The Eye Centre at the American Hospital, Last Word Technology

The only ophthalmologic center in Albania that offers the latest technology services attracts numerous patients from in and out of the country.

Currently,the Eye Center at the American Hospital provides the widest range ofexaminations and surgical procedures for a modern ophthalmological clinic.

The centre provides services for children and adults and treats all the eye pathologies and it has become a point of reference in Albania and in the region.With a staff of 6 members who are trained in different fields of expertise, the American Hospital – Eye Centre has performed for the first time many new procedures, such as vision correction by laser, cataract surgery with phacoemulsification, the transplant of cornea, the keratoconus treatment, the vitreo-retinal surgery, etc.

Amedical staff composed of local and foreign experts conducts every patient treatment and intervention with high professionalism and responsibility.

According to Dr. Ismail Halilit, the Eye Center at the American Hospital has success fully engaged in the most difficult surgery procedures, such as that involving the cataract and retina and has used the most up-to-date methodologies and equipment for the vision correction treatment by Lasik/Lasek.

Likewise,it is since two months that such a center has performed many successfulvitreo-retinal interventions among local and foreign patients.

Prof.Dr. Ahmet Maden says he is quite happy that such medical advanced technology,especially the eye-related one, is now so close to the Albanian patients.

“I am happy to collaborate with the ophthalmologic center at the American Hospital, together with a staff of six professional and trained doctors. Here,we perform interventions that are quite recent in the field of ophthalmology,such as vitreous-retinal transplants, surgery of the retina and other traumas of the posterior chamber of the eye.”