He suffered from a sphenoid cyst extending into the brain
Dubai Hospital: Restoring sight to a patient after 25 days of vision loss
The Dubai Hospital medical team conducted the necessary examinations for the patient and prepared him for the 45-minute procedure under general anesthesia.
Doctors at Dubai Hospital were able to restore sight to a patient in the fifth decade of life, who had a cyst in the sphenoid sinus that extends into the brain and presses on the optic nerve, causing complete lack of vision in the left eye, for a period of 25 days.
Dr. Iyad Al Hammadi, consultant otolaryngologist at Dubai Hospital, said that the patient visited the hospital, after being transferred from the private sector, due to the scarcity and accuracy of this type of operation, which requires high experience and skill because of the seriousness of the location of the cyst, its extension into the brain, and the sensitivity of the site of inflammation and its proximity to The brain and the optic nerve, which increases the risk.
He added that the medical team at Dubai Hospital carried out the necessary examinations for the patient, and prepared him for the 45-minute process under general anesthesia, during which he was accessed endoscopically through the sphenoid sinus, and the compressive cyst on the optic nerve was completely removed, without any complications.
He stressed that the operation was completely successful, as the patient's vision improved after a few hours, until he returned completely two weeks after the operation, and he is now in good health, and he does not suffer any complications that affect his vision.
Dr. Al Hammadi pointed to the great interest that the hospital administration in particular, and the Dubai Health Authority in general, attaches to the development of medical departments in its various hospitals, including the Department of Otolaryngology, which possesses multiple capabilities of advanced devices and technologies, and qualified medical competencies capable of dealing with Various medical conditions.
The hospital possesses advanced equipment and technologies, and medical competencies.
The patient does not suffer from any complications that affect his vision.
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