Doctors have restored a woman's vision lost after a stroke

monday,  22  Январь  2024

Doctors have restored a woman's vision lost after a stroke

Last November, Gulmira Baidalieva suffered a stroke, after which the woman’s vision rapidly began to deteriorate. One eye saw only 30%, and the other did not see at all. According to Gulmira, she couldn’t see people’s faces, couldn’t use the phone or watch TV. Doctors said that it was impossible to restore vision because the optic nerve was atrophied. Gulmira's relatives began to worry and look for ways to solve this illness.

At a consultation at the National Center for Neurosurgery, Gulmira gained hope; a complex operation was required. After careful preparation for the operation, the woman was hospitalized as planned at the National Center of Neurology.

Doctors from the Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery performed a two-stage, 15-hour complex open operation.

As noted by the head of the Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, Dr. Erbol Makhambetov, there were certain difficulties during the operation, since the patient had previously undergone surgery in another clinic on the vessels of the brain, and this of course complicated the upcoming operation.

“The large volume of the aneurysm and the inserted coils compressed the optic nerve, as a result of which the patient suffered vision loss. In this operation, it was necessary to maintain blood flow in the area in which the aneurysm was located, while reducing its volume. The operation was divided into two stages. The first stage is anastomosis, the second stage is removal of the mass of spirals. The main goal was to finally shut down the aneurysm and free the optic nerve. The operation was difficult, but, fortunately, it ended successfully. The next day, the patient noted a significant improvement in vision,” said Dr. Erbol Makhambetov.

Now the patient is preparing for discharge, her family is looking forward to being home. As the patient’s sister shared on the day of the operation, they were very worried and were waiting for the good news. “On the second day after the operation, when my sister was transferred to the ward, we called her on a video call. They wanted to make sure everything was okay with her. During these 15 hours of the operation, we were all in fear, what if something went wrong, why there was no news regarding the operation for so long. When we saw our sister via video call and made sure that she saw us and recognized all our loved ones, my heart calmed down. We are immensely grateful to the doctors of the Department and the entire Center! All employees, doctors, nurses are sincere, caring and humane people! They deserve all the awards!” - shared the patient’s sister Gulzhan Aldabergenova.