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Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:25 PM
Subject: [AI] Surgery helps IIT student gain sight after 19 years,
Hello Friends,
A good info.
source:
http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Surgery-helps-IIT-student-gain-sight-after-19-years/articleshow/45838710.cms
Jan 11, 2015, 01.46AM IST TNN
Choudhary suffered from a congenital condition in which the lenses in
his eyes were tilted and cornea in one eye was almost closed,
resulting in near-zero vision.But he can now read without much effort,
thanks to a surgery he underwent in a Chennai hospital.CHENNAI: It
would have been an odd sight for JEE invigilators last year when
Ashish Choudhary, a candidate, wrote the exam, with his nose almost
touching the answer paper. When the results came, he bagged the 27th
rank, and secured admission in IIT-Madras.
Choudhary, 19, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, suffered from a
congenital condition in which the lenses in his eyes were tilted and
cornea in one eye was almost closed, resulting in near-zero vision.
But he can now read without much effort, thanks to a surgery he
underwent in a city hospital. Doctors fixed artificial lenses in his
eye using glue.
Ashish had problems with vision since his birth. Despite several trips
to various hospitals, his vision did not improve. At IIT, his
professors noticed that Ashish was always restless in class and did
not focus on the blackboard. He could not see properly. We decided to
get him medical help as he was a brilliant student, said Ashish's
English teacher Manjula Rajan.
He was taken to Agarwal's Eye Hospital where tests revealed that his
optical lenses were tilted. There was also decreased vision in one
eye as his pupil was distorted, said Dr Amar Agarwal. The doctors
corrected the condition by implanting artificial lenses through glued
intraocular lens (IOL) technique. We also repaired his pupil and
brought it to the centre by removing tissue from his iris. This
ensured that enough light passed through his pupil and provided clear
vision, the doctor said.
Dr Agarwal said the technique is usually used to rectify cataract in
patients who have had a serious eye injury. Previously, IOL
implantation was considered very difficult or fraught with
complications as it required large incisions and multiple sutures,
leading to longer healing time.
Earlier, doctors did not have a way to implant artificial lens as
there was no support to keep it steady. Now it can be held in one
place with the help of glue. The technique of glued IOL developed in
2007 has been a game changer, the doctor said. As Ashish's parents
are farmers and could not afford the expensive surgery, IIT-Madras
came forward to sponsor the procedure.
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