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 ...

Corneal transplant surgery has come a long way since its inception in 1905. This surgical procedure involves the replacement of a damaged or diseased cornea with a healthy one. It is one of the ...

It means patients on the elective backlog who risk further deterioration in their vision can be seen months earlier than they would waiting for a cornea transplant from an organ donor. But at the ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

A small number of people with keratoconus might need a cornea transplant. During this procedure, the doctor will replace your damaged cornea with a donated one. This operation is usually successful.

However only one in 70 patients receives a cornea transplant, and those who need them tend to live in low and middle-income countries where access to treatments is very limited. Mehrdad Rafat ...

Less than a month after being told she had pink eye, Madison Freeman had no idea she could partially lose her vision — but thanks to a cornea transplant, her nightmare story is coming to an end.

The medical team of the National Cornea Transplant Authority has performed 201 surgeries as part of the 1,000 Cornea ...

Farley, known to his friends as John, is one of only 200 people worldwide to have received an artificial cornea transplant. Once he fully regains his sight, the pensioner aspires to repairing ...

Cecil Farley, 91, faced a year-long wait for sight-saving surgery after a human cornea transplant failed - but his surgeon offered him the chance to skip the queue by using an artificial one.