Sohag University Medical Campaign Performs 140 Cataract Operations in 12 Hours

A specialist medical campaign launched by Sohag University’s Faculty of Medicine performed 140 cataract operations over 12 hours as part of efforts to clear surgical waiting lists.

The campaign focused on patients awaiting cataract surgery, bringing together the faculty’s work in medical care and the university’s efforts to address treatment backlogs.

Cataracts cloud the eye’s natural lens and can impair vision. Surgery treats the condition by removing the clouded lens, typically replacing it with an artificial one.

The university’s initiative targeted this common cause of vision loss through a dedicated surgical campaign, with the 140 completed procedures marking progress in reducing the number of patients awaiting treatment.