In a groundbreaking procedure, UK surgeons have removed a meningioma, a type of head cancer, via keyhole surgery through a patient’s eye socket.
This innovative technique, performed on mother-of-three Ruvimbo Kaviya, offers hope for previously inoperable tumours located in the cavernous sinus, the space beneath the brain and behind the eyes.
Traditional surgery previously involved complex, high-risk procedures with significant potential complications.
The surgery, known as a endoscopic trans-orbital approach, took just three hours and Ms Kaviya, a nurse in Leeds, was up and walking the same day.
She has been left with a tiny scar near her left eye.
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