Amritsar — The City Known for Ophthalmologists
For more than a century Amritsar has produced noted eye surgeons, both form the Royal British Army as well as from our own. The holy city is also called the ‘Mecca’ for treatment of eye ailments’. Textbooks still carry note of ‘Amritsar technique’, for cataract surgery perfected by Col Dr Henry Smith of the Royal British Army.
With the establishment of the Government Medical College in the early 20th century Amritsar came to be regarded as a major medical center in north India. The city came to known for ophthalmologists, whose pioneering efforts revolutionised inter-ocular lens implant surgery.
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