Doctors of conduct cornea transplant for a patient (Source: VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Hue Central Hospital in the central province
of on June 3 received five from the US for
transplants.
The gift was
arranged by Dr. Edward Charles Kondrot, an ophthalmologist from the Hawaii
ophthalmology society and SEE International.
A total of 10
corneas from Americans who died in May were donated to help restore the sight
of 10 Vietnamese people.
Five were handed
over to the National Coordination Centre for Organ Transplantation and five to
the Hue Central Hospital.
Earlier, from May
16-18, the Hue Central Hospital provided free optical check-ups for 500 locals
and chose five suitable patients to receive cornea transplants on June 3.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
