QKUK Eye Clinic Saves Baby Seeing

A team of experts at the Kosovo University Clinical Centre's Sy Clinic has successfully conducted an eye intervention on a child for a month, saving sightlessness after being diagnosed with premature retinopathy, which leads to permanent blindness, KKUK reports through a media communiqué.

This disease appears in premature children, and it is usually caused by the disorderly growth of blood vessels that damage the retina.

The child has spent four weeks in the Neonatology Clinic. From examinations, doctors have found that immediate intervention is necessary to save the baby's eyes.

Dr. Ardian Sermajaj says the patient is now well, under doctors' escort, while discussing the consequences of not being treated on time.

“The baby's fine now and it's okay. It's 36 weeks, we're following him. If the problem were not identified in time, two weeks later the third or fourth degree of premature retinopathy, which would lead to eternal blindness”, Sermadjanj says.

The Sy Clinic has formed a team of five doctors to treat retinopatia with promise. Except for Dr. Ardian Sermajat, including Dr. Anita Sylaj, Dr. Festival Blette, Dr. Visar Huruglica and Dr. Belinda Pustina.

Eye Clinic Director Dr. Adem Miftari, says QKUK has the capacity to handle most of this nature, without having to refer abroad.

“Clinic Management, along with doctors, works on the team that diagnoses and deals with premature retinopathy. We're also working on drafting protocol for diagnosing and treating this disease, based on peak medical experiences”.

“We have the capacity to deal with most cases of premature retinopathy. As for treating these diseases, we are at a level with the advanced countries of the world. We expect to be supplied with additional equipment so that we can deal with all cases”, Miftari points out.

In the Sy Clinic for two years, 27 successful cases of premature retinopathy have been addressed.