Shija Eye Care Foundation - Victretomy Surgery First

Imphal, May 24: In yet another medical feat, Shija Eye Care Foundation, which is a unit of the Shija Hospital and Research Institute, located at Langol has successfully conducted Victretomy surgery of Vitreous haemorrhage with use of laser and scattered laser machine, also known as Victretomy machine, for the first time in Manipur.

Addressing a press conference in this connection at the auditorium of Shija Hospital and Research Institute this afternoon, Managing Director of the Institute Dr Kh Palin informed that the operation was successfully performed on April 22 last on a 67-year old woman patient suffering from Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, in short PDR.

The Victretomy surgery conducted successfully on the patient by the doctors of the institute under the supervision of Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist Prof M Lala was first of its kind in Manipur, Dr Palin claimed.


Read more about this at: Shija Eye Care Foundation - Victretomy Surgery First