The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

Corneal transplantation is a procedure that involves the repair of a damaged or diseased cornea with healthier cadaver tissue. This is called allotransplantation which refers to the transplantation of ...

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 ...

Caused by bacterial infections or diseases such as keratoconus, thinning of the cornea can lead to blindness if not addressed. An experimental new injectable material could help keep that from ...

Cornea disease and refractive surgery specialist, Majid Moshirfar, M.D., F.A.C.S., of the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah performed the first ever laser-based cornea transplant in ...

About a third of the corneal transplant surgeries in the United States involve people with diabetes who donate their corneas after death. The number of corneal transplants has grown over the last ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- A South Florida man is sharing his story with the hope of helping others, after he nearly lost sight in one of his eyes. A relatively common infection led to a painful and ...

The first-ever corneal stem-cell transplants in the U.S. proved feasible and safe, allowed patients to receive new corneas, and in some cases improved vision as a solo procedure, a small preliminary ...

>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE RECIPIENT OF TRAY’S CORNEA, KELLY BENNETT. REPORTER: IN TRUE PANDEMIC STYLE, IT WASN’T THE MEETING THIS FAMILY FROM TEXAS AND THIS LOCAL MOM EXPECTED AND IF ...

DUBLIN, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Artificial Cornea and Corneal Implant Market by Type (Human Cornea, Artificial Cornea), Transplant Type (Penetrating Keratoplasty, Endothelial Keratoplasty), ...