Corneal Transplant Surgery Custom Search Corneal transplant surgery (keratoplasty), is surgery used to replace the cornea, the clear tissue at the front of the eye.
The replacement clear corneal tissue is taken from a recently deceased person. The operation involves removing a central piece of cornea, and suturing it in into the receipient eye. After the procedure, an eye patch is worn and antibiotic/steroidal medication prescribed.Full recovery normally takes around 8-10 months.If necessary spectacles or contact lenses can be subsequently worn for vision correction. Rare complications sometimes occur due to tissue rejection.
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