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Treat eye infections
judiciously: docs Chandigarh, March 24 Grewal Eye Institute today conducted a symposium for practising
ophthalmologists on the latest technological and medical advancements in the field of ocular infections. Experts discussed magnitude of problem of ocular infections, post-operative ocular infections, infections following glaucoma filtration surgery, hypopyon corneal ulcer, role of laboratory diagnosis in Chlamydial, viral and fungal ocular infections, bacterial ocular infections and current standards in laboratory diagnosis, hospital infection control and medico-legal aspects. The operating theatre management and strategies to control surgery related infections were also highlighted. Dr Grewal said usage of products like contact lens, glares etc was necessary as per the instructions. “Contact lens, for instance, if not cleaned regularly or used even after the expiry can cause serious problems. Similarly, glares have to be of good quality with features like proper transmission of light and UV rays protection”, he said. Around 250
ophthalmologists from the region participated in the symposium. The specialists emphasised that all kinds of eye infections are emergencies and should be dealt with expeditiously. Dr Amod Gupta, PGIMER, who presided over the morning session highlighted the problems that can occur due to eye infections. He talked about morbidity and blindness due to ocular infections. He outlined the management of Endopthalmitis. Dr M.R. Dogra (PGIMER), who presided over the afternoon session, talked about the treatment of Endopthalmitis. The problem of ulcer of the cornea (clear watch glass in front of the eye), which has become very common, was discussed by Dr Ashok Sharma and Dr Ritu Arora. Dr Jagat Ram spoke on finer details and requirements of an operating theatre and emphasised on the role of proper sterilisation techniques in preventing surgery related infection. Dr Biswas spoke of antibiotics and principles of their use. He cautioned against injudicious shotgun use of antibiotics. |
SJOBA rally has exciting finish Chandigarh, March 24 Sunny and his partner drove the MZ-01-B-2036 olive green Maruti Gypsy. Sunny said he had been ahead of fancied Sanjay Sikand and was confident of winning. Sanjay drove the DL-2k-8901 Maruti Gypsy. Sunny said he did not have a permanent sponsor and had received the modified Maruti Gypsy for this rally from Maruti Suzuki. He said the two-day rally was good in the sense that drivers could start fresh after a night’s halt. The other strong contenders for the title, Rahul Khanna and Rashid Raza, drove the DL-2K-8910 red-blue gypsy. In the two-wheelers category, Harbinder Aulakh was the first to one to arrive here (at 16.02 hours) on his Yamaha motor cycle. He was followed by Jagat Mohan on the CH-03-E-5564 Yamaha at 16.03 hours and Suhrid Sharma on Yamaha at the same time. Tanisha Tiara and her partner arrived here at 5 pm without having any breakdown on the way. In the rally, there were 11 jeeps, 11 cars, 34 motor cycles and eight scooters. The prize distribution will be tomorrow at the Kishangarh Chandigarh Golf Association range, where the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, will be the chief guest. Cricket matches The Mohali Gymkhana Cricket Club defeated Bedi Cricket Club by 112 runs in the VIth UT League Cricket Tournament here today. In the other matches of the day, the PCS XI beat Phoenix XI by 89 runs and Kalsi XI defeated Gallant XI by two wickets. PEC Club in final The PEC Sports Club defeated City Cricket Club by six wickets to enter the final of the IVth Godrej Storewell Cup League Cricket Tournament on the ITI grounds here today. In the other matches of the day, Elite CC beat Inde-Dutch CC by five wickets. Bridge tourney The second day of the Second Chandigarh Open All-India Bridge Championships saw Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab making it to the last four here today in the Sector 36 Defence Services Officers’ Institute. The team of Sonchel and Inderpal of New Delhi, leaders at the end of the preliminary rounds, were eliminated in quarterfinals here today. The finals of the team-event and pairs will be held tomorrow. |
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Athletics meet for veterans SAS Nagar, March 24 The competitions were declared open by the Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM), Mr Jai Pal Singh, and Maj-Gen J.S. Bhullar (retd). Dr Naresh Kumar, Vice-President of Ranbaxy, gave away the prizes to the winners. The walk-event categories were as follows: For men — age groups 65 to 70, 70 to 75, 75 to 80, and above 80; for women — age groups 60 to 65 and above 65. Events like musical chairs, bicycle race, shot put and discus throw were also held. The winners of various events are as follows: Age group 65 to 70 — Surinder Singh Pawar 1, Ajit Singh Sodhi 2 and S.S. Kanwar 3; age group 65 to 70 — Jagjit Singh Sidhu 1, Rajbir Singh Kaushal 2 and Rajeshwar Sharma 3; age group 75 to 80 — Nehal Singh 1, A.N. Sharma 2 and Amar Singh 3; Age group above 80 — Pritam Singh 1, Maj Gyan Singh (retd) 2 and Dr Bachan Singh 3. Women’s walk: Age group above 65 — Surjit Kaur Bhatti 1, Krishna Sharma 2 and Kuljit Kaur 3. Bicycle race for men: Jagjit Singh Sidhu 1, S.S. Kanwar 2 and Mast Ram Bhatia 3. Shot put for men: Shamsher Singh 1, J.S. Bhoparai 2 and Sardul Singh Sidhu 3; discus throw for men: Shamsher Singh 1, J.S. Bhoparai 2 and Sardul Singh Sandhu 3. Musical chairs for men: Anoop Singh 1, Pritam Singh 2 and Amrik Singh Bhatti 3; musical chairs for women: Harbhajan Kaur 1, Daljeet Kaur 2 and Kamlesh Kaur 3. Shot put for women: Sudesh Pathak 1, Surjit Kaur Bhatti 2 and Kuljit Kaur 3. |
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