RAK Hospital, the flagship brand of Arabian Healthcare Group, has established a state-of-the-art highly specialized Eye Care Center in Ras Al Khaimah.

The centre is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of all medical conditions of the eye while offering advanced eye-care technology and surgical platform, which is introduced for the first time in the region and by far the best in the entire Middle East, a statement said.

The centre was recently inaugurated by Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.

The facility is the first and only dedicated Eye Specialty Center in the Northern Emirates to work on prevention of blindness while offering comprehensive patient care, sight enhancement and rehabilitation services along with high-impact eye health programmes, the statement said.

The Eye Care Center offers a wide range of procedures and services executed under the expertise of Super Specialists using state of the art technology, it added.

Raza Siddiqui, CEO Arabian Healthcare Group and executive director of RAK Hospital said: “Prevention, early diagnosis, and cost-effective management of eye disorders are of paramount importance in the UAE and the GCC region. We are excited to provide high quality cost-effective eye care diagnosis and treatment, covering all areas of eye care such as cataract surgery, refractive surgery including Lasik corrections, glaucoma, vitreo retinal surgeries, and other advanced treatment techniques necessary for eye care.”

“Blindness and vision impairment are major public health problems all over the world, including the UAE region. Consequently, there is a great need to develop eye care centres of high quality in the area and our center is one step in that direction,” he added.

RAK Eye Care Center is the first in the region to offer exceptionally versatile Victus Femtosecond Cataract Laser Surgery Platform and Technolas Excimer Laser 317 for true precision, high quality and maximum speed, according to the statement.

With the use of Victus, RAK Eye Care Centre provides the very latest Micro incision Phaco emulsification surgery for cataract removal, promoting fast healing and early visual rehabilitation.

The use of the latest Femto Laser technique (Femtocataract) ensures the best possible visual outcomes and comfort to the patient as it is a no injection procedure with use of only topical drops. The benefits for Victus Femto Laser Technique are: Versatility, Precision, Quality, Speed and Visualization. – TradeArabia News Service