GMC Jammu doctors successfully perform 2 corneal transplants

Jammu: The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC) Jammu achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday by successfully performing two corneal transplantations, offering new hope for vision restoration to the recipients.

The transplants were conducted under the supervision of Dr Ashutosh Gupta, Principal and Dean of GMC Jammu, and Medical Superintendent Dr Narinder Singh Bhutyal.

According to a UNI report, this is the first hospital corneal retrieval of the deceased donor's eyes accomplished through the collaborative efforts of transplant coordinator SOTTO J&K Irfan Ahmad Lone, Dr Riya Gupta, Dr Manpreet Kour, Rifat (SSN) and Anjuman (MTS) under the supervision of Dr Hans Raj Sharma (Professor and Eye bank manager) and Dr Vijayta Gupta (Assistant Professor).

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Dr Ashok Sharma, Professor and Head of Ophthalmology led this successful procedure along with his surgical team.

As per the official communiqué, the recipients, a 55-year-old female with vascularized corneal opacity and an 80-year-old male with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, can now look forward to improved quality of life thanks to this groundbreaking procedure.

The successful surgeries were made possible by the dedicated efforts of Dr Pragya Arora and Dr Swati Mahajan both postgraduates, along with the invaluable assistance of eye OT staff members Kamlesh Kumari (I/C OT), Ajay Sharma (Male Staff nurse), Neelam Kumari (SSN), Sandeep Singh (Pharmacist), Rajesh Kumar (MTS) and Makhan Singh (MTS).

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that bringing good news to medical aspirants, a new medical college owned by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) with 50 MBBS seats, recently commenced its operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence-Medical College started its operations in the administrative block of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal after performing ‘hawan’, a spokesperson of the board.

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