Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi performs world's first angiography-guided Hydrus Microstent glaucoma surgery
On 10 March 2026 at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi, surgeons performed the world's first implantation of the Hydrus Microstent guided by intraoperative aqueous angiography, together with cataract surgery.
Summary
On 10 March 2026 at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi, surgeons performed what the Defence Ministry called the world's first implantation of the Hydrus Microstent guided by intraoperative aqueous angiography, combined with cataract surgery. Using the Heidelberg Retina Angiograph to see the eye's fluid outflow pathways in real time, they placed the implant precisely in Schlemm's canal to improve drainage in a glaucoma patient. The Ministry described it as a global milestone in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery under the Armed Forces Medical Services, headed by Director General Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 10 March 2026, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi
- First
- Hydrus Microstent guided by intraoperative aqueous angiography
- Combined with
- Cataract surgery
- Imaging
- Heidelberg Retina Angiograph
- Target
- Schlemm's canal — glaucoma drainage
- DGAFMS
- Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The world-first surgery performed at Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi on 10 March 2026, implanting a Hydrus Microstent under aqueous angiography guidance, treats which eye disease?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Glaucoma
The minimally invasive glaucoma surgery placed the Hydrus Microstent in Schlemm's canal to improve aqueous drainage, alongside cataract surgery.