Man regains vision lost in cyclone

Rajkot: For over six decades, Nanu Savaliya, a farmer near Una town of Gir-Somnath district, took utmost care of his eye. He had lost one eye during childhood and had vision only in one.
But all hell broke loose on this 69-year-old when Cyclone Tauktae struck Gujarat coast in May. While working in the farm, some sharp metallic pieces flew due to strong winds and pierced Savaliya’s working eye.
The family lost all hope and the old farmer was staring at life-long blindness. However, a complicated surgery done in Ahmedabad hospital has proved to be nothing short of a miracle for him.
Dr Parth Rana of Netralaya Hospital, who performed the surgery, told TOI: His cornea was torn and had vitreous hemorrhage along with traumatic cataract. The situation was very delicate and three doctors were required for as many surgeries as multiple parts of Savaliya’s eye were damaged.”
The surgery was performed using 3-D technology that enables doctors to see the eye and interiors almost 100 times magnified.
On July 26, doctors declared that his vision had returned to normal after two months of observation.
Dr. Rana said, “Such surgeries are not rare but difficult. Due to 3-D technology, it could be performed in a single sitting. We are gad that he has regained vision.”
Savaliya said, “I thought I would go completely blind. But it’s a miracle that I can see again. We had first gone to Amreli, then Dhandhuka and finally came to Ahmedabad for treatment.”