Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Israeli Doctors Perform First-Ever Brain Surgery Through Eye
Doctors in Israel have done a special type of brain surgery for the first time.
They removed a tumor through a patient's eye socket, which is less invasive than traditional methods.
This new approach, involving a team of specialists, meant they didn't have to open the skull.
The patient has recovered well, with minimal impact on vision and appearance.
Similar surgeries have been done in other countries, like the US and UK.
Skull base tumors grow at the bottom of the skull, near important parts of the brain.
There are different ways to remove these tumors, including keyhole surgery which helps patients recover faster with less scarring.
Israeli doctors performed the country's first minimally invasive brain surgery through the eye socket.
The surgery at Ichilov Medical Centre removed a rare skull base tumor without opening the skull.
The procedure involved neurosurgery, oculoplastics, and ENT specialists.
The young patient has recovered with minimal vision disruption and appearance changes.
Similar surgeries have been done internationally, including in the US and UK.
- Who
- Doctors at Ichilov Medical Centre
- What
- Performed Israel's first minimally invasive brain surgery through the eye socket.
- When
- July 21
- Where
- Ichilov Medical Centre in Israel
- Why
- To remove a rare skull base tumor without opening the skull.
- Procedure
- Minimally invasive brain surgery via eye socket
- Location
- Ichilov Medical Centre, Israel
- Date
- July 21
- Patient
- Young patient
- Tumor Type
- Skull base tumor
- Team
- Neurosurgery, oculoplastics, and ENT specialists