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The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Man from Tiruvallur with rare eye disease regains vision after treatment
A government employee from Tiruvallur has regained his sight after six years of complete vision loss after advanced treatment at Rajan Eye Care Hospital. Diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Syndrome, a rare autoimmune condition that causes severe inflammation in the eyes, Mr. Joseph experienced a progressive decline in vision despite seeking treatment at several private eye hospitals. A press release said the disease had led to multiple complications, including cataracts, posterior and anterior synechiae, macular oedema, and vitritis in both eyes. Referred by a friend, Mr. Joseph sought help at Rajan Eye Care Hospital, where he was evaluated by Mohan Rajan, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the institution. He and his team performed complex surgeries on both eyes, each lasting over 90 minutes, to address the cataracts and retinal damage. The surgeries were conducted a month apart to ensure optimal recovery. Mr. Joseph regained up to 70% of his vision in both eyes, the release said.
The Hindu
08-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Orthopaedic surgeon Soundarapandian passes away at 94
S. Soundarapandian, orthopaedist and founder of Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital in Anna Nagar, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday. He was 94. He is survived by wife Kothai, two sons and a daughter. His sons, Sivamurugan and Ravisubramaniam, are also orthopaedists. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Dr. Soundarapandian used to treat patients till 2020. It was only during the COVID-19 pandemic that he stopped seeing patients, Mohan Rajan, chairman and medical director of Rajan Eye Care Hospital, said. 'He [Dr. Soundarapandian] was instrumental in developing the Institute of Orthopaedics in the Government General Hospital [RGGGH]. In the 1970s and 1980s there were no private hospitals and all the ortho cases would come only to GH. The RGGGH is one of the gold standard institutions that performed complicated surgeries,' he added. Dr. Soundarapandian was born in Thoothukudi on July 4, 1931, and completed his MBBS degree from the Stanley Medical College and MS General Surgery and MS Orthopeadics from the Madras Medical College (MMC). He went on a commonwealth fellowship programme at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He worked at the MMC as a professor of orthopaedics and eventually headed the department, teaching for over 30 years. He founded the Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital in Anna Nagar in 1982. Dr. Mohan Rajan described him as a 'doyen of orthopaedic surgery. Our teacher, mentor...,who enriched and inspired us all with his vast knowledge and experience in the field of orthopaedics'.
