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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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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