GRH Doctors Save Vision in Two Complex Ocular Trauma Surgeries

Ophthalmic doctors at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai successfully performed two high-stakes surgeries to save the vision of patients suffering from severe ocular trauma. The first case involved a 10-year-old boy from Dindigul district who accidentally punctured his eyelid with an antenna wire; previous attempts to remove it at a private clinic had pushed the object deeper. The second case concerned a 50-year-old man from Theni, whose eye was penetrated by a 6.7 cm foreign body during a road accident, with the object reaching his brain's temporal lobe. A multidisciplinary team, including neurosurgeons, safely extracted the object. GRH Dean L. Arul Sundaresh Kumar highlighted that while such injuries could be more complex if involving the cornea, the hospital is equipped with sophisticated tools and cornea banks for immediate emergency response. He emphasized that these advanced procedures, which would cost significantly more in private facilities, are available at GRH. The hospital aims to raise public awareness about its capabilities to encourage residents to seek immediate care there rather than relying on private hospitals, ensuring timely and cost-effective treatment for critical eye injuries.