Cataract and lacrimal surgery was performed at the hospital

In the Hospital of Río Gallegos, cataract and lacrimal surgery was successfully performed in children. Néstor Murray, a children's ophthalmologist with Dr. Aurora Oviedado, was in charge of these operations.
They explained the tear path surgery involves communicating the eye with the nose, (imitating the natural path that makes our tears) by means of fistulización so that tears can achieve this road. Before leaving the operating room, a dye is placed to verify that the cannula is properly placed. The post-operative treatment is very simple and consists of drugs to prevent re-obstruction, by placing drops for 20 or 30 days.

The lacrimal duct obstruction is common in children due to poor development of the mbadive the lacrimonasal cbad is covered, other common causes are due to the presence of a membrane at the end of the cbad (valve Hasner), which usually disappears at birth or soon after, the absence of puncta (upper and / or lower eyelid), narrow system or infection.

On the other hand, and for the first time in HRRG, an 11-year-old girl with a bilateral conbad cataract was operated on. Many people believe that cataracts affect only the elderly. However, children can also suffer. Infant and aging cataracts consist of opacification of the natural or crystalline lens of the eye, which can lead to blurred vision and even blindness