HEART SURGEON OPERATING GLASSES STOLEN IN CAR, CANNOT WORK UNTIL A NEW CUSTOM MADE PAIR ARE AVAILABLE IN SIX WEEKS

 Police put out urgent appeal to find heart surgeon's operating glasses after they were stolen in car raid meaning he won't be able to save lives for six weeks while a new pair are custom-made 

• West Midlands Police launched appeal to find heart surgeon's operating glasses
• Stephen Rooney's loupes were stolen during a raid on his car, police confirmed
• The glasses are needed for life-saving surgery and will take six weeks to replace

• Stephen Rooney (pictured) works as a consultant cardiac surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham

  Police in Birmingham have launched an urgent appeal after a heart surgeon's operating glasses were stolen during a raid on his car.

• The glasses, which are only produced by a small number of companies globally, will take around six weeks to be replaced, meaning he will be unable to save lives during this time.

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• Stephen Rooney works as a consultant cardiac surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and West Midlands Police have described the missing glasses - known as loupes - as 'absolutely essential' to his work.

  In a statement, the police said: 'Because of how crucial the glasses are to his work, we’re appealing for help to get them back.

  'The stolen operating glasses are described as having a black frame. They have the name ‘Stephen Rooney’ engraved in the arms. They had been in a black and aluminium box, also with his name on it, when they were taken.