[www.inewsguyana.com] – Ten patients recently benefitted from follow- up eye surgeries, as a four-man team, which included two ophthalmologists, one nurse and one assistant, all from “World Class Eye Surgeons” based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, conducted the operations at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
During the visit, Dr. Ronnie Bhola, a Trinidadian Vitreo-Retinal Specialist and Head of World Class Eye Surgeons, was able to perform surgeries on patients who had earlier undergone retinal surgeries in Trinidad, but needed follow-up surgery.
Dr. Adesh Maharaj, an Orbit and Oculoplasty Specialist, conducted operations on four children with strabismus (squint eye). The aim of strabismus surgery is to correct the misalignment of the eyes. The four children were operated under general anesthesia at the GPHC.
Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton paid a visit to the hospital during the surgical procedures, where he noted that this saved the Guyanese patients the effort of having to travel to Trinidad to have the surgeries done.
On October 23, the ophthalmologists were also involved in a Continued Medical Education (CME) Session, organised by Alcon Trinidad/Ansa McAl Group and GPHC. They delivered lectures on various eye conditions and were able to enhance the knowledge base of local ophthalmologists, optometrists, general physicians and students.
The World Eye Class surgeons pointed out that they were extremely happy with this mission and they hope to continue doing such charitable missions to Guyana in the future.
Vitreo-Retinal Surgery was not available in Guyana for a number of years, and as such Dr. Bhola has been operating in Trinidad on numerous Guyanese patients with retinal diseases of the eye, primarily diabetic patients. [Extracted and modified from GINA]
