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corneal transplantation
What Is corneal transplantation?
The surgeon will remove all or part of your cornea and replace it with a healthy layer of tissue. The new cornea comes from people who chose to donate this tissue when they died.
A cornea transplant, also called keratoplasty, can bring back vision, lessen pain, and possible improve the appearance of your cornea if it is white and scarred.
Who Needs One?
The light rays that pass through a damaged cornea can get distorted and change your vision.
A corneal transplant corrects several eye problems, including:
Cornea scarring because of an injury or an infection
Corneal ulcers or “sores” from an infection
A medical condition that makes your cornea bulge out (keratoconus)
Thinning, clouding, or swelling of the cornea
Inherited eye diseases, such as Fuchs’ dystrophy and others
Problems caused by an earlier eye operation
Your doctor will let you know which specific procedure is best for your condition.
What IS Full Thickness Corneal Transplant?
If the doctor does a penetrating keratoplasty (PK), all the layers of your cornea get replaced. The surgeon sews the new cornea onto your eye with stitches thinner than hair.
You might need this procedure if you have a severe cornea injury or bad bulging and scarring.
It has the longest healing time
what is Partial Thickness Corneal Transplant?
- During deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), the surgeon injects air to lift off and separate the thin outside and thick middle layers of your cornea, then removes and replaces only those.
- People with keratoconus or a corneal scar that hasn’t affected the inner layers may have this done.
- The healing time with this procedure is shorter than a full thickness transplant. Because your eye itself isn’t opened up, it’s unlikely the lens and iris could be damaged, and there’s less chance of an infection inside your eye.
What's the Surgery Like?
- Before your operation, your doctor will probably do an exam and some lab tests to check that you’re in good general health. You may have to stop taking certain medicines, such as aspirin, a couple of weeks before the procedure.
- Usually, you’ll have to use antibiotic drops in your eye the day before your transplant to help prevent an infection.
- Most of the time, these surgeries are done as outpatient procedures under local anesthesia. This means you’ll be awake but woozy, the area is numb, and you’ll be able to go home the same day.
- Your doctor will do the entire surgery while looking through a microscope. It typically takes 30 minutes to an hour.
Recovery
- Afterward, you’ll probably wear an eye patch for at least a day, maybe 4, until the top layer of your cornea heals. Your eye will most likely be red and sensitive to light. It might hurt or feel sore for a few days, but some people don’t feel any discomfort.