By Hina Kiyani
RAWALPINDI: Al-Shifa Trust has acquired the most-advanced German and Swiss lasers, the latest technology for corneal eyesight surgery. These lasers are used for the removal of glasses as well as cataract and corneal surgeries.
Maj. Gen. (Retired) Rehmat president Al-Shifa Trust told a group of senior journalists while briefing about the services of the trust in 2021.
He said that the trust has also established a Chemotherapy Unit to treat children suffering from various types of eye cancers at its Rawalpindi Children’s eye hospital.
The facility, the first of its kind in Pakistan, was inaugurated last week, he said.
President of the trust Major Gen. (Retired) Rehmat Khan speaking at the briefing, said that we are in the continuous process of upgrading our hospital to provide the best care to the people.
The Chemotherapy facility is another step towards treating all forms of eye cancers under one roof, he said, adding that free-of-cost treatment was provided to two patients on the day of inauguration.
