Cuban Eye-Surgery Program a Success in Cuban Province of Matanzas

More than 6,400 visually impaired Latin Americans, including Cubans, received free eye surgeries in the western province of Matanzas as part of the Operacion Milagro program.

Since the program was initiated in Matanzas in October of 2005, patients from Venezuela, Honduras, Guatemala and Cuba have received eye surgeries. The operations are performed at the Faustino Perez Hospital and the Nelson Fernandez Medical Center, both located in the municipality of Jaguey Grande in the city of Matanzas.

Dr. Gonzalo Delgado, Vice-director of the Comandante Faustino Perez Hospital, told AIN news agency that a single experienced Cuban doctor performs some 50 operations a day to treat cataracts and other eye disorders.

Dr. Delgado said that his hospital has recently installed new surgical equipment that uses an exicmer laser for the treatment of patients with ocular refractive disorders.

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