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IOL microsurgery training centre opens in city
An intra-ocular lens (IOL) microsurgery training centre, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, was opened at the Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital at Farmgate in the city yesterday, reports BSS.
The objective of the centre is to train eye specialists in IOL implantation through microsurgery for restoring better vision in cataract eyes.
The centre, named 'Islamia Sight Savers IOL Microsurgery Training Centre,' is a joint venture project of MA Ispahan! Institute of Opthalmology and Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (RCSB), widely known as 'Sight Savers International.' with technical collaboration of Arvind Eye Hospital. India.
Multinational pharmaceutical company Glaxo Wellcome of the United Kingdom, which has a manufacturing plant in Chittagong, is giving financial support to the project.
Inaugurating the centre. Minister for Health and Family Welfare Salahuddin Yusuf said it would render immense service in mitigating the sufferings of cataract patients.
He said similar training centre should be set up at the National Institute of Opthalmology.
Presided over by the chairman of the managing committee of the Islamia Eye Hospital. Prof AM Patwary, the inaugural function was also addressed by Prof MS Akbar MP. regional director for East Asia and Pacific Region of RCSB Martin Kyndt, chairman and managing director of the Glaxo Wellcome
Bangladesh GM Chowdhury, director of Ispahan! Institute of Opthalmology Prof Mustafizur Rahman, country representative of Sight Savers Bangladesh M Jalaluddin Khan, representative of Aravind Eye Hospital Dr P Mohan and honorary advisor of Islamia Eye Hospital Major General (reta) Mukhlesur Rah-
In his introductory speech Prof Mustafizur Rahman said Bangladesh has 1.5 million blind people, of whom 60 per cent suffer from cataract which is preventable and curable.
He said the IOL microsurgery training centre would train 16 surgeons each year. There are 400 opthalmologists in the country and the number of IOL microsurgeons is less than 30. he added.
Country representative of Sight Savers Jalaluddin Khan suggested a complete base line survey on the treatable blind cases to help formulate short and long term plans.
He also suggested reactivation of the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness under the Ministry of Health.
Prof Patwary in his presidential speech said about 800 patients are treated and 60 operations are conducted dally at the Islamia Eye Hospital.