Cornea Transplant

A cornea transplant involves replacing a diseased or scarred cornea with a new one. When the cornea becomes cloudy, light cannot penetrate the eye to reach the light-sensitive retina.

Poor vision or blindness may result. In cornea transplant surgery, the surgeon removes the central portion of the cloudy cornea and replaces it with a clear cornea.

Cornea transplants are very common in the United States; about 40,000 are performed each year.

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