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| Corneal Transplant Eye Surgery | | | | Steps Of Corneal Transplantation |
| Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal | | | | On the day of the surgery, the patient arrives to |
| grafting or penetrating keratoplasty, is a surgical | | | | either a hospital or an outpatient surgery center, |
| procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is | | | | where the procedure will be performed. The patient |
| replaced by donated corneal tissue which has been | | | | is given a brief physical examination by the surgical |
| removed from a recently deceased individual having | | | | team and is taken to the operating room. In the OR, |
| no known diseases which might affect the viability of | | | | the patient lies down on an operating table and is |
| the donated tissue. The cornea is the clear part of | | | | either given general anesthesia, or local anesthesia |
| eye in front of the iris and pupil. The surgical | | | | and a sedative. |
| procedure is performed by ophthalmologists, medical | | | | |
| doctors who specialize in eyes, and are often done | | | | Prognosis |
| on an outpatient basis. | | | | When the primary purpose of a cornea transplant is |
| | | | | to improve visual acuity, the prognosis is dependent |
| Indications for corneal transplantation : - | | | | upon whether the rest of the eye is healthy. If it is, |
| Optical : - To improve visual acuity by replacing the | | | | then it should be possible to recover normal vision. |
| opaque or distorted host tissue by clear healthy | | | | |
| donor tissue. | | | | Please log on to : |
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| Tectonic/reconstructive : - To preserve corneal | | | | |
| anatomy and integrity in patients with stromal thinning | | | | We Care Core Values |
| and descemetoceles, or to reconstruct the anatomy | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| of the eye, e.g. after corneal perforation | | | | you as the centre. |
| | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| Therapeutic : - To remove inflamed corneal tissue | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| unresponsive to treatment by antibiotics or anti-virals. | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| Cosmetic : - To improve the appearance of patients | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| with corneal scars that have given a whitish or | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| opaque hue to the cornea | | | | across the sub continent. |