Tuesday 02/Sep/2025 – 08:39 PM
The General Hospital in Alexandria has announced the first retinal surgeries and the glass body using the modern Pacovitrectomy, for the first time in the hospitals of the Ministry of Health in the governorate.
A step that reflects the development of precise eye surgery services
Dr. Ahmed Khattab, the hospital director, stated that two successful operations were performed for two patients who suffer from diabetic retinopathy.
Khattab explained that the operations included interventions to remove white water and bleeding in the glass body and plant lenses with the internal laser procedure to treat weak blood vessels and prevent new bleeding.
The director of the Hospital Hospital pointed out that the Pacovitrectomy is one of the latest surgical devices in the field of ophthalmology, as it combines two functions at the same time: the removal of the Catacteurgight white water, the cultivation of lenses, the removal of the glass body and the retin processes with high accuracy.
He emphasized that thanks to this technique, more than one surgical intervention can be performed in one operation, which reduces the time of surgery and speeds up the patient’s recovery, and helps in saving patients who suffer from serious complications, especially for diabetics.
The medical team is from Dr. Mohamed Samir Abdel -Shafi, a consultant of retinal and glass surgeries, Dr. Ahmed Ezzat, a consultant of retinal and gambling surgeries, Dr. Ahmed Mandour, ophthalmologist, Dr. Khaled Ashraf, an ophthalmologist, Dr. Khaled Ismail, deputy director of the hospital and anesthesiologist, Dr. Nessma Ibrahim, the assistant anesthesia and the nursing team led by Mays Ahmed.
Dr. Mohamed Badran, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Alexandria, stressed that the introduction of these surgeries in the General General Hospital represents a qualitative shift that will contribute to reducing waiting lists, especially for diabetics.
Badran stressed the Ministry’s keenness to provide the latest medical technologies for citizens in line with the state’s vision in developing the health sector.
