<p>Kolkata: At least 25 patients started experiencing complications following cataract surgeries at a West Bengal government-run hospital in Kolkata's Metiabruz, prompting the authorities to stop such operations temporarily, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The cataract surgeries were performed on them last Friday and Saturday, he said.</p>.<p>It is not yet clear how the infection occurred, he said, adding that all the instruments used in the surgeries are being tested to find out the cause of the infection.</p>.<p>"The reason behind the infection is yet not clear. We have stopped cataract surgery for the time being," the official of the hospital told PTI.</p>.<p>"All 25 patients have been transferred to the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology. They are undergoing treatment there," he said.</p>
<p>Kolkata: At least 25 patients started experiencing complications following cataract surgeries at a West Bengal government-run hospital in Kolkata's Metiabruz, prompting the authorities to stop such operations temporarily, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The cataract surgeries were performed on them last Friday and Saturday, he said.</p>.<p>It is not yet clear how the infection occurred, he said, adding that all the instruments used in the surgeries are being tested to find out the cause of the infection.</p>.<p>"The reason behind the infection is yet not clear. We have stopped cataract surgery for the time being," the official of the hospital told PTI.</p>.<p>"All 25 patients have been transferred to the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology. They are undergoing treatment there," he said.</p>