DOHA: To ensure the safety and increase success rates of corneal transplantation, Al-Ahli Hospital has introduced an automated special device to analyse the quality of the sensitive tissue, especially when it comes from the United States and European
countries.
A sophisticated digitalised specular microscope now ensures an accurate tissue assessment prior to the surgical procedure, which is commensurate with international safety standards. Due to the lack of a national eye bank facility and lack of donors, corneal transplantation in Qatar relies on tissue brought from other countries. Being sensitive one cell layer must survive handling and a long journey to make the surgery a success, but the cells cannot be seen and assessed without this special microscope.
The possibility of decaying tissues due to faulty harvesting from the donor, inappropriate storage and handling, and travel delays may expose the delicate cell layers to adverse circumstances.
This will reduce the number of properly functioning cells necessary for a successful transplant procedure. If poor quality material is used, an unsuccessful surgery due to primary graft failure (example — the transplant does not work properly and the cornea is opaque instead of being clear) results. “Primary graft failure makes the patient suffer psychologically and physically, and necessitates an immediate second surgery”, says Professor Alexander Bialasiewicz, Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Al-Ahli Hospital.
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DOHA: To ensure the safety and increase success rates of corneal transplantation, Al-Ahli Hospital has introduced an automated special device to analyse the quality of the sensitive tissue, especially when it comes from the United States and European
countries.
A sophisticated digitalised specular microscope now ensures an accurate tissue assessment prior to the surgical procedure, which is commensurate with international safety standards. Due to the lack of a national eye bank facility and lack of donors, corneal transplantation in Qatar relies on tissue brought from other countries. Being sensitive one cell layer must survive handling and a long journey to make the surgery a success, but the cells cannot be seen and assessed without this special microscope.
The possibility of decaying tissues due to faulty harvesting from the donor, inappropriate storage and handling, and travel delays may expose the delicate cell layers to adverse circumstances.
This will reduce the number of properly functioning cells necessary for a successful transplant procedure. If poor quality material is used, an unsuccessful surgery due to primary graft failure (example — the transplant does not work properly and the cornea is opaque instead of being clear) results. “Primary graft failure makes the patient suffer psychologically and physically, and necessitates an immediate second surgery”, says Professor Alexander Bialasiewicz, Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Al-Ahli Hospital.
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