Amritsar, October 23
Cost-effective treatment and professionalism at par with the developed countries has begun a new trend in the ophthalmology field as city doctors, considered among the best in the world, are attracting foreigners to seek eye treatment here. John Leahy (53) from Ireland came back to the city after his eye treatment last year from Dr Rohit Om Parkash and Dr Ajay Khanna of the Dr Om Parkash Eye Institute here. He is the first foreigner from a developed country during the past 17 years who received eye treatment in the hospital, claimed Dr Rohit.

Leahy, a keen traveller, says he wanted to combine his treatment for eyes with the pleasure of touring these parts. “Long waiting periods and exorbitant prices by eye specialists in my country combined with factor of top facilities in this hospital at nearly one-fourth the cost clinched my decision in favour of Amritsar after having met Dr Rohit in London during a session on promoting global medical tourism,” he added.

“I was using spectacles for the past 12 years and now I am completely free of using them for my everyday work. After treatment I woke up and actually read the text written on a card near the phone that I could never have done before.
I was absolutely delighted,” he said.

Dr Rohit revealed that an increasing number of NRIs are also getting their eye surgeries and treatment done in the hospital. He appealed to the government to develop medical tourism facilities in the city and around.