Pakistani child gets Indian eye

[magickalcolours]

Since when can the do eye transplants?

[Nagual]

In fact, it's not a full eye transplant...  They just replaced the cornea.

"We had to proceed very carefully, first to detach the iris and thereafter replace the defective cornea with a healthy one procured from a 50-year-old Madras donor two weeks back"

So, it's not as gound-breaking as expected...

[Nick]

Although I couldn't access the story as I didn't want to register, I did read what you wrote here Nagual. I wanted to say that donors such as the Indian person, are truly inspiring individuals.



Nick

[Nagual]

Yeah, that's one important thing about this news; since India and Pakistan are not always in good terms...

PS: You don't need to subscribe; just click the: "Register later and continue to your Article" link...

[Nick]

Thanks! [8D]

[Nagual]

A one-year-old Pakistani boy saw the world for the first time yesterday through an eye donated by an Indian.

Mohammed Ahmed gained partial vision after a difficult operation at the Agarwal Eye Institute in the southern city of Madras where another Pakistani child got a donor's eye six months ago.

Doctors said Ahmed, who was born blind, would get near-normal sight by the time he heads back to Karachi next week.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/04/1088879377628.html?oneclick=true