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KATH performs surgery on patients with
complicated eye problems
Kumasi, April 4, GNA - The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
(KATH) in collaboration with the Moran Eye Centre of the
Utah University in the United States of America on Monday
started operating on 400 patients with complicated eye
problems in Kumasi.
The exercise, which is to cover cases of cornea, cataract,
glaucoma, paediatric and squint, would end on April 6.
Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Chief Executive of KATH, told
newsmen in Kumasi that screening exercise started on March
26.
He said the collaboration between KATH and the Utah
University started eight years ago and that KATH has
benefited from charity eye care service, training of its
staff abroad and logistic support of both consumables and
equipment.
Dr Nsiah-Asare said as part of the exercise, the Moran Eye
Centre has made donations of items to KATH that include
microscope, ocular lenses, drugs, equipment and seven cornea
tissues transplant at the cost of 518 million cedis.
He said the vision of the Eye Department of the hospital was
to establish an eye centre this year to as part of the
hospital's centre of excellence programme.
Dr Nsiah-Asare said the surgeries are free for patients with
National Health Insurance Scheme cards and the hospital's
attendance cards and that patients without such facilities
pay subsidized fee of 300,000 cedis.
Dr Seth Lartey, Head of the Eye Department of KATH, said
this the first time in the history of the hospital that
cornea tissues transplant was being done at the hospital.
He appealed to patients with complicated eye problems to
take advantage of the exercise and attend the hospital for
treatment.
Professor Alan Crandal, Head of the eight-member eye
specialists' team from the Utah University, expressed the
hope that the exercise would continue periodically to help
treat patients with complicated eye problems.
GNA
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