| Eye surgery center now accepting patients
DECATUR - Macon County Eye Center has a new and improved neighbor.Advanced Eye Surgery and Laser Center LLC recently has opened directly behind Macon County Eye Center as a new facility that performs outpatient eye procedures, including advanced cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, glaucoma surgery and laser treatments, Lasik corrective vision surgery and more.The mission of building the surgery center was to provide patients with a more convenient and economical alternative for eye surgeries, said Dr. Sushant Sinha, physician and medical director of both centers."We realized one inconvenience for our elderly patients, which is the majority of our patients, was going to the hospital, getting very confused and walking across a big parking lot," Sinha said. "We want to provide the utmost care and create a friendly, convenient and reliable facility."Previously, patients had to go to Decatur Memorial Hospital or Central Illinois Surgery Center for cataract surgery, said Dawn Followell, clinic administrator of Macon County Eye Center.
NHS first with contact-lens implants
PATIENTS can have sight-correcting surgery, which involves implanting a contact lens directly into the eye, in the first comprehensive NHS service of its kind in Wales. Consultant ophthalmic and cornea surgeon Mohammed Muhtaseb, is one of just a handful of specialists in the UK who is fellowship trained in this field of surgery. A year after starting work at Swansea NHS Trust, Mr Muhtaseb has introduced these state-of-the-art treatments on the NHS – they are usually only available privately. The surgery is highly specialised and most commonly used when patients seeking laser vision correction are found to be unsuitable. But the new treatments are for just a small number of NHS patients with severe or complicated conditions. .
Broken machine stopped my cancer op
A CANCER patient awaiting a vital operation to stop the disease spreading in his body claims his treatment was put back because the equipment at University Hospital was broken. Gregory Taylor says doctors told him new parts for the laser machine were ordered but no patients could be treated until they were fitted and in full working order. Mr Taylor, a 51-year-old father-of-three, of Addenbrooke Road, Keresley End, was diagnosed with throat cancer four years ago. Since then he has undergone half a dozen biopsies. He has now been told he needs a 10-minute laser operation to take out one of his vocal cords, in the hope of preventing the cancer from spreading to his lungs or other organs. Mr Taylor said he was told the operation had been scheduled for July 31, but was unable to undergo the surgery as the machine needed fixing and the hospital was waiting for parts to be delivered.
Lasering that enlarged prostate!
Introducing a virtually bloodless prostate operation ... ASK any man in his 60s or above whether he has to get up at night to pass urine and more often than not, he will own up. Ask him again whether he used to do that when he was in his 20s or 30s, and inevitably the answer will be in the negative. The fact is, prostate enlargement, medically termed as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), occurs in almost all men, with the exception of eunuchs. The effect of this enlargement varies from man to man, and about a quarter of men in their golden age feel that their quality of life is curtailed by it. In its most severe, BPH can cause complete urine retention (a rather painful experience) or worse, renal failure. Mild cases only warrant observation. Many are very effectively treated with drugs and the more severe cases warrant surgical intervention.
Event at Dixieland Fun Park to raise funds for Tracy Russo
Friday, Aug. 17 will be an evening to remember as Dixieland Fun Park in Fayetteville hosts “Tracy's Night" to help raise money for former park employee Tracy Russo, who desperately needs a brain tumor surgery. This back-to-school celebration will feature all-ride armbands for only $15 - half the normal price! The net proceeds will be donated to the Tracy Russo Medical Fund. In addition to thrill rides such as the Scream'n Swing, Zip Line, Drop Zone and the new Scream'n Eagle roller coaster, the $15 armband will also grant access to 36 holes of Dahlonega Challenge mini-golf and to the popular, two-story Laser Duel arena. Other armband rides include the Scrambler, Giant Slide, the Spider, bumper boats and the Antique Cars, plus three go-kart tracks and several rides just for the little ones.
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