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Suriname. December 19, 2008. An 8 year-old boy, Eduard Tasjero Sjegnile, recovered his vision after being operated on by Cuban ophthalmologists, members of the Operation Miracle Brigade in Suriname. They operated his right eye, and at the beginning of next year his left eye will be operated for complete recuperation of his vision. The boy had congenital blindness. Operation Miracle in Suriname began on October 10, 2005 and more than 5,000 Surinamese patients have since been operated, among them children. The present team who is in Suriname since June this year, has checked 2,847 patients, of which 2,398 were optometrical check ups; the team performed 531 surgeries of which 269 were for cataract, 187 for Pterigium, 4 for glaucoma, and 71 for other eye afflictions. Doctor Diana González Poveda, head of the Ophthalmological Brigade, stated that the operated boy felt very happy after the surgery and was surprised to see the world he did not know before. (Cubaminrex- Embacuba Surinam) |