Successful eye Op for Márquez
Added on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 by Carole Nash Editor
Successful eye Op for Márquez
Marc Márquez has successfully undergone surgery to treat a vision problem present in his right eye that caused him to miss the last round of the Moto2 championship.
The Spanish rider missed the final round of the 2011 season in Valencia after a heavy crash during opening practice in back in October left him with severe vision problems in his right eye.
The former 125GP world champion was operated on yesterday at the Outpatients Eye Surgery Unit of Barcelona’s Hospital Clinico, in a procedure performed by Doctor Bernardo Sánchez Dalmau.
The surgeon treated Marquez for paralysis of the upper right oblique muscle, caused by trauma to the fourth right cranial nerve in Marquez’s Sepang accident.
“The patient underwent the operation under local anaesthetic and sedation and the procedure went satisfactorily”, said Doctor Sánchez, who discharged the rider so as to allow him “to continue his recovery at home.”
Marquez has been gradually regaining normal vision over the past three months, but it had not reached the necessary level required for him to ride. After consulting various specialists and receiving the opinion that he would have to undergo an operation once his vision had stabilised, Marquez decided to schedule this small procedure.
