Archive · 25 May 2025
Laborer's Eye Saved After 3-Hour Surgery in Mumbai
Imagine a worker was at a construction site and something went wrong: an iron rod went into his eye!
It was a scary situation, and he had to go to the hospital right away.
Doctors at JJ Hospital worked for three hours to carefully take the rod out.
It was very close to an important blood vessel that goes to the brain.
The doctors did a great job, and the worker can still see!
He's doing well and will likely go home soon.
A labourer was injured when an iron rod penetrated his eye.
The accident occurred at a construction site in South Mumbai.
Doctors at JJ Hospital performed a complex three-hour surgery.
The iron object was close to the carotid artery.
The labourer's vision was saved and he is expected to be discharged soon.
- Who
- A 25-year-old labourer was injured. Medical professionals from multiple departments at JJ Hospital performed the surgery.
- What
- A 13-cm-long iron rod penetrated a 25-year-old labourer's eye. Doctors removed it in a complex surgery.
- When
- May 19, when the accident occurred, and the surgery was performed late that evening.
- Where
- A construction site in south Mumbai, and the state-run JJ Hospital in Byculla, Mumbai.
- Why
- The labourer was working at a construction site when the accident happened. The surgery was needed to remove the iron rod and save his vision.
- Patient Age
- 25 years
- Object Size
- 13 cm x 2 cm x 0.5 cm
- Hospital
- JJ Hospital, Byculla
- Surgery Duration
- 3 hours
- Result
- Vision intact