Chennai, Mar 22 (PTI) City-based tertiary care hospital, Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC), on Tuesday claimed to have successfully treated a 58 year old Omani bus driver who was suffering from an eye tumour, measuring about 2 cm.

The man was unable to drive as he complained of a bulge, heaviness, discomfort and blurry vision in his right eye. The ophthalmologist had advised him to undergo a surgery after seeing his tests and scan reports, GGHC said in a release.

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Dr Ravindra Mohan, Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgeon at the hospital was quoted as saying "orbital tumors in the adult population maybe malignant or benign."

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"In this case, the large tumour measuring about 2 centimetres, nearly the size of the eyeball, was located behind the eyeball, in close relation to the eye nerve, blood vessels and eye muscles that crowd the back of the eyeball. Using an exquisite technique that involved a small opening hidden by the lower eyelid, the tumour was removed intact. All the vital structures were left untouched and safe. The tumour removed at surgery was sent for tissue diagnosis to decipher its nature. Much to everyone's relief, it was not malignant and its removal had been complete," he said.

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