A tumor removed through the eyelid

Source: The Irish Times

Surgeons in Dublin removed a brain tumor through a patient's eyelid.

A 2cm incision at the eye socket replaces a 15 to 20cm craniotomy.

The eye socket becomes the corridor to the brain.

Less trauma. Fewer complications.

Patients go home in two or three days instead of two weeks.

This is what surgical innovation looks like.

Small changes in approach. Massive changes in outcome.

Read more: The Irish Times