http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MV-Boucher-c2048 undergoes second eye surgery – Cricket News Update
Former South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, who was forced to retire from international cricket earlier this year owing to a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-Raymond-Ambrose-c94079 on-field accident which damaged his eye, has successfully undergone a second surgery in Cape Town.
The 35-year-old was taken off-field during South Africa’s warm-up match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir delivery hit the stumps and a dislodged bail struck Boucher in his left eye. The 35-year-old underwent a three-hour long surgery
that very same evening in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, for a lacerated eyeball, and team management confirmed that the injury was “severe.”
The injury saw the veteran wicketkeeper pulling out of the England v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Test series, which would have marked his 150th appearance for the national side in the extended-overs format of the game. He was eventually forced to announce his
retirement on July 10 owing to the severity of the injury, an abrupt decision which left him hanging at 999 international dismissals – a tally which he had been looking to round off to a 1000 (although he holds a record 555 dismissals from 147 Tests).
The main concern remained whether the right-hander would be able to recover his vision in the left eye. However, he received encouraging news following his return to Cape Town, from his surgeon Shuaib Manjra who confirmed to the
Sunday Times that there was “no obvious detachment of the retina which is very positive”.
Boucher underwent a second 3-hour long surgery in Cape Town on July 19, the success of which Cricket South Africa confirmed through a press release, revealing that “... it was established that the important parts of the retina were intact”.
The former wicketkeeper’s medical team claimed that there had been no complications throughout the procedure, and that surgeons had successfully managed to remove the blood accumulated in the eye as a result of the trauma caused by the accident.
“The outcome looks very positive and the surgeon is pleased with the procedure,” the CSA release went on to say.
“The Boucher family are extremely grateful for the support they have received from around the world, and we will keep Mark's well-wishers informed as and when appropriate information becomes available.”
While Boucher’s return to cricket is as yet uncertain, he has expressed interest in representing his franchise, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776. Meanwhile, there are more medical procedures, and possibly further surgery, in store for the cricketer, and the South African
Cricketers' Association is working on aiding him in the process of claiming disability insurance.
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