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What is Corneal Transplant (Keratoplasty)? How it is done?

• Known in public as eye transplant, actually it is an operation which the foremost transparent layer that is defected after diseases is changed with a healthy cornea tissue taken from a dead person.
• For corneal transplant surgery, a circular piece with diameter of 6-9 mm is taken out from the healthy cornea that is donated. The cornea of the recipient (the patient) is taken with the same size and stitched to the same region.
• With the developing technology, corneal transplants may be done by using Intralase Laser technology. In this operation, the sick layer of the cornea is cut with laser. The healthy areas of the eye do not have any damage. Similarly new and healthy cornea layer is cut and placed to the eye according to the need of the eye to be transplanted of the eye. For corneal transport realized with Intralase (Intralase Keratoplasty) the biggest advantage of ability to make separation between healthy and sick tissue is that almost there is no probability of organ rejection.
• Corneal transport is done under general anesthesia.
• Patients which corneal transport is realized should avoid rubbing their eyes firmly, should be protected against traumas like hitting and crashing and be careful about hygiene.
• In case patients feel pain, redness, blurry vision, sensitivity to light after the operation, they should consult the doctor. These symptoms maybe the symptoms of Red reaction and it need urgent treatment.
• There should be a close cooperation between the corneal transplanted patient and the doctor. It is not sufficient that the operation is good, control and treatment for 1-2 year is also effective for the success of the operation.

Diseases Require Transplant

• Cornea Dystrophy is hereditary (known as mottling disease popularly)
• Keratoconus (Chronic deformation of Cornea),
• After Cornea injuries,
• Cornea infection,
• After chemical injuries,

After the corneal transplant for these diseases it is absolutely required that the structures (nerve and veins) behind the eye should be strong so that the person could gain the vision again.