{"id":253046,"date":"2022-04-05T05:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T00:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=253046"},"modified":"2022-04-05T05:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T00:03:49","slug":"al-shifa-introduces-revolutionary-new-technology-for-eye-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/al-shifa-introduces-revolutionary-new-technology-for-eye-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Shifa introduces revolutionary new technology for eye treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nAl-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital has introduced a new revolutionary Swiss technology for eye treatment, which will benefit many in Pakistan.<br \/>\nAl-Shifa has become the first facility in Asia to use a Femtosecond Laser developed by a Swiss company to carry out Bowmann Layer Transplant for the treatment of Keratoconus, an eye disease that affects the cornea, said Prof. Dr. Wajid Ali Khan, Chief of Medical Services of the trust.<br \/>\nHe said that the latest technology will not only empower our ophthalmologists to deliver better vision care to their patients, but we will also train doctors working in other facilities.<br \/>\nWajid Ali Khan informed that about two hundred thousand people need this procedure but the trust can conduct 800 surgeries annually because of limited supply.<br \/>\nHe said that due to this latest technology, layers of one cornea can be used to treat two to three patients.<br \/>\nSenior Engineer of Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG Fritz Meyer who is currently in Pakistan said that this treatment takes a very thin layer of the donor\u2019s cornea and is placed in a pocket in the patient\u2019s diseased cornea suffering.<br \/>\nThis procedure strengthens the weak cornea, hence avoiding the need for a full cornea transplant. 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