Pope Francis operated in secret for a cataract problem in the eyes
Bergoglio would have been operated in secret in Rome for a cataract problem in the eyes. It was Pope Francis himself a year ago who revealed that he had some problems talking about a future operation for this year but then nothing more was known. The surgery would have taken place in recent months.
Pope francesco it would have been operated in great secrecy for a cataract problem in the eye. According to what Il Messaggero reveals, the surgery would have taken place in recent months at the Pio XI clinic in Rome but, by the will of the pope himself, no information has ever been leaked on the methods and timing of the intervention. Dell ‘eye operation In reality, we had known and talked about the Pope for some time but, after the first indiscretions, everything had slipped into oblivion. In fact, the first news dates back to the beginning of last year when, visiting the Regina Coeli prison, the Pope himself revealed that he had some problems in his eyes, speaking of a future operation for this year. The announcement came as a surprise when a detainee spoke of the need for “a new look.” Taking up the metaphor, Bergoglio replied: “This is good, because at my age, for example, cataracts come and you don’t see reality well. : next year I have to do the surgery “.
After several rumors, however, the Holy See denied that the operation was planned. Now, however, the indiscretion confirms the first words of the Pontiff. After all, today the cataract operation it does not require long hospitalizations but is done with a microsurgery usually in the clinic. It lasts a few tens of minutes and is performed under local anesthesia with the patient returning home after a very short time. A very common operation among the elderly and almost always without particular complications. In fact, cataract is a pathology of the lens of the eye and which involves a progressive opacification, up to a total loss of transparency. In the vast majority of cases it is associated with aging and is considered a senile pathology. It is resolved by replacing the damaged lens with a permanent lens made of biocompatible inert plastic material.
