# In a first, military surgeons perform eye surgeries in underground OT near LoC

> Military surgeons performed 220 sight-restoring surgeries for the first time at an underground operating theatre near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Drishti, the defence ministry said on Friday.

- Published: 2026-09-25T14:02:14.800Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:30:22.820Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: 10th edition of first-of-its-kind mega eye surgical camp, 11th camp in this series, AFMS’ series of mega surgical eye camps, AFMS’s series of mega surgical eye camps, Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja, Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Brigadier Sanjay Mishra, Jammu and Kashmir, Kupwara’s Tangdhar area

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- 2026-09-25T14:02:14.800Z - Hindustan Times: [In a first, military surgeons perform eye surgeries in underground OT near LoC](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-military-surgeons-perform-eye-surgeries-in-underground-ot-near-loc-101790343379111.html)
- 2026-09-25T17:30:22.820Z - Times of India: [Op Drishti: AFMS conducts 220 eye surgeries in underground OT at shelling-prone zone along LoC](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/op-drishti-afms-conducts-220-eye-surgeries-in-underground-ot-at-shelling-prone-zone-along-loc/articleshow/134489683.cms)

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