Pakistani patient, Indian doctor and operation in Sri Lanka, blind patient regained his eyesight

Pakistan Patient Eye Operation in Sri Lanka By Indian Doctor: An example of how important a patient's health is to a doctor was seen recently. Students who take an MBBS degree have to take an oath that the patient's health will be their biggest priority and they will treat the patient without looking at their background, such as religion, nationality, race, political ideology, and will only do their duty. A doctor from Mumbai did the same thing which he was trained to do.

Dr. Qureshi set an example. 

Mumbai's eye surgeon Dr Quresh Maskati went to Sri Lanka and operated on the eyes of a Pakistani citizen. This situation arose because the blind patient from Lahore was facing difficulties in getting an Indian visa for treatment. Dr Maskati decided to go to Colombo in early September and then with the support of a local surgeon, he was successful in restoring the patient's partial vision. Due to lack of eyesight, the patient had not seen the faces of his family members for 4 years.

Got support from Sri Lankan surgeon

Dr Quresh Maskati performed the operation in Colombo on September 13, accompanied by Sri Lankan surgeon Dr Kusum Rathnayake. "Since I had to travel to Colombo for a conference, I approached the Sri Lanka Medical Council for a license to operate on the patient there and they agreed to it," Dr Maskati told the Times of India.

'I was able to see my family after 4 years'

The patient returned to his homeland Pakistan on September 24 and told TOI that he was able to see his family, including his 7-year-old daughter, for the first time in four years. "While cleaning the attic of the house, a bottle of alkaline solution broke and its contents fell on my head and face," the 30-year-old patient said. His right eye was completely damaged, and eye specialists tried corneal transplants on his left eye twice but both attempts failed.

Light recovered from artificial cornea

Dr. Quresh Maskati said, "His last hope was an artificial cornea, so the local doctor contacted me." When Dr. Maskati went to Pakistan for a conference, he realized that an artificial cornea would work. Within 48 hours of the operation in Sri Lanka, the patient regained partial vision.

What is an artificial cornea?

Artificial corneas, also known as keratoprosthesis, are treatments used when a natural corneal transplant is not a good option. This process involves suturing natural corneal tissue from a donor eye to replace the scarred cornea, or replacing a specific layer of the cornea using one of several stitchless procedures. This has a high chance of restoring partial vision.