Hyderabad: Hotline number launched for mucormycosis patients
Hyderabad: To minimise the delay in providing timely treatment for patients with mucormycosis that needs early diagnosis and timely treatment, city-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has introduced a hotline number 18002002211. People can call any time on this number between 9 am and 6 pm from Monday to Saturday for any queries regarding mucormycosis. […]
Hyderabad: To minimise the delay in providing timely treatment for patients with mucormycosis that needs early diagnosis and timely treatment, city-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has introduced a hotline number 18002002211.
People can call any time on this number between 9 am and 6 pm from Monday to Saturday for any queries regarding mucormycosis.
In Telangana, LVPEI has a quaternary eye care centre and three city centres in Hyderabad and secondary centres in Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nagarkurnool, Nirmal, Rangareddy, Kothur and Siddipet.
“In cases where immediate care is needed, our counselors will share with the caller the contact address of the nearest LVPEI Centre in their vicinity. For the benefit of patients who cannot travel, we are even offering tele-consultation services,” said Dr Tarjani Vivek Dave, Oculoplasty Surgeon, LVPEI said.
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