Diode laser and operating microscope are the new instruments at the Ophthalmology Clinic of Clinical Center Banja Luka, for which NLB Razvojna banka a.d. Banja Luka donated BAM 30.000, while the remaining amount was donated by Government of Republika Srpska and a team of Swedish doctors.

Medical Issues Assistant to the Director at the Clinical Center Banja Luka, Mr. Brane Topic said, that these are the modern instruments neccessary for surgical interventions.

He also added that diode laser is one of the most up-to-date in the world, used for interventions for diabetic retinopathy and other eye desease.

Head of Ophthalmology Clinic at Clinical Center Banja Luka, Nenad Macanovic said that these two apparatus are of extreme importance for everyday practice in the Clinic and reminded thet up to now 70 percent of patients, due to lack of diode laser used to go to medical institutions ouside of Republika Srpska.