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๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๏ธ
๐ In a powerful example of global eyecare collaboration, two leading ophthalmologists from Moorfields Eye Hospital, London have helped restore vision to over 20 young people in Bangladesh, months after they suffered severe eye trauma during political protests.
๐จโโ๏ธ Consultants Mahi Muqit and Niaz Islam travelled to Dhaka in March to evaluate 150 patients, all aged between 14 and 30, who had sustained gunshot injuries to the eyes during the July 2024 Students Against Discrimination protests. Many had been living with partial or complete sight loss for months. Over the course of two days, the Moorfields team performed 24 sight-saving surgeries. Those not requiring surgery were provided with structured rehabilitation plans.
๐ One standout case was Rohan, a young man blinded in both eyesโone permanently. Surgeons successfully repaired the damage in the other, offering hope of restored vision. Another patient, Minhaj, still had bullets lodged in his eye, which were carefully removed during surgery.
๐ Mr. Muqit, a senior vitreoretinal consultant, described the experience as โan honour and an intense experience,โ highlighting the life-changing impact of timely surgical intervention.
๐ This humanitarian mission, supported by Bangladeshโs interim government, underscores the vital role of international expertise and cross-border medical cooperation in restoring vision and dignity to those affected by conflict.
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