For the first time, the Sankara Nethralaya announced to lunch the Stellaris-Micro Incision Cataract Surgery (S-MICS) in Karnataka.
The technology enables the doctors to do the smallest incision surgery. the minimal incision size enables better restoration of patient's original vision and image clarity. Further, the AKREOS AO Micro Incision Lens (MIL) used during the surgery is customised to go through an incision size of 1.6-1.8mm.
The lens offers the patient clearer vision across varying light conditions and contrast situations. It is designed to give maximum quality of vision and reduce the rate of cataract to bare minimum.
Highlighting the benefits of the procedure, Dr Rajashekar, Founder and Medical Director, Sankara Nethralaya said,
"It was an extremely overwhelming experience to perform a S-MICS on a 95-year-old patient. The successful treatment of even a 95-year-old patient with this revolutionary technology reinforces the fact that the process of this cataract surgery is extremely safe, painless, speedy and completely accurate."
Source: Express Healthcare
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