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Question: Eye transplant
| sirsamuel
- Thu May 27, 2004 5:36 am |
Ok this question is in reference to my sister.
My sister had a severe injusry to the eye and she lost her vision permanently,
does an eye transplant involves the changing of an injured eye to a healthy eye.
can u Please enlighten me on this subject.
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| Dr. Tamer Fouad
- Thu May 27, 2004 8:53 am |
 sirsameul,
Eye transplantation is more correctly referred to as corneal transplantation, a procedure that involves exchanging the cornea of a damaged or diseased eye with the healthy cornea of a recently deceased donor.
The cornea is the eye's outermost layer. It is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. The cornea must remain transparent to refract light properly so that we are able to see.
A corneal transplant can help someone who has greatly reduced vision as a result of injury, disease or infection of the cornea.
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