First implantation of artificial iris in Greece at Corfu Hospital
Corfu Hospital
03 Feb 2020
/ 09:50
CORFU. For the first time in Greece there was a successful implantation of an artificial iris in a patient at Corfu General Hospital.
Surgeons at Corfu General Hospital carried out a groundbreaking - for Greece - operation. According to the press release, an artificial iris was successfully implanted in a patient for the first time in Greece.
Statement from the Hospital Administration:
"On Wednesday 29 January a successful operation was carried out at the Ophthalmology Clinic at Corfu General Hospital - the implantation of an artificial iris and anti-glaucoma surgery on a patient who had lost their iris.
This particular type of artificial iris was introduced to Greece for the first time following a request from the Ophthalmology Clinic and the approval of the Hospital Scientific Committee.
The artificial iris is cutting-edge technology and has the appropriate measurements and colour for the patient. The cost was covered by Corfu Hospital and it was the first such implantation in Greece."
Statement from the Hospital Administration:
"On Wednesday 29 January a successful operation was carried out at the Ophthalmology Clinic at Corfu General Hospital - the implantation of an artificial iris and anti-glaucoma surgery on a patient who had lost their iris.
This particular type of artificial iris was introduced to Greece for the first time following a request from the Ophthalmology Clinic and the approval of the Hospital Scientific Committee.
The artificial iris is cutting-edge technology and has the appropriate measurements and colour for the patient. The cost was covered by Corfu Hospital and it was the first such implantation in Greece."
