In Makkah, a skilled team of medical practitioners managed to operate on time and saved the eyesight of a Pakistani pilgrim with a detachment of the retina.
- It was found that the pilgrim's right eye had a retinal detachment as a result of a retinal hole that had abruptly caused blindness.
Cataracts and fixing retinal detachment separates silicone oil being used for emergency treatment led to the full recovery of the patient and completion of his pilgrimage.
On June 10, 2024, in Makkah. By use of this surgical procedure, the medical staff at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah is able to preserve the vision of the fifty-year-old Pakistani tourist.
The treatment regime that the patient received was relentless after he attempted to seek help at the Medical City following the reduced vision in his eye after two days. The examination results showed that a retinal hole caused a retinal detachment in the right eye of the pilgrim. The doctors confirmed that the man who was on his way to Mecca had gone blind. They decided on an emergency operation to save him from total blindness which entailed removing his cloudy lens and the jelly-like substance inside his eyeball known as vitreous humor. A new lens was then fixed and the torn retina was mended after which silicone oil was introduced into this organ. It was thus ascertained by specialists that he would regain his vision and continue making Hajj trip.
