KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Saturday that it has used one of the latest techniques (microsurgeries) to treat glaucoma. This is a new medical success in eye surgeries that is added to the record of successes achieved by the health system in the country. Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Farwaniya Hospital, Dr Yousef Al-Harz, said that the surgery was performed by Dr Abdullah Al-Kandari, a glaucoma specialist.

He implanted the modern EyeWatch System, which is one of the latest global technologies used to treat glaucoma. Dr Al-Harz stressed that this surgery is a continuation of the MoH’s policy of adding all that is new in terms of medicines, consumables, and surgical tools to enhance the ability of doctors to provide the best treatments and improve the quality of health services provided.

Glaucoma Specialist in the Department Dr Abdullah Al-Kandari is pictured during the surgery.

For his part, Dr Al-Kandari pointed out that the device is distinguished by its superior ability to control the drainage of eye fluid with high accuracy, which allows doctors to control eye pressure more effectively and efficiently, as initial studies have shown that it reduces eye pressure effectively. He explained that the device reduces potential complications after surgery, and preliminary studies also indicate that it reduces patients’ need to use drops after surgery by a large percentage, as it was noted that the need for drops decreased by a percentage. — KUNA