Islamabad:In a landmark achievement in eye care, surgeons at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad have successfully restored vision in a patient suffering from a severe, sight-threatening eye infection following glaucoma surgery, marking a first-of-its-kind combined retinal and corneal procedure in Pakistan.
According to clinicians involved in the case, the patient developed bleb-related endophthalmitis, a rare but highly aggressive infection that can occur after glaucoma surgery. The condition affects both the front and back of the eye and can rapidly lead to irreversible blindness if not managed promptly and effectively.
The patient had initially undergone treatment at another facility, where surgeons attempted to control the infection by washing the front part of the eye and removing the intraocular lens implant. However, the infection continued to worsen, leaving the eye critically inflamed and the cornea severely clouded, making internal structures almost impossible to visualise.
