He had been blind for six years. Alone, without anyone to look after him, this 68-year-old from Korça had injured one of his eyes at work, which left him blind.
But on the other hand, he had to survive and continued to work, making do with what he could see with one eye. A little later, he lost his sight in the other eye as well due to glaucoma.
“They put a cap on me,” said Trajan Tiliani.
“He can regain 100% of his vision, because the surgery went very well,” said eye surgeon Ermal Simaku.
It was the determination of the ophthalmologist, who undertook to perform retinal interventions even after 6 years, since according to the protocol it should have been performed since it was damaged, but at that time retinal interventions were not performed in the public hospital.
“In May, he came for glaucoma surgery. We performed that, but we also planned retinal surgery,” said Simaku.
Performing the retinal intervention in a public hospital, in addition to restoring Trajan’s sight, 68 years old, and like Trajan there are many others who cannot afford to go to private hospitals, makes it possible for these people not to be part of the KEMP, where the state pays every month for these people and their caregivers, in case of need.