Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital here has recently operated upon and restored the vision of a 55-year-old patient suffering from glaucoma through Single Pass Four Throw Pupilloplasty (SFT).
CMD of Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals Amar Agarwal claimed here on Friday that the SFT was a medical breakthrough achieved by them giving hope to patients suffering from glaucoma.
He stated that “the technique is one-of-its-kind and is is an effective method to treat closed angle glaucoma”. Explaining about the Single Pass Four Throw Pupilloplasty, Dr. Vamshidhar, head of medical services of the hospital Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Telangana, said“The biggest advantage of SFT is that unlike the current gold standard treatment like medication, laser and trabeculectomy, it addresses the root cause of the condition. It opens up the angle structures thereby allowing the aqueous (fluid in the eye) to flow freely, which otherwise would have stayed within and build the pressure in the eye. The other merit is that it is simple, effective and safe.” He stated that the innovative treatment could be used both in the early and advanced closed angle glaucoma cases. In SFT, the iris position would be corrected by releasing the iris from the angles where the fluid drains. The new method of pulling the iris (the brown tissue) from the angle from where it has been attached to the centre would create clear angles, he explained. The iris would be prevented from blocking the aqueous or fluid flow inside the eye which is necessary to maintain pressure. The method was found to give better outcomes as compared to laser treatment, Dr. Vamsidhar said adding that it would also serve as an added advantage in treating patients with high eye pressure due to closed angles by iris tissue.
The hospital had treated more than 40 glaucoma patients across their hospitals in Chennai, Karnataka and Hyderabad through the method from April this year.
