A team of corneal specialists performed a corneal transplant on Rajdev Ram, 61, of Parsa Jirabhavani Rural Municipality, who had been blind for a long time due to serious problems with the corneas of both eyes.
A patient underwent a successful eye transplant at Drishti Eye and Nose, Ear, and Throat Hospital in Birgunj on Thursday.
A team of corneal specialists performed corneal transplantation on Rajdev Ram, 61, of Parsa Jirabhavani Rural Municipality, who had been blind for a long time due to serious problems in the cornea of both eyes. Hospital sources have stated that the patient's condition is satisfactory after the transplantation.
The corneal transplantation service has been started at the hospital under the leadership of the hospital's chief corneal specialist Dr. Bhairaja Shrestha, the hospital's director and chairman, Bishwaraj Gautam, has informed. He said that corneal transplantation is an effective treatment method for restoring vision and if treated on time, there is a high chance that the patient will regain his sight.
With the availability of corneal transplantation services in Birgunj, patients in this area will no longer have to go elsewhere to get such services, said corneal specialist Dr. Manish Khatiwada.
