AIIMS Becomes India's First Public Hospital For Eye Tumours

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The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is India's first public hospital to start plaque brachytherapy facility for the treatment of eye tumours, a statement said on Sunday. The facility(सुविधा) is a form of local radiation delivered to the eye through a radioactive device which is attached to the eye for a temporary (अस्थायी) period of time. The facility at the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Opthalmic Sciences will treat children suffering from a type of cancer called Retinoblastoma and adults who suffer from melanoma.

"Both the cancers are life threatening(भयंकर), and plaque brachytherapy can help to save not only the life of the patient, but also the vision," the statement said.

Plaque brachytherapy is a form of local radiation delivered to the eye via a radioactive device that is stitched onto the eye. The move is expected to benefit children suffering from retinoblastoma, which is a form of eye cancer, and adults suffering from ocular melanoma.

With this, AIIMS has become the first government hospital in the country to achieve this landmark.