baby to the main hospital in Visakhapatnam for specialized care.
After a detailed evaluation at the hospital, the medical team advised surgery as the only way to address the glaucoma and prevent further deterioration of the baby’s vision. A team of glaucoma surgeons performed a successful trabeculotomy surgery, a crucial procedure that restored the baby’s sight. Following post-surgery evaluation, the doctors confirmed that the baby’s vision is now fully restored.
The baby’s parents expressed profound gratitude to the Sankar Foundation and its dedicated team of doctors for their life-changing efforts. “They have brought light back into our baby’s life, and we are forever grateful,” they shared with heartfelt emotion.
This achievement underscores Sankar Foundation’s unwavering commitment to delivering quality eye care, even in the most underserved and remote communities.
Sri A Krishna Kumar, Managing Trustee and Sri K Radhakrishnan, GM, Sankar Foundation congratulated the doctors for saving the baby’s vision.
( Late) Dr. Kumar studied Law and Economics at the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and Chennai. He was a Chartered Accountant of repute with offices in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Smt. K. Mani Mala is a postgraduate holding an MBA. She started her career as a founder faculty of one of the first management colleges in Visakhapatnam, viz. Indian Institute of Advanced Management. She worked with East India Petroleum Limited as its first employee and as Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. She was also associated in establishing the Joint Venture with M/s SHV Energy of Netherlands as General Manager (MIS). During her tenure she was also associated with other group companies such as 16 MW & 450 MW gas-based power projects in AP and 16 MW & 100 MW hydel power plants in Himachal Pradesh.