Eye tumor larger than an eyeball in size, surgically removed to help Filipina expat regain vision at Medcare Hospital Sharjah

 This tumour, diagnosed only when the patient complained of vision loss and a feeling of heaviness around her right eye, was threatening the womans eyesight.

 Medically known as Cavernous Hemangioma, this benign tumor is located behind the eyeball and can pose significant risks, such as optic neuropathy and visual
impairment, when situated in critical areas of the eye.

 Medcares commitment to providing exceptional tertiary and quaternary care for its patients is evident in the successful treatment of a complex tumor of this nature.

Dubai(News Desk):: A routine eye examination prevented a 57-year-old Filipina resident of Sharjah from going blind for the rest of her life. The expat had been suffering from vision loss and heaviness around her right eye for almost a month when she went to see an ophthalmologist. Further, she was referred to Oculoplasty and Orbit Surgery specialist at Medcare Hospital Sharjah, who discovered a large tumor in the orbit of the eye, and recommended additional examination. A massive tumour measuring 35×30 mm, larger than the patients 24mm eyeball, was successfully removed at Medcare Hospital in Sharjah following a strenuous hour long complex surgical procedure.
The astute ophthalmologist at Medcare Hospital Sharjah noticed that the patients right eye protruded more than the left during the eye checkup. The patient insisted that it was a slowly progressive protrusion that began to show since her childhood. Following the ophthalmologist’s timely prognosis, the patient got an MRI and CT scan done, where the medical team discovered a well-defined oval intraconal lesion in the right orbit, indicating the likelihood of a cavernous hemangioma (vascular tumour). The patient underwent a highly sophisticated micro invasive surgery, which is thought to be the first of its type in Medcare, to remove the tumour from behind her eye.
Dr. Fairooz P.M., Oculoplastic Surgeon at Medcare Hospital Sharjah, who is also an Eye Cancer specialist leading the surgical team stated,This was a very risky case as it was compressing the optic nerve causing vision loss, and the surgical procedure involved protecting the optic nerve to regain the vision. This meticulous surgery, which required a high level of precision, was crucial in preventing further vision deterioration.Prior to the surgery, the tumour caused the eye to protrude forward and threatened her vision by squeezing the nerve at the back of the eye. It was a micro incision internal orbital surgical approach that was adopted, Dr. Fairooz stated According to Dr. Fairooz, the benign tumour measured 35x30mm, which was larger than the patients 24mm eyeball. Despite not spreading to other areas of the eye, the tumour continued to grow in size, abutting the optic nerve and compressing it, pushing it to the
orbital walls, resulting in compressive optic neuropathy.