Designation
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/SENIOR CONSULTANT OPHTHALMOLOGIST/CORNEAL SURGEON
Institution
HOSPITAL SUNGAI BULOH
Qualification
M.B,B.S ( MAHE, INDIA) , M.MED OPTHAL(USM), CCFT CORNEA AND EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES (MOH/AUSTRALIA), CMIA NIOSH, AM (MALAYSIA)
Special field of interest
CORNEAL TRANSPLANT
Abstract
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Five Decades of Corneal Transplantation in Malaysia |
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This presentation will trace the journey of corneal transplantation in Malaysia over a span of 5 decades to celebrate every milestone achieved in implementing the Corneal transplant service. Corneal transplantation began its illustrious history as early as 1970 as per documented records or even earlier in the colonial era. The Corneal subspeciality service which began in Hospital Kuala Lumpur eventually evolved to Hospital Sungai Buloh which was appointed as the Center of Excellence in Corneal Services. Hospital Sungai Buloh was given the privilege of starting the first National Eyebank of Malaysia which is still running till date. Despite many limitations, corneal transplantation in Malaysia has succeeded in achieving admirable results in the world of corneal transplant with implementation of the latest techniques especially with a recent increase in availability of local corneal tissue. |
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