At the Al-Kafeel hospital.. A medical team successfully performed an advanced operation for a child who lost her sight

A medical team at Al-Kafeel Super Speciality Hospital successfully performed a complex operation on a six-year-old girl who suffered an injury to the cornea of the eye, which led to her complete loss of vision.

Dr. Haider Abbas, a specialist in eye surgery at the hospital, said: "a medical team conducted a successful operation on a six-year-old girl who suffered an injury to the cornea of one of her eyes, which led to her complete loss of vision."

He added that" the operation included cutting the vitreous fluid, removing the bleeding in it, conducting a laser for the retina, withdrawing White Water and implanting a lens for the eye, "pointing out that it is"one of the advanced operations that are carried out in a few specialized centers in Iraq and the world."

"The medical team completed the operation in record time and under local anesthesia, without any complications, stressing that the patient will regain her sight gradually, but she will need another operation for corneal transplantation in the future,"Abbas said.

The modern technologies available at the hospital contribute to performing many advanced operations in eye surgery, according to the specialist doctor.