‘Eye cancer cases rising at alarming rate among children’
2,200 people are diagnosed with disease annually; Al-Shifa establishes Cancer Eye Clinic
PHOTO: alshifaeye.org
RAWALPINDI:
The incidence of eye cancer is increasing in Pakistan calling for early detection, diagnosis and proper treatment, an eye specialist at a leading hospital said on Tuesday.
Almost 30 per cent of eye cancer patients are children. This is an alarming development that needs an urgent and well-thought-out response, according to an expert of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
More than 2,200 people are diagnosed with eye cancer annually and the number is growing therefore the trust has established a Cancer Eye Clinic to provide assistance to the needy, said Dr Professor Tayyab Afghani, Consultant and head of department, Orbit and Oculoplastic Department, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
Eye cancer increasing among children
Islamabad
April 22, 2021
Rawalpindi : The incidence of eye cancer is increasing in Pakistan calling for early detection, diagnosis and proper treatment as almost 30 percent of the eye cancer patients are children which is a growing threat that needs an urgent and full response, said Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
Annually almost 2200 people are diagnosed with eye cancer and the number is growing therefore the trust has established a Cancer Eye Clinic to provide assistance to the needy, said Professor Dr. Tayyab Afghani, Consultant and HOD of Orbit and Oculoplastic Department, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
He said that timely detection can save sight as the problem gets complicated by the passage of time that may cause vision loss, loss of the eye or may prove fatal. Eye problems should not be taken lightly and a doctor must be consulted without delay as the number of people with eye cancer is on the rise but patients are brought to hospitals o