Mumbai Surgeon Restores Sight for Patient from Pakistan in Colombo

A heartwarming example of cooperation took place recently when a Mumbai eye surgeon performed surgery on a blind man from Lahore at an eye hospital in Colombo.

The Pakistani patient faced numerous obstacles in obtaining an Indian medical visa, despite months of efforts from him and Dr. Quresh Maskati in Mumbai.

However, when the doctor got to know that he would be attending a conference in Colombo, he contacted the Sri Lankan Medical Council and received approval to operate there.

With the support of local surgeon Dr. Kusum Rathnayake, the surgery was successfully completed on September 13.

When the patient returned home on September 24, he was overjoyed to see his family, including his seven-year-old daughter, for the first time in four years. He had lost his sight after a serious accident at home when a bottle of alkaline solution broke and splashed on his face. The patient’s right eye was damaged completely, and attempts to transplant the cornea on his left eye didn’t work for him

Dr. Maskati interacted with the patient when he addtended a conference in Pakistan and believed that an artificial cornea could be the solution.

Within 48 hours after surgery, the patient was able to see partially.