My dad had to have eye surgery. As I am writing this he is in recovery. He had a macular hole that was getting worse, so instead of meeting with a surgeon and scheduling ...

Dr. Michael Kapusta, MD, FRSCS, Ophthalmologist, talks about what a macular hole is and the treatment with pars plana vitrectomy surgery.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang underwent successful surgery to repair a hole in his heart, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas announced Wednesday. His expected recovery time is four ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had successful surgery to repair a hole in his heart ... Letang will require a recovery of four to six weeks, according to the release.

In some cases, trauma may be responsible for macular hole formation. It is more common in females and more than 50% of the macular holes occurred in patients from age 60 and above. It can be ...

YEAH. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY FOR PATIENTS, THIS IS A LONG RECOVERY. I MEAN, THE THE SURGERY IS A VERY SHORT SURGERY. I TELL THEM THAT ALL THE TIME. THE SURGERY IS THE EASY PART. WE DO THE SURGERY IN ...

In a shocking turn of events, Penguins star defenseman Kris Letang had surgery on his heart as it was announced he had a hole that required ... The expected recovery time is four to six weeks.

a small hole in the heart, and the surgery was performed at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by Dr. Conrad Smith. Letang's recovery time is expected to be four to six weeks. He will miss the team's ...

adding that he was "on the road to recovery. It’s not an easy process. This is my first surgery — first major surgery." A perforated appendix occurs when the appendix has developed a hole or ...