Paediatric glaucoma surgery performed

Tirupati: Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has performed a first of its kind procedure called trabeculectomy plus trabeculotomy for a paediatric patient in Tirupati on Tuesday.

Glaucoma is a chronic progressive disease caused by elevated intraocular pressure. A team of doctors comprising Medical Director of the hospital Dr JS Reddy, Retina Specialist Dr Sumanth Reddy,

Glaucoma and Cornea specialists Dr Ravi Chandra K and Dr Sowmya Peri operated the first case of paediatric glaucoma in Tirupati on a 11-year-old boy Muniraja.