Operation Drishti: AFMS performs 220 sight-restoring surgeries at Tangdhar along the LoC
Armed Forces Medical Services surgeons carried out 220 sight-restoring surgeries at the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti at Tangdhar, Kupwara (J&K), on 24 and 25 September 2026.
Summary
The surgeries were done in an underground operation theatre in the shelling-prone zone along the Line of Control; most were cataract operations, with some retinal and glaucoma procedures. Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and DG AFMS Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja visited the camp, which was led by Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra of Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt.
Key facts
- Operation
- Operation Drishti — 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp
- Place and dates
- Tangdhar, Kupwara, J&K, along the LoC; 24–25 September 2026
- Surgeries
- 220, mostly cataract; in an underground operation theatre
- Visitors
- COAS Gen Dhiraj Seth; DG AFMS Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Tangdhar, where AFMS held a Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti in September 2026, is in which district of Jammu & Kashmir?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Kupwara
Tangdhar is in Kupwara district, along the Line of Control; 220 sight-restoring surgeries were done there on 24-25 September 2026.