Hai Phong: Successfully performed 4 corneal transplants

At exactly 8:00 a.m. on August 23, the first corneal transplant surgery was performed. After nearly 4 hours of surgery, the 4 corneal transplants were initially assessed by experts as successful.

News from Hai Phong Eye Hospital, on August 23, the hospital successfully performed 4 corneal transplants for 4 patients who lost vision due to corneal disease.

All four patients who received corneal transplants were from Hai Phong. The youngest patient was 16 years old, the oldest was 65 years old.

Patients were examined, consulted, performed screening tests and prepared with full legal documents and medical records according to regulations.

At exactly 8:00 a.m. on August 23, the first corneal transplant surgery for patient NKC, born in 2009, was performed.

After nearly 4 hours of surgery, the 4 corneal transplants were initially assessed by experts as successful. The patients were safely released from anesthesia and transferred to the post-operative room for monitoring and special care, strictly following infection control, resuscitation and post-transplant treatment procedures.

The surgeries were performed by leading ophthalmologists from the Central Eye Hospital, Hai Phong Eye Hospital, and the anesthesia team from Viet Tiep Friendship Hospital, along with a team of supporting experts.

The head of the surgical team is Associate Professor, Doctor Le Xuan Cung, Head of Cornea Department, Central Eye Hospital.

According to the hospital's leaders, regarding the cornea source, Hai Phong Eye Hospital received it from the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation and the Central Eye Bank. The good quality of the donor corneas created favorable conditions for the transplant operation. The hospital would like to thank the cornea donors and their families for helping to bring light to patients in Hai Phong.

Previously, in August 2023, Hai Phong Eye Hospital successfully performed corneal transplants for the first time on 2 patients.

In July 2024, the hospital continued to successfully perform corneal transplants for patients born in 1995 and 1998. Thus, to date, Hai Phong Eye Hospital has performed 8 corneal transplant surgeries.

The success of 8 corneal transplants in the past 3 years affirms the capacity, qualifications and courage of the medical team at Hai Phong Eye Hospital in performing and mastering difficult techniques to help patients enjoy modern and specialized medical services and techniques.

At the same time, it shows the efforts and determination of the hospital's medical staff on the path to conquering the pinnacle of medicine, leaving a prominent mark on the corneal transplant map of Vietnam and the regional medical map, spreading the humanistic values ​​and importance of corneal donation, helping people who are blind due to corneal diseases have the opportunity to restore their vision.

Hai Phong Eye Hospital is known as the final specialized hospital of Hai Phong city, where leading experts in ophthalmology gather. In the first 6 months of 2025, the hospital examined and treated nearly 35,000 patients./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/hai-phong-thuc-hien-thanh-cong-4-ca-ghep-giac-mac-post1057451.vnp