Friday, August 14, 2020

SRM hospital inks MoU on eye treatment

SRM hospital inks MoU on eye treatment

Chennai:  14.08.2020

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (SRMMCHRC) and Aravind Eye Hospital signed an MoU to provide regular retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening for high-risk babies by a team of experts on its campus in Kattankulathur.

SRMMCHRC said Aravind Eye Hospital will provide a team of experts and expertise to conduct the screening at SRM’s Kattakulatur campus. Apart from screening, experts from the eye hospital will provide treatment advice, perform interventions in the form of laser or intravitreal injection or surgery free of cost.

Pro vice-chancellor (Medical) Dr A Ravi Kumar said, “The idea is to catch the illness early and treat it. This process is a welcoming effort, and this opens new avenues for treatment.”

Dr Prabhu Baskaran, vitreoretinal surgeon from Aravind Eye Hospital, said ROP screening will be done by a trained technician while the intervention will be done by a doctor. TNN

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