Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhang Hua
Correspondents Qu Huiying Zhang Xinyi Jin Yujie
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Mr. Zhao, a 39-year-old from Lanzhou, Gansu Province, has myopia of 3100 degrees and is super highly myopic. Even if you wear heavy spectacle lenses, you can't see the facial features of the person in front of you, and you've never even seen your own appearance. Due to his poor vision, he never gave up seeking treatment, but every time he got a reply that it was "incurable".
On February 26, at the age of 40, he successfully underwent eye surgery in an eye hospital in Shanghai, and his vision in his left eye changed from 0.02 to 0.6, an increase of 30 times.
It is understood that on average, there are 1-2 ultra-high myopia patients in every 100 myopic eyes (the degree is more than 1000 degrees). Thanks to medical advances, more and more patients with ultra-high myopia have been effectively treated, thus changing the trajectory of their lives. Taking Professor Li Wensheng's team as an example, in the past 10 years, more than 1,000 cases of ultra-high myopia patients have been successfully operated.
The family is highly myopic
Since I can remember, Mr. Zhao has had a high degree of myopia, until he later developed into a super high myopia. His father had 1400-degree myopia and his brother was 1500-degree myopia.
"Because of the high degree of myopia, all aspects have an impact, and the impact is very large, that feeling can not be said, everything is slower than others, very inferior."
As he grew older, the problem of ultra-high myopia increased for Mr. Zhao. As a man and pillar of the family, he has never given up on seeking medical treatment in the past 30 years. I have traveled to major hospitals in the province and consulted many doctors, but whenever I have ignited hope, I have received a disappointed reply. "Every time I did a bunch of tests, the doctor's answer was that there was no way to heal."
The 3100 degree ultra-high myopia surgery was successfully completed
After the operation, you can see the 9th row of the eye chart
At the beginning of this year, by chance, Mr. Zhao learned through the Internet that Professor Li Wensheng of Shanghai Aier Eye Hospital has rich experience in the treatment of ultra-high myopia in more than 20 years of medical practice. Therefore, with long-lost hope and anxiety, Mr. Zhao contacted Professor Li.
After learning about Mr. Zhao's condition and related circumstances, Professor Li decided to let him go to Shanghai for diagnosis and surgery. There are more than 2,300 kilometers from Lanzhou to Shanghai, which is a "journey to chase the light" for Mr. Zhao, who has hardly been out of the door. Nervous, nervous, but more than expected and surprised.
After arriving in Shanghai, he conducted a detailed eye examination, and the results showed that the naked eye vision of both eyes was only 0.02, and even if he wore myopic glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle, the best corrected vision was only 0.2.
"Because he was super myopic, he also helped him examine the bottom of his eyes carefully. Fortunately, no other eye lesions have been found. "Professor Li introduced that 3100 degrees of ultra-high myopia, the common myopia surgery method can not be corrected, can only use transparent lens suction plus intraocular lens implantation." Surgery is difficult because the patient's anterior chamber is very deep and the suspensory ligament is relaxed, then the posterior sac is easy to rupture during surgery, the crystal is not easy to install, and it is easy to cause complications such as retinal detachment, fulminant suprahorhoidal hemorrhage, etc. ”
Professor Li Wensheng examined Mr. Zhao
With exquisite technology and rich experience, Professor Li Wensheng successfully completed this operation. Before the operation, under the condition of wearing glasses, Mr. Zhao could not even see the first row of the eye chart clearly, and after the operation, he could see the 9th row of the eye chart in his right eye and the 7th row in his left eye.
I finally saw what I looked like
The moment Mr. Zhao took off the gauze and opened his eyes, he cried. "After 30 years, I finally see myself clearly. I am very grateful to Professor Lee's medical team for changing my life. ”
After the operation, Mr. Zhao had a vision of 0.4 in his left eye and 0.6 in his right eye. His right eye vision was 30 times higher than before surgery. On 27 February, after the postoperative review of all indications, he embarked on his return journey.
"When he was discharged from the hospital, he was only about 250 degrees, and the degree was significantly reduced. After that, as long as he is reviewed in Lanzhou Hospital, I will continue to pay attention to his recovery. Professor Li Wensheng said.
"I have never seen the world clearly since I can remember, and physiologically I have finally become a normal person. But the bigger change is that psychologically, I am full of confidence and expectations for the future. I hope that while I hope to make my family live a better life, I will also realize some challenges that I did not dare to think about before. Although I am about to turn 40 years old, I feel that life has just begun, and I really thank Professor Li! On the way back, Mr. Zhao sent a message to Professor Li with emotion.
At present, the mainland myopia population has exceeded 600 million, and there are 1-2 ultra-high myopia in every 100 myopia eyes, and the incidence has increased with age. "There are many misunderstandings about the treatment of ultra-high myopia, but in fact, it is not impossible to correct, and the earlier the operation is performed, the greater the probability that the patient will recover the light." Professor Li Wensheng said. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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