Eye surgery patient. Image 1 of 2. Old man before cataract surgery. His eye has been injected with a paralysing agent prior to surgery,and the ball over his right eye has been tied in place to apply pressure and reduce any swelling. This patient is being treated in a remote rural region of Kenya,and no local or general anaesthetics are available. The patient has been blinded by a cataract,an abnormal cloudy and opaque area that can form in the lens of an eye. A cataract operation involves cutting the cornea (at the front of the eye),removing the cloudy lens,and replacing it with a plastic fixed-focus lens. Photographed as part of work by the UK charity MEAK (Medical and Educational Aid to Kenya). For the same patient after surgery,see M935/274 | |
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