Archive · 3 Sep 2025
KGMU Surgeons Save Life and Sight of Auto Driver with Brain Injury
A man named Ramu got into a car accident.
A piece of glass from his car's mirror went into his eye and then into his brain!
He was taken to several hospitals, but they couldn't fix it.
Finally, doctors at KGMU in Lucknow did a complicated surgery to remove the glass.
They were very careful not to hurt his brain or his eyesight.
The surgery worked!
Ramu is now recovering and can still see.
Doctors warn that fake car mirrors can be dangerous and should be avoided.
Ramu Yadav, an autorickshaw driver, suffered a severe eye and brain injury in a road accident.
A 6 cm glass shard entered his right eye and penetrated deep into his brain.
He received treatment at several private hospitals before being admitted to KGMU.
A multidisciplinary team at KGMU performed a complex surgery to remove the glass and preserve his vision.
The surgery was successful, and Ramu has retained his eyesight.
- Who
- Ramu Yadav, an autorickshaw driver.
- What
- Surgeons at KGMU successfully removed a 6 cm glass shard from his brain and saved his eyesight after a road accident.
- When
- The operation took place on August 22.
- Where
- King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow, India.
- Why
- Ramu Yadav was injured in a road accident on August 3 when his autorickshaw's front mirror shattered and a glass shard pierced his eye and brain.
- Patient
- Ramu Yadav, 31-year-old autorickshaw driver
- Injury
- 6 cm glass shard in brain and eye
- Hospital
- King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
- Operation Date
- August 22
- Accident Date
- August 3
- Glass Origin
- Duplicate front mirror of autorickshaw