Corneal transplant surgery is the only known cure for vision loss and blindness resulting from corneal injury or disease. The procedure involves the surgical replacement of a diseased or damaged cornea with a donor cornea. Read here…
This Video Shows Repairing the cornea: let there be sight:
Do Corneal Transplants Last Forever?
Some corneas do last forever, but some need to be replaced due to transplant rejection (which can occur even 20 years later) or due to simple failure of the transplant’s new cells over time (depending on the age and health of the donor tissue, the “warranty” may just run out). Read More…
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