Corneal Transplant

Cornea Transplants – Get it in India at Low Cost

Corneal transplant, also known as Penetrating Keratoplasty and Corneal Graft, is the replacement of the part of the eye called the cornea with a graft obtained from a human donor.

The cornea is the clear part at the front of the eye that’s responsible for transmission of light into the eye. Many disease processes that affect the cornea and cause a reduction in vision can be treated with corneal transplants, including:

• Keratoconus
• Scarred cornea
• Corneal edema (swelling of the cornea)
• Cornea infection
• Complications caused by past eye surgeries or previous corneal transplant

Most cornea transplant procedures are successful. But cornea transplant carries a small risk of complications, such as rejection of the donor cornea.

How is Corneal Transplant performed?

In cases where a cornea is diseased, the surgery involves removing the central 7 to 8mm portion of the damaged or cloudy cornea.  A clear and healthy donor cornea is then placed, and sutured in place with very fine microsurgical nylon sutures. This procedure is also known as a Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK).

In cases where the cornea is only partially diseased, only the affected portion (either the front portion or the back portion) is dissected away and replaced by a partial donor cornea tissue. This procedure, also known as Lamellar Keratoplasty (LK), is more advanced and complicated thus more challenging to perform.

At We Care, our surgeon is well-equipped with the expertise to perform this difficult procedure. Thus far, it is our preferred procedure as it involves only removing the diseased layers of the cornea while still preserving the healthy layers, thus minimizing the risks of corneal graft rejection, a significant cause for "failure" today in a corneal transplant.

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